Bernard Hopkins made history earlier this year when he became the oldest fighter to win a championship belt. At age 46, Hopkins is trying to continue his historic run when he will be defending his title against one of the best fighters in the light heavyweight division, Chad Dawson. Hopkins, 52-5 with two draws and…
Bernard Hopkins, WBC Light Heavyweight Champion “I would like to say it is good to be back in Los Angeles. I made history here years back with Howard Eastman in the middleweight division with my 20th title defense. I am excited to be back making history. “I didn’t know Dewey Bozella from a can of…
In 2010, top lightweight prospect Michael “The Artist” Perez made his debut in Puerto Rico with a win over Jose Hernandez in a memorable battle. Three more wins later, the unbeaten Perez is now a local favorite and ready to notch his fourth professional victory on the island when he battles Michigan’s Tyrone Harris in…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents the return of one of the most exciting Heavyweights in the world when New York’s Vinny Maddalone takes on Mike Shepperd in the ten round main event live from the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday night October 22nd.
Fresh off the biggest victories of their respective careers, undefeated Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach and New Haven middleweight Elvin Ayala are returning to the scene of their most recent success. Wach and Ayala will headline next month’s “November Reign†card, the latest installment of live professional boxing at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.,…
On Wednesday evening, at Johnny Eames’ Trad TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, British Cruiserweight title challenger Leon Williams completed the final sparring session of his training camp, for next Friday’s highly anticipated showdown with current Champ Rob Norton at the York Hall in Bethnal Green.
Two Bernard Hopkins showed up at the final press conference today for Saturday night’s “Believe It or Not!: Bernard Hopkins vs Chad Dawson” WBC Light Heavyweight Championship at Staples Center in Los Angeles which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Both turned out to be stars in their own right, however, as…
WBC middleweight champion and the Son of the legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, will make the first defense of his crown against Top-5 contender “The Pride of Providence†Peter manfredo Jr., Saturday, November 19, at Reliant Arena in Houston. The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT,…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Bristol Boxer – Lee Haskins was crowned winner of the Prizefighter ‘Super-Flyweights’ last night, defeating Brummie – Don Broadhurst in the final of the eight-man tournament at Liverpool Olympia. Haskins won his quarter-final against Terry Broadbent of Leeds on points, then faced Ryan Farrag of…
The stage is set for part two of a fight that first took place in 2009 between Martin Rogan and Matt Skelton, in Birmingham, England, as the pair are scheduled to renew hostilities on 12 November. This time the venue is the King’s Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a marvellous boxing arena, which has seen…
Andre Ward is impressed with the ability, attitude, focus and potential of Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales, an unbeaten middleweight and a sparring partner of Ward’s who makes his debut on ShoBox: The New Generation against Ossie Duran in the main event of a tripleheader Friday, Oct. 28, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on…
Boxing’s new odd couple is a Massachusetts pair training together thousands of miles away from home in Houston. Undefeated super middleweight Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez and light welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor, who will be fighting on October 21 in separate bouts at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods.