15rounds.com Gary Herman talks to Frank Mir about his upcoming battle with Brock Lesner frank-mir-012509 … [Read more...]
Adamek vs. Banks IBF World Cruiserweight Championship Prudential Center – Newark, N.J. Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 Live on SHOWTIME Boxing Series, “ShoBox – The New Generation”
January 27, 2009 By
Newly-crowned IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz “Goral” Adamek of Jersey City and Golwice, Poland returns to Newark’s Prudential Center on Friday, February 27th to make the first defense of his world title against Detroit’s undefeated … [Read more...]
“IRELAND’S” JOHN DUDDY and ANTHONY PETERSON HIGHLIGHT COTTO vs. JENNINGS GARDEN PARTY! UNDEFEATED CONTENDERS’ FIGHTS WILL BE FEATURED ON PAY-PER-VIEW BROADCAST
January 27, 2009 By
NEW YORK, NY (January 27, 2009) – Undefeated Top-Five contenders “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY and ANTHONY PETERSON will light it up in separate bouts at Madison Square Garden, headlining the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Michael Jennings / … [Read more...]
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE FIRST BIG REMATCH OF 2009 JOHNSON VS JUDAH II TAKES PLACE AT THE HARD ROCK LIVE ON FEB. 27
January 27, 2009 By
HOLLYWOOD, FL, January 27 – Light heavyweight standouts Glen Johnson and Daniel Judah have unfinished business with each other after their disputed draw in 2003. On Friday, February 27th, they finally get their chance to get it on again at the … [Read more...]
Demarcus “Chop Chop” Corley Added to Feb. 3 Darwish Brothers Card
January 27, 2009 By
East Rutherford, NJ- Former Junior-Welterweight champion Demarcus "Chop Chop" Corley has been added to the Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions show now scheduled for Tuesday, February 3. Corley, who won the WBO 140 pound title with a dramatic first … [Read more...]
MEDIA ALERT!!!! JOEY GILBERT TO HOST “CIVIL WAR” TICKET PARTY FOR JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE ELDORADO HOTEL AND CASINO
January 27, 2009 By
RENO, NV (January 26, 2009) Reno’s Joey Gilbert will host a “CIVIL WAR” ticket party this Thursday night, January 29th, from 5:30 to 7pm, at the CIN CIN lounge in the Eldorado Hotel and Casino to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research … [Read more...]
WARRIORS’ STANDOUTS LOOKING TO GO 3-0 NORTH OF THE BORDER GALARZA AND O’CONNOR JOIN URANGO ON CANADIAN MEGA-CARD FRIDAY NIGHT
January 27, 2009 By
HOLLYWOOD, FL, January 27 – When 140-pound star Juan Urango travels to Montreal, Canada’s Bell Centre to face Herman Ngoudjo for the vacant IBF world junior welterweight championship on Friday night, he won’t be alone, as two of his Seminole … [Read more...]
Carlos Rivera Vs Johnnie Edwards; Undefeated Knockout Artist Keith Thurman Headline “Fight Night” at A La Carte Event Pavilion February 13!
January 27, 2009 By
Tampa, Florida - On February 13, Featherweight prospect Carlos Rivera 14-3-2 (5 KO’s) will take a step up in competition as he will battle Johnnie “Lumberjack” Edwards 14-3-1 (8 KO’s) in the main event of Star Fight Productions’ “Fight … [Read more...]
MARTINEZ DEFENDS INTERIM WBC 154 LBS. TITLE VERSUS CINTRON FEB. 14 ON HBO
January 27, 2009 By
New York (January 27, 2009) – DiBella Entertainment serves up a Valentine’s Day treat with the addition of a potentially explosive 154 pound title fight between interim WBC champion Sergio Martinez and former IBF welterweight kingpin Kermit … [Read more...]
BJ FLORES WINS BIG IN LAS VEGAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT CRACKS RING MAGAZINE CRUISERWEIGHT TOP TEN HEADS TO ESPN2′S FRIDAY NIGHT STUDIOS ON FEBRUARY 6TH
January 26, 2009 By
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 25, 2009) World ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores returned to action at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this past Friday night stopping Las Vegas native Matt Hicks at 2:50 of the third round. … [Read more...]
Figueroa following in path of Ward & Malignaggi
January 26, 2009 By
LAS VEGAS (January 26, 2008) – Veteran boxing manager Sal LoNano has brought his fighter, NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa (20-2, 13 KOs), in from his Bronx home to the Boston area for a five-week training program at … [Read more...]
WEC POST FIGHT NEWS & NOTES
January 26, 2009 By
Putting on great events in nothing new for the WEC. They have had a string of successful shows dating back to when Zuffa first purchased the company. Sunday night was no exception. The show featured the return of Urijah Faber as well as a successful … [Read more...]
Chagaev’s hit list: Drumond, Valuev (again) and then the Klitschkos
January 26, 2009 By
HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 26, 2009) – WBA heavyweight “Champion in Recess” Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev has all of his boxing ducks, so to speak, lined up in a row but first he has to get past unbeaten No. 10 rated Carl Davis Drumond in the … [Read more...]
THE TIME FOR NGOUDJO HAS ARRIVED! URANGO VS NGOUDJO JANUARY 30 IN MONTREAL
January 26, 2009 By
Montreal, January 26th, 2009 – It was with great surprise that the #1 IBF contender Hermann Ngoudjo (17-2-0, 9KO) read the press release where former IBF champion Juan Urango (20-1-1, 16KO) claimed he was going to knockout “The Black Panther” … [Read more...]
O’Connor fighting Friday night in Montreal
January 26, 2009 By
MINGHAM, Mass. (November 26, 2008) – 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor heads north of the border to fight pro-debuting Greg Jimenez off-television on this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights show, headlined by the IBF light … [Read more...]
“IF ARCE WATCHED MARGARITO’S LOSS THEN HE SAW HIS FUTURE ON FEBRUARY 7!” – VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN
January 26, 2009 By
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (January 26, 2009) – World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN is hoping his opponent World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion JORGE “Travieso” ARCE watched Saturday’s Antonio … [Read more...]
How about chest-to-chest, Shane!
January 26, 2009 By
Raise your hand if you believed Shane Mosley would knock out Antonio Margarito. Hmm, no hands. All right, those of you who were uncertain Margarito would beat Mosley go ahead and raise your hands. Only a few. I see. … [Read more...]
Affliction Day of Reckoning Notes
January 25, 2009 By
Fedor Emelianenko continued his mastery of former UFC heavyweight champions. With his first round knockout of Andrei Arlovski to go along with the July victory over Tim Sylvia, Emelianenko has now defeated former UFC champions in successive fights. … [Read more...]
Sugar Shane Shines Once Again: My Pound for Pound List
January 25, 2009 By
1. Manny Pacquiao {Junior Welterweight} Pacquiao shocked us all by thoroughly dominating Oscar De La Hoya on December 6th. We all expected a mismatch and we got one as the former flyweight champion embarrassed the one time middleweight kingpin. This … [Read more...]
Margarito -Mosley follow on Margarito hand wraps
January 25, 2009 By
LOS ANGELES – Controversy lingered over “a plaster-like’ substance that fell from beneath gauze in the wrapping of Antonio Margarito’s hands and forced him to re-tape them before his loss Saturday night to Sugar Shane Mosley at Staples … [Read more...]
Captain Huck dusts Battelo, Licina stops Herrera
January 25, 2009 By
Marco “Captain“ Huck (24-1, 19 KOs) retained his European Cruiserweight Title with a spectacular third-round TKO victory over previously unbeaten Geoffrey Battelo (18-1, 15 KOs). The 24-year-old dusted his opponent with a huge right uppercut in … [Read more...]
IBF/WBC/WBA CHAMP VIC DARCHINYAN MEETS NATIONAL BOXING MEDIA SATURDAY, JAN. 24, 2009
January 25, 2009 By
Before a jam-packed gathering, which included 12 television and internet cameras but NOT Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan had center stage to himself as he spoke with the national boxing media Saturday morning at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
Emelianenko takes out Arlovski in one!
January 24, 2009 By
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski Emelianenko defeated Arlovski by knockout at 3:14 of the first round. After winning the first few minutes of the fight, Arlovski had Fedor cornered. Arlovski then went for a jumping knee, but Fedor unloaded … [Read more...]
HE IS STILL SUGAR!!!
January 24, 2009 By
LOS ANGELES - Forget Shot. Shane Mosley proved there is still a lot of Sugar in his hourglass with a stunning ninth-round stoppage Saturday night of Antonio Margarito at Staples Center. … [Read more...]
FOLLOW MARGARITO-MOSLEY LIVE!!!!
January 24, 2009 By
Follow all the action from Staples Center as WBA Welterweight champion, Antonio Margarito makes the first defense of his crown against future Hall of Famer, "Sugar" Shane Mosley. The action begins at 10pm eastern/7pm pacific … [Read more...]
MARGARITO-MOSLEY STAFF PICKS
January 24, 2009 By
Marc Abrams I am going to go out on a limb here. No I am not picking Mosley to win but I am picking Margarito by stoppage and maybe an earlier than expected stoppage. … [Read more...]
Darchinyan: “What’s Black & Blue and Red All Over?”
January 24, 2009 By
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (January 24, 2009) – January 26 marks the first day of the Lunar New Year -- the beginning of Chinese New Year and World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN is ready to celebrate – super fly style! … [Read more...]
AFFLICTION DAY OF RECKONING WEIGHTS FROM ANAHEIM
January 24, 2009 By
Fedor Emelianenko 230- Andrei Arlovski 237 Josh Barnett 248 - Gilbert Yvel 240 Vitor Belfort 184 - Matt Lindland 186 Babalu Sobral 204- Thierry Sokoudjou 205.25 Dan Lauzon 155.5 - Bobby Green 155.5 Vladimir Matyushenko 204.5 - Antonio Nogueira … [Read more...]
FULL WEIGH-IN STORY FROM LOS ANGELES
January 24, 2009 By
LOS ANGELES – Sugar Shane Mosley stepped on the scales once, twice and a third time Friday all because of 3.2 ounces that vanished in about the time it takes to say Jenny Craig. … [Read more...]
Gonzalez-Rosas & Briceno-Cazares
January 24, 2009 By
Nicaraguan sensation Roman "El Chocolatito" Gonzalez 22-0(20) will make his first defense of his WBA Strawweight title in the home town of his opponent Francisco Rosas 20-5-2(12) Oaxaca, Mexico at the Auditorio Guelaguetzaon 28 February. … [Read more...]
