Tag: Boxing

New York: Hank Lundy, Terence Crawford make weight

NEW YORK (Feb. 26th, 2016) -- Junior welterweights Hank Lundy and Terence Crawford each made weight Friday at the Theater Lobby at the Madison Square Garden in advance of their 12-round World Boxing Organization (WBO) world title bout Saturday in the main event of HBO's World Championship Boxing doubleheader, promoted by Top Rank and CES Boxing.    Philadelphia's Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) weighed 138.2 pounds, well below the 140-pond weight limit, while the undefeated, reigning champion Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) tipped the scales at 139.2.    Friday's weigh-in was rare in that the main event fighters did not share the stage or pose for a face-off following a near altercation between the two at Thursday's final press conference at Chase Square.    After speaking to the press Read more [...]

LaManna to take on Kendal Mena in main event on Saturday, March 19 at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City

Atlantic City, NJ (February 26, 2016)--On Saturday night,  March 19, Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna will headline in an 8-round Welterweight bout when he fights Kendal Mena at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City . The card is promoted by Rising Promotions in association with Vincent M. Ponte's Gulf Stream Promotions. LaManna (19-1, 7 KO's) of nearby Millville, New Jersey will be making his second consecutive appearance at The Claridge.  LaManna won a 8-round unanimous decision over Ariel Vasquez on December 5th. LaManna used his reach and height and worked behind his jab to keep Vasquez at bay.  As the fight wore on, LaManna started to dominate with body punches and cruised home to victory to the tune of 79-72 on two scorecards and 78-73. The 24 year-old LaManna turned professional Read more [...]

Philly native Lundy draws inspiration from family heading into Saturday’s world title bout in New York City

NEW YORK (Feb. 25th, 2016) -- The playful ribbing between Hank Lundy and Terence Crawford that began in mid-January continued at Thursday's final press conference when Crawford's trainer, Brian McIntyre -- a former fighter himself -- walked to the podium at Chase Square with a T-shirt that read, "I went to the Madison Square Garden and all I got was knocked out by Terrence Crawford," an obvious jab at Lundy.   "These will be available for Hank and his team following the fight," McIntyre deadpanned.   Team Lundy, led by CES Boxing president Jimmy Burchfield Sr., Lundy's promoter, enjoyed a quick laugh at its own expense, with Burchfield taking the shirt, folding it carefully and placing it on his lap while McIntyre continued his monologue, merely an extension of the month-long social Read more [...]

GH3 Promotions Lopez, Foster, Odom and Frometa shine this past Friday night in Atlantic City

Nutley, NJ (February 24, 2016) - This past Friday night at Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City four members of the GH3 Promotional banner, put on great performances and three of those were televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation that was seen on SHOWTIME®.   In the main event, Super Bantamweight, Adam Lopez (15-0) remained undefeated as he scored an emphatic unanimous decision Mario Munoz to retain the WBA Fedlatin title.   Jerry Odom (13-2-1) continued to establish himself as one of the most exciting fighters in the super middleweight division with a 8-round draw with previously unblemished Ronald Ellis.   Lightweight O'Shaquie Foster (10-1, 7 KO's) scored a beatdown over previously undefeated Lavisas Williams by scoring a 7th round stoppage in an scheduled 8-round Read more [...]

Khurtsidze Replaces The Injured Sam Soliman

NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2016) - Undefeated middleweight contender Antoine Douglas will face hard-hitting Avtandil Khurtsidze in the co-feature of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION® on Saturday, March 5, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT) from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Khurtsidze (30-2-2, 20 KOs) steps in to face GH3 Promotions' Douglas (19-0-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-round middleweight bout for the WBO International title after Sam Soliman pulled out of the fight last week with a knee injury. Khurtsidze, of Brooklyn, N.Y. by way of Kutaisi, Georgia, has won eight straight - including six by knockout - since dropping a controversial decision to then-unbeaten Hassan N'Dam in a bout for the vacant interim WBA World Middleweight Title in Paris in 2010. Khurtsidze was scheduled Read more [...]

Meet Boxcino 2014 Lightweights (Videos)

LAUGHLIN, NV (FEBRUARY 21, 2014)--Below are video interviews of the lighteight fighters who will compete in Boxcino 2014 that begins tonight at the Edgewater Hotel Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. The tournament will begin LIVE on ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes+ and WatchESPN at 9pm eastern / 6 pm pacific Media outlets may use the videos on their sites by copy/paste the embedded codes Yakubu Amidu            Chris Rudd           Petr Petrov             Fedor Papazov           Miguel Gonzalez             Miguel Read more [...]