Category: Upcoming Event

Golden Boy Boxing: Diego De La Hoya to defend his NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Titles

VERONA, N.Y. (April 27, 2018): Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 KOs), the quick-handed super bantamweight contender of Mexicali, Mexico, will defend his NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Titles against Jose "Sugar" Salgado (35-4-2, 28 KOs) of Cozumel, Mexico in the 10-round main event of the June 8 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. The event will take place during the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, where legendary fighters such as "Dr. Ironfist" Vitali Klitschko, Erik "El Terrible" Morales, and Ronald "Winky" Wright will be inducted, along with important figures in the sport of boxing such as Peter Kohl, Steve Albert, Jim Gray and Lorraine Chargin. ESPN2 will air the fights at a delayed start time of 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 p.m. Read more [...]

Ruben Villa Speaks to Troubled Kids at Monterey County Youth Center

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. / ORANGE, Calif. (April 25, 2018) - One week after winning his first professional title (WBO Youth) in his hometown of Salinas, Calif., prized featherweight prospect Ruben Villa paid a visit to the Monterey County Youth Center where he spoke to at risk adolescents. "There were a lot of young kids, kids that are still in high school that never really got the guidance that you would want them to have," said Villa, who sports an undefeated record of 11-0, 4 KOs. "My message was simple. You can still better your life, but you have to find the motivation that's going to make you want to change." Villa, 21, was fortunate to have found the sweet science at an early age. He started boxing the same year he entered kindergarten. Many youth in Monterey County and the greater Read more [...]

Mason Menard is training very hard for his upcoming battle with undefeated Devin Haney that will headline a ShoBox:

Beverly Hills, Calif. (April 25,2018) - Lightweight contender Mason Menard (33-2, 24 KOs) is training very hard for his upcoming battle with undefeated Devin Haney (18-0, 12 KOs)  that will headline a ShoBox: The New Generation card, live on SHOWTIME (10 PM ET / PT) on Friday, May 11th at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.   Menard has set up training camp in Dallas, Texas for this important battle, which is now for the USBA Lightweight title. "Training Camp is Dallas is going great.  I'm feeling comfortable with my new team around me, and being around elite guys in the gym like Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo, Rob Brant and Cem Kilic has made me a better fighter," said Menard.  "My only real loss was to world champion Ray Beltran. May 11th can't come soon enough because I am ready to show Read more [...]

“Storm” Warning! Star middleweight Alexander Shlemenko To headline M-1 Challenge 93, Plus, Artem Frolov vs. Joe Riggs title fight

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (April 24, 2018)) - One of the greatest middleweights in mix martial arts history, Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko, returns to The Rage on June 1 to headline M-1 Challenge 93 versus Brazilian power-puncher Bruno Silva (17-6-0, M-1: 0-0-0), at Chelyabinsk, Russia.  A hand-to-hand combat sports and kickboxing specialist, Shlemenko (56-10-0, 1 NC, M-1: 6-0-0) is a former Bellator champion, who took top honors in the 2016 M-1 Grand Prix, using a choke hold for a second-round submission of Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the M-1 Challenge 68 Fight of the Night. In his last M-1 action, "Storm" needed only 25 seconds to stop Brandon Halsey, avenging his Bellator title-fight loss, last June at M-1 Challenge 79. An aggressive striker who has had registered 56 career pro victories, Read more [...]

Bahamian Sons Promotions bringing live Professional boxing to Grand Bahama

FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (April 24, 2018) - Bahamian boxing icon Sherman "Tank" Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, "Backyard Rumble", on May 26 at A Social Affair and Convention Center in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. "Bahamian Sons Promotions seeks to create an exciting venue in Freeport and across the Bahamas for live and televised professional boxing," said Kimberly Williams, Sherman's wife and president of Bahamian Sons Promotion. "Easy access to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas are the perfect place to train and get away." Fighting at home in the 10-round event, Williams (39-15-2, 1 NC, 21 KOs) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio "Diamante" Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 KOs), the Colombian knockout artist. Williams has been Read more [...]

Stars coming out for this Sunday’s New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

NEW YORK (April 23, 2018) - Many boxing stars are coming out this Sunday afternoon, 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET, for the seventh annual New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) induction dinner at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.  Among those boxers who've committed are NYSBHOF past inductees Vito Antuofermo, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland and Renaldo "Mr." Snipes, as well as Monte Barrett, Zab Judah, Chris Algieri, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton and Alicia Napoleon. Limited tickets are still available through this Thursday and priced at $150.00 per adult and $70.00 for children (under 16) and include a complete brunch and cocktail hour upon entry, starting at 12:30 p.m. ET, as well as dinner (prime rib, fish or poultry) and open bar throughout the day. To purchase tickets, contact NYSBHOF Read more [...]

Alberto Melian Returns May 26 to Face Undefeated Sergio Sosa for IBF Latino Super Bantamweight Championship

On Saturday, May 26, the fast-tracking of the "Argentinean Lomachenko," two-time Olympian Alberto "Impacto" Melian (2-0, 2 KOs), will continue in Buenos Aires, when he takes on his undefeated countryman Sergio Sosa (10-0, 3 KOs) for the IBF Latino Super Bantamweight Championship.  Presented by Sampson Boxing, Melian vs. Sosa will headline a night of boxing entitled "Triple Impact on Paternal" that will be televised live on TyC Sports and VTV Uruguay (available in HD) for all of Latin America, The United States and the Caribbean. After a distinguished amateur career and two Olympic appearances, 28-year-old Melian is off to a sensational start as a professional. In his debut, he knocked out the former world title contender Diego Ricardo Santillan (who entered the ring at 23-2) in the fifth Read more [...]

Unbeaten Top Contender Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz Jr. takes on WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell, Jr. from MGM National Harbor in Maryland To Air Live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 19

NATIONAL HARBOR (April 20, 2018) - Undefeated Featherweight and former U.S. Olympian Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. will fight for his first world championship against WBC title-holder Gary Russell, Jr. on Saturday, May 19 in a clash live on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.  Tickets for the MGM National Harbor show, which is promoted by TGB Promotions in association with Golden Boy Promotions, are on sale now and are available by visiting http://mgmnationalharbor.com/. Russell Jr. and Diaz Jr. have both had sensational professional and amateur careers, including representing the U.S. at two different Olympic Games - Russell in 2008 and Diaz in 2012. Russell is noted for having some of the fastest hands in boxing but will be tested by a young, hungry contender in his first world title Read more [...]

William Zepeda Set For First WBF Title-Defense On April 27

Big-punching Southpaw prospect William “Camaron” Zepeda is set to make the first defense of his World Boxing Federation (WBF) Mexican Lightweight title against Pedro Solis Rodriguez on Friday April 27 at the Polidiportivo Juan S. Millan in Culiacan. Only twenty-one years old, Zepeda has put together an impressive 13-0 record since turning professional in November of 2015. Eleven of his victories has come inside the distance, and ten of those within the first four rounds. Zepeda already holds wins over tough opponents such as Manuel Castro (17-5), Juan Pablo Borbon (7-1-2), against whom he won the WBF title last October, and former Mexican titlist and WBC regional belt-holder Jesus Acosta (21-8-2). While a healthy favourite, he will face another stern challenge in Pedro Solis Rodriguez Read more [...]

Carl Frampton vs. Nonito Donaire Interim WBO World Featherweight Championship

EDMONTON, Canada (April 17, 2018) - Canada's preeminent destination for boxing fans in Canada, Super Channel, will air a world-class event featuring two world title fights this Saturday, headlined by the 12-round main event for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Interim World Featherweight Championship between former world champions Carl "The Jackal" Frampton and Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, live from The SES Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Frampton vs. Donaire, presented by Frank Warren's Queensbury Promotions, will air exclusively on Super Channel across Canada, starting at 2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT. WBO World Bantamweight Champion Zolani "Last Born" Tete defends his title against former world champion and Olympian Omar "El Huracan" Andres Narvaez in Read more [...]

Francisco Vargas Scores Stoppage Victory Against Roc Salka in Main Event of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Spring Resort Casino

INDIO, CALIF. (April 12, 2018): Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs), former WBC Super Featherweight World Champion of Mexico City, Mexico, defeated "Lightning" Rod Salka (24-5, 4 KOs) of Bunola, Pa. in the main event of the April 12 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN and in front of a crowd of 1,456 boxing fans at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Vargas dropped Salka with a solid combination in the fifth round and forced Salka's corner to call a halt to the fight at the end of the sixth round. "I wanted to put a great show," said Francisco Vargas."I did what he worked on in the gym, fighting cautiously and moving my head. I feel great because we did a great job. I want the rematch against Miguel Berchelt. We're ready for that fight." In tonight's co-main event, Read more [...]

Romero Duno to fight Gilberto Gonzalez on May 17th edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

LOS ANGELES (April 12, 2018): Romero "Ruthless" Duno (16-1, 14 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines will fight Mexico City's Gilberto "Flaco" Gonzalez (27-4, 22 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight fight in the main event of the May 17 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. This exciting main event will headline a night of two back-to-back battles between Mexican and Filipino fighters. ESPN2 will air the fights beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT, and stream live on ESPN3 starting at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. ESPN Deportes will air the fights on Friday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT. With more than 80% of his fights ending in a knockout victory, Duno is considered as one of the top prospects from the Philippines. Duno exploded onto Read more [...]

Al “Ice” Cole & “Baby” Joe Mesi  Honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, April 29, Induction Dinner

  NEW YORK (April 10, 2018) - Former world cruiserweight champion Al "Ice" Cole and undefeated, No.; 1 heavyweight contender "Baby" Joe Mesi are both extremely honored and grateful to be inducted, along with 21 others in the Class of 2018, into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).  The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 29, once again at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), who is from Rockland County, fought professional between 1989 and 2011, won his first 15 and 27 of his initial 28 pro fights. He captured the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight World Championship in 1992, when he won a 12-round unanimous decision over James Warring (14-1). Cole made four Read more [...]

Super-Sized Super Welterweight, Sebastian Fundora, Relaxed and Confident Going Into Action This Friday Against Also Undefeated KO Artist Veshawn Owens

It takes a big man to go into another undefeated fighter's hometown and take him down, but as the biggest super welterweight in boxing history, Sebastian "The Towering Inferno" Fundora is more than up to the task.  The 6-foot-6 Fundora (8-0, 4 KOs) will face Minnesota-based KO artist Veshawn Owens (9-0, 9 KOs) this Friday, April 13, in an eight-round showdown at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pair will meet on the undercard of the Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes event featuring hometown welterweight Jamal James taking on Abel Ramos (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) Presented by Warriors Boxing and TGB Promotions, the event will also see rugged veteran Edner Cherry battling rising lightweight Dennis Galarza in a 10-round bout and Austin Dulay and Chris Colbert clashing Read more [...]

Devin Haney will face the toughest test of his career in veteran Mason Menard in the 10-round main event of ShoBox: The New Generation

NEW YORK (April 7, 2018) - Highly regarded undefeated lightweight Devin Haney will face the toughest test of his career in veteran Mason Menard in the 10-round main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, May 11 live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The 19-year-old Haney, who was a seven-time national junior amateur champion, has been considered a blue-chip prospect since turning professional at the age of 16 in Mexico.  Haney (18-0, 12 KOs) will face by far the toughest opponent of his career in his ShoBox debut against Menard (33-2, 24 KOs), a two-time ShoBox veteran whose only loss in nearly a decade came to current WBO Lightweight Champion Ray Beltran. "The boxing world will see something they've never seen a 19-year-old professional boxer do," Haney Read more [...]