***Tons of exclusive photos*** Click for larger image© Sergio Martinez Fight fans, it was a night to remember at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas, as the “Night of the Olympians” was a huge success. Over three thousand hardcore, rowdy boxing fans were present to witness what is possibly the future of the sport…
Tonight, April 29, 2005, live from the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas, and televised on Telefutura, Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotion presents “Night of the Olympians.†Three of De La Hoya’s charges: Daniel Ponce De Leon, Abner Mares, and Vicente Escobedo, all former Olympians, are to feature on the card along with…
At least eighty-percent of boxing fans would love to see John Ruiz get schooled, again, only this time by James Toney not Roy Jones Jr. Because of his fighting style, Ruiz has to be one of the least liked heavyweight champions of all time. Actually he is probably one of the least liked boxers pound-for-pound…
On a night where the stars shined, in attendance in and outside of the ring, Dash-DiBella Entertainment put on another spectacular event. This was the third installment of Broadway Boxing at the Hammerstein Ballroom. In attendance were notables such as Iran “The Blade” Barkley, Emile Griffith, Junior Jones and Harold Letterman who were just some…
Ahh….You just never know what’s going to happen with those crazy heavyweights. Well fight fans, welcome to the second installment of “The Big Debate.†This one is not exactly a fight that fans are raving about, but it is an important one since Toney is trying to become only the fourth former middleweight champion, in…
DIEGO CORRALES. “Castillo is a tough guy. I am a tough guy. If there is any potential for a fight to go 12 rounds and be a war where we beat each other to death, this is it. If it goes the way it should go, it is going to be a battle. But if…
How do I presume to fashion a definitive heavyweight order from such a ragged bunch I hear you ask. Well, with great difficulty is my reflex response. Needless to say, we have a less than stellar crop from which to pluck and place in some manner of hierarchy. Furthermore, in the highly likely event of…
A John Ruiz fight may be boring, uneventful, slow and a straight out way to help you fall asleep on the couch while watching. You can change the channel, laugh at his “Quiet Man†stance and take his self-assured statements of destroying his opponent lightly. It’s John Ruiz’ way and it’s a successful formula towards…
Golden Boy Enterprises, led by Oscar De La Hoya, and Highridge Partners, an international real estate developer and investor headed by John Long, today announced the formation of a new company, Golden Boy Partners, to revitalize and redevelop urban Latino communities. Golden Boy Partners combines the complementary talents and expertise of the two Los Angeles-based…
It is fight week in the Big Apple, kicked off by DiBella Entertainment when Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun is on the big stage this Thursday night, April 28. And talk about a local flavor – from Union, NJ to Bridgeport, CT, to Fort Apache in the Bronx, here come the fighters on a…
Is modesty a virtue? If you are a young boxer grappling for big fights and public recognition, then the answer to that question is a definite no; boxing is a fickle sport with fans even more fickle. Boxing is a sport revolutionized by the arrival of someone called Muhammad Ali (anyone ever heard of him?),…
“Don better step up to the plate after this fight because we want nothing but big fights. Johnny will beat both Klitchskos on the same night. No doubt about that. We better start getting treated the way we deserve from him because we’ve earned it.‖Norman “Stoney†Stone. “Just no excuses, Toney! Be ready!†was the…