- by Marc Abrams on 6 January 2009
NO WEIGH, JORGE? DARCHINYAN ALREADY UNDER 124 LBS FOR SUPER FLYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE! ARCE’S 30-DAY WEIGH-IN STILL MIA
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (January 6, 2008) — World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN weighed in at 123.6 pounds for his World Boxing Council-mandated 30-day weigh-in, well below the maximum limit of 127 pounds. The weight was certified for the WBC by Gary Soo, M.D. Luis M. Escalona, Chairman of the WBC Safety [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 6 January 2009
Boxeo PRODESA signs three top prospects
PRODESA boxing, Nicaragua’s premier promotion and managerial company recently signed three top local prospects.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 5 January 2009
ANDRZEJ FONFARA RETURNS IN CICERO ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD “POLISH PRINCE” LOOKS TO GET BACK ON WINNING STREAK ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
CHICAGO, IL (January 5, 2009) Chicago based super middleweight prospect Andrzej “THE POLISH PRINCE” Fonfara will return to the ring on Friday, January 23rd at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 5 January 2009
Lauzon headlines “UFC Fight Night” Feb. 7 vs. Franca on national television
E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (January 5, 2009) – UFC lightweight sensation Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon fights once again in the main event February 7, headlining “UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV against fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Hermes Franca, live from the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 5 January 2009
NAKASH; CHAMBERS AND THE RETURN OF ELAD SHMOUEL HIGHLIGHT THE FIRST BIG NIGHT OF BOXING IN 2009 AT THE LEGENDARY BLUE HORIZON ON FRIDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 6TH
PHILADELPHIA (JANUARY 5, 2008)—Fast becoming one of the most popular fighters in Philadelphia, Ran Nakash of Haifa, Israel will once again look to thrill the crowd at The Legendary Blue Horizon as he will participate in the scheduled eight round main event of big night of boxing at boxing’s number-one venue on Friday night February [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 4 January 2009
Travis Kauffman to Face Ken Murphy in Tulsa, OK 1/16
Reading, PA - Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will face his most experienced opponent to date on January 16, 2009 at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK. Ken Murphy, a veteran of 47 professional fights from Chicago, Illinois, will attempt to derail the unbeaten fighter in a six-round undercard matchup. Murphy once challenged [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 4 January 2009
ISRAEL VAZQUEZ SWEEPS “2008 FIGHT OF THE YEAR” AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 4, 2009) World Boxing Council Junior Featherweight Champion and “Pound for Pound” Candidate
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 3 January 2009
JESSE BRINKLEY IN RHODE ISLAND TRAINING CAMP FOR GILBERT FIGHT
PAWTUCKET, RI (January 3, 2009) Three thousand miles from the warm sandy beaches of San Diego, in a scene reminiscent of Marvin Hagler’s “going to war” training camps, world ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley has returned to Manfredo’s Gym in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to prepare for “CIVIL WAR”, his long awaited grudge match with Joey [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 2 January 2009
JOEY GILBERT OPENS CAMP IN SAN DIEGO PREPARES FOR RENO SHOWDOWN WITH JESSE BRINKLEY
SAN DIEGO, CA (January 2, 2009) Super middleweight contender Joey Gilbert has opened camp in San Diego in preparation for his “CIVIL WAR” showdown with Jesse Brinkley on Saturday, February 14th at the Reno Events Center.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 2 January 2009
ESPN Friday Night Fights Gamboa and Solis ready to shine
Yuriorkis Gamboa and Odlanier Solis are ready to shine at the season premiere of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” next week (January 9th) at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts. The 2004 Olympic gold medallists had no spare time over Christmas or New Year’s but have been working hard at their training camp in Primm, Nevada.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 1 January 2009
Alex Perez Named Main Event of 1/22 Darwish Brothers Show
East Rutherford, NJ- Undefeated prospect Alex “The Brick City Bullet” Perez will make his first ring appearance in over a year as the main event of the Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions show at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ. Perez, 9-0 with 6 knockouts, is a southpaw power puncher from Newark, NJ. Standing [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 31 December 2008
MIRANDA GETS 2008 KO OF THE YEAR; LOOKING TO MAKE HIS 2009 CONTRIBUTION ON JANUARY 14TH
HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 31 – On January 11, 2008, Edison Miranda blasted David Banks out of the ring in the third round, a knockout recently named 2008 Knockout of the Year by ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael. On January 14th, 2009, “Pantera” hopes to make spectacular January knockouts an annual tradition when he takes on Manuel [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 30 December 2008
TICKET ALERT!!!!!!!! “HOMECOMING” JANUARY 31ST AT THE U.S. BANK ARENA IN CINCINNATI RICARDO WILLIAMS JR. IN FIRST LOCAL APPEARANCE IN FIVE YEARS RASHAD HOLLOWAY IN CO-MAIN TERRIFIC SIX BOUT UNDERCARD
CINCINNATI, OH (December 28, 2008) 2000 US Olympian Ricardo Williams will make his first local appearance in five years on Saturday, January 31st in the main event of “HOMECOMING”, an evening of world class professional boxing at the U..S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, presented by TMAX Events and TKO Boxing Promotions.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 30 December 2008
HDNET’S “INSIDE MMA” ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF FIRST ANNUAL “BAZZIES”
DALLAS (December 30, 2008) - The first ever Bazzie Awards were celebrated this past Friday on “Inside MMA” on HDNet. The Bazzie Awards, or “Bazzies” as they are also known, pay tribute to the best in mixed martial arts action.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 29 December 2008
IVAN POPOCA VS. DANIEL GARCIA SET FOR JANUARY 23RD IN CICERO UNDEFEATED PROSPECT HAS BIG PLANS FOR 2009 ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
CHICAGO, IL (December 29, 2008) Forget the cold weather and the snow in Chicago. Skip the holidays. Junior welterweight prospect Ivan Popoca is too focused on the task at hand to pay much attention to either.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 29 December 2008
Beibut Shumenov hottest prospect in boxing
LAS VEGAS (December 29, 2008) – Former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut Shumenov (7-0, 5 KOs), fresh off of his impressive 10-round decision victory against Columbian knockout artist Epifanio “Diamente” Mendoza (28-6-1, 24 KOs), arguably is the most ambitious, fastest-rising prospect in boxing.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 29 December 2008
Top U.S. heavyweight in 2009: 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada
PROVIDENCE (December 29, 2008) – 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, arguably one of the most decorated amateur boxers of the 21st century, is in many ways the United States’ top heavyweight hope to bring home a world title belt.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 28 December 2008
Zambrano, Bogar and Beale Added to 1/22 Darwish Brothers Boxing Show
East Rutherford, NJ- The Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions card is quickly taking shape, enhanced by the additions of featherweight Carlos Zambrano of Paterson, light-welterweight Rashad Bogar of Newark and heavyweight Tyyab Beale of Jersey City.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 28 December 2008
Travis Kauffman to Fight 1/16 in Tulsa, OK
Reading, PA- Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will attempt to raise his record to 15 straight wins without a defeat on January 16, 2009 at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK. Kauffman’s bout is scheduled for 6 rounds on the untelevised portion of the Gary Shaw Productions/Holden Productions-promoted edition of ShoBox: The New Generation. [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 28 December 2008
Darchinyan-Arce Tix on sale TUESDAY!
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (December 28, 2008) – Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank announced today that the championship doubleheader featuring the rumble between World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN and World Boxing Association interim super flyweight champion JORGE “Travieso” ARCE, and the North American Boxing Organization lightweight championship battle between top contenders ANTONIO DeMARCO [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 26 December 2008
“LET’S GET IT ON” PROMOTIONS SIGNS BAYAN JARGAL MONGOLIAN PROSPECT TO MAKE LAS VEGAS DEBUT ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD
RENO, NV (December 26, 2008) Reno ’s “Let’s Get It On” Promotions has announced the signing of undefeated lightweight prospect Bayan Jargal of Arlington , Virginia .
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 24 December 2008
TICKET ALERT!!!! “FIGHT NIGHT AT THE PLAZA” IN LAS VEGAS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD BJ FLORES AND ELVIN AYALA IN HEADLINE BOUTS BAYAN JARGAL AND HINKEY BROTHERS FEATURED ON UNDERCARD
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 24, 2008) For the first time in over four years, world class professional boxing will return to the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on Friday, January 23rd, it was jointly announced today by TKO BOXING Promotions and Reno’s “Let’s Get It On” Promotions.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 24 December 2008
Team Sauerland dismisses Holyfield protest / Valuev a worthy winner, according to European boxing experts
Team Sauerland will reconsider its plan to offer Evander Holyfield a rematch against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev following Tommy Brooks´ outrageous remarks in the press. The coach of the 46-year-old boxing legend, who lost a close majority decision by the scores of 116-112, 115-114 and 114-114, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “I think it was [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 23 December 2008
WBC SELECTS VAZQUEZ-MARQUEZ III AS ITS FIGHT OF THE YEAR
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Dec. 23, 2008) – The World Boxing Council (WBC) has announced its year end awards. To no one’s surprise, it selected the third fight between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez in March as its “Fight of the Year” for 2008.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 23 December 2008
The new McGirt goes old school to revitalize his fluctuating career
VERO BEACH, Florida (December 23, 2008) – Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (19-1-1, 9 KOs) and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26-year-old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 23 December 2008
HOPKINS, MARQUEZ AND ORTIZ WIN BIG IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’S 2008 BOXING AWARDS
LOS ANGELES, December 22 - As a spectacular 2008 boxing campaign comes to an end, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to congratulate three of its top fighters on the awards they received from the world-renowned and respected Sports Illustrated.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 23 December 2008
AFFLICTION “DAY OF RECKONING” CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT RENATO “BABALU” SOBRAL, CHRIS HORODECKI AND VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO December 18, 2008 2:00 pm CT
Tom Atencio: I am Tom Atencio and I’m the vice president of Affliction Entertainment.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 23 December 2008
VERSUS TO AIR WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® SPECIAL PRESENTATION: “WEC® BEST OF 2008” ON DEC. 28 AT 9 P.M. ET
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 18, 2008)—VERSUS, the network that celebrates real competition and the exclusive television home of World Extreme Cagefighting®, will air WEC® Best of 2008, a two-hour special presentation on December 28 at 9 p.m. ET. The hard-hitting night includes four spectacular fights: Miguel Angel Torres vs. Yoshira Maeda, Urijah Faber vs. [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 22 December 2008
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ VS. JUAN DIAZ SET FOR FEBRUARY 28TH EDITION OF HBO’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
LOS ANGELES, December 22 - In 2008, Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez solidified his place among boxing’s elite and became Mexico’s number one fighter by knocking out Joel Casamayor and winning a championship in a third weight class. As 2009 opens, Marquez will not be resting on his laurels, as he accepted the challenge [...]
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 22 December 2008
BJ FLORES LOOKS TOWARDS BOUTS WITH TOMASZ ADAMEK OR WAYNE BRAITHWAITE FOR EARLY 2009
LAS VEGAS, NV (December 22, 2008) World ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores is preparing for a busy 2009 as he looks towards battles against either world champion Tomasz Adamek or former champion Wayne Braithwaite.
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