Category: Upcoming Event

Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Announced

Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Announced   Arturo Gatti, Chad Dawson, Delvin Rodriguez, Arthur Mercante, Sr., Eddie Campo & Teddy Davis UNCASVILLE, Conn. (October 10, 2019) - The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2019 to be inducted during the 15th annual CBHOF Gala Induction Dinner on Saturday night, November 9, in the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun. The new CBHOF inductees are boxers Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, "Bad" Chad Dawson, Delvin Rodriguez, Eddie Campo and Teddy "Redtop" Davis, as well as referee Arthur Mercante, Sr.   "Once again," CBHOF president John Laudati said, "the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame has elected a great class of Inductees. The 2019 class includes giants Read more [...]

Erickson Lubin Now Set to Take On Hard-Hitting Nathaniel Gallimore In Main Event Of Premier Boxing Champions Event

READING, Pa. (October 10, 2019) - Top super welterweight contender Erickson "Hammer" Lubin will now face hard-hitting Nathaniel Gallimore in a 10-round showdown on Saturday, October 26, live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The all-action Gallimore replaces Terrell Gausha, who was forced to withdraw from the main event bout due to an injury to his left hand during sparring that required surgery. Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Efe Ajagba will enter the ring against once-beaten Jack Mulowayi in a 10-round bout that replaces the previously announced Rau'Shee Warren vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez fight. Warren had to withdraw from the contest due to a right hand injury Read more [...]

Undefeated prospect Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera Expanding fan-base to Florida

Undefeated prospect Richard "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera Expanding fan-base to Florida--  November 1st in Daytona Beach HARTFORD, Conn. (October 10, 2019) - Undefeated prospect Richard "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera is a true throwback fighter; he just asks when and where, not who and why. Going into 2019, Rivera and his head trainer,Tony Blanco, who co-promotes Rivera (along with partners Rivera and Michael Tran) under the Hartford Boxing Promotions banner, vowed to keep their light heavyweight/cruiserweight more active and the plan has worked to perfection. Rivera (14-0, 11 KOs), the 28-year-old knockout artist from Hartford (CT), will be fighting November 1st at Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida, in a six-round bout against an opponent Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s Undefeated Prospects Charles Conwell and Otha Jones III to appear in Chicago on Saturday 2016 U.S. Olympian Conwell takes on Patrick Day; Jones battles on veteran Eric Manriquez

Split-T Management's Undefeated Prospects Charles Conwell and Otha Jones III to appear in Chicago on Saturday 2016 U.S. Olympian Conwell takes on Patrick Day; Jones battles on veteran Eric Manriquez   NEW YORK (October 7, 2019)--Split-T Management undefeated prospects Charles Conwell and Otha Jones III will be back in action on Saturday night as they will appear on the Oleksandr Usyk  - Chazz Witherspoon card at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. 2016 United States Olympian Conwell will take on a tough test in Patrick Day in a junior middleweight bout scheduled for ten-rounds.  Jones takes on veteran Eric Manriquez in super featherweight bout scheduled for six-rounds. Conwell of Cleveland, Ohio has a perfect mark of 10-0 with Read more [...]

Fighters competing in FOX Sprots PBC Pay-Per-View and Prelims on FS1 and FOX Deportes Action went face-to-face Thursday at a final press Conference

LOS ANGELES (September 26, 2019) - Fighters competing in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View and Prelims on FS1 and FOX Deportes action went face-to-face Thursday at a final press conference before they compete in action this Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The pay-per-view begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and is headlined by the highly-anticipated welterweight title unification between IBF Champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. and WBC Champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter. Facing off Thursday and entering the ring in pay-per-view action were Mario "El Azteca" Barrios and Batyr Akhmedov, who compete for the vacant WBA Super Lightweight Title, and all-action veteran contenders Josesito "The Riverside Rocky" Lopez and John Molina Jr., who meet in a welterweight Read more [...]

IBF Champion Spence Works Out for Hometown Fans as He Prepares for Title Unification Clash

IBF Champion Spence Works Out for Hometown Fans as He Prepares for Title Unification Clash that Headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles   Photo Credit: Stewart F. House/Freelance Photographer   ARLINGTON, TX. (September 20, 2019) - Unbeaten IBF Welterweight Champion and Dallas hometown hero Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. hosted a media workout for fans Thursday at Texas Live! In Arlington as he nears his welterweight title unification clash against "Showtime" Shawn Porter headlining a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on Saturday, September 28 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Tickets for the September 28th event, which is promoted by Man Down Promotions, TGB Promotions and Shawn Porter Promotions, are on Read more [...]

NYC Police Officer Emmanuel Etienne Ready For Pro-Debut at the Paramount

New York Police Department, 32nd precinct's own EMMANUEL ETIENNE will be making his pro-debut at The Paramount tonight (9/20). Etienne, who resides in Uniondale, Long Island, will have a huge contingent of the "boys in blue", backing him in his milestone bout. "You can never be satasified with where you are at in life," Etienne said, "always take it to the next level." His determination to make it as a professional fighter does not go unnoticed by his fellow officers. "You will see Friday night, the crowd will be packed with NYPD blue." Etienne will be facing CHARLES JOHNSON of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who enters The Paramount with three fights under his belt. Johnson will prove to be a great test for Etienne, due to his height advantage and fight experience. However, like Read more [...]

Two-Time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta Davis Set to Make Baltimore Boxing History on Saturday, July 27

BALTIMORE (July 24, 2019) - Two-time super featherweight world champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis will make history on Saturday, July 27 when he becomes the first Baltimore native to make a homecoming defense in nearly 80 years. Davis will defend his WBA Super Featherweight World Championship against mandatory challenger Ricardo "Científico" Núñez live on SHOWTIME from Royal Farms Arena in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The last Baltimore-native to make a title defense in his hometown was Harry Jeffra, a featherweight world champion who defeated Spider Armstrong in July 1940 at Carlin's Park to retain his belt. At 24-years-old Davis is America's youngest reigning world champion and has proven he has the star power to put Baltimore on the map as a significant fight city. Read more [...]

CES MMA heavyweight World champion Greg “Ribz” Rebellois looking forward to his first title defense

Greg "Ribz" Rebello looking forward to making 1st CES MMA Heavyweight World Title defense July 26 in CES MMA 57 headliner   STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® LIVE FROM TWIN RIVER CASINO IN LINCOLN, RI N. PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (July 17, 2019) - CES MMA heavyweight World champion Greg "Ribz" Rebellois looking forward to his first title defense Friday night, July 26 at CES MMA 57, streaming on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, live from Twin River Casino Hotel in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Rebello captured the CES MMA crown on February 2, 2018, when he defeated UFC veteran Travis Wiuff by way of a first-round knockout via punches. The 37-year-old Rebello, fighting out of Cranston, RI, takes Read more [...]

Weights from “Battle at the Boat 122” at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma

Weights from ‘Battle at the Boat 122’ at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA Photos: Ernie Sapiro Photography Jermaine Franklin 240 ¼ lbs. vs. Jerry Forrest 222 ¾ lbs. Otto Wallin 234 lbs. vs. BJ Flores 234 ¾ lbs. Giovanni Cabrera Mioletti 129 ½ lbs. vs. Luis Porozo 129 ½ lbs. Constantin Bejenaru 200.2 lbs. vs. Jose Corral 203.5 lbs. Eric Hunter 127.3 lbs. vs. German Meraz 126 lbs. Read more [...]

Boxing brought Lamont Ingram back from deepest depths of despair to giving back to at-risk youths

Boxing brought Lamont Ingram back from deepest depths of despair to giving back to at-risk youths COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 8, 2019) - Former boxing prospect Lamont Ingram has survived hell on earth, which included him losing virtually everything in his life, and now he's giving back to at-risk youths in Jackson, Tennessee. Last month, Ingram was selected Most Outstanding Referee of USA Boxing's 2019 National Junior Olympics. Ingram's recovery is nothing short of incredible, especially considering he went from being an outstanding amateur boxer, who competed successfully in national amateur tournaments, to homelessness, blindness in both eyes, two failed suicide attempts and, unfortunately, much more despair. "I am no longer ashamed of what I went through Read more [...]

Heavyweights Franklin and Forrest APredicting Knockouts on Shobox: The New Generation

NEW YORK – July 1, 2019 – Both Jermaine Franklin and Jerry “Slugger” Forrest are predicting knockouts when the two heavyweights face off in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, July 12. Franklin (18-0, 13 KOs) from Saginaw, Mich., and Forrest (25-2, 19 KOs), of Newport News, Va., will meet in the 10-round main event live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Battle at the Boat 122 is presented by Salita Promotions and Brian Halquist Productions. In the co-featured bout, undefeated Swedish heavyweight and top-10 ranked contender Otto Wallin (20-0, 13 KOs) will battle former world title challenger BJ Flores (34-4-1, 21 KOs) in a 10-round clash. The opening bout of the tripleheader telecast will feature a match-up of undefeated Read more [...]

Hartford Boxing Promotions reaches agreement with Star Boxing to co-promote undefeated Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (June 20, 2019) - Hartford Boxing Promotions has reached an agreement with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing to co-promote undefeated light heavyweight/cruiserweight Richie "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera, arguably the most popular and hardest puncher in New England.  The 28-year-old Rivera (11-0, 10 KOs), born and raised in Hartford, CT, is scheduled to fight on a Star Boxing-promoted card Friday night, June 28, on FITE.TV, live from Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York. Rivera will face Brian "MVP" Howard (14=2, 11 KOs), fighting out of Loganville, Georgia, in an eight-round fight for the vacant American Boxing Organization (ABO) cruiserweight title. "I'm excited and ready to go," an ecstatic Rivera said between training sessions at the Hartford Boxing Center. Read more [...]

Hanshaw Goes For WBF World Super Middleweight Title

Reigning World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Light Heavyweight ruler Travis Hanshaw, 14-1-1 (7), is set to move down a weight-class to fight for the vacant WBF World Super Middleweight title on Saturday June 29.  Having fought professionally in every weight-division from Light Welterweight to Cruiserweight, Hanshaw now gets his big opportunity at Super Middleweight when he takes on Aaron Quattrocchi, 11-2-1 (5), at his usual stomping-grounds, the Boyd County Community Center in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, USA. “Rattlesnake” Hanshaw (27), nicknamed so because he was bitten by a rattlesnake as a child, won the Intercontinental Light Heavyweight crown in November of 2017, and retained it last July with an impressive victory over 10-1-1 Roy King. From Ashland, only a few miles from Read more [...]

Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge Cota Fight Week Media Workout Quotes

LAS VEGAS (June 20, 2019) - Former world champion Jermell Charlo and hard hittingJorge Cota took part in a media workout Thursday as they near their main event showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes this Sunday night from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The workout also featured former world champions Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux and Julio Ceja, ahead of their WBC Super Bantamweight world title eliminator, plus sensational unbeaten prospect Joey Spencer, who faces Akeem Black as a part of FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX and FOX Deportes beginning at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. Plus, undefeated rising prospect Chris "Primetime" Colbert showed off his skills as he prepares to take on Alberto Mercado on a special edition of FOX Read more [...]