In addition to his consistency within the ring, one thing that stands out in super middleweight Richard Pierson’s career is the number of fights that continue to fall through for the rising star. Last week Pierson was supposed to go to battle for the WBC Fecarbox Super Middleweight Title, but never had a chance to…
Former Three-Time World Champion Humberto “Zorrita†Soto will seek to join rare company among active fighters with 60 wins as he pursues his 60th professional victory when he faces the always-dangerous and hard-hitting Lucas Matthysse in a battle of world-ranked super lightweights in the co-featured fight on Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, June 23 live…
Fighters spoke in front of the press for the final time today before the “Viva Don King II†boxing card takes place on Saturday in Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Promoter Don King hosted the press conference, and all participants promised their best performance possible when they…
Songchai M-150 Boxing announces a charity fight card, scheduled for 6 July, to benefit a turtle saving program. The event will be held at the National Boxing temporary Stadium in Sirinath Nai Yang, Phuket, Thailand. Principals include Mr. Surapong Panyavai, County Administrator of Sago District, honorable promoter Songchai Ratanasuban and female promoter Pariyakorn Ratanasuba.
The IABA have received final notification today from AIBA that boxer Joe Ward, (81kg) will not be competing in the 2012 London Olympics. The AIBA notification states: “…following the Olympic Qualifying Guidelines approved by the IOC Executive Board, the next Best Boxer from the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships is supposed to be selected. Following…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Before this Saturday’s welterweight clash featuring Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito Lopez, Showtime Sports will pay tribute to Johnny Tapia with a short-form piece airing on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Following Tapia’s nine appearances on Showtime, the premium network’s archives contained multiple hours of intimate footage featuring New Mexico’s…
Former two time IBF Champion of the World, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, announced earlier today that he is now a promotional free agent, as well as stated that he is considering a move to the Heavyweight division. Cunningham, whose second reign as Champion see him secure victories over Troy Ross and Enad Licina before controversially losing…
© Lawrence Lustig Prizefighter International Heavyweights kicks off in style on Wednesday night (June 20) as Clement Marfo and the Frontline perform their smash hit ‘Champion’ ahead of a knockout night at York Hall, Bethnal Green. South London MC Marfo and his crew will take to the ring as the show goes live on Sky…
The Tunisian Olympic team arrived in Dublin last night for a training camp with Ireland at the National Stadium. The African nation has qualified three male and two female boxers for the 30th Olympiad. Ahmed Mejir, Abderrazak Houya and Yahia Elmekacheri, Maroua Rahali and Rim Jouini will represent their country at London 2012.
World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Super Welterweight Champion Sebastien Madani will be looking to take the next step in his career on June 23 when he squares off with Jose Del Rio for the vacant WBF title at Parc des Sports in Annecy, France.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro After just three professional outings Canning Town Cruiserweight prospect Wadi ‘Machoman’ Camacho gets the chance to shine on the national stage this coming Wednesday, when he takes part in a Prizefighter Prospects bout that supports the latest installment of the highly successful Skysports televised Betfair Prizefighter series.
CatBox Boxing results from the fights at the Cox Center held Saturday, June 16, 2012. Main Event: Bo Gibbs, Jr., Carney, OK defeated Freddie Juarez, Dallas, TX by TKO 1:07 Rd 2, winning the North American Midwest Association Cruiserweight Title. Gibbs is undefeated at 6-0, 4 KOs.