Grind 2 Def Entertainment proudly announces the signing of an exclusive worldwide boxing advisor agreement with Fort Worth, Texas based heavyweight boxer Kendrick “The Apostle” Releford, 22-15 (10 KOs). Releford is a former WBO Latino heavyweight champion who always comes to fight and put on a good show for the boxing fans. Releford is refocused…
This past Friday night, Middleweight Ossie Duran took on undefeated Brandon Gonzales in the nationally televised main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. The fight, which took place in Duran’s home state of New Jersey, was a good fight with both combatants fighting hard.
Undefeated middleweight contender Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (25-0, 19 KOs) breaks his Los Angeles training camp Wednesday to depart for Cancun, not for a vacation but to fight live on HBO for the first time, Saturday night against Scottish southpaw Craig McEwan (19-1, 10 KOs) in Cancun, Mexico.
Rising Canadian junior welterweight star Pier-Olivier Côté will take on Jorge Luis Teron in a 12-round co-featured bout on Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Nov. 5, from the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz is the subject of a bi-lingual, children’s book, Hooks & Jabs, which was written by Jose-Gabriel Almeida and illustrated by Jan Michaelsy. Ruiz, who is the first and only Hispanic Heavyweight Champion of the World, wanted to tell his story; detailing the overwhelming odds he conquered to…
In Nottingham on Friday night, a five bout fight-card culminated in the surprise defeat of Burton-upon-Trent Boxer – Jonjo Finnegan. Finnegan faced tough slugger – James Tucker of Doncaster who scored a TKO in round two of their scheduled six round Light-Heavyweight Contest. At Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, gutsy Irish man – Dean Byrne was…
WBA/IBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov and Goossen Tutor Promotions have settled their lawsuit and the disputes between them. They have agreed that their Promotional Contract is terminated and have amicably parted ways. Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, is promoted by Las Vegas-based KZ Event Productions, which is owned and operated by…
Many of the principal fighters on Saturday’s “Viva Don King†world championship card in Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on WealthTV at 8 p.m. ET/PT participated in a media workout today in Dania Beach, Fla. Guillermo “El Felino†Jones (37-3-2, 29 KOs) will defend his WBA cruiserweight title in…
Matty Askin is in a rush to challenge new British Cruiserweight champion – Leon Williams. The unbeaten Blackpool star has hammered Williams verbally after watching his rival take the title from Robert Norton last month.
Pound-for-pound King – Manny Pacquiao, has vowed to make his Nov 12 clash with Mexican rival – Juan Manuel Marquez, an enthralling toe-to-toe scrap, when they clash live on Primetime (Channel 480 on Sky). The previous bouts between the pair have been engaging battles, with little between both fighters. Marquez has always maintained that he…
Denton Vassell’s camp insist they will give Lee Purdy a rematch and beat him for the second time. Vassell was named as mandatory contender for Purdy’s British title, but the Manchester banker decided to make a Commonwealth title defence instead of facing his old rival.
The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev dominated the Prizefighter Featherweight tournament at York Hall, Bethnal Green to claim the title against Rhys Roberts. The 40 year-old made up for his semi-final heartbreak against Derry Mathews in the Prizefighter Super-Featherweights last November, kicking off the night with a destructive win over Lee Glover and never looking back….