ITV will return to showing live professional boxing on July 9th when they cover the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ promotion at the Nottingham Arena featuring Carl Froch and Junior Witter. “I am delighted that ITV are backing this show,†said Hennessy Sports head Mick Hennessy. “It is refreshing that their Head of Sport Mark Sharman sees…
Last night fight fans, Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series’ main event featured young 140-pound prospect, now contender, Jose Armando Santa-Cruz ( 20-0-0 with 11 KOs) taking on the experienced Ernesto Zavala (20-4-0 with 8 KOs). After a first nondescript round, the action heated up in the second as Santa-Cruz started to find his range and…
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“No one knew about the division until Evander came through and made a name, I can do the same.”–“Hino†Ehikhamenor on being the future of the cruiserweight division. His name might not have caught on just yet, but when you see “Hino” Ehikhamenor, you see something spectacular. He has the physique, the punching power, the…
U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada (2-0, 1 KO) continues his pro career June 17 in a Special Heavyweight Attraction on “Providence’s Prime Time Fights,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc (CES) – The Franchise in Rhode Island — in The All-New Theatre at the Dunkin’ Donuts Theatre in Down City Providence….
This Sunday, in New York City, the people of that great metropolis celebrate one of their most colorful events of the year in the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Last year there were over 100,000 marchers and three-million spectators at the event with organizers predicting greater numbers this year. To mark this, I thought I would…
Miguel Cotto will be entering Saturday night’s fight with a lot of weight on his shoulders. Cotto must follow Ricky Hatton’s great show, face a former opponent who defeated him in his Olympic days, conquer the challenge of making another positive impression on the junior welterweight division, fight on a card that rivals a Mike…
“It was a great pleasure to fight for you and I will continue to please the fans.”–Dmitriy Salita offering thanks and promising great things. In his first ten round outing, Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita shone like a true star last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in the Manhattan Center. He literally broke down Louis…
Howard Eastman is set to return from his challenge to undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins when he faces the world-class Berlin-based Arthur Abraham at the Nuremberg Arena on July 16th. “I can confirm that I have verbally agreed terms for this contest with Abraham’s representatives Sauerland Promotions,†explained Eastman’s promoter Mick Hennessy.
It’s just days away – the 12 round IBF Light Heavyweight Elimination bout between Ricky “Showtime†Quiles and Javier Jauregui live at the Coconut Creek Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida. Ricky “Showtime†Quiles (37-6-3, 8 KOs), a slick boxing southpaw out of Loraine, Ohio, is coming off the biggest victory of his almost 16-year career,…
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Joel Casamayor is on the road of rebuilding, even though many considered him an established boxer with a future championship reign. Being located in the lightweight division can lead to second place acclaim, as Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo and even Acelino Freitas are featured names in a competitive weight Click for larger image ©…