Day: August 30, 2005

Three-Time World Champion William Joppy Headlines “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” September 17

Kinder, LA—Three-time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy (35-4-1) takes on Will “Kid Fire” McIntyre (36-4-1) in a 10-round non-title main event at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX,” Coushatta’s latest professional boxing showdown. Special guest appearances at the press conference and weigh-in on September 16 will be former Heavyweight champion Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, current WBA Lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz, and well-known boxing promoter Freeda George Foreman. The three boxing superstars are also scheduled to make an appearance at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” on September 17 in The Pavilion at Coushatta. The co-main event pits undefeated Featherweight José “Pitbull” Diaz (Juan Diaz’s younger brother) against Antonio Young. Other featured Read more [...]

Levander Johnson vs. Chavez added to card

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 18, 2005) – Golden Boy Promotions announces the addition of an IBF lightweight title bout between champion Levander Johnson and Jesus “The Matador” Chavez. This fight has been added to the already-explosive card with WBC junior lightweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera fighting in a unification bout against IBF champion Robbie Peden, and former three division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley in action in a welterweight bout against Jose Luis Cruz. The Sept. 17 Parade of Champions fight card takes place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. “To be able to put on a show with just one world champion is always special,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. “But to gather five current or former champions on Read more [...]