It may not constitute fight of the year honors, like the Rios-Alvarado 2 and Bradley-Provodnikov bouts in the last few weeks, but it was one of the greatest performances and upsets by any professional prizefighter so far in 2013. Super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux managed to void the 30 fight, three …
Read More »Prospect Douglas KO’s Overmatched Zapata In Whitehall NY
Last night at the Whitehall Athletic Club, prized Middleweight prospect Antoine Douglas scored a spectacular second round stoppage over Juan Zapata to raise his perfect mark to 6-0 with 4 knockouts. Douglas of Washington, D.C dropped Zapata, 2-6-1, once in round one and two times in the second frame. Douglas …
Read More »Teenage Prospect Hernandez-Harrison Wins At Dover Downs
Teenage welterweight sensation, Dusty Hernandez-Harrison of Washington, D.C., kept his undefeated record intact scoring a six-round unanimous decision victory over a game Jonathan Garcia at Dover Downs Casino and Resort in Dover, Del. Super middleweight champion, Andre Ward, was in attendance to support Dusty and was impressed with what he …
Read More »Golovkin, Macklin Come Face To Face In New York
Earlier this afternoon in front of a jam-packed room of media at NYC’s historic Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown Manhattan, K2 Promotions and DiBella Entertainment hosted the initial press conference to announce the highly-anticipated Middleweight Championship between defending champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) and Ireland’s top-rated, former world title …
Read More »Godding vs. Pryce Added To “Return Of The King” Bill
Yet another impressive bout has been added to “The Return of the King: Khan vs. Diaz” card on April 27 at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield with undefeated Bolton prospect Rick Godding (18-0-1, 3 KO’s) taking on Welshman Bradley Pryce (33-12, 18 KO’s). The bout will be a six round clash at …
Read More »Donaire, Rigondeaux Set For HBO Televised Battle Tonight
Tonight, boxing fans are in store for another explosive spring battle. Heating up the night, “The Filipino Flash”, Nonito Donaire (31-1-0 20 KO’s) will look to drill his way past former amateur sensation Guillermo Rigondeaux (11-0-0 8 KO’s) in a WBO, WBA and lineal world title collision. There isn’t a …
Read More »Delaware Damager Mansour Knocks Out Gavern In Short Order
World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Amir “Hardcore” Mansour had a short night on Friday, April 12, at the Dover Downs Casino and Hotel in Dover, Delaware, as he stopped late substitute Jason Gavern in the first round to successfully defend his title. Mansour was originally scheduled to fight 2004 …
Read More »Mamadjonov, Oliveira Produce ShoBox Upsets In Las Vegas
Late substitute and huge underdog Bahodir “Baha” Mamadjonov (12-1, 8 KOs), of Houston, Texas by way of Uzbekistan, overcame an early knockdown to register three of his own en route to stopping previously unbeaten Angelo “La Cobra” Santana (14-1, 11 KOs), of Miami, Fla., at 0:51 of the ninth round …
Read More »Donaire vs. Rigondeaux Sells Out Radio City Music Hall
The last remaining ticket to Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated world title unification battle between 2012 Fighter of the Year and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and undefeated WBA super bantamweight champion and former two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, which will take place on New York’s …
Read More »Donaire, Rigondeaux World Title Unification A Clash Of Styles
This weekend’s big fight has had hardcore fans waiting in earnest ever since it was announced and tonight at New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall, Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux will attempt to unify the WBO and WBA super bantamweight titles. Donaire, 31-1 (20), and Rigondeaux, 11-0 (8), are …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Guerrero Undercard Fighters Speak To Press
WBC Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, Two-Division World Champion Abner Mares and former IBF Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz participated in a media workout Thursday in Los Angeles in preparation for their upcoming bouts on the “May Day: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” pay-per-view mega-event on Saturday, May 4 at the …
Read More »“The Hitman” Predicts Murray Will Knock Off Martinez In Buenos Aires
Ricky Hatton believes Martin Murray will go down in British boxing history if he defeats Sergio Martinez on April 27. ‘The Hitman’ himself scored what most experts consider to be one of the greatest ever victories by a Brit when he forced Kostya Tszyu to retire after 11 hard fought …
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