Tag: WBAN

Teenage Boxing Prodigies Continue Sparring Tour in Texas

Teenage Boxing Prodigies Continue Sparring Tour in Texas Teenage Boxing Prodigies Invade The Alamo LAS VEGAS, NV (June 26, 2020) – Undefeated twin phenoms Angel "AK-47" Barrientes (2-0, 2 KOs) and Chavez "The Beast" Barrientes (2-0, 2 KOs), as well as their stablemate Demler "DJ War Machine" Zamora III (3-0, 2 KOs), who fight out of the Pound-4-Pound Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, continue their boxing tour of the United States as they’ve arrived in San Antonio, TX. The three elite boxers are fresh off their trip to the Bay Area, where they got Read more [...]

Salita Promotions Reaches Agreement with Lennox Lewis Promoter Panos Eliades to Display Most of Lewis’ Legendary Career

Salita Promotions Reaches Agreement with Lennox Lewis Promoter Panos Eliades to Display Most of Lewis’ Legendary Career on Salita Promotions YouTube Channel Salita Promotions proudly announces another high-profile addition to the extensive library of classic fights on their YouTube Channel after reaching an agreement with Lennox Lewis’ long-time promoter/manager, Panos Eliades of Panix Promotions, to display nearly all of Lewis’ hall-of-fame career, free of charge to boxing fans. Eliades’ amazing collection of fight videos spans from Lewis’ 1989 pro debut as the 1988 Super Heavyweight Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist to his successful defense of the WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships in 2000 over David Tua. Lewis only fought four more times after Tua, retiring Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s World-Ranked and undefeated Abraham Nova battles Avery Sparrow TONIGHT in Las Vegas

NEW YORK (June 25, 2020) - TONIGHT at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, world-ranked and undefeated junior lightweight Abraham "Super" Nova takes on tough Philly-based Avery Sparrow in the co-feature bout of a Top Rank promoted card on ESPN (8 PM ET / 5 PM PT) Nova, 26, of Albany, New York has a record of 18-0 with 14 knockouts. The four-year pro is currently ranked number-six by the WBA and number-seven by the WBO, will be making his 2nd start of 2020.  He is coming off a 4th round stoppage of 57-fight veteran Pedro Navarrete on January 18th in Verona, New York. Nova has wins over Martin Nicolas Matamala (9-2), Andres Zapata (7-1), Hassan Nourdine (9-2); He won the NABA Super Featherweight title with a unanimous decision Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s Rolando Vargas takes on Fellow Undefeated Miguel Contreras TONIGHT in Las Vegas

Split-T Management's Rolando Vargas takes on Fellow Undefeated Miguel Contreras TONIGHT in Las Vegas NEW YORK (June 23, 2020) - TONIGHT at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Split-T Management fighter Rolando Vargas takes a step up in competition when he takes on fellow undefeated Miguel Contreras in a six-round junior welterweight bout featuring undefeated fighters.   The fight can be seen live on ESPN beginning at 8 PM ET.   Vargas, 20,  of Milwaukee is 5-0 with all wins coming via stoppage.   After winning the 2017 Junior National Championships, Vargas turned professional, and has ripped off five consecutive knockouts, with none of his fights reaching the 3rd round. Vargas will be making Read more [...]

Joshua Franco Defeats Andrew Moloney to Become the WBA Super Flyweight World Champion

JOSHUA ‘THE PROFESSOR’ FRANCO DEFEATS ANDREW ‘THE MONSTER’ MOLONEY TO BECOME THE WBA SUPER FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION Photo Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank LAS VEGAS (June 23, 2020) – Class was in definitely session tonight as Joshua “The Professor” Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs) of San Antonio, Texas captured the WBA Super Flyweight World Title by defeating Australia’s Andrew “Monster” Moloney (21-1, 14 KOs) via 12-round unanimous decision. Franco, who scored one knockdown in the eleventh round, won with scores of 115-112, 114-113, and 114-113 inside the Grand Ballroom of the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on ESPN. “I always knew this was Read more [...]

Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker signs promising U.S. Army boxing prospect Daniel Bailey, Jr. to managerial contract

Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker signs promising U.S. Army boxing prospect Daniel Bailey, Jr. to managerial contract BOSTON (June 11, 2020) - Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker announced today that it has inked decorated U.S. Army boxer Daniel Bailey, Jr. to an exclusive managerial contract. Born in Miami, the 24-year-old Bailey has had more than 100 amateur matches and he is currently the No. 10 ranked bantamweight in the United States. Bailey joined the U.S. Army in 2015 and he is currently a Specialist 4th Class stationed at Fort Carson, which is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He qualified to be a member of the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), created to give elite Soldier-athletes to perform at the International level while also serving in the military. WCAP Read more [...]

Williams defeats Keys at Battle at the Boat 125

TACOMA, Wash. – Apparently former title contender Dannie Williams has plenty of gas left in the tank.Williams, fighting for the second time following a lengthy hiatus, ended Andre Keys' 11-fight winning streak with a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event of the Battle at the Boat 125 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday.  Williams appeared as the 96-94, 96-94 and 97-93 winner in the welterweight contest, improving his record to 24-3. It was Williams' second fight following a near 6 1/2-year layoff. He made his return last March, defeating Ronald Rivas. That marked his first fight since he lost to John Molina Jr in a bout for the NABO lightweight championship in January of 2013.  Key, who was fighting in front of his hometown, dropped to 12-2 with the loss. In Read more [...]

Star Boxing Year in Review: A look Back Before this Friday’s Rockin Fights Kali Reis

2017 was certainly a memorable year for Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.  2017 marked the continued dominance of former Jr. Middleweight world champion Demetrius Andrade.  While Andrade captured a second World Championship in Germany over Jack Culcay (March 11, 2017, WBA Championship), October saw Andrade stepping up to the Middleweight division in a shutout performance on HBO (over Alantis Fox).  Andrade hopes 2018 will see him in with the top fighters at 160 lbs. 2017 saw the emergence of "The Hebrew Hammer", Cletus Seldin on the world stage.  Seldin had 3 fights in 4 months including two in consecutive months (November and December) on HBO, a distinction held by only Mike Tyson, Roy Jones and now Cletus Seldin.  Seldin looked sensational Read more [...]

Prestigious WBAN Belt to Be Awarded to Winner of Shields-Nelson Showdown for World Super Middleweight Championship Live on SHOWTIME

 The WBAN, one of the most highly-respected organizations in female boxing, has announced that their World Super Middleweight Championship belt will be on the line this Friday, January 12, when two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa "T-Rex" Shields (4-0, 2 KOs) defends her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 KOs) live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The Women's Boxing Archive Network, founded in 1998 by former #1-rated fighter Sue "TL" Fox, has become the world's leading authority for resource and information on female boxing. The WBAN belt is awarded selectively and only in recognition of championship fights featuring best-in-class matchups in a division. Shields and Nelson are ranked #1 Read more [...]

Canelo Alvarez Wins WBO Title – press release-Golden Boy Promotions

ARLINGTON, TX (September 17, 2016) - On Mexican Independence Weekend, Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) was crowned the new WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion in front of a record breaking crowd of 51,240 roaring fans at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Canelo established himself as a ticket seller king breaking AT&T Stadium's previous record of 50,994 for a boxing event established by Manny Pacquioa vs. Joshua Clottey in 2010. The show started off with a bang as pyrotechnic displays were incorporated into the fighters' ring walks in celebration of the festive Mexican holiday. At the start of the fight, both Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) of Liverpool, England came out aggressively Read more [...]

Braehmer and Cleverly come face-to-face at kick-off press conference – Press Release/Sauerland Promotions

Juergen Braehmer (48-2, 35 KOs) and Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) came face-to-face today at a press conference in Hamburg ahead of their WBA World Light Heavyweight title fight on October 1 at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany.  erland The fighters appeared in a confident mood as they discussed their upcoming World title tussle, and having twice come close to sharing a ring, both Champion and Challenger are eager to prove who is the better man. ‘’I’m very happy this fight is finally happening,’’ said Braehmer. ‘’Nathan Cleverly is a great boxer. He has an offensive style and a high work-rate, which I'm sure will make for an entertaining night for the fans in Neubrandenburg. ‘’Of course, every fight is a challenge, but I believe Nathan will provide me Read more [...]

Tenge Defends WBF World Title Against Szabados

If the action in the ring lives up to the “Queens of War” billing which has been attached to the event, fans are in for a treat when World Boxing Federation (WBF) Womens World Super Welterweight champion Noni Tenge defends her title against Hungary´s Szilvia Szabados on Friday March 18.  Tenge, who won the WBF world title last December with a unanimous decision over compatriot Julie Tshabalala, will clash with Szabados at the Durban International Convention Centre in South Africa, on a show promoted by Mileham & Malinga. As one of the most accomplished female boxers in the sport, Tenge has compiled an impressive 15-1-1 (10) record and captured WBF, IBF and WBA world titles at Welterweight before moving up to Super Welterweight for the Tshabalala encounter last year. In 25-year-old Read more [...]

Jose Sniper Pedraza Captures IBO World Title. Paredes and Rivera Win Pro Debuts

PONCE, PUERTO RICO (March 23, 2014) - Last night at the auditorium Juan Pachin Vicens in Ponce, Puerto, undefeated super featherweight contender, Jose "Sniper" Pedraza (16-0, 10 KOs) captured the vacant International Boxing Organization super featherweight world title, with a dominating unanimous decision victory against Mexico's Alberto "Kichis" Garza (26-7-1, 21 KOs).  Scorecards read 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. "This was another fight where I went the distance and learned a lot." said Pedraza. "I'm working on everything each time I step in the ring.  I'm feeling more comfortable while I'm honing in on my skills to get better.  I feel I'm ready to fight any of the other world champions in my division, but 'm going to leave that up to my promoters, Gary Shaw, Lou DiBella and Javier Read more [...]

Houston Heavyweight Skipp Scott Prepares to Upset the Apple Cart: Don’t Believe the Hype About Washington. I’m the Next ‘Big’ Thing!

Houston Heavyweight Skipp Scott Prepares to Upset the Apple Cart: Don't Believe the Hype About Washington. I'm the Next 'Big' Thing! Towering heavyweight giant Skipp "Strictly Business" Scott (16-1, 10 KOs), the 6' 8" native of Houston, Texas, would like to set the record straight about his upcoming fight with heavily hyped, but untested Gerald "El Gallo Negro" Washington (11-0, 8 KOs). The two mammoth heavyweights (Washington stands 6' 5") will collide in the 10-round co-main event on Thursday, April 3, when Golden Boy Live! presents "Night Of The Heavyweights," a tripleheader of heavyweight action on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes, from the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. In the 10-round main event, unbeaten Cuban Luis Read more [...]

Thomas Dulorme Camp Notes From Oxnard, California

   OXNARD, CA (March 17, 2014) - Gary Shaw Productions rising star, Puerto Rican sensation, Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs), who's highly ranked in all sanctioning organizations, gives his thoughts on his recent training camp with new trainer, Robert Garcia.  Dulorme will battle Karim Mayfield (18-0-1, 11 KOs) in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 29 in a 10-round bout for the NABF Super Lightweight title on the undercard of Sergey Kovalev (23-0-1, 21 KOs) vs. Cedric Agnew (26-0, 13 KOs). Both fights will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark® beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  Dulorme on working with promoter Gary Shaw and fighting on HBO... "Gary Shaw is a fantastic promoter and I'm thrilled to be fighting back on HBO. I told Read more [...]