Day: February 20, 2019

“Popeye” returns to the South this Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina

HARTFORD, Conn. (February 18, 2019) - Undefeated prospect Richard "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera returns to the South this Saturday night (Feb. 23) in another "stay busy" fight on the "Christy Martin Fight Night" card, presented by Christy Martin Promotions, at Centerstage@Noda in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Last November 30th, Rivera fought in Charlotte for the first time, knocking out local favorite Joshua Robertson in the sixth round.   On Feb. 23 he will face veteran Mexican fighter Jose "Olimpico" Corral (20-23, 12 KOs) in a scheduled six-round bout to be contested at a 187-pound catch-weight. The Puerto Rican-American fighter didn't have many supporters last time around but, based on his impressive performance, he won some fans over to his side, and he fully intends to add more Read more [...]

With Impressive KO Over Marshall, ‘Towering Inferno’ Fundora Continues Streak as Hottest Super Welterweight Prospect in Boxing

Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has a proven ability to bring unexpected new blood to boxing.  The Uruguayan businessman has given the boxing world, among others, hall-of-fame world champions Manny Pacquiao, Sergio Martinez, and David Benavidez, the youngest super middleweight champion in boxing history, from seemingly out of nowhere. Still, when he started claiming that 6' 7” super welterweight Sebastian “Towering Inferno” Fundora was his next great find, some found it hard to believe. How could a fighter that thin absorb punishment from, and match power with, more muscular, traditional-sized 154-lb fighters? To be sure he had the goods once again, Lewkowicz has continued to test the 21-year-old giant, putting him in with quality opponents from the start of their association. And Read more [...]

Vinny Paz & Micky Ward to be honored this Saturday by USA Boxing Alumni Association at Twin River Casino

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (February 20, 2018) -- Two of New England's all-time greatest amateur boxers, Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Paz and "Irish" Micky Ward, will be honored this Saturday (Feb. 23) by the USA Boxing Alumni Association at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a fundraiser and membership drive prior to and during the CES Boxing event, which will be featuring three championship matches, including former NE amateur boxers such as Jamaine Ortiz and Amanda Pavone, plus Shelly Vincent. Paz and Ward will be signing autographs and posing for pictures, starting at 5 p.m. ET, and Sportsworld will conduct a boxing memorabilia auction with a portion of the proceeds going to the USA Boxing Alumni Association. "The USA Boxing Alumni Association Read more [...]

Facebook Fightnight Live to Collaborate with Star Boxing on February 22–from Jam-Packed Paramount

NEW YORK (Feb. 20 2019) - Collaborating with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing for the fourth time in series history and returning to Long Island for the first time in more than a year, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast opens the doors to fight fans from what will be a jam-packed Paramount on Friday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The free, interactive series - which has entertained more than 4.5 million fight fans since its platform premiere with Star Boxing in May of 2017 - visits Huntington, N.Y., as part of a FIGHTNIGHT LIVE doubleheader weekend spanning Feb. 22-23. The three-show February is part of a 2019 first quarter that showcases an outstanding six-card lineup featuring six different promotions and spanning four cities, which began with 203,000-plus views for Raging Babe's Philly Special on Read more [...]

Graham and Torrez Jr. Win Gold; Coe Takes Silver in Finals of 2019 Strandja Tournament

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo -- The 70th edition of the Strandja Tournament came to a close today with Team USA winning two gold and one silver to add to the five bronze medals they won in yesterday's semifinals in Sofia, Bulgaria. 2018 Elite Women's World Championships bronze medalist Naomi Graham (Colorado Springs, Colo.) added another medal to her impressive international resume after defeating Sweden's Love Holgersson by split decision. This marks the middleweights fourth international medal since the beginning of 2018. Super heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. (Tulare, Calif.) closed out the tournament in spectacular fashion to take another international gold medal. Torrez took all five judges' cards over the host countries Petar Belberov to earn his second elite international gold medal. At Read more [...]