In Boxing, second chances don’t come around very often. Many times a promising fighter is put in too deep too soon in his career and when he or she invariably fails to deliver against the odds, the “talent” is cut loose by their handlers. Third chances are even rarer but that’s what light middleweight Fernando…
Click for larger image© Sergio Martinez Just moments ago, live on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing series from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas the 130-pound prospect and former 2004 US Olympian Vicente “Chente†Escobedo improved his record to 6-0 with 6 knockouts. Escobedo took out the Dominican Juan Manuel Matias, who is now…
Michael “Rocky’ Katsidis kept his perfect record intact with a 5th round TKO over Ranee Ganoy on Friday night at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. In victory Katsidis retains the WBO Asia Pacific Lightweight Championship. Ganoy was brave but in the end was completely outgunned by the power punching Australian. Down in round two, the…
Tonight’s main event televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo†boxing series featured the return of the “Hispanic Causing Panicâ€, with Juan Lazcano, 141 ¼ pounds, destroying Marco Angel Perez, 141-pounds inside of one round. Lazcano, who was coming off a fourteen month layoff after having a disagreement with his boss Oscar De La Hoya, came out…
5,000 TICKETS SOLD IN FIRST 3 HOURS MAKES TARVER vs JONES JR. 3 THE FASTEST SELLING BOXING EVENT IN TAMPA HISTORY NEW YORK , August 19 — Antonio Tarver, Roy Jones Jr, their names will forever be linked to one another in boxing lore. They first met in the ring as thirteen-year-olds at the Sunshine…
Denver, Colo – Popular Jr. Welterweights Adrian & Anthony Mora will headline the inaugural Tuesday Night Fights, LLC card on Tuesday, September 20th at the Sherman Street Event Center in Denver, CO billed as “Brawlroom Boxing.”
Atlanta’s Friday Night Fights is set to return in three weeks on Friday, Sept. 9 at Earthlink Live. The event will feature nine fights of three fighting styles — pro boxing, muay thai fighting and no holds barred fighting. Atlanta’s Quincy Sutton returns in the main event. This is the same Quincy Sutton that won…
Fernando Vargas 154 Javier Castillejo 155 Castillejo must lose one pound Rocky Juarez 126 Humberto Soto 126 Undercard weigh-in results to follow Main Event and 8 Count Productions are proud to present “Return to Battle”, Chicagoland’s Biggest Professional Boxing Event of 2005 at the Allstate Arena this Saturday, August 20th. Tickets, starting at $27 are…
This Saturday, HBO televises live from the All States Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, the main event featuring “El Feroz†Ferocious Fernando Vargas locking horns with the Spaniard, Javier “El Lince de Parla†Castillejo. Although it is always a pleasure to watch Vargas fight, and Castillejo is no slouch, a lot more is at stake in…
Fight fans! The Hernandez’ had some business to take care, but have returned and we now have a winner. Shirley Turbyfield, you are the lucky fan that will receive the autographed gloves. Congratulations! On behalf of Carlos and Veronica Hernandez and Saddoboxing.com, thanks to all of the great fans that participated in this give away….
September 20, 2005 T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 18:00 tv.boxing.de live 21:00 Eurosport live Featuring: Lukas Konecny, Sebastian Zbik, Willy Blain, Rudolf Kraj, Ante Bilic, Karoly Balzsay Hamburg/Prague – After successful events in Austria and on Mallorca German promoter Spotlight Boxing now lined up a big event in front of new horizons. On September 20…
It was a little more than a year ago when Juan Lazcano finally saw the opportunity that he’d been working for so long to earn. The Sacramento man was riding a streak of 19 straight victories going back to 1998 and had just dusted off respected former world champion Stevie Johnston in his most recent…