Polish sensation and former two division beltholder Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (48-2-0 29 KO’s) looked highly apathetic in a controversial win against former Cruiserweight champion, America’s Steve Cunningham, (25-5-0 12 KO’s) in their NBC televised rematch. The judges scored it for Adamek by contesting margins of 115-113 to Adamek (first read as 115-115 a draw), 115-113…
In what was a magnificent back-and-forth battle, World Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champion Marco Antonio Rubio made a successful first defense of his title Saturday night, December 22, in Morelia, Mexico, when he stopped courageous challenger Michel Rosales in the eleventh round. Rubio, now 56-6-1 (49), scored a knockdown very early in the first round…
Tickets will go on sale this Saturday, December 22 at 10am, as popular, world ranked junior middleweight contender Delvin “EL Peligro” Rodriguez battles George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah on Friday, February 15 in the ten round main event of ESPN Friday Night Fightsat the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, it was announced today by Joe DeGuardia,…
On Saturday night, April 20, 2013, some of the best amateur fighters in the state will participate in the annual Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Eastern Regional Championships at the new Derby Ink Gardens arena. After a one year absence, the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab is proud to host the tournament, marking the 17th…
Irish middleweight, Andy Lee (28W-2L, 20KOs) will return to the ring against Dubliner Anthony Fitzgerald (13W-3L, 1 KO) on February 9, 2013 at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena live on Sky Sports in Betfair’s ‘Unfinished Business’ boxing event. This will be Lee’s first outing since he suffered a seventh-round stoppage when he gallantly challenged Julio Cesar Chavez…
At 4:00 PM EST today, boxing returns to NBC network TV for a doubleheader featuring an IBF title eliminator for the #2 seat between former Cruiserweight champions Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (47-2-0 29 KO’s) and Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-4-0 12 KO’s) and an intriguing Heavyweight attraction between prospects Vyacheslav Glazkov (13-0-0 9 KO’s) and American Tor…
I am a down to earth kind of guy. As I kid I was never the one to ask Santa Claus for a pony or expect off-the-world career opportunities. Neither am I now in my list to “Uncle Bob” or “Golden Boy”. I have high hopes for 2012 with quality fights on the market but…
World Boxing Federation Super Middleweight Champion Marco Antonio Rubio, 55-6-1 (48), will defend his title on December 22 at the Auditorio del Bicentenario in Morelia, Mexico against fellow countryman Michel Rosales, 32-5 (26). “El Veneno†Rubio won the title by stopping Argentinean Carlos Manuel Baldomir in September, and the clash with Rosales will be his…
On Friday night January 25th, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and Greg Cohen Promotions will present ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights featuring the former WBO Jr. Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk. Dzinziruk will take on perennial contender and world ranked Brian Vera in a twelve round bout for the NABO Middleweight championship that will…
Donegal middleweight Jason Quigley beat German Elite champion Dennis Radovan to claim gold at the European U/23 Championships in Russia today. The Finn Valley BC ace, a gold medal winner at the 2009 European Youth Championships in Poland, was handed a 17-11 decision after the final bell of today’s 75kg final at the Sports Palace…
Former standout amateur boxer, middleweight Enrique “Kikin” Collazo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has just signed a promotional deal with Gary Shaw Productions and Universal Promotions. As an amateur, Collazo won gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mayagüez, PR. In 2012, he won gold in the “Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic…
An iPhone game jointly-created by former world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye has taken the gaming world by storm and ended up topping the one-million-strong Apple games charts. ‘David Haye’s Jungle Rumble’ was released on December 14 and took just hours to topple the likes of ‘Angry Birds’ (which has racked up 500 million downloads…