Month: January 2020

Mike Hilton Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision over Baldimir Hernandez in Trenton, New Jersey

Mike Hilton Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision over Baldimir Hernandez in Trenton, New Jersey   Bunch, Julan, Thomas and Sowirko all register Knockout Victories   Photo By Daniel Cork FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trenton, NJ (January 27, 2020) - Mike Hilton remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Bladimir Hernandez in the main event of the inaugural ChampBox fight card promoted by Silver Bow at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Hilton of Trenton, NJ won by scores of 60-54 on all cards to raise his record to 10-0. Hernandez of Chihuahua, Mexico is 20-15. Shinard Bunch annihilated Fabian Lyimo in 35 seconds of their scheduled six-round welterweight bout. Bunch dropped Lyimo in the opening Read more [...]

World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Welterweight Champion Lasha Gurguliani retained his title

In the main event of what was unquestionably the most anticipated and significant boxing event in Georgia in recent years, World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Welterweight Champion Lasha Gurguliani retained his title for the first time on Sunday, January 26, at the Vere Basketball Hall in Tbilisi. In front of a packed and lively crowd, Gurguliani (29), who won the WBF world title last May when he scored a unanimous decision over Andreas Valavanis in Egypt, fended off the challenge of game but out-skilled Mexican Edgar Ortega. While Ortega (29) always looked for opportunities to gain an advantage, it was the reigning champion who took control of the fight from round one. In round three Gurguliani scored a knock-down, and continued to out-box and out-punch the challenger until referee Read more [...]

Four-Fight Card Also Features Undefeated Prospects Raeese Aleem, Montana Love And Derrick Colemon Jr. In Toughest Tests Of Their Careers

NEW YORK - January 22, 2020 - Rising lightweight prospect Thomas Mattice will face hard-hitting Isaac Cruz Gonzalez in the 10-round main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, February 14 live on SHOWTIME from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The four-fight telecast is the third of four ShoBox presentations over six weeks showcasing some of boxing's brightest young prospects in their toughest tests to date, including super lightweight prospect Shohjahon Ergashev and super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin, who were victorious on January 17. On January 31, featherweight Ruben Villa and welterweight Taras Shelestyuk will be tested and on February 28, super lightweight Malik Hawkins and welterweight Richardson Hitchins face tough opposition. In the co-featured bout on February 14, Read more [...]

Williams defeats Keys at Battle at the Boat 125

TACOMA, Wash. – Apparently former title contender Dannie Williams has plenty of gas left in the tank.Williams, fighting for the second time following a lengthy hiatus, ended Andre Keys' 11-fight winning streak with a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of the Battle at the Boat 125 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday.  Williams appeared as the 96-94, 96-94 and 97-93 winner in the welterweight contest, improving his record to 24-3. It was Williams' second fight following a near 6 1/2-year layoff. He made his return last March, defeating Ronald Rivas. That marked his first fight since he lost to John Molina Jr in a bout for the NABO lightweight championship in January of 2013.  Key, who was fighting in front of his hometown, dropped to 12-2 with the loss. In Read more [...]

Padilla-Suarez Headliness Xcite Fight Night January 31 at Parx Casino

PADILLA-SUAREZ HEADLINES XCITE FIGHT NIGHT JAN. 31 AT PARX CASINO   Bensalem,PA-Hot prospect Victor Padilla (7-0, 6 K0s) of Berlin, NJ, will face battle-tested Israel Suarez (4-7-3, 1 K0s) of Luquillo, Puerto Rico in a six-round lightweight bout Friday, Jan. 31, at Xcite Center inside Parx Casino®. The seven-fight card, presented by Joe Hand Promotions, begins at 7:30 p.m. This event is only for adults age 21 and older. Tickets priced at $50, $75 and $100 are on sale at Joe Hand Promotions (215-364-9000). Tickets also can be purchased from the Hold My Ticket Call Center at (1-877-466-3404) and at parxcasino.com. In the junior-middleweight semifinal, Isaiah Wise (7-2-2, 4 K0s), of North Philadelphia, who always brings out a great crowd, will face Enver Halili (10-2, Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s Sonny Conto Remins Perfect With First Round Stoppage over Curtis

Split-T Management's Sonny Conto Remains Undefeated with 1st Round Stoppage over Curtis Head in Atlantic City NEW YORK (January 15, 2020) - , Split-T Management's emerging heavyweight t prospect, Sonny Conto remained perfect with a 1st round stoppage over Curtis Head at the Etess Arena inside the Hard Rock Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The bout, which took place on Saturday night, served as the Atlantic City debut for Conto saw the Philadelphia native wisely target the ample body of Head, as he scored two knockdowns from body shots.  The 2nd knocked down forced Head to take the 10-count at 2:08. Conto of Philadelphia raised his mark to 6-0 with five knockouts.  Conto has kept a busy schedule as he has been Read more [...]

Caleb Plant Nashville Press Conference Quotes & Photos

ASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 15, 2020) - Undefeated IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb "Sweethands" Plants previewed his homecoming world title defense at a press conference in Nashville Wednesday, as he prepares to take on mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz Saturday, February 15 in the FOXPBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The press conference also featured welterweight contender Bryant Perrella, who takes on Abel Ramos in the co-main event, plus lightweight contender and Nashville native Austin Dulay, who battles former title challenger Diego Magdaleno in the televised opener at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Sweethands Promotion, TGB Promotions and Sauerland Promotions, are on sale Read more [...]

Undefeated featherweight prospect Ruben Villa will make his fourth ShoBox: The New Generation appearance in just over a year

NEW YORK - January 10, 2020 - Undefeated featherweight prospect Ruben Villa will make his fourth ShoBox: The New Generation appearance in just over a year as the former two-time Junior Olympic National Champion takes on hard-hitting Alexei Collado in a 10-round main event of a three-fight telecast on Friday, January 31 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, La. Undefeated Ukrainian and 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist Taras Shelestyuk (17-0, 10 KOs) meets Mexico's Alejandro Davila (19-1-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight matchup in the co-featured bout. The televised opener features an eight-round lightweight bout pitting Southern California native Jerry Pérez (12-0, 9 KOs) against ShoBox veteran Zhora Hamazaryan (9-1-1, 6 KOs) from Armenia. The event Read more [...]

The Ring Return of the “Common Man” Joe “The Beast” Miller Jr.

THE ROAD TO THE HARD ROCK THE RING RETURN OF THE "COMMON MAN," JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR.   HART-SMITH JR. SET FOR THIS SATURDAY NIGHT ON ESPN Atlantic City, NJ, January 9, 2020 JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (24-3 20KO'S) made his pro-debut in 2009 and spent much of his early years in boxing developing in the New York boxing scene, most notably at Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing praised "Rockin' Fight" series at The Paramount.  Fast forward to 2016 and the year of "THE BEAST" was truly upon us. Starting in June of '16, Smith Jr. traveled to Chicago, the hometown of then #2 world rated light heavyweight, ANDREZJ FONFARA.  In a stunning upset, Smith Jr. unleashed a furious Read more [...]

Cem Kilic Ready for Big Opportunity Against Fellow Undefeated Steven Nelson

Undefeated Super Middleweight Cem Kilic Ready for Big Opportunity Against Fellow Undefeated Steven Nelson This Saturday in Atlantic City Fight to serve as co-feature bout Live on ESPN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beverly Hills, CA (January 6, 2020)--This Saturday night at The Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City, undefeated super middleweight contender Cem Kilic will be looking to make a big statement as well as positioning himself for a world title shot when he takes on undefeated Steven Nelson in the co-feature bout of an ESPN televised card. The bout was originally scheduled for December 14th in Madison Square Garden, but was moved to Saturday, where the fight will receive more exposure being shown live on Read more [...]

Split-T Management Signs Super Middleweight Money Powell IV

Split-T Management Signs Super Middleweight Money Powell IV   NEW YORK (January 7, 2020) - Split-T Management is pleased to announce the signing of super middleweight prospect Money Powell IV to a management contract. Powell of Fort Mitchell, Alabama has a professional record of 10-1 with six knockouts. The 21 year-old Powell began boxing at the age of 13. "It was two days after my 13th birthday on February 1st, 2011 and that was the 1st time that I was in the gym.  When I was really young, my dad used to slap box with me and show me videos of Roy Jones Jr.  I was too young to start boxing plus my dad was in active duty so we moved around a lot.  When we finally moved to Fort Benning, I was able to start boxing because this Read more [...]

Five Split-T Management Fighters Make ESPN Top Prospects List

NEW YORK (January 2, 2020) - Last week, Dan Rafael of ESPN.com put out his annual Top Prospect list, and five boxers who are managed by Split-T Management  were acknowledged as being some of the elite young boxers in the world. Coming in at number-10 was 2016 United States Olympian Charles Conwell.  The 22 year-old Conwell (11-0, 8 KOs) went 2-0 in 2019 as he won the USBA Junior Middleweight title and defended it once.  Those two wins catapulted Conwell to a number-11 ranking by the IBF.  Conwell is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. Abraham Nova checked in at number-12 on the list.  Nova, 25 years-old of Albany, New York has a record of 17-0 with 13 knockouts.  Nova went 3-0 with three knockouts in 2019, which included winning the NABA Super Featherweight title with a 1st round Read more [...]

McFarland-Neal semi main event set for Battle at the Boat 125

TACOMA, Wash. – In addition to a 10-round main event between Andre Keys and Dannie Williams, Battle at the Boat 125 will also feature a 6-round semi main event between Niko McFarland and Antonio Neal.  Contested at 145 pounds, McFarland and Neal's bout will be one of six fights on the Jan. 17 card at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. "Niko and Antonio have both fought several times on Emerald Queen and they never fail to put on entertaining fights. This fight just made too much sense," promoter Brian Halquist said. "These two are warriors in the truest sense of the word. Expect a lot of punches to be thrown because neither fighter backs down. This is going to be an exciting fight." Tickets are available through the EQC box office and all Ticketmaster Outlets. Preliminary bouts Read more [...]