Ahead of their hotly anticipated clash tonight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, super featherweights Juan Manuel Lopez and Wilfredo Vasquez Jr both came in under the catchweight of 129 pounds yesterday.
Featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar and former three-division world champion Abner Mares met face-to-face Thursday at a press conference at OUE Skyspace at US Bank Tower – the tallest building west of the Mississippi River – to discuss their world title showdown presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Saturday, December 10. The event will…
Former world champion Javier Fortuna (30-1-1, 22 KOs) and undefeated rising contender Omar Douglas (17-0, 12 KOs) are set to meet in a pivotal matchup as both men look to make a statement when they meet on Saturday, November 12 from Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Premier Boxing Champions on Spike action. Televised coverage begins…
Amateur sensation Katie Taylor has signed with Matchroom Boxing and will make her professional debut at The SSE Arena, Wembley, in London on November 26, live on Sky Sports. Taylor’s astonishing success in the amateurs sees her widely regarded as the outstanding Irish athlete of her generation with her 15 year career garnering five World…
Internationally renowned boxing trainer Orlando Cuellar has come full circle, right back to the famed 5th St. Gym in South Beach, where he once visited as a teenager to learn and now trains fighters out of six days a week. Born in Havana, Cuba, Cuellar’s family resettled in Miami when he was three with Orlando…
Vladimir Tikhonov, rated No 9 by the WBA, and No 13 by WBO, has put word out that he’s ready, willing and more than able to rumble with the best and brightest in the super bantamweight division. Scott Quigg? – “let’s get it on”, said Tikhobov, calling the former WBA champion out, through promoter Dmitriy…
World ranked lightweight contender Xolisani Ndongeni and highly regarded featherweight prospect Ruben Villa will headline a terrific undercard on Friday night, November 4, at the Omega Products International Events Center in Corona, California. Ndongeni of East Cape, South Africa, has a record of 21-0 with 11 knockouts and is ranked number 2 by the WBA.
Hosea Burton will defend his British Light-Heavyweight title against Frank Buglioni at the Manchester Arena on December 10. Burton landed the crown with an impressive sixth round stoppage win over Miles Shinkwin at the same venue in February but two scheduled defences were cancelled through injuries to his opponents.
Click for all Photos from this Event At the Whites Hotel, Macron Stadium, Bolton, on Saturday night, Jamie Cox of Swindon won a ten round Super Middleweight Championship contest by outpointing Argentinian Martin Fidel Rios (98-86). The fight – more of a brawl – was a challenge for Referee Phil Edwards who had to stop…
Former world featherweight title challenger Jonathan Oquendo, undefeated junior welterweight prospect Yomar “The Magic” Alamo and 2012 Puerto Rico Olympian Jontay Ortiz have all been added to this Saturday night’s Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López vs. Wilfredo “Papito” Vázquez, Jr pay-per-view card in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Vázquez, Jr. (24-6-1, 19 KOs) vs. López (34-5,…
Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Óscar Valdez and undefeated No. 1 junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno held a Media Workout on Thursday at Jack Rabbit Boxing Club in Long Beach, Calif. Both men are in deep training for their respective world championship fights which will take place as the co-features to the Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao vs….
GH3 Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated heavyweight prospect John Luna to a promotional contract. Luna of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has a record of 2-0 with one knockout. The 20 year-old is 6’4″ and weighs 255 pounds. He began boxing at the age of six years-old when his mother, who is a big…