Showtime Sports kicks off its early spring boxing schedule on Friday, March 16 as ShoBox: The New Generation returns with a doubleheader from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. In the 10-round main event, unbeaten lightweight Omar Figueroa (14-0, 11 KOs), of Weslaco, Texas, meets Ramon Ayala (23-2, 11 KOs), of Mexico. Super bantamweights…
In a remarkable heavyweight brawl in front of 3,000 enthusiastic fans at Atatürk Spor Salonu in Tekirdag, Turkey, IBF#15 Konstantin Airich stopped WBO#6 Ondrej Pala in the ninth. Pala started out strong showing that he is technically more skilled than the rough hard-hitter Airich. Especially Pala’s counterpunching was very precise and effective within the first…
2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada made a strong statement in tonight’s main event, knocking out veteran “Diamond” Dominique Alexander in the second round, at the Rhode Island Convention Center. “Who’s Next?” was presented by Big Six Entertainment.
Carl Froch’s IBF super middleweight title challenge against Lucian Bute in May could be heading outdoors after a massive response from the public has led promoter Eddie Hearn to secure a bigger venue. Matchroom Sport announced last week that Froch would face the unbeaten Canadian in his first fight in his hometown of Nottingham in…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Last night, Sheffield’s Carl (Born 2 B) Wild won the BBBofC Central Area Light Heayweight Title after outpointing James ‘The Slugger’ Tucker of Doncaster. The Glyn Rhodes promoted fightnight at Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, also included four under-card bouts from local boxers. Carl Wild (Sheffield)…
Tonight in San Juan, Puerto Rico, former two weight World Champion and big hitting Puerto Rican icon Juan Manuel Lopez will be gunning for retribution against his conqueror, the current WBO Featherweight champion Orlando Salido at the Arena Roberto Clemente, which is to be almost certainly a pro-Lopez house. The first bout, which was a…
WBO Featherweight Champion Orlando “Siri†Salido tipped the scales at 126 pounds during Friday’s weigh in at the Verdanza Hotel in Isle Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Salido will defend his title against the man he dethroned, former world champ Juan Manuel “Juanma†Lopez, on Saturday, March 10, live on Showtime Championship Boxing at 10…
Texas boxing legend and former world champion Jesse James Leija has teamed with long time San Antonio businessman Mike Battah to form a new local boxing promotional company with two upcoming area dates. Known as Jesse James Leija/Mike Battah Promotions, their premier event, “Top Rank Live†will bow on Saturday, March 31st at the beautiful,…
Paul McCloskey, Martin Lindsay and the line-up for the Betfair Prizefighter all-Irish Middleweights are ready for their huge night at the King’s Hall in Belfast on May 5 – and promoter Eddie Hearn said it’s the first of three big nights of boxing in Belfast for Matchroom Sport in 2012.
The inaugural New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (“NYSBHOF”) induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8, will be held Sunday, April 1 at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Legendary “Sugar” Ray Robinson, arguably the greatest boxer of all-time, leads a star-studded list of 12 boxers and eight non-participants to be formally…
DiBella Entertainment heavyweight prospect Tor Hamer won by second round knockout over opponent Dieuly Aristilde on the undercard of Alex-Perez vs. Francisco Figueroa at BB King Blues Club and Grill on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in New York City. Hamer, 29, now 14-1, 10 knockouts, New York City, chased Aristilde, now 9-5, 2 knockouts, a…
Welterweight Alex Perez went to 16-0, with 9 knockouts by winning a hard fought ten round unanimous decision over veteran Francisco (Frankie) Figueroa in the main event of a DiBella Entertainment boxing card held Wednesday night, March 7, 2012, at BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York City. Perez knocked down the shorter…