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Rita Figuroa on “Viva Mexico” Chicago Show

(AUG 26, 2015)  Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, and Bob Arum's Top Rank Incorporated in association with Miller Lite and TCF Bank are proud to announce further details of VIVA MEXICO, a Chicagoland celebration of Mexico's Independence Day on September 16th at the Aragon Ballroom. Headlining VIVA MEXICO, televised internationally on Univision's Friday Night Professional Boxing Series, SOLO BOXEO DE MILLER, is four time world champion, known worldwide as one of the sport's most charismatic fighters, Johnny 'MI VIDA LOCA" Tapia. Blood and guts warrior, Tapia, 55-4-2 (28KO's) of Albuquerque, New Mexico is currently ranked # 6 by the WBO and # 13 by the WBA and is continuing his climb back to another world title shot. His seventeen year Hall of Fame Read more [...]

Wright and Lyell Fight at the Queen

(AUG 26, 2015) Tacoma, Washington - On September 17th, Seattle’s light middleweight prospect Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2 KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, I-5 showroom. “This fight will be sure to have you sitting on the edge of your seat.” said promoter, Brian Halquist, “Right now these fighters are neck-and-neck, and the winner of this fight will be one step closer to being a true contender.” Wright has won eight fights in a row and this will be his second main event at the Emerald Queen. Lyell, in turn, is a stable mate of undefeated middleweight contender, Kelly Pavlik. So with weeks of competitive sparring under his belt, Lyell is coming to Washington to win. “Billy is a nonstop puncher” Read more [...]

The Contender is back and the rematch is on

(AUG 25, 2015) Los Angeles, CA,----Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks Television, and ESPN, Inc. have announced a date, venue and fight card for the first of their three boxing specials. On Saturday, October 15th 2005, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, ESPN will televise a fight card packed with Season One Contender fighters as they once again battle in classic East vs. West fashion. The Contender champion Sergio The Latin Snake Mora will be defending his Contender belt against rival Peter The Pride of Providence Manfredo Jr., whom he last defeated in May. This highly anticipated rematch will take place in Mora's hometown of Los Angeles at STAPLES Center on Saturday, October 15th. Living together under one roof as long as we did created a bond that isnt typically Read more [...]
Mark 'Too Sharp’  Johnson Suffers Training Injury! LOS ANGELES, August 24, 2015 – Due to a torn tricep muscle suffered in training, former world champion Mark ‘Too Sharp’ Johnson has been forced to withdraw from his September 1st bout with top bantamweight contender Johnny Gonzalez. Stepping in for Johnson in the main event of HBO Latino’s ‘Boxeo De Oro’, will be hard-hitting Nicaraguan contender William Gonzalez, who brings a 20-1 (15 KOs) record into the ring against Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez (29-4, 25 KOs), who is currently riding a 15 fight winning streak. This bout, which headlines an exciting night of boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will be aired live on HBO Latino from the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, beginning at 10pm ET. Also featured Read more [...]

Levander Johnson vs. Chavez added to card

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 18, 2005) – Golden Boy Promotions announces the addition of an IBF lightweight title bout between champion Levander Johnson and Jesus “The Matador” Chavez. This fight has been added to the already-explosive card with WBC junior lightweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera fighting in a unification bout against IBF champion Robbie Peden, and former three division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley in action in a welterweight bout against Jose Luis Cruz. The Sept. 17 Parade of Champions fight card takes place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. “To be able to put on a show with just one world champion is always special,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. “But to gather five current or former champions on Read more [...]

Oh, No, the Sky is falling again! By Sue TL Fox

(AUG 13, 2015) Oh, no folks…the sky must be falling…..again. A four-round bout, that failed to take place, with a female boxer, who would have fought the same opponent for the fifth time---and an open letter is made public to address that particular female boxer because she did not show up to that event…ah…according to their side of the story. Yes, Mia “The Knockout” St. John, was supposed to fight Janae Romero-Archuleta for the fifth time, in a four-round bout, on an ESPN2 “Tuesday Night Fights” card at Camp Pendleton, in Pendleton, California. That is eight minutes of boxing---if the fight went that long. But, according to other online news media, Mia was called out on the carpet by a Mike Marley, VP of Public Relations, Sycuan Ringside Promotions who wrote an "Open Read more [...]

NABO Bantamweight Title Showdown Highlights Boxeo De Oro

LOS ANGELES, August 11 – One man is a boxing legend and a future hall of famer; the other is a knockout artist with his sights set on creating his own memorable legacy. On Thursday, September 1, in a bout to be televised live on HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro” from the beautiful Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona, former world champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson and top bantamweight contender Jhonny Gonzalez will meet at boxing’s crossroads. And only one will emerge victorious. This 12 round NABO bantamweight championship bout, which headlines an evening of world class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions, will air on HBO Latino beginning at 10pm ET / PT. In the televised co-feature, unbeaten junior featherweight prospect Jonathan Read more [...]

Promoter Don King has scheduled another blockbuster card

(AUG 11) CHICAGO - Promoter Don King has scheduled another blockbuster card that will feature three world title fights-and two additional heavyweight matches with world title implications-on Aug. 13 at the United Center and on pay per view. Former unified heavyweight world champion and current World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked heavyweight contender Hasim "The Rock" Rahman will face No. 2-ranked Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett for the interim WBC heavyweight crown; WBC interim super welterweight champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia will take on Luca "Bergamo Bomber" Messi; World Boxing Association welterweight titlist Luis Collazo will meet former world champion Miguel Angel Gonzalez; a special heavyweight attraction showcases Andrew "Powerful Pole" Golota against Przemyslaw "Chemek" Saleta in what Read more [...]

Jose Antonio “El Gallo” Rivera in the main event on Showtime Championship Boxing

NEW YORK (AUG 10) - World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight Champion Daniel "El Pillin" Santos will seek to extend his unbeaten streak in world title bouts to 10 (with one no-contest) when he defends against former WBA welterweight champion Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). In a must-win fight for a pair of talented, once-beaten heavyweights who aspire to box for a world title, World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 7/World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 9 contender Owen "What the Heck" Beck faces International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 8 contender Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich in the co-feature. Don King Productions will promote the explosive doubleheader from The Read more [...]

Ruslan Provodnikov – Chris Algieri Media Week Videos

BROOKLYN (April 21, 2014) -- Below are videos of last week's Ruslan Provodnikov - Chris Algieri media week festivities that featured a kick off press conference at Barclay's Center and then the following day at Tatiana's Restaurant / Nightclub in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn.  Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KO's) will defend his WBO Jr. Welterweight title against Algieri (19-0, 8 KO's) on June 14 at Barclays Center and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. Below are videos of both press conferences as well as interviews with Providnikov, Algieri and Demetrius Andrade.  Andrade will defend his WBO Jr. Middleweight title against number-one contender Brian Rose in the televised co-feature. Provodnikov Algieri Barclay's Center Press Conference Demetrius Read more [...]

ESPN will exclusively televise the 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight Championship fight

By Pepe Rodriguez:   ESPN will exclusively televise the 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight Championship fight and rematch between top-rated contenders Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (23-1-1, 20 KOs) and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs) live on Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m. ET. The fight from the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, Calif., will be televised live in the U.S. on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and will be presented by Corona Extra. The fight will also be available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Apple TV, Xbox and Roku via WatchESPN. ESPN will also carry the fight exclusively in Latin America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Canada (via TSN/RDS). In addition, ESPN will televise the fight in Australia and New Zealand. The card is co-promoted by Don King Read more [...]

New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2014 Induction Ceremony a KO

NYSBHOF CLASS OF 2014 (L-R) Seated - Mustafa Hamsho, Tracy Patterson, Billy Backus, Gene Moore, Howard Davis Jr and Juan LaPorte; Standing - Steve Farhood, Keven Kelley, Lou DiBella, Teddy Atlas and Gerry Cooney.  (All photos by Peter Frutkoff)) NEW YORK CITY (April 1, 2014) - A sold-out crowd turned out this past Sunday night to honor  20 members of the Class of 2014 inducted into the third-year New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. "This was our largest crowd we've ever had with more than 500 people," Ring 8 & NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said.  "Everyone was so receptive, commenting about how much they enjoyed the ceremony, and there was a lot of emotion displayed. The whole point of starting Read more [...]

Coyle Crowned Prizefighter Champion By David Wilkey

20 YEAR-OLD Johnny Coyle (6-0-1) took home the Prizefighter Welterweight trophy along with the £32,000 winner’s purse on Saturday night (5th March) after a sensational night of boxing at a sweltering York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green. Coyle and the 7 other fighters in the knockout tournament showcased their skills live on Sky Sports with another of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport’s Prizefighter tournaments providing the first-class entertainment that it has become renowned for. The exciting format of the one-night tournament consists of four quarter-final bouts with the winner proceeding to the semi-final and then the final if they are victorious, with all bouts 3x3 minutes. Such was the heat in the venue that after winning the first bout Erick Ochieng (15-4) collapsed with exhaustion. Read more [...]

Team Skipp Scott Files Protest over Controversial ‘Knockout’ Loss to Gerald Washington

Hall of Fame Trainer Jessie Reid and promoter Kerry Daigle of Keeppunching Entertainment say the California Boxing Commission has a clear duty to correct the mistake made by referee Lou Moret in the Skipp "Strictly Business" Scott vs. Gerald Washington fight, held on Thursday, April 3, at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. With the FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes cameras rolling, Reid, who served as co-trainer for Scott, watched as his fighter was dropped to a knee by a legitimate right hand and then knocked out by a hard body shot a full second after his fighter had clearly taken a knee. The "knockout" victory for Washington came at 1:40 of round two, but according to Reid, the result is clearly in need of fixing. "It was definitely a foul," said Reid. "Skipp went down, Read more [...]

Iron Mike Productions Teams With Gleason’s Gym for Newest Location

  (L-R) -- Assistant trainer Martine Gonzalez,, unbeaten light heavyweight Lenin Castillo, Iron Mike Productions CEO Garry Jonas and trainer Don Saxby. BROOKLYN, NY (March 21, 2014) - Iron Mike Productions (IMP) and Gleason's Gym are joining forces in efforts to revitalize the New York boxing scene. The world famous gym - located on 77 Front Street in Brooklyn, NY - that once housed a young man who would go on to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history will now serve as headquarters for IMP to recruit local amateur fighters aspiring to enter the pro ranks.  IMP plans to officially open its office doors at its new location in April. "The combination of Gleason's Gym and Mike Tyson is sure to make an impact in the boxing community," stated Bruce Read more [...]