Steve “the Canadian Kid” Molitor (33-1-0 12 KO) will not box at the Bell Centre on March 19th as previously expected, due to an IBF technicality. Top Rank had won the November 30th Purse Bid to present the Molitor vs. Takalani Ndlovu (31-6-0, 18 KO) bout, and decided to work together with InterBox to place…
Two of the all-time greatest world heavyweight champions, Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes, will be special guests supporting their former rival, Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs), when the living legend defends his WBF heavyweight title Saturday night against challenger Sherman “Tank†Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial…
Commonwealth champion Tony Bellew will be ringside at Prizefighter Light-Heavyweights II on January 29 at Olympia in London, and said he was open to a fight with the winner. Bellew has a date with a previous Prizefighter champion on February 19 first as he takes on Cruiserweights winner Ovill McKenzie in a rematch of their…
Jake Smith of Baltimore Pro Boxing and Ballroom Boxing’s Scott Wagner are proud to announce that they’ll co-promote “The Future†Friday, February 11 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie. The card will feature Olympic style open class boxing with top notch amateurs that are projected to star in the professional ranks.
Ricky Hatton believes Hatton Promotions will show it means business with a knockout card to start 2011. British boxing’s most ambitious promotional outfit return to a venue fast becoming their adopted home The Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday February 26 with another night of world class boxing.
Dollis Hill based American boxer Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Oshinronde is set for his second UK fight this coming Saturday, the 22nd January, at the Graham Earl promoted ‘Capital Punishment’ event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, which is headlined by the BBBofC Southern Area Super Middleweight title clash between Portsmouth’s Paul Morby and Essex’s…
Polish sports fans in Chicago will once again descend on the UIC Pavilion on Friday, January 28th as light heavyweight slugger Andrzej Fonfara returns to battle against Florida based veteran Adam Jaco at Windy City Fight Night 15 it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Celebrating his thirteenth year of…
Undefeated, 24-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), arguably America’s leading featherweight, has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Top Rank. “Matt is a tremendous, exciting fighter, “Hall of Fame promoter and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said. “We are very pleased he has joined our organization. Matt will get…
On Saturday February 5, 2011 at the Johnson County 4-H Fairgrounds, in Iowa City, IA, Win By KO Promotions presents February Fisticuffs, an evening of professional boxing. In the 6-round main event, Iowa City’s undefeated Emily “the Enforcer†Klinefelter, 9-0, 3 KOs, will be fighting U.S. #5 ranked super bantamweight Christina “the Bullitt†Ruiz, 5-3-1,…
Jose Antonio Aguirre, a formidable former WBC strawweight world champion who made 10 successful defenses of the title, will challenge Mexican “Cinderella Man†Gilberto Keb Baas who, in the “Upset of the Year,†defeated WBC light flyweight world champion Omar Niño to capture the green and gold belt last November 6 in his hometown of…
By Per Ake Persson IBF welter champ Dejan Zaveck. 30-1-1, defends the title February 18 at home in the 14,000-seater Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. An opponent is yet to be announced. The show is promoted by SES and Zaveck will, as always, prepare in Magdeburg under his trainer Dirk Dzemski.
WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán said that the WBC World Diamond Belt will be in dispute during the rematch fight between the WBC light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal of Canada and WBC Emeritus Champion Bernard Hopkins of the USA, as it could not be presented to either of the champions after their sensational first…