Category: Press Release

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 [...]

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 [...]

Three-Time World Champion William Joppy Headlines “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” September 17

Kinder, LA—Three-time WBA Middleweight champion William Joppy (35-4-1) takes on Will “Kid Fire” McIntyre (36-4-1) in a 10-round non-title main event at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX,” Coushatta’s latest professional boxing showdown. Special guest appearances at the press conference and weigh-in on September 16 will be former Heavyweight champion Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield, current WBA Lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz, and well-known boxing promoter Freeda George Foreman. The three boxing superstars are also scheduled to make an appearance at “Knockouts at Coushatta IX” on September 17 in The Pavilion at Coushatta. The co-main event pits undefeated Featherweight José “Pitbull” Diaz (Juan Diaz’s younger brother) against Antonio Young. Other 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 [...]

Seldin Stops Acuna in 7th at Rockin Fights 13 at the Paramount

NEW YORK:  (April 26, 2014) In front of another standing room only crowd at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, hot junior welterweight prospect CLETUS "The Hebrew Hammer" SELDIN, stayed undefeated with a sensational seventh round stoppage of Nicaraguan veteran Wilfredo Acuna. The Seldin/Acuna clash headlined "ROCKIN FIGHTS 13", another installment of the acclaimed and widely popular Long Island professional boxing series presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. Dropping Acuna in the opening stanza with a crunching right hand to the body Seldin took control of the action immediately. Although outgunned, Acuna fought bravely the entire fight forcing Seldin to work hard throughout the scheduled eight rounder. In the seventh, Seldin turned up the heat on Acuna and referee Arthur 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 [...]

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 [...]

Bernard Hopkins, Beibut Shumenov and Peter Quillin New York City Press Conference Quotes for April 19 – Light Heavyweight World Championship Unification

IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkins and WBA Super World Champion Beibut Shumenov continued their media tour on Wednesday at Lucille's Bar & Grill inside B.B. King's Blues Club in New York to formally announce their world championship unification on Saturday, April 19, live on SHOWTIME®from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. At 49-years-old, "The Alien" Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), of Philadelphia, is looking to become the oldest fighter in boxing history to unify world titles, while Shumenov (14-1, 9 KOs), of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, is aiming to become the fastest fighter to unify the light heavyweight division with only 15 professional fights under his belt.  In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® co-main event, undefeated WBO Middleweight World Champion Peter "Kid Read more [...]

Rudd, Petrov, Gonzalez and Carcamo advance in Boxcino opening round

LAUGHLIN, NV (FEBRUARY 21, 2014)--The much anticipated Boxcino 2014 kicked off at the Edgewater Casino with a rousing beginning as Chris Rudd, Petr Petrov, Miguel Gonzalez and Fernando Carcamo all advanced to the semi-final round in the lightweight division on March 28th at the 4 Bears Casino in Newtown, North Dakota. Chris Rudd opened the tournament with a "Drawbreaker" decision over Yakubu Amidu. Both guys landed tremendous power shots with Amidu getting better in the second but Rudd came back the next round.  In round four it became a war of attrition with Amidu landing with Rudd on the ropes.  It was a nip and tuck fight down the stretch and when the scores were announced it was ruled a draw on the scorecards. The fighters went to the overtime round it was the activity level Read more [...]

Iron Mike Productions announces Monthly series at Sands Casino Resort

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (January 30, 2014) - Hall of Famer "Iron" Mike Tyson is the youngest World Heavyweight Champion of all-time and in 1987 he was voted "World's Most Popular Athlete." The living legend became a boxing promoter last year, partnering with Garry Jonas to form Iron Mike Productions, which has announced its new monthly boxing series, "KO Kings of Tomorrow," starting February 22, at Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tyson, of course, isn't the first world champion who turned to promoting after retiring from the ring. He joined a select list of fighters who became boxing promoters, including Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali (see photo gallery below), Roy Jones, Jr., Oscar de la Hoya, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather, Read more [...]