The World Boxing Association family greets the former world champion Ricardo “Finito†López on his 46th birthday. Born in Cuernavaca, Mexico in 1966, Lopez began boxing when he was nine years old, when his father took him to a boxing gym and let him try. He turned pro when he was 19, winning his first…
The Irish boxing squad had a light training session at the Olympic Village this morning as the countdown to the opening bell for the 30th Olympiad begins in earnest. The squad will visit the ExCel, the venue for boxing at London 2012, this afternoon. Irish boxing is on familiar terms with the ExCel as an…
Two days away from another huge, nationally-televised fight, “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy is as relaxed as ever, feeling no pressure whatsoever as he prepares to defend his title and world No. 1 ranking Friday, July 27th, 2012 against Raymundo Beltran at Resorts Hotel Casino. “I’m feeling excellent,†said Lundy, the reigning NABF lightweight champion and top-ranked…
For years, it was Joe Frazier and Sonny Liston. Then along came Bernard Hopkins and Steve Cunningham. Now there’s a new breed of young, up-and-comers in Philadelphia, and three of the city’s brightest will be on display Friday, July 27th, 2012 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights in Atlantic City, N.J., when Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment…
On Friday, August 10, boxing again returns to Boonton as Aces Boxing Club hosts ‘Back In Black Round II’. The show is a follow-up to their inaugural show held in May, where seven amateur boxers competed for Aces Boxing Club. “The show back in May was great; it gave our boys a chance to fight…
Four-time AIBA World Women’s lightweight champion Katie Taylor has been selected to be Ireland’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Olympic Council of Ireland confirmed this afternoon that the two-time AIBA World female boxer of the year will carry the Irish tricolour in front of Team Ireland…
This Friday night, native son Anthony “Juice†Young will put his perfect on the line when he takes on once-beaten Richard Andrews in a four round Welterweight bout at Resorts in Atlantic City. The bout will be part of an ESPN 2 Televised card promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s CES Boxing.
Gary Shaw Productions and Thomson Boxing Promotions’ Darley Perez (25-0, 19 KOs), who was slated to face Australia’s, Michael Katsidis (28-6, 23 KOs), will now face, Bahodir Mamadjonov (11-0, 7 KOs), at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Calif. The 10-round main event in the lightweight division will air on ESPN2 “Friday Night…
Former Three-Division World Champion Robert Guerrero shadow boxed on July 24, 2012 in San Jose, California during a public media workout in preparation for his July 28, 2012 fight against undefeated number one rated WBC welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin for the vacant WBC Interim Welterweight Championship at HP Pavilion in San Jose which will be…
On August 18, 2012, rising star and undefeated power punching prospect, Joel Diaz Jr. (10-0, 9 KOs) makes his way back to the ring when he faces Puerto Rican born slugger, Guillermo Sanchez (13-6-1, 5 KOs). The 10-round main event attraction will take place at Ballys Park Place Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ,…
Today it has been announced that Liverpool’s undefeated big hitting Commonwealth and British Heavyweight champion David Price will be making the first defence of his titles at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on the 13th October against fellow Olympic Alumni Audley Harrison the former European and PrizeFighter champion. Price clinched the titles back in May…
Next Friday night boxing returns to the renowned Resorts Hotel Casino in Atlantic City for ESPN’s acclaimed series Friday Night Fights. In the main event of the evening, Hank Lundy will go to battle against Raymundo Beltran for the NABF Lightweight Title.