Colombian-born boxer Samuel Vargas has found a home in Mississauga, Ontario, where he packed the house last Saturday night and captured the Canadian welterweight title, knocking out dangerous Manolis Plaitis at Hershey Centre. Vargas-Plaitis headlined a stellar card presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports.
A fourth UBO title fight has been added to the big Thursday Night Fights II extravaganza on April 26 at the Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong, as Filipinos Randy Petalcorin (16-1, 13 KOs) and Noli Morales (9-1, 3 KOs) will clash for the vacant UBO Junior Flyweight title.
Chicago’s 8 Count Productions will celebrate fourteen years with Windy City Fight Night 21, another evening of world-class professional boxing set for Friday, February 24th at the UIC Pavilion. Featured at Windy City Fight Night 21 are two outstanding clashes, a junior lightweight battle between former world title challenger Edner “Cherry Bomb†Cherry and hard…
Fight Now TV America’s only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel – announced today that it will air the loaded “Fast & Furious Boxing Series” event this Saturday night (Feb. 18) live from the famed Bell Centre in Montreal.
In the main event of a fight card from Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, on Friday, February 10. 2012, televised on ESPN 2, ex-United States Olympian Demetrius “Boo-Boo” Andrade knocked out Angel “Toro” Hernandez with a left to the head and a left to the body at 1:39 of round two, winning the IBA Junior…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Adil Anwar of Leeds is the latest Prizefighter Champion after winning three-rounders against Barry Morrison, John Watson and Tyrone Nurse (in the final). The eight-man ‘Light-Welterweights II’ Tournament at Wolverhamptons’ Civic Hall, proved another great success for Promoters – Matchroom Sport. The first two bouts…
Following Tyson Fury’s disappointing and yet rather unsurprisingly decision to vacate the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles rather than face Liverpool’s ever improving David Price for the aforementioned titles, the British Boxing Board of Control and the Commonwealth Boxing Council have announced that Norwich’s Sam Sexton has been selected to face Price for the now…
Jimmy Lange successfully defended his WBU Jr. Middleweight title, and picked up the NABU belt as well in a hard fought, yet decisive victory. The popular hometown favorite defeated veteran Ruben Galvan of Hammond, IN, sweeping all twelve rounds before a partisan Patriot Center crowd.
Adil Anwar is gunning for a British title shot after defeating Tyrone Nurse in the final of the Prizefighter Light Welterweights II at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall. Leeds man – Anwar – and Huddersfield fighter – Nurse – were unbeaten going into the 23rd edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight man, one night tournament so there was…
Star Boxing’s Demetrius “The Matador” Andrade turned in an electrifying performance, destroying former world title challenger Angel “Toro” Hernandez in two rounds, in tonight’s ESPN Friday Night Fights main event on an entertaining card, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Showtime Sports has named award-winning sportscaster Barry Tompkins and renowned boxing historian Steve Farhood to serve as the announce team for the inaugural presentation of live undercard boxing on Showtime Extreme—Saturday, Feb. 18 live at 8 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
For 12 rounds last December, Lamont “Havoc†Peterson and Amir “King†Khan battled it out in one of the most compelling championship bouts of 2011. When it was over, controversy raged over the officiating and the final judges’ verdict, but in the end Peterson won a split decision capturing Khan’s world championship belts.