Long regarded as one of the world’s premier super middleweight contenders, Andre Dirrell will return to the ring for the first time in 21 months when he faces Darryl Cunningham in the co-feature of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Dec. 30, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing in association with GYM Inc. presented the 5th installment of “Boxeo America” broadcast live this past Saturday December 10th, from the Bell Center in Montreal Canada on the Azteca America network and once again a major upset took place in the main event as former WBA Jr. Middleweight champion Joachim Alcine…
Roy Jones Jr. made the first step towards a world championship in his fifth weight class on Saturday night, when he won the vacant UBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title with a clear unanimous decision over former â€Contender†participant Max Alexander at the Atlanta Civic Center. There were no knockdowns in the ten-round bout, but the former…
With super middleweight supremacy on the line when WBA Champion Andre Ward takes on WBC titleholder Carl Froch in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Final on Saturday Night, December 17 in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, matchmaker Tom Brown of Goossen Tutor Promotions has put together an explosive undercard featuring several members of their talented…
Chicago based undefeated middleweight prospects Victor Polyakov and Foster Nkodu will each look to stay in the win column in a special attraction undercard battle at Windy City Fight Night 20 on Friday, December 16th at the UIC Pavilion. Windy City Fight Night 20 is presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions.
The WBA and IBF welter titles changed hands last night during a thrilling and controversial battle between reigning champion Amir Khan and challenger Lamont Peterson at Washington DC’s Convention Center. The first round saw Britain’s Khan establish his skill advantage, outboxing Washington resident Peterson, who was down in the first but not hurt. Peterson was…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Tonight at the Convention Center in Washington DC, Amir Khan, 26-1-0 with 18 KO’s, defends his IBF and WBA light welterweight titles against challenger Lamont Peterson, 29-1-1 with 15 KO’s. This will not be the first time Peterson has had a shot at a world title….
WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin made short work of challenger Lajaun Simon last night at Ballsaal Interconti Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany. Kazakhstan born Stuttgart resident Golovkin was making the second defense of the belt he won last December with a third round KO of Nilson Julio Tapia and retained against ex-IBF light middle champ Kassim…
Denis “Da Momma’s Boy†Douglin will make his national TV debut when he battles undefeated knockout artist Steven Martinez on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights†January 6 at Mallory Square in Key West, FL. Both Douglin, 13-1 (8 KO’s), and Martinez, 11-0 (9 KO’s), won the 2008 National Golden Gloves Tournament in their respective weight classes,…
Twenty three titles were claimed at the 2011 National Intermediate Championships finals, the final national tournament of the IABA’s Centenary year, at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight. Cairn Lodge light-flyweight Thomas Waite secured the first belt on offer at the home of Irish boxing, the Belfast teenager posting an impressive 12-5 decision over Jonathan McCabe.
Boxing’s most feared road warrior is ready to turn the lightweight division on its ear in 2012, as long as the competition is willing to accept the challenge. Reigning NABF champion “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy of Philadelphia, promoted exclusively by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., and managed by Ivan Cohen, is on the cusp…
Christmas comes early to boxing fans everywhere through a special holiday discount ticket offer courtesy of Jeff Valcourt of Valcourt Building Services, title sponsor of Jimmy Lange Boxing. In his role as Santa, Mr. Valcourt would like to offer a gift of a 25% discount on tickets to the next world-class Jimmy Lange Boxing event…