“After what Reid did — or didn’t do today — I am renaming this fight the ‘Tampa Tea Party.’ But instead of Boston Harbor, I’m dropping Reid in the ring.” – Jeff Lacy after Robin Reid hung up on media just as yesterday’s conference call was beginning. (June 28, 2005) IBF super middleweight champion Jeff…
DiBella Entertainment will present a New York City boxing extravaganza at the Broadway Boxing Summer Bash on Thursday night, August 25th, at the Hammerstein Ballroom on 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, featuring undefeated stalwarts Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita, Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell and Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi, as well as Latin up-and-comer Edgar…
El Paso’s Juan Lazcano, Ring Magazine’s #3 World rated lightweight, returns to the ring for the first time in over a year when he takes on California State Lightweight Champion, Marco Angel Perez on Friday, August 19 at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center, according to promoter Oscar De La Hoya, head of Golden Boy Promotions. The…
Chicago boxer David Diaz and Chicago cruiserweight prospect and NBA star Kendall Gill will attend the 33rd annual “Fiesta del Sol†celebration on Saturday, July 30 on West Cermak Road in Chicago, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Between 2:30 – 4:30 pm Diaz and Gill will provide open-to-the-public workouts and…
European welterweight champion Oktay Urkal will put his crown on the line against undefeated Dane Thomas Damgaard on September 3 in Berlin, Germany in a battle between the two best 147-pound boxers on the continent. Both men have previously worn the European light welterweight title belts while Damgaard, 36-0 (27), briefly held the welterweight title…
“I’d love to face Corrales. Given what he’s achieved and what I’ve achieved in our careers, I think it’s a fight people really want to see. If he wants to come up to 140, we can do that, too.”–DeMarcus Corley believes he still belongs amongst the world’s great fighters and wastes no time in calling…
On September 3, not only will Zab Judah headline a spectacular night’s boxing against Sharmba Mitchell, but over in Germany, the WBC super middleweight title will be on the line as Markus Beyer risks the belt against Omar Sheika. The fight represents Sheika’s fourth attempt at a world super middleweight title after failed attempts at…
As has become a tried and tested method in boxing promotion, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will fight seperate bouts on the same card this September as a prelude to a rematch of their March fight. Morales took the first bout by a close decision having bloodied, outboxed and outpunched Pacquiao for the bulk of…
Owen “What the Heck” Beck will make his return to the ring for the first time since losing by stoppage to New York’s Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett. Beck will appear on the under-card of the undisputed welterweight championship fight between Zab Judah and Sharmba Mitchell. Beck will fight Belarussian contender Sergei Lyakhovich, who in kind…
WBO light welterweight champion of the world Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will make his next defense of the title against Italian contender Gianluca Branco. The news comes after Cotto’s impressive and systematic dismantling of former amateur opponent Mohamad Abdulaev last month. Branco has only one loss against thirty-six wins and a draw, and that…
The rubber match will happen. Universaly recognized light heavyweight champion of the world Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver will take on former undisputed light heavyweight king Roy Jones on October 1 of this year. It is the third fight and perhaps the last between the two. In November of 2003, Tarver lost out on a close…
Roy Jones Jr. is a name that will always have its discussion time in any debate on or about the great sport of boxing. He is a flashy, loud supporter of his own bragging rights. You can like him or dislike him; regardless of your personal opinion on the richly talented boxer, you know his…