Day: November 22, 2013

LOS ANGELES (November 22) - Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce an alliance with Dade Promotions to co-promote unbeaten former Cuban amateur star and current heavyweight contender Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz, who will make his Golden Boy Promotions debut on Tuesday, November 26 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. with a 10-round bout against former Olympian Alex Gonzalez of Puerto Rico. "I'm proud to be fighting for Golden Boy Promotions and Dade Promotions and I'm going to give a great show on November 26," said Ortiz. "I'll be looking for the knockout from the opening bell and as excited as the fans will be, I'm even more excited to be fighting in and representing the United States, which has been my home for the past four years.  I have promised my unborn son (due date: Read more [...]

Tonight, starting at 7:30 pm EST / 4:30 pm PST, at the Dover Downs in Dover, DE LIVE WORLDWIDE on GFL.tv, 19 year old Dusty Hernandez-Harrison steps in the ring for the 19th time to defend his undefeated record against Marlon Lewis (6-2-2). The build up to this encounter started on social media, a popular way to call out potential opponents, but will end tonight in the ring LIVE on GFL.tv.  "We had fought on a card together in the past and I guess it was a fight that he always wanted.  We didn't really have Marlon on our radar but after all the stuff he said about me on social media, my Dad called our matchmaker and asked him to make the fight" explained Hernandez-Harrison. For Lewis this is a fight he believes he can surprise a lot of people and put himself on a bigger stage.  "I Read more [...]

Tickets for the Friday, January 3, 2014, Mendez vs. Barthelemy/Truax vs. Ennis 2014 season kickoff of Friday Night Fights at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, go on sale today (Friday, November 22) at 12 noon.  On Friday, January 3, 2014, Iron Mike Productions, Seconds Out Promotions and Warriors Boxing will proudly present the year's first installment of ESPN Friday Night Fights, featuring two title fights as the featured bouts. The night's 12-round main event will be an IBF Super Featherweight Championship fight between champion Argenis Mendez (21-2-1, 11 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York via San Juan, Dominican Republic vs. #1-ranked undefeated challenger Rances "Kid Blast" Barthelemy (19-0, 12 KOs) from Miami, via Cuba. And in the 10-round televised semi-final, #10 WBO, #13 IBF Read more [...]