Month: September 2018

Alexander Povetkin Looking to Use Underdog Status to His Advantage

Russian fighter Alexander Povetkin is the latest challenger for Anthony Joshua and he will be looking to cause an upset when the pair enter the ring on September 22. Wembley Stadium plays host to a potentially explosive match-up as the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion faces the Olympic Gold Medallist. Povetkin's chances are already being written off by large swathes of the British media but he will be aiming to use that to his advantage. Povetkin arrived in London on September 18 in preparation for his much-anticipated clash with Anthony Joshua. The 39-year old has enjoyed his previous visits to the UK and was last seen knocking out David Price at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff earlier this year. Price has warned Anthony Joshua not to underestimate his opponent describing the Read more [...]

Elite Boxers Andrade, Haney and Jacobs Training at SNAC Facility with Victor Conte Ahead of Title Fights

SAN CARLOS, CA (September 18, 2018) - Victor Conte's SNAC facility in San Carlos, CA, is hosting three elite training camps.  Demetrius Andrade, Devin Haney and Daniel Jacobs are working extremely hard at the state-of-the-art training center.   SNAC's world-renowned track coach and living legend Remi Korchemny, one of the best elite performance trainers, is providing the camps with his unique training drills and techniques. Devin "The Dream" Haney (19-0, 13 KOs) is trained by his father, Bill Haney.  He will face his toughest challenge to date when he battles Juan Carlos Burgos (33-2-2, 21 KOs) at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA, on September 28th, live on Showtime. "I'm out here working hard with two of the best fighters in the world," said Devin Haney. "There is Read more [...]

An Open Letter To Fight Fans from Oscar De La Hoya

Dear Fight Fans,  On the night of Saturday, September 15, fans were set to be treated to what sports should be all about: the two best athletes in a sport squaring off against each other with the winner earning the title of the best in the business. This kind of an event - where an individual can be called the best in any sport -- is truly rare. Not only did the fight itself deliver all that was promised, against all kinds of pressure, Canelo Alvarez gave the performance of his lifetime to secure the unified middleweight championship of the world. Unfairly criticized for not fighting "Mexican" enough in the first fight, he kept Gennady Golovkin on his heals all night, taking the action to the "boogeyman of boxing," walking him down and controlling the pace. Repeatedly ravaged for Read more [...]

USA vs. Germany Duels to take place in Chattanooga alongside Eastern Qualifier

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 17, 2018) -- Two of the world's top amateur boxing powerhouses will meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two separate duels taking place Saturday, October 6 and Friday, Oct. 12, at the Chattanooga Convention Center.  The duels will feature some of the top male and female elite boxers from both the United States and Germany, as they prepare for the lead up to the Olympics in 2020. The two events will take place alongside this year's Eastern Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships, which is expected to have more than 650 boxers, aged 8-40, compete from Oct. 8-13. "We are excited to host the German Federation, as they have hosted us numerous times for training camps over the past two years," said USA Boxing High Performance Director Matt Johnson. Read more [...]

Former four-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto will be the special VIP guest

INDIO, CALIF. (Sept. 10, 2018): Former four-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto will be the special VIP guest for the Sept. 29 edition of Golden Boy Fight Night on Facebook Watch at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The event will be headlined by the 12-round super lightweight fight between former 135-pound king Jorge "El Nino De Oro" Linares (44-4, 27 KOs) and hard-hitting contender Abner "Pin" Cotto (23-3, 12KOs). The action will be streamed live globally on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page. Cotto is a veritable legend who became the first Puerto Rican to capture world titles in four divisions. Cotto earned belts in the super lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight divisions. The native of Caguas, Puerto Rico Read more [...]

“Fight Night at the Scottish Rite 2” Featuring ten bouts

SAN ANTONIO, TX (September 9, 2018) - Last night TMB & PRB Entertainment presented "Fight Night at the Scottish Rite 2" a ten-bout card that took place at the Scottish Rite Theatre in downtown San Antonio.  In the six-round main event, local fighters, Gilbert Venegas and Armando Cardenas gave the fans a crowd-pleasing showdown. Cardenas, who had the height and reach advantage, was doing his best to box from the outside, but was getting caught with overhand rights by Venegas. At the end of round two, Venegas dropped Cardenas with a looping right hand. Cardenas wasn't hurt to bad and came back strong in round three. Venegas then started landing pounding body shots, slowing down Cardenas' comeback. Another overhand right by Venegas dropped Cardenas for the second time in round four. Venegas Read more [...]

Russian Contenders Salamov, Idigov and Davtaev Score Impressive Victories in Grozny

All three of Salita Promotions’ Russia-based contenders, light heavyweight Umar Salamov, super middleweight Aslambek “The Hulk” Idigov and heavyweight Apti Davtaev scored impressive victories in Russia today.   Fighting in the main event at the Grozny City Hotel in Grozny, and live in Russia on Match TV, IBF #11- and WBO #15-rated Umar Salamov moved to 22-1, 17 KOs with a two-round KO over Denis Liebau (23-3, 21 KOs) of Frankfurt Germany. Fighting for the WBO International Light Heavyweight Championship, Salamov came out firing in round two, landing a perfect left hook to the body that dropped Liebau for the count. The official time was 2:15. WBO #14-rated super middleweight Aslambek Idigov (14-0, 6 KOs) destroyed former African champion Daniel Wanyonyi (27-13-2, 22 KOs) of Kenya Read more [...]

Angelo Frank Wins WBF International Title In Hamburg

Angelo Frank captured the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Welterweight title on Sunday, September 2, when he defeated Georgian Giorgi Gujejiani at the Grosse Freiheit 36 in his home town of Hamburg, Germany. Frank entered the fight as a solid favourite, but it turned out to be a close fight where many rounds could have gone either way. Gujejiani tried to make good use of his height and reach advantage, while Frank tried to attack but actually found most success when counter-punching. After ten somewhat lacklustre rounds of boxing, judges Marco Morales, Timo Habighorst and Hendrik Schram scored the fight 96-94, 97-93 and 98-95 respectively, all for Frank who hinted at possibly making a quick turn-around to defend his new title in October. From a circus family who Read more [...]

Anthony Laureano Returns to the Paramount on September 21st for “Rockin” Fights

Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing's "Rockin' Fights" 32 is already set to be a barnburner with a hometown, main event showdown, between two of The Paramount's finest in, DANNY "EL GALLO" GONZALEZ (Woodhaven, NY 16-1-1 6KO's) and JOHNNY "HITMAN" HERNANDEZ (Huntington, NY 9-3 1KO).  With a combined 20 appearances at The Paramount, both Gonzalez and Hernandez are determined to leave with the ABO INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE on September 21st. Star Boxing now announces the addition of top rated undefeated New England prospect, "ACTION" ANTHONY LAUREANO (East Hartford, CT 8-0 3KO's) to the already exciting show.  Laureano has been making a name for himself over the past year, earning honors such as the 2017 New England Prospect of the Year and also Star Boxing's Prospect of the Year.  Most recently, Laureano Read more [...]