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Lee Haskins defends IBF Bantamweight title against undefeated Ryan Burnett on Saturday, June 10th, LIVE on AWE

SAN DIEGO- Bantamweight world champion Lee Haskins will attempt to protect his IBF title for a third fight, this time against undefeated Ryan Burnett, Saturday, June 10th, LIVE on AWE- A Wealth of Entertainment.   The main event will be preceded by a full afternoon of boxing from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland beginning at 3 pm EST/12 pm PST. "This fight continues our strong series of championship boxing in 2017," said AWE CEO Robert Herring, Sr. "The fight will be a tremendous battle between a classy world champion taking on a hungry, undefeated challenger." The 33 year-old world champion, Haskins, is a 14 year professional who won his first 15 fights.  After suffering his first loss to future world title challenger Tshifiwa Munyai, Haskins went on to win 11 of his next 12 Read more [...]

Melson to headline November 19 at Foxwoods Casino

New York, NY (October 11, 2016) – Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson makes his return to the ring to help the fight against heroin in Staten Island Saturday, November 19 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT.  Melson’s fight headlines a DiBella Entertainment promoted Pro-Am card as part of the recently relocated but wildly popular Broadway Boxing series. This fight card is a special event. Broadway Boxing by way of Lou DiBella, is offering a Veterans Appreciation fight card with 4 of the undercard bouts consisting of Cadets from the West Point Boxing Team boxing against Cadets from the Coast Guard Academy. Living and fighting out of New York City, Melson’s made a name for himself in and out of the ring. His outstanding professional ledger stands at 15-1-1 with 4 knockouts and in May Read more [...]

Greg Cohen Promotions Signs Co-Promotional Agreement with Red-Hot Light Heavyweight Slugger Samuel Clarkson Press Release

Greg Cohen Promotions proudly announces the signing of red-hot light heavyweight contender Samuel "Main Event" Clarkson to a co-promotional agreement, along with Ronson Frank's Uprising Promotions LLC.  25-year-old Clarkson (17-3, 11 KOs), from Cedar Hill, Texas, had a sensational year in 2015, scoring five wins, including two impressive ShoBox: The New Generation-televised victories over then 15-1 Lavarn Harvell (TKO 2) and then 13-1 Jerry Odom (TKO 3). Clarkson also beat former world title challenger Cedric Agnew (then 27-1) by decision on DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing. Trained by his father, Samuel Sr., since starting in boxing at age 17, the southpaw Clarkson went 69-9 as an amateur, winning the 2009 National PAL Amateur Championship and a pair of Texas Golden Gloves State Read more [...]

Building a Better Heavyweight: The Medical Dream Team Behind Undefeated Heavyweight Justin ‘Jawbreaker’ Jones – Press Release

A prominent group of experts has been assembled to form the team behind undefeated boxer Justin "Jawbreaker" Jones and together, they are building a better heavyweight.  Louisiana-born and Houston-based heavyweight Justin Jones is still a relative unknown on the world boxing scene, but based on the support he receives in training, that may be about to change.  Heading up the team is Jones' advisor, a man once known as the youngest promoter in Louisiana State history, Kerry Daigle.   Daigle, a long-time respected staple of the Southern boxing scene, as well as a top executive for Juice Plus personal health and safety products, brought in some medical heavy hitters to assist coaches Maurice "Termite" Watkins and Eleazar Renteria with the hidden side of training a fighter: nutrition.   Dr. Read more [...]