The evening’s Main Event lived up to its billing as a beltway brawl as Northern Virginia’s Jimmy Lange and Baltimore’s Tony Jeter went toe-to-toe. Despite scoring a first round knockdown and earning four points on deductions to Jeter for low blows and holding against the ropes, Lange was upset by …
Read More »Vazquez Keeps IBF Lightweight Crown Against Quintero
Gary Shaw Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, DiBella Entertainment, Thompson Boxing Promotions, Universal Promotions, Prize Fight, Joe Deguardia’s Star Boxing, and Zanfer Promotions presented an amazing night of boxing at the Turning Stone Casino. In the opening televised bout, Miguel Vazquez (32-3, 13 KOs) and No. 1 contender, …
Read More »Rafael Marquez, Cristian Mijares Clash Tonight In Mexico City
Tonight we will see two experienced veterans, Rafael Marquez (41-7-0 37 KO’s) and Cristian Mijares (46-6-2 21 KO’s) face off in a Mexican super-fight. This bout is a clear final opportunity at glory for both, and both men will be primed as ever to take advantage of it. The WBC’s …
Read More »Diaz Gets WBC Title Shot Tonight Against Ao In Tokyo
Mexican veteran Gamaliel Diaz will arrive at Tokyo International Forum this evening for his first title shot since 2009 when the 31 year old takes on WBC super feather champion Takahiro Ao. Diaz, 36-9-2 (17), comes into the bout on the strength of 13 consecutive wins, eight of which where …
Read More »Showtime To Televise Ring Return Of Ricky “Hitman” Hatton
Former Two-Time World Champion and British superstar Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton returns to Showtime for his first fight in over three years when he faces former WBA welterweight titleholder Vyacheslav Senchenko on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, live at 5 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the …
Read More »Showtime Sports Mourns Passing Of Trainer/Analyst Emanuel Steward
A statement from Showtime Sports on the passing of Emanuel Steward. Among his vast and remarkable contributions to the sport of boxing, Steward served as an analyst in the early days of Showtime Championship Boxing series. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the legendary Emanuel Steward …
Read More »Algieri vs. Sostre Headlines “Rockin Fights 5” November 17
With the first four shows in the Star Boxing “Rockin’ Fights” series at The Paramount selling out, advance tickets are now on sale as “The Fighting Pride of Huntington” Chris Algieri returns to action on Saturday, November 17 against junior welterweight Daniel “The Hudson Valley Kid” Sostre of Highland, New …
Read More »Meet And Greet New Jersey Fighters Today In Millville
Saturday, October 27 at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ, the four main fighters that will appear on a big night of boxing on November 10th at the Park will be on hand to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. Undefeated fighters Thomas “Cornflake”LaManna, Anthony “Juice”Young, Derrick …
Read More »McEwan Back In UK Gunning For Prizefighter Crown
Craig McEwan believes his time in the famous Wild Card Gym in LA will be the difference in the Prizefighter Light Middleweights III at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday November 3, live on Sky Sports. The Scotsman in back in Britain after seven years in the States training with …
Read More »Lancashire Prospect Cardle Faces Elfidh On “True Brit”
Lancashire prospect Scotty Cardle will step up to eight rounds for the first time when he takes on Joe Elfidh at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on November 17 on Carl Froch’s ‘True Brit’ undercard, live on Sky Sports. The 23 year old made his professional debut in March and has …
Read More »Big Fights Announced In Europe This Week
Tuesday was an interesting day for Boxing in Europe, featuring multiple regional fight announcements, particularly in the United Kingdom and Italy. Most notably, we received the long awaited announcement of the next opponent of Scottish star, WBO Lightweight champion Ricky “The Rickster” Burns (35-2-0), and few are pleased with the …
Read More »“Fighter 4 Peace” Rahimi Arrives In Kabul For Risky WBO Bout
“Peacefighter” Hamid Rahimi and his team were enthusiastically welcomed by the Afghan boxing fans in Kabul after arriving for the October 30th “Fight 4 Peace” event which will feature a 12 round middleweight title fight between local hero Rahimi and Said Mbelwa from Tanzania. Rahimi has already been invited by …
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