Day: September 27, 2018

Mercado outlasts Vazquez in classic slugfest Fight of the Year Candidate being called Best fight in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA (September 27, 2018) - This past Tuesday night, one of the most thrilling fights in recent memory, Anthony Mercado and Victor Vazquez waged an eight-round war for the ages that saw Mercado overcome a horrible cut over his right eye, a knockdown, and multiple instances where the fight could have been stopped to persevere and somehow comeback to win the fight. The bout, for which some at ringside were saying it was the best fight in Pennsylvania, headlined a nine-bout card at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center and was promoted by King's Promotions. Mercado was cut badly over his right in round two from an accidental headbutt.  In round three, Mercado landed a hard flurry on the ropes that forced Vazquez into the ropes, and referee Gary Rosato ruled that ropes kept Vazquez Read more [...]

DeAndre Ware looks to shine this Friday night against fellow undefeated Cem Kilic on ShoBox: The New Generation

NEW YORK (Sept.  27, 2018) -- Undefeated Toledo fireman, DeAndre Ware, will look to make a big statement this Friday night when he takes on fellow undefeated foe Cem Kilic in the opening bout of a ShoBox: The New Generation card live on SHOWTIME® (10 PM ET/PT) at Pechanga Resort in Temecula, Calif. Ware (12-0-2, 8 KOs) is looking to the capitalize on the opportunity the scheduled eight-round super middleweight bout after Kilic's original opponent Donnie Marshall fell out of the fight. "I'm thankful for the opportunity to fight on ShoBox and to display my talents to the world," Ware said. Ware, who is coming off his most significant win when he scored a majority decision over undefeated Enrique Collazo on June 9th, is looking to throw himself right in the mix in the talented super Read more [...]

Kennerdale: It’s Going to be a War on Saturday Night!

Over the past year or so there's been a lot of speculation, or should that be desire, about the possibility of an all Merseyside showdown between local heroes Craig Kennerdale and Paul Peers.  Until very recently it had been just pure wishful thinking, it had been proposed on numerous occasions and failed to be made, however come Saturday night this much anticipated showdown finally becomes a reality, as promoter Dan Gray decided enough of the talking, if the fans want the fight, they should have their wishes come true and added it to the card for his upcoming event at the home of Derby County FC, Pride Park in Derby. When Dan Gray first proposed the fight to Paul Peers, Peers had told him "Good luck mate, others had tried to make the match-up in the past and failed." Not to be deterred Read more [...]

Devin Haney vs. Juan Carlos Burgos Final Weights, Quotes, and photos for ShoBox: The New Generation

TEMECULA, Calif. (September 27, 2018) - Devin Haney and Juan Carlos Burgos made weight just a day before their ShoBox: The New Generation 10-round main event headlines a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The 19-year-old Haney (19-0, 13 KOs) returns for his second ShoBox challenge of 2018 against the veteran Burgos (33-2-2, 21 KOs). Mattice vs Hamazaryan - Photo credit: Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME The much-anticipated rematch between Thomas Mattice and Zhora Hamazaryan will go on as an eight-round super lightweight bout as Mattice failed to make the contracted 135-pound lightweight limit. Cleveland's Mattice, who battled the flu earlier in the week, said he was feeling 100 percent and ready to go on Thursday. Two undefeated super middleweight Read more [...]