Tag: Press Release

National and International Prospects Appearing at Detroit Brawl on January 22, at Masonic Temple in Detroit

Promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions has announced the featured fighters for a special Sunday edition of his "Detroit Brawl" series on January 22, 2017, at Masonic Temple in Detroit. In addition to Detroit fan favorite Lanardo "Pain Server" Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KOs) appearing in the eight-round main event will be an impressive group of local and international talents. In separate eight-rounders will be recognizable former cruiserweight world title challenger "Hurricane" Junior Wright (15-2-1, 12 KOs) from Evanston, Illinois; transplanted cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (13-1, 8 KOs), from Magnitogorsk, Russia, now living in Detroit and Detroit's all-action bantamweight James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs). In six-round bouts will be welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar "Bakha Bullet" Eyubov Read more [...]

Baltimore Boxing to help raise funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Baltimore, MD (December 29, 2016) – Jake Smith’s Baltimore Pro Boxing will assist with fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in association with their “Scary Night at the Fights” card Friday, January 13 at Michael’s Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, MD. A nonprofit headquartered in Rye Brook, NY, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was founded in 1949 and is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. Baltimore Boxing is providing a helping hand to Dulaney High School junior Erin Hill’s fundraising efforts for LLS by running a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. Hill, who lost her uncle Gene from Mantle Cell Lymphoma in 2010, is also a nominee for Student of the Year. “Jake Read more [...]

Professional Boxing returns Jan. 19 to Worcester

WORCESTER, Mass.  -- Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) held a press conference yesterday to formally announce its inaugural show, "New England's Future," Thursday night, January 19, at the Worcester Palladium.  It will mark the first professional boxing event in Worcester, located in Central Mass., in five years. Rivera Promotions Entertainment is owned and operated by one of Worcester's all-time greatest boxers - 3-time, 2-division world champion Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera - along with his son, Anthonee "AJ" Rivera, whose collective goal is to bring boxing back to Worcester on a consistent basis, providing boxers a platform and fans a full entertainment experience. "It's all about the fighters," RPE CEO Jose Antonio Rivera said.  "I'm in a unique position as a promoter because Read more [...]

Lewkowicz Secures Right to Broadcast KO King Guzman’s Title Defense This Saturday in Japan

Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing is proud to announce he has secured the rights to broadcast a special early-morning Woz Promotions tripleheader of world-class boxing, on TyC Sports, on Saturday, December 31, 2016 (4:30 am ET/6:30 pm JST), from the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan, and featuring boxing's next superstar, Jonathan "Salomon King" Guzman.  In the United States, TyC Sports can be found on DirecTV channel 469. One of boxing's most feared punchers, the undefeated KO artist Guzman (22-0, 22 KOs) of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will be making the first defense of his IBF World Super Bantamweight Championship against Yukinori Oguni (18-1-1, 7 KOs) of Tokyo, Japan. In the co-main event, multiple-time world champion and current WBA World Flyweight Champion Kazuto Ioka (20-1, Read more [...]

New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2017

NEW YORK (December 27, 2016) - The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, has announced its 15-member Class of 2017. The sixth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 30, at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.  "Once again, "said NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy, "we're honoring New York's finest in our sport. This is all about recognizing great fighters, as well as others involved in boxing, from the state of New York.  We're expecting another knockout night." Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Manhattan welterweight Gaspar "El Indio" Ortega (131-39-6, 69 KOs), Yonkers' world heavyweight title challenger Renaldo "Mr." Snipes (39-8-1, 22 KOs), Yonkers middleweight Doug "Cobra' Dewitt (33-8-5, Read more [...]

Victory Boxing Promotions Kicks off 3 Fight Philly Series -Press Release

PHILADELPHIA - December 27, 2016 - Victory Boxing Promotions kicks off 2017 with "Super Brawl," a ten-bout card featuring world class talent from Philadelphia and beyond, Saturday, January 28th at 2300 Arena in South Philly. Jaron Ennis (8-0, 7KO) will showcase his talents at welterweight in his ninth fight since his professional debut in April of last year. Ennis, who took home his second Briscoe Award earlier this year for his outstanding amateur career, delivered a phenomenal performance in his sixth round stoppage of Marucs Beckford (3-5-3, 1KO) earlier this month. The Ennis family has deep roots in the Philadelphia boxing scene. The 19-year-old is trained by his father and former professional boxer, Derrick "Bozy" Ennis, and is the younger brother of Derrick "Pooh" Ennis and Farah Ennis, Read more [...]

IBF Flyweight World Champion John Riel Casimero to Relinquish Title and Campaign at Super Flyweight

Former IBF World Light Flyweight and current IBF Flyweight World Champion John Riel "Quadro Alas" Casimero and his team have made the decision to relinquish his title and campaign in the super flyweight division.  Casimero (23-3, 15 KOs), who stopped Englishman Charlie Edwards in 10 rounds last September at the O2 Arena in London, will now go gunning for the 115-lb division's top dogs including IBF World Champion Jerwin Acajas and Nicaragua's Román "Chocolatito" González. 26-year-old Casimero, from Cebu City, Philippines, says he's looking forward to the opportunity to join the greats of Philippines boxing. "To win my third title would be a great honor for me and put my name in with some of the best fighters my country has ever produced," said Casimero. "I will be immediately looking Read more [...]

Smith Jr. Becomes the First Man to Stop the Legendary Hopkins – Press Release

Joe "The Beast" Smith Jr. became the first fighter to knock out the legend Bernard Hopkins as he knocked Hopkins completely out of the  ring with a vicious 4 punch combination in the 8th round. Hopkins was unable to beat the 20 count administered by referee Jack Reiss constituting a knockout win by Smith Jr. (the bout was officially declared a TKO victory). The fight was the main event on HBO Championship Boxing. Smith Jr., stalked Hopkins from the opening bell putting pressure on Bernard and landed a telling right hand in round 1 that seemed to wobble Hopkins. Joe was relentless throughout the next 2 rounds and outworked Hopkins easily while Hopkins was limited to landing sneaky pop shots here and there. Bernard was more competitive in the 4th round landing some nice counter punches Read more [...]

Press Release: Daniel Roman and Adam Lopez will face-off January 20th in Atlantic City for a possible WBA title shot

Danny "The Baby Face Assasin" Roman (21-2-1, 7 KO') from Los Angeles and Adam “Mantequilla” Lopez (16-0-1,8 KOs), of San Antonio, Texas, will face-off on January 20th, 2017, Press R for a possible shot at the 122 pound WBA title, reported Eddie Gonzalez, Danny Roman's manager and trainer.   The fight is scheduled for the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and it will be televised live by ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME. With Lopez ranked number 4 and Roman being the number 5 ranked super bantamweight, a formal request to make this an eliminator bout has been already submitted to the WBA.   The highly regarded Lopez, will be making his fourth ShoBox appearance and will be headlining  his second show after a victory over then undefeated Mario Read more [...]

Cuban Star Erislandy Lara Returns to Miami! Press Release

MIAMI (December 13, 2016) - Super welterweight world champion Erislandy "The American Dream" Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) will take on former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-2, 10 KOs) in a world title showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Spike on Friday, January 13 from Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami.  Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT with former super middleweight world champion Anthony "The Dog" Dirrell (29-1-1, 23 KOs) battling Hungary's Norbert Nemesapati (24-4, 17 KOs) in a 10-round bout. "I'm very excited to be making my return to the ring in front of my Cuban fans in Miami on Spike on January 13," said Lara. "Yuri Foreman is a former world champion who is dedicated to this sport and will be looking to win another world title. I expect nothing but Read more [...]

Ettabouti Beats Isgandarzada To Win WBF Eurasia Crown

On Saturday night, December 10, at the Halle Monconseil in Tours, France, Moroccan Yassine Ettabouti won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Eurasia Light Welterweight title when he defeated tough co-challenger Bakhtiyar Isgandarzada from Azerbaijan.  In front of a very lively crowd of about 1000 fans, mostly of Moroccan origin, Ettabouti seemed in control of the fight from the first round, and worked well off the jab before mixing things up with nice combinations. Isgandarzada was game, but almost always a step behind in the exchanges. Isgandarzada did have his moments, especially in rounds three and five where he had some significant success, but Ettabouti appeared on his way to a clear decision victory when Isgandarzada retired between the sixth and seventh stanza due to a hand-injury, Read more [...]

David Peralta looking to keep momentum of Guerrero win against Berlin Abreu this Saturday from the Sands Bethlehem Event Center and LIVE on Ringtv.com

Bethlehem, PA (December 6,, 2016) - This Saturday night, David Peralta will take on Berlin Abreu in a scheduled 10-round bout for the WBC Latino Welterweight title on a massive card that will take place on Saturday, December 10th at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center.  The show, which is promoted by GH3 Promotions, King's Promotions and Sampson Boxing, will be streamed LIVE on www.ringtv.com Peralta of Cordoba, Argentina has a record of 26-2-1 with 14 knockouts and is coming off the biggest win of his career, when he upset former world champion Robert Guerrero on August 27th in Anaheim, California. That victory has catapulted Peralta to the number-15 ranking in the WBC. "Training ca,p is going well, I am very happy for the opportunity to have camp in the United States and with such Read more [...]

Split-T Management signs 2016 U.S. Olympian Antonio Vargas to a managerial contract

New York (December 6, 2016) -Split-T Management is pleased to announce the signing of another member of the 2016 United States Olympic Team, Antonio Vargas to a managerial contract..   Vargas of Kissimmee, Florida was the Flyweight representative for the 2016 U.S. Team.  "I have known Split-T Management's David McWater for several years.  The people I know told me a lot of positive things about him.  He showed me he was a good person and the man who can manage my career the way it should be," said Vargas. Said Split-T Management's David McWater, "Antonio is just a special kid.  Of course he has all the talent and physical tools, but he is so much more than that.  He's got incredible focus and determination.  Not to mention, he is always very classy.  I wanted to represent him since Read more [...]

U.S. Olympic Star Shakur Stevenson Signs Managerial Agreement with Management Team of J. Prince, Andre Ward and Josh Dubin by Julie Goldsticker

It's official.  The brightest young star in boxing is turning pro, under the guidance of the managerial team of J. Prince, Andre Ward and Josh Dubin.           "It is an honor and a privilege to represent this young man.  Andre, Josh and I know we have the next superstar in the sport," said Prince. "Shakur is not only a gifted fighter, but someone that has the ability to be an icon.  Our first goal is to sign him with the right promoter.  Then, we will be with him every step of the journey toward greatness." Stevenson won a silver medal in the bantamweight division at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  He entered the Olympics with a perfect 23-0 international record and is the first American male to win junior and youth world titles, as well as a Youth Olympic Read more [...]

Skoglund and Shala come face-to-face ahead of WBA title clash

Erik Skoglund (25-0, 11 KOs) and Timy Shala (21-1-1, 8 KOs) came face-to-face for the first time today at the final press conference ahead of their WBA International Light Heavyweight title fight on Friday night at the Rosvalla Arena in Nyköping, Sweden.    The stakes are high for Skoglund as he returns to his hometown arena knowing that victory over ‘The Albanian Bomber’ will set him up for either a European or World title shot in 2017. The undefeated 25 year-old is currently mandatory challenger for Robert Stieglitz’s European strap, and highly ranked with all four major governing bodies, is within touching distance of a World title challenge. ‘’I’m looking forward to fighting once again in my hometown,’’ said Skoglund. ‘’There are a lot of big fights out there for Read more [...]