Archive for October, 2011

Armchair boxing fans are in for a big treat this weekend as both the British Cruiserweight title fight, between Leon ‘Solid’ Williams and Rob Norton, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Cruiserweight title bout, between Marco Huck and Rogelio Omar Rossi are to be broadcast live on Sports Tonight (Freeview HD – Channel 112).

Nonito Donaire and Omar Andres Narvaez are looking to excite their UK fans’ on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456) this Sunday morning. “Filipino Flash” Donaire defends his WBO/WBC World Bantamweight titles against the dangerous hard-hitting Narvaez LIVE from Madison Square Garden on BoxNation from 2am.

On Friday, November 18, The Winner Sports Promotions, Bad Dog Productions and Warriors Boxing Promotions will proudly present “Miami Warfare” a night of world-class professional boxing at the Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC) in Miami, Florida.

GROVES FULLY FOCUSED ON SMITH ***LIVE ON BOXNATION (SKY PLATFORM CH. 456)*** GEORGE GROVES 13-0 (10 KO’s) is fully focused on his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight title match-up with rival Paul Smith 31-2 (17). Groves did not rule out a rematch to his bitter rival James DeGale in the future but his attentions were firmly [...]

October 21st IRISH AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION Katie Taylor is just one win away from winning her fifth European title in-a-row following a convincing victory over Helena Falk in Rotterdam today.

Ashley Sexton defends his English title on York Hall undercard Lee ‘Lights Out’ Purdy will defend his British Welterweight title against Colin Lynes at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Wednesday 9 November, live on Sky Sports.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) light middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KO’s) will be defending his title on November 26 against Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KO’s) in Guadalajara, Mexico. The fight will be aired on HBO.

Santa Fe Springs, CA (October 20, 2011) – Artemio “King” Reyes (13-1, 11 KOs) is set to make his SHOWTIME “ShoBox:The New Generation” debut in just over a week when he goes toe-to-toe against 2008 U.S. Olympian Javier Molina (9-0, 4 KOs) of Commerce, CA. The World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino welterweight champion will battle [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) thinks he’ll be a stronger fighter now that he’s moving up five pounds from the super featherweight division to take on Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on November 5th at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) / World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) believes he has the key for victory when he takes on World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s).

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins has gotten back his WBC light heavyweight title after the World Boxing Council gave it back to him after reviewing the results of Hopkins’ 2nd round technical knockout loss against Chad Dawson last Saturday night.

Friday, Oct. 21, Foxwood Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. Live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME®

LOS ANGELES, October 20 – Following an impressive September knockout over Daniel Jimenez, NABO Junior Lightweight Champion Eloy “The Prince” Perez will return to his hometown of Salinas, California on Friday, October 28 to square off against veteran Ira Terry in the 10 round main event of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” at the Sherwood Hall.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): There have been rumors circulating recently that there is a rift between World Boxing Association (WBA) / International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s).

By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s face has been ripped and torn apart so badly in a number of his fights in recent years that it’s left him with extensive scar tissue around both of his eyes.

Mashantucket, CT/New York, NY – (Oct. 20, 2011) – Tomorrow night DiBella Entertainment presents “Octoberfist: Fight Night Done Right”, at the beautiful MGM Grand at Foxwoods, featuring undefeated super middleweight prospects, Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (19-0, 14KO’s) and Will “Power” Rosinsky (14-0, 8KO’s) and Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (17-0, 3KO’s) taking on Daniel Sostre (11-4-1, 4KO’s) [...]

World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referee and judges who will work on the Bantamweight (Nonito Donaire vs Omar Narvaez) and Jr Heavyweight (Marco Huck vs Rogelio Rossi) title bouts, respectively, to be held in New York and Germany.

Documentary Chronicles the Story of Chuck Wepner, the Man Behind the Legend Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, NJ who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he took abuse from Sonny Liston, got his nose broken by Muhammad Ali, and inspired Sylvester Stallone to [...]

The weigh in for Friday’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams versus Rob Norton British Cruiserweight title bout took place at the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym, in Canning Town, London, earlier today.

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (October 20, 2011) – America’s only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel – FIGHT NOW TVTM- keeps LIVE action coming as it delivers a rivalry theme show Saturday night (Oct. 22) from Canada, featuring Logan Cotton McGuinness against Benoit Gaudet for the vacant North American Boxing Association (“NABA”) Super Featherweight championship.

October 20, 2011 — Union City and North Bergen, NJ — Sartonk Designs and Global Boxing are pleased to announce the release of the most recent SARTONK design, commissioned by Global Boxing. This one-of-a-kind belt will be awarded to winners of the People’s Choice awards, a competition that Global Boxing will soon launch for athletes [...]

CANASTOTA, NY – OCTOBER 20, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame is pleased to announce one of today’s boxing stars, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, has donated fight-worn boxing trunks to the Hall. Guerrero donated the trunks he wore in his November 6, 2010 win (W 10) over Vicente Escobedo.

It’s a night of big action in the bantamweight division when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: NONITO DONAIRE VS. OMAR NARVAEZ is seen SATURDAY, OCT. 22 (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) from the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will be ringside for [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It seems that Amir Khan’s worries about a rift between him and his buddy Manny Pacquiao have been placated, as Khan is now saying they’re back training together. Yesterday, Khan said that he felt tension in the Pacquiao camp and that he wasn’t being allowed to spar with Pacquiao for one reason [...]

TOTOWA, NJ/ORANGE, CA (October XX, 2011) — The signing of former world amateur star, power-punching Alex “The Prince” Theran, has bolstered an already strong Team Colombia, which is co-promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be defending his title for the first time when he faces challenger Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KO’s).

Former two time world champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will face a new foe next October 29 at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, after a hand injury suffered by previous opponent Raul “Rayito” Garcia, for their fight in the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Tournament card presented by PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) as [...]

Stourbridge’s Rob Norton and Streatham’s Leon Williams weighed this afternoon in advance of their British Cruiserweight title bout tomorrow evening at York Hall. The champion Norton weighed in at 14st 3pounds whilst the younger challenger Williams weighed in at 13st 13pounds.

Fast rising British prospect Paul Butler is looking forward to this weekends big World Boxing Organization (WBO)/World Boxing Council (WBC) World Bantamweight title clash between Nonito Donaire and Omar Andres Narvaez, live on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456) from New York’s Madison Square Garden.

DENTON VASSELL will make the second defence of his Commonwealth welterweight title against Australian Samuel Colomban at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday November 12. Cameroon born Colomban, 26, has won 20 of his 23 professional bouts and is the reigning WBO Oriental champion.