Amid the summer like heat and humidity deep in the heart of Texas, Notre Dame Boxing Champion Mike Lee prepares with world renowned trainer Ronnie Shields for his ESPN2 Friday Night Fights debut on Friday, May 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 23 year old Lee, a top rated light heavyweight prospect, will look to…
Prior to leaving for his Big Bear training camp in final preparation for his April 29th showdown against Jesse Brinkley, undefeated prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin used a Vortex machine at his strength-and-conditioning coach Brad Bose’s Anatomy gym in Santa Monica in order to increase his arm strength and power punching. The 27-year-old Quillin (23-0,…
Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano†Perez will clash in the new main event on Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday, April 23, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. The 12-rounder for the…
It has been brought to the attention of Hatton Promotions that false and inaccurate comments have been attributed to Ricky Hatton on a social networking site. The Facebook page in question has absolutely no links with Hatton Promotions or Ricky. Lawyers are now taking the necessary steps to have the offending remarks removed and all…
Veteran boxing promoter Cedric Kushner, President of New York City-based Gotham Boxing, is recovering from spinal surgery yesterday that took nearly seven hours. He is resting comfortably at Mt. Sinai Hospital (room 315), located at Madison and 100th St., in New York City. He is expected to be there for a few days and then…
Knockout American fighter Tye Fields is the latest man to join the line-up for Prizefighter International Heavyweights Alexandra Palace on May 7. The 6ft 8in southpaw known as “Big Sky†has 41 knockouts from his 45 wins as a pro, and his incredible knockout percentage means fans are in for a treat when the 36…
Eight-division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao hosted what many in attendance described as boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound media day workout. A standing room only crowd of national and international media packed the Wild Card Boxing Club on Wednesday to interview Pacquiao, Trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum about Pacquiao’s…
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko arrived in Los Angeles on Monday in preparation to defend his title on Saturday but has been forced to withdraw after suffering what doctors have diagnosed as likely the sudden onset of sciatica. Agbeko had advanced to the final of the Showtime televised “Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All†and was…
Richie Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit this past Tuesday (April 19, 2011) in the 11th District Judicial Circuit Court in Miami against International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Champion Tavoris Cloud, as well as his promoter, Don King Productions, and head trainer, Al Bonanni.
WBC No. 3 rated super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up†Moore is ready for his first world title shot and he’s willing to travel from his new home in New York City to Japan if that’s what it takes to challenge WBC champion Toshiaki Nishioka. The 32-year-old southpaw Moore (28-2, 22 KOs), a native of Guyana,…
Undefeated WBC Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares and two-division titleholder Vic Darchinyan participated in an open media workout Tuesday at Westside Boxing Gym with Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions/ Mares’ promoter in attendance. This Saturday, April 23, Mares and Darchinyan will compete in separate bouts in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner…
UBO Female Lightweight Champion Cecilia â€La Reina†Comunales successfully retained her title on Tuesday night (April 19) at the Rio Uruguay Amphitheatre in Paysandu, Uruguay. 22 year-old Comunales won a hard-fought unanimous decision (96-93, 98-92 and 99-94) over game Argentinean challenger Alicia Susana Alegre.