The wait is finally over. After an injury-plagued 2011 campaign, Three-Division World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will return to the ring on Saturday, July 28 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. to face unbeaten power puncher Selcuk “Mini Tyson” Aydin for the vacant WBC Interim Welterweight Championship in …
Read More »Hatton Goes On Record About Split With Sky Sports
Ricky Hatton has vowed to give his talent stacked stable a new television home after Hatton Promotions split from Sky Sports. The boxing world was shocked when the television network decided not to give the European Promoters of the Year any further dates after their Manchester Velodrome super show on …
Read More »Mack Wins USBA in the 13th, Calls Out Tavoris Cloud and Chad Dawson
In the co-main event and the final bout of the evening on an eight bout card at Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Yusaf Mack won the vacant USBA light heavyweight title, his fifth USBA win in six opportunities, and called out for a rematch with IBF …
Read More »Unbeaten Prospect Derrick Webster Taken on Nine Round Trip to Hell
In a battle of super middleweight southpaws at Resorts Hotel Casino Friday night, unbeaten middleweight prospect Derrick Webster, showboating with his hands down at times and showing contempt for his foreign opponent, got taken on a trip to boxing hell in the seventh round by opponent Sabou Ballogou, an 8-4 …
Read More »Mismatch Leads to Brutal Knockout at Resorts
A mismatch between two welterweights on the undercard bout at Resorts Hotel and Casino on Saturday night, April 27, 2012, produced one of the most vicious and brutal of endings seen in Atlantic City in recent memory. Union City, New Jersey welterweight southpaw Juan ‘ The Beast’ Rodriguez Jr., now …
Read More »Harold Lederman Presence Highlights Resorts Undercard
The undercard at Resorts Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, featured the lively presence of HBO commentator Harold Lederman, on the night before the Boardwalk Hall televised fight card featuring the Bernard Hopkins versus Chad Dawson Light Heavyweight Title rematch. In a heavyweight mismatch, 21 year old cruiserweight Stivens …
Read More »Spina, Biosse Ready For Battle Of Rhode Island
As the two super middleweights stood toe-to-toe for the first time since signing their respective names on the dotted line, the reality began to set in for both Vladine Biosse and Joey Spina. “Now I know it’s right there,” Spina said after chatting with reporters at Tuesday’s informal press gathering …
Read More »Nelson vs. Lindberg For WIBA Belt June 23
In a battle of world champions, undefeated Tori “Sho Nuff” Nelson (6-0-1) of Ashburn, VA will defend her WIBA Middleweight Title against Maria Lindberg (6-1-2) of Malmo, Sweden as the 10-round Co-Main Event on the Jimmy Lange Boxing card set for Saturday, June 23 at the Patriot Center.
Read More »Team Pacquiao To Land In LA Saturday
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, arrives in the U.S. this Saturday, May 5. Pacquiao, his Trainer Freddie Roach and the rest of Team Pacquiao are scheduled to land at LAX International on Philippine Airlines Flight 102 at 8:05 p.m. PT. Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs), boxing’s only eight-division world champion and the lone …
Read More »Gary Shaw Sadden By The Passing Of His Mother
Promoter Gary Shaw is grieving today with the loss of him mother, Iris Shaw, who passed away this morning in Boca Raton, Florida. She was 90 years old, lived a wonderful life and left behind 2 children, Gary and Cheryl, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. “My mother was a very …
Read More »Chad Dawson Ends Bernard Hopkins’ Run As WBC Champion
Chad Dawson won the WBC light heavyweight title from Bernard Hopkins on Saturday, lasting through 12 grueling rounds of a rematch at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. From the start, ageless wonder Hopkins managed to do the one thing that would give him a chance to defeat his faster, stronger, taller …
Read More »Malignaggi Upsets Senchenko To Capture WBA Crown
American Paulie Malignaggi went to Ukraine on Sunday as an opponent for WBA welterweight titlist Yvacheslav Senchenko but managed to turn the tables on the local man, walking out of Donbass Arena in Donetsk with the WBA belt in his possession. Former IBF light welter champ Malignaggi had previously won …
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