“Guilty Fight Night” series color analyst Benny Ricardo will represent Guilty Productions at the 2005 NATPE Conference and Exhibition, January 25-27, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ricardo will sign autographs and pose for pictures at Guilty Productionsâ„¢ exhibit (Booth #1515 on floor) Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2-4 pm, and Thursday,…
Floyd Mayweather, a boxer and fighter who I always will regard as a modern display of fine boxing skills. Here we go again in the business of being fans and watching a fight that a lot of people will deem as no major advancement in the area of competition. Yet we must deal with the…
Cuba is a country that holds several visual images when you contemplate the island nation. From Fidel Castro’s beard and way of running his country, to warm temperatures, the 1980’s classic Scarface, Florida and the Spanish language are all mental points we may share while studying this country. Another unknown trait Cuba carries is the…
Puerto Rico’s WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will make the next defense of his title against the former holder of that same title, DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley. Cotto last appeared on the undercard of the Klitschko-Williams heavyweight title fight when he beat former world champion Randall Bailey in six Click for larger image© Mike…
Veteran boxing manager Jose “Manny†Rivera has joined NER Promotions as its Director of Latin American Operations, it was announced today. “My intention is to help NER Promotions facilitate the best boxing possible by bringing the top fighters from Latin America to New England and the rest of the United States,†Rivera commented. “NER has…
Christopher “The Mechanic†Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout for the No. 2 ranking Friday, Jan. 21, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In the ten-round co-feature, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell will make his second SHOWTIME and “ShoBox†appearances…
WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is nearing the stage of his career that will in all probability see him take his dynamite fisted style into true world-class circles. Before that can happen however, the lanky twenty four year old must first turn back the challenge of dangerous American spoiler Rich “The Mountain” LaMontagne. The two…
Typifying the quality match-ups that viewers of “ShoBox: The New Generation” have come to expect during the past three-and-one-half years, four talented prizefighters with a combined 77-3-1 record will square off on SHOWTIME Feb. 4 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. In the main event, World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 2/World Boxing Association (WBA)…
Three significant professional signings occured in Montreal recently. Three very promising amateur stars signed professional contracts respectively for Quebec’s major promotional firms, Interbox and GYM (Group Yvon Michel). Former Interbox chief Yvon Michel began GYM, his own promotional outfit due to the financial difficulties that beset Interbox towards the end of his tenure with them….
WBO minimumweight champion of the world Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon of Puerto Rico will return to action next month for the first time since his thorouh drubbing of recent challenger Carlos Fajardo. On the undercard of Barrera-Morales III, Calderon was completely dominant over Fajardo in making the latest defense of his title. Having already beaten…
Light welterweight Ricardo Williams Jr. looked set to be back in the ring facing an undisclosed opponent in February of this year. Now it looks like the former Olympian will be facing a very recognizable foe: Prison. Williams’ career looked very promising at one point, he was a star of the US 2000 Olympic games…
Today ESPN Deportes and Guilty Boxing, Inc., announced a multi-year agreement that grants ESPN Deportes the exclusive telecast rights in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to Boxeo de Campeones, a weekly boxing series that features up-and-coming Latin boxers. The agreement calls for ESPN Deportes to televise forty-eight two-hour shows a year, with most cards originating…