Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in at 144-pounds while his opponent, Jonathan Nelson scaled in at 138. Jorge Paez Jr. weighed 138-pounds while his opponent, Javier Segura, weighed 134-and-a-half-pounds. These two young superstars in the making will make appearances at tomorrow night’s fight card held at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas. The headline…
“Everyone said I had the wrong strategy going into the fight and I beat him. He (Castillo) believes that I am not ready to fight that type of fight for a second time. What better way to prove it, then to do it again? I am a gladiator. Bob (Arum) and Castillo can say whatever…
David “Kid Dynamite” Walker Set to Challenge British Champion Jamie Moore. Exciting Londoner David Walker has earned another big opportunity, as he will have a chance to face the imposing British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore on September 3 at the GH Carnall Leisure Centre in Moore’s stomping grounds of Manchester. Walker is without a…
One man is a boxing legend and a future hall of famer; the other is a knockout artist with his sights set on creating his own memorable legacy. On Thursday, September 1, in a bout to be televised live on HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro†from the beautiful Desert Diamond…
Two-time world jr. middleweight champion Fernando Vargas and members of his training camp were sent scurrying onto East Monroe St. in Chicago at 9:00 am this morning following a fire at the landmark Palmer House Hilton Hotel, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Vargas has been staying at the Palmer House…
Training camp is coming to a close none too soon for unbeaten WBC International light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi who’s been preparing for his ring return after an eight-month absence. Malignaggi (19-0, 5 KOs) faces Jeremy “Carolina Kid” Yelton (16-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round match August 25 on a DiBella Entertainment…
Ever since Jamie Moore first lifted the British light middleweight title by out pointing Michael Jones in April 2003, a mouth-watering challenge by two-weight Southern Area champion and former European title challenger David Walker has been mooted. Finally it’s on. Despite being with rival promoters, two of Britain’s most popular and entertaining boxers will meet…
Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) and Fox Sports Net New England (FSNNE) have announced eight air dates for DiBella Entertainment’s latest installment of Broadway Boxing from the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. The card features undefeated knockout artist Jaidon “The Don” Codrington (9-0, 9 KO’s) of Queens along with fellow unbeaten “Chin Checker,” Brooklyn’s Curtis…
In a crowded division, it will take a special fighter to emerge from the pack as THE heir apparent to the sport’s greatest prize – the Heavyweight Championship of the World. As part of the “Best Damn Night of Olympians Period’ event on Thursday, August 18, in a bout to be televised live on FSN’s…
To promote his upcoming August 20 showdown against Javier Castillejo at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, Fernando Vargas will make an appearance at the Chicago Fire-Los Angeles Galaxy soccer game. Vargas will receive a personalized jersey from the Chicago Fire. On August 20, in addition to the Vargas-Castillejo bout, fight fans will also be…
On August 20 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL fight fans will be treated to a doubleheader of 12 round bouts. In the main event two-time jr. middleweight world champion Fernando Vargas (26-2, 23 KO’s) returns to the 154 lb. division when he battles two-time world champion Javier Castillejo (58-5, 39 KO’s). In the…
Within the past few months Main Events has added three fighters to its roster: undefeated Colombian welterweight Joel Julio (23-0, 20 KO’s), undefeated St. Paul, MN super-featherweight Jason Litzau (15-0, 14 KO’s), and undefeated Paterson, NJ welterweight Henry Crawford (7-0, 2 KO’s). Julio has knocked out his last seven opponents. Among those impressed by what…