Category: News Story

Murphy-Nakamoto Invicta FC title fight Saturday night on PPV

HOBOKEN, NJ (December 3, 2013) - Undefeated knockout artist Lauren Murphy (7-0) and unbeaten rising star Miriam Nakamoto (2-0, 1 NC) will battle this Saturday night (Dec. 7) for the inaugural Invicta FC bantamweight (135 pounds) title, in one of three world championship fights featured on Invicta Fighting Championships 7, airing live on pay-per-view from Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The loaded, eight-bout event is headlined by Inficta FC flyweight champion Barb Honchak  (8-2) defending her belt against three-time "Fight of the Night" winner Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith (6-3-1). Invicta FC strawweight (115 lbs.) champion Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza (9-2) defends her crown against undefeated Brazilian superstar Claudia Gadelha (11-0) in the other world Read more [...]

Beibut Shumenov Honorary Team Challenge Captain, Southwest Chapter

LAS VEGAS (December 3, 2013) - Team Challenge has World Boxing Association (WBA) Super and International Boxing Association (IBA) Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KO's) in its corner to help KO Crohn's & Colitis.  Shumenov, who makes his fifth world title defense Saturday, December 14 on SHOWTIME, airing live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, has been named Honorary Captain of Team Challenge, Southwest Chapter. "I'm proud to be involved with such a worthy group like Team Challenge," Shumenov said.  "I hope that it will help increase awareness of this terrible disease and raise funds for Crohn's and Colitis research and education.  I hope other fighters will join me to KO Crohn's and Colitis." Shumenov takes on undefeated, WBA No. 14-ranked Slovakian Read more [...]

Open Public Workouts for “World Championship Boxing” Wlodarczyk vs. Fragomeni 3

Today beginning at noon, the professional boxers appearing on the sensational "World Championship Boxing: Wlodarczyk vs. Fragomeni 3" WBC World Cruiserweight Championship fight will hold public workouts at Oakley Fight Club in Chicago (410 N. Oakley, 2nd Floor).   Fans and media alike will finally get a closer look at the man known as "Diablo", WBC World Cruiserweight Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, as well as his arch rival and opponent Giacobbe Fragomeni. Plus "Chicago's Polish Prince" Andrzej Fonfara will be working out and meeting fans in advance of his showdown with Colombian KO artist Samuel Miller. Local favorites appearing on the undercard, Adrian "El Tigre" Granados and Paul Littleton, will also be on hand. Boxing fans are encouraged to attend and watch their favorites train Read more [...]

Agyei-Dua Aims to Make it Third Time Lucky

33 year old Kris Agyei-Dua hopes to make it third time lucky in his bid for title glory when he takes on tough Czech Jan Balog for the International Masters Light-Middleweight title at the Steve Goodwin promoted “Lionheart and Braveheart” show at York Hall, Bethnal Green. In 2012 Agyei-Dua had two unsuccessful attempts to win the Southern Area strap. In two televised Primetime bouts Agyei-Dua fought a draw with Nathan Graham in September before a shoulder injury forced Kris to retire in the fourth round of the December rematch. Agyei-Dua has since had a comeback win over Dee Mitchell which sets him up for this title shot. “I am determined to make it third time lucky and am so grateful to all the support I am bringing from Essex for this fight.” However Balog has other ideas “Agyei-Dua Read more [...]

Boxing Returns to the Chumash Casino

SANTA YNEZ, CA (December 2, 2013) - On Friday December 6, 2013 Gary Shaw Productions will present another addition of the boxing series titled "Central Coast Championship Night" at the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. In the 10-round main event, hometown hero Francisco Santana (17-3-1, 8 KOs) will put his "Central Coast Championship" on the line against Joachim Alcine (33-4-1, 19 KOs).  Santana, who is currently riding a 5-fight winning streak, feels confident he'll prevail in front of his hometown fans. "Alcine has a lot of experience and I'm not looking past him," said Santana. "I know he's coming to fight but I won't be denied.  I've worked really hard during the past year and I believe I will come out on top come December 6th.  I want to thank Gary Shaw for keeping me Read more [...]

Thomas Dulorme Closer to a World Title Shot

  December 2, 2013 - This past Saturday light welterweight contender Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs) inched closer to a world title shot with a 10-round unanimous decision against Hector Velazquez (55-20-3, 38 KOs), a fight that took place at the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Dulorme who is promoted by Team Puerto Rico, a collaboration of Gary Shaw Productions, DiBella Entertainment and Universal Promotions, will likely be in a title elimination bout in his next fight.  Rated WBC No. 6 and WBA No. 5, Dulorme feels he's ready to step up. "I feel really strong at 140 pounds," said Dulorme. "I know my promoters are working hard to get me a title shot so I'm working hard to be prepared.  Velasquez gave me the rounds I needed to get me ready for the next level. Read more [...]

Video: Floyd Sr. Says If Manny Pacquiao Can Beat Guerrero or Canelo He Punches Ticket To Fight Money Mayweather

At the Mayweather Gym, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Sr., pulls no punches in his analyzes of the Manny Pacquaio vs. Brandon Rios fight, and gives his two cents about Rios talking big but didn’t bring the fight to the table as he thought he might after all of the big talk.  Check out the video, where  J’Leon Love [who by the way is set to fighting at the Little Creek Casino, in Shelton, Washington, on December 6th, in the Mainliner,  served as guest interviewer as we talked to Floyd Mayweather Sr. to get his thoughts on the performance of Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios. Although Floyd Mayweather conceded Manny Pacquiao looked good, he felt it was more due to the quality of the opponent he was fighting.

 

Escalante Gears Up For Biggest Fight of Career

SAN CARLOS, CA (November 26, 2013) - Super-Flyweight Bruno Escalante (10-1-1, 5KOs) is gearing up for the biggest fight of his career as he prepares to battle Michael Ruiz (9-3, 3 KOs) of Fresno California for the IBA Super-Flyweight championship.  The 10-round bout is set to happen on December 7th at the Sports House in Escalante's hometown of Redwood City California.  Escalante, a California resident by way of Cebu, Philippines, is fully prepared to give his fans a night to remember. With less than two weeks away, Escalante comments on his training camp and future plans if victorious. "Training camp has been very difficult," said Escalante. "Ruiz is a southpaw so I have to be super focused on circling the right way. I'm happy with the way training camp has been going.  I've done Read more [...]

Dominic Breazeale Returns to Action Tonight

Sunrise, Florida (November 26, 2013) - In the telecast that has been dubbed "Heavyweights Collide" on Golden Boy Live, unbeaten heavyweight prospect Dominic "Trouble" Breazeale (7-0, 7 KO's) will be returning to the ring tonight in a six round bout which was scheduled to be featured live on Fox Sports 1. Breazeale's return to the ring was anticipated by many boxing insiders and DB  fans of the heavyweight division as he was scheduled to face his toughest opponent to date in journeyman Nagy Aguilera. Unfortunately, Aguilera pulled out of the fight unexpectedly due to a back injury on Sunday and Breazeale will now be facing Keith Barr (11-4, 3 KO's) of West Virginia. Breazeale is disappointed due to the turn of events as he trained diligently for Aguilera. However, he is definitely up to Read more [...]

Randall Bailey notches 44th career win Working way back into welterweight mix

MIAMI (November 26, 2013) - Three-time, two-division world champion Randall "KO King" Bailey (44-8, 37 KOs) returned to the ring last Saturday night in Tampa for his first fight in 13 months, defeating Ecuador welterweight Humberto "Bam Bam" Toledo (41-11-2, 25 KOs) by way of an eighth-round disqualification for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International belt. Bailey battered Toledo from the opening bell right up to the bizarre ending, in which Toledo suddenly and surprisingly took a knee in the middle of the ring, only to get back up and get disqualified for pushing referee Frank Santore, Jr. into the ropes. "I wasn't really surprised because I saw the way he was responding in the first couple of rounds," Bailey explained. "I was hitting him hard and often and he was looking Read more [...]

Fighters Give Thanks As They Prepare for their Respective Bouts

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 25, 2013) - As the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaches, the boxers participating in the back-to-back quadruple headers on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 14 live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING took time out of their training camps to share some of the things they are thankful for this holiday season. While turkey, stuffing and yams may not be on their Thanksgiving menus, they are all in agreement that there is much to be thankful for. PAULIE "THE MAGIC MAN" MALIGNAGGI, Former Two-Time, Two-Division World Champion (Training in Brooklyn, NY) "[I am thankful for] My family and my true friends, especially those that have stuck with me from the start."  "SUPER" ZAB JUDAH, Former Five-Time, Two-Division World Champion (Training in Las Vegas, NV) "I am thankful Read more [...]

Travis Kauffman Has Eye on the Prize – November 30th

READING, PA—On Saturday night November 30th at the Santander Arena in Reading, PA, WBA Number 10 ranked Travis Kauffman will take on Manuel Quezada in a ten round bout for the WBU Intercontinental championship. That will be one of two title fights that night, which is promoted by Kings Promotions. Kauffman, 26-1 with 19 knockouts has a lot on the line that night, as not only will he fighting in front of his hometown fans but he knows he just a couple of fights away from a major fight. This will be Kauffman’s 3rd in just over three months and he believes he is just not getting back into the shape he wants to be in. “I just been training hard and getting ready for November 30th”, said Kauffman. “I haven’t stopped training since I fought Arron Lyons on August 23rd. I haven’t Read more [...]

Slick Slips Past Sosa; Beale Bests Bolden in Newark!

Newark, NJ --Michael “Slick” Anderson had all that he could handle from dynamite-fisted George Sosa in the eight round main event of All Out Promotions and Edmonds Promotions’ “Fighting For Attendance” at Weequahic High School in Newark.  Backed by a large group of supporters, Anderson was clearly the most popular fighter of the evening, but Sosa quickly made it evident that he wanted to silence the hometown favorite’s fans by knocking him out. Anderson, who accommodated Sosa, a late replacement, by agreeing to fight at 152 pounds, stepped on the scale Friday evening at 148 and was visibly smaller on fight night. The opening stanza was a close one, with Anderson using his speed and boxing while the aggressive Sosa threw every punch with bad intentions. In the second, Sosa Read more [...]

Sampson Boxing’s Fortuna, Rodriguez Score Victories in Mexico

Former WBA Interim Featherweight Champion Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna (23-0-1, 16 KOs), of the Dominican Republic, scored a third-round TKO over Mexico's Manuel Castro (12-3, 11 KOs) last Saturday (November 16) on the undercard of the Arce vs. Carmona event at the Domo of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. With Fortuna in complete control throughout, the referee finally stopped the fight after an unanswered barrage. Unfortunately, seconds before the action was halted, Fortuna was cut for nine stitches by a head butt. Fortuna's promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, says his 24-year-old fighter has found new focus, working with new trainer Hector Bermudez in Troy, New York. "Javier looked very sharp in his first fight with Bermudez. He is ready to challenge anyone in the world at 126 or 130. With his new Read more [...]

WBF: Moyo, Tshicila Wins WBF All Africa Titles

It was a real night of the underdogs on Friday November 22 at a packed Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, as Zimbabwean Elvis Moyo and late replacement Themba Tshicila won World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa titles at Heavyweight and Super Featherweight respectively. Having fought to a controversial draw in their original encounter last March, Moyo put all the controversy aside in this rematch and beat local favorite Osborne Machimane with a smart tactical performance, showing it was no fluke that he gave current WBF World Cruiserweight champion Danie Venter a torrid time in his last bout. After ten rounds of boxing, judges Elroy Marshal and Rasie Erasmus scored the fight 99-91 and 98-92 for Moyo, while judge Clifford Mbelu seemed to be way off the mark with his 95-95 score. With Read more [...]