Day: May 13, 2016

Marvin Hagler Jr. to take on Ray Leonard Jr. on April 8, 2017 in Atlantic City 30 years to the day of their Fathers’ memorable fight

Atlantic City, NJ (May 13, 2015) – On April 8, 2017, Feldman Brothers, Ritesh Parikh and former Heavyweight champion of the world, Larry Holmes will present a special night that will feature a bout 30 years in the making.   Marvin Hagler Jr. and Ray Leonard Jr. will square off in a battle for legacy in a contest that will come exactly 30 years after the Father’s squared off in a memorable fight.

The third man in the ring will be the same referee that officiated Leonard Sr’s win over Hagler Sr.  That being Richard Steele.

The event will distributed worldwide live on Pay-Per-View.

Cruiserweight Emilio Salas Ready to Represent New York vs. Detroit in ‘Detroit Brawl’ Main Event this Saturday

After getting knocked out a minute and a half into his professional boxing debut, cruiserweight Emilio Salas had to be wondering if a career change was in order.  But Salas shook off the embarrassment, and when he and now-fiancé Krystal Velez moved to Yonkers, New York, and he hooked up with trainer Jose Guzman, fortunes began to change.  Salas (5-1-1, 3 KOs) hasn't lost a fight since and is now appearing in his first main event, a six-round cruiserweight main event against Detroit's Demetrius Banks (6-0, 4 KOs) on Saturday May 14, in Banks' backyard of the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit. The pair will be headlining promoter Dmitriy Salita's "Detroit Brawl" event that also features a six-round co-main event between undefeated bantamweight James Gordon Smith (9-0, 6 KOs) and Mexico's Read more [...]

Upcoming Boxing Event: Andrzej Fonfara to enter ring against New Yorker Joe Smith Jr.

New York (May 13, 2016) - Power-punching fan favorite Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) will enter the ring against no nonsense New Yorker Joe "The Irish Bomber" Smith Jr. (21-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday, June 18 in a 10-round primetime battle that headlines Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from UIC Pavilion in Chicago.   Televised coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT and will feature a bantamweight world title rematch that sees current champion Juan Carlos Payano (17-0, 8 KOs) take on three-time U.S. Olympian Rau'shee "Nuke" Warren (13-1, 4 KOs) as they rehash their rivalry that began in August 2015 when Payano won a narrow split-decision to retain his title. Also featured on the telecast is rising star Erickson "The Hammer" Lubin (14-0, 10 KOs) who faces powerful Mexican Daniel Sandoval Read more [...]

Derrick Webster to headline D and D Promotions presents Rumble at the Rink on Saturday June 4th

Bristol, PA (May 13, 2016) - On Saturday night June 4th, a brand new boxing series will be launched as D and D Promotions presents its inaugural "Rumble at the Rink" Boxing series that will take place at The Grundy Arena in Bristol, Pa.    Scheduled to appear in the six-round main event will be super middleweight Derrick Webster.     Webster of Glassboro, New Jersey has a record of 19-1 with 10 knockouts and will be looking to get back in the win column after an eleven-month layoff. Webster won his first nineteen bouts, which was highlighted by a 22-second knockout over 23-1 Obodai Sai.  He is coming off his first professional blemish when he was stopped by undefeated Arif Magomedov on July 17, 2015. Also scheduled to appear will be super welterweight Elijah Vines (1-0, 1 KO) of Read more [...]