Giovanni Lorenzo Boxing News

New York, New York, (January 13, 2012) Middleweight contender and New York City native Giovanni “EL Chico Malo” Lorenzo has heard the rumors about a proposed Andy Lee/Peter Quillin bout for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 9, 2012) Three-time world title challenger Giovanni “EL Chico Malo” Lorenzo has read the reports of so-called contenders turning down the opportunity to face Ireland’s middleweight contender Andy Lee at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 17th and is chomping at the bit to get in the ring with that [...]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (January 5, 2012) Former Olympian and middleweight contender Giovanni “EL CHINGO MALO” Lorenzo is on the prowl in the New Year as he looks to the biggest fights in 2012.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, (April 15, 2011) Middleweight world title challenger Giovanni Lorenzo has filed a protest with the World Boxing Association in regards to the unprofessional conduct taken by WBA Judge Stefano Corozza during Lorenzo’s Interim World Middleweight Championship against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam held on April 2, 2011 in Le Cannet, France.

By Jim Dower: WBA interim middleweight champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (25-0, 17 KO’s) survived a 5th round knockdown against #14 ranked WBA contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KOs) but was still able to beat him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the La Palestre, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

By Michael Lieberman: Unbeaten World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight interim champion Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (25-0, 17 KO’s) will be defending his interim title against middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KO’s) on April 2nd at the Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KO’s) could be the next opponent for former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) to face on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, according to news from Dan Rafael on his Twitter page. Rafael says that Pavlik’s promotional company Top Rank [...]

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (September 14, 2010) Still upset over his recent loss to WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm on September 4th in Cologne, Germany, Giovanni Lorenzo is making plans to return to the ring before the end of the year and is targeting the biggest names in the middleweight division. “I felt like the [...]

Hometown hero Felix Sturm was the main attraction Saturday night in Cologne, Germany, when the WBA super champion defended his middleweight title against Giovanni Lorenzo from the Dominican Republic. On the undercard ARENA’s young and hungry talents impressed fans and experts in Cologne with great performances. Simon stops Abdurakhmanov

By Matt Stein: Making his first title defense in 14 months, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) won a lopsided and dull 12 round unanimous decision over the badly over-matched number #7 ranked World Boxing Association middleweight challenger Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The [...]

By Matt Stein: Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KO’s) is predicting that he’ll break WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm’s (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) tonight in their title fight at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Lorenzo, 29, is the underdog in this fight and few people think he has a chance of winning the fight due [...]

On Saturday night World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm will give his comeback after 14 months of ring absence by defending his title against Giovanni Lorenzo in Cologne, Germany. On the undercard ARENA CEO Ahmet Öner will present some of his upcoming German stars such as middleweight Benjamin Simon and super middleweights Dennis Ronert [...]

COLOGNE, GERMANY (September 3, 2010) A week’s worth of waiting in Germany for his Saturday night middleweight title showdown against World Boxing Association champion Felix Sturm has put challenger Giovanni Lorenzo in a fierce mood and Thursday’s rules meeting was the last straw.

By Jim Dower: world Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) looked in fine shape on Friday as he made weight for his fight against middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KO’s) for their fight on Saturday night at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

By Matt Stein: WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) will be fighting number #7 World Boxing Association contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This will be the first fight for Sturm in over 14 months, as he’s been out of action because of management [...]

While ESPN Friday Night Fights recently concluded its 2010 programming season, boxing fans can still turn to ESPN platforms for quality fights through November 2010. ESPN unveiled Thursday an impressive lineup of fights that will air live and exclusively on ESPN3.com for U.S.-based consumers in addition to other ESPN platforms. ESPN will kick start the [...]

COLOGNE, GERMANY (August 31, 2010) Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo captured the interest of the sports media, fans and champion Felix Sturm on Monday afternoon in Cologne, Germany, by appearing at the final press conference wearing the jersey of local underdog soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lorenzo and Sturm will battle this Saturday night, September 4th at [...]

World Boxing Association Super Champion Felix Sturm and Giovanni Lorenzo were face to face for the first time at today’s press conference for their middleweight title fight this Saturday (Sept. 4) in Cologne, Germany. “There’s no doubt about me winning the fight and becoming champion of the world”, said Lorenzo who showed up in a [...]

By Matt Stein: World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) will be making his first title defense in over a year on Saturday night when he faces number #7 ranked WBA contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KO’s) at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm, 31, hasn’t fought since defending his title in [...]

NEW YORK, NY (August 16, 2010) Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo is spending the scorching hot summer days training in New York City with one goal in mind, crushing WBA champion Felix Sturm on Saturday, September 4th in Cologne, Germany. Said Lorenzo: “My preparation has been going great; I am in the best shape of my [...]

NEW YORK, NY (August 2, 2010) Former world title challenger Giovanni Lorenzo will get another crack at the middleweight title as he heads to Cologne, Germany on Saturday, September 4th to battle WBA champion Felix Sturm. A native of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Lorenzo lost a very close, split decision to Sebastian Sylvester in Germany [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14 KO’s) will now be facing middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-2, 21 KO’s) instead of Ricardo Mayorga on September 4th at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In some ways, this is a better opponent than Mayorga, because at least the 29-year-old Lorenzo is ranked [...]

Boxing results from the Commerce Casino, Commerce, California: Giovanni Lorenzo KO 3 Daryl Salmon Leo Santa Cruz TKO 3 Jose Angel Cota Austreberto Juarez UD 6 Ernie Marquez Dmitry Chudinov TKO 3 Nathan Bedwell

LAS VEGAS, NV (June 3, 2010) Former world title challenger Giovanni Lorenzo has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with TKO Boxing Promotions it was announced today by Chet Koerner, its President. Lorenzo will make his debut under the TKO Boxing Promotions banner against veteran Daryl Salmon tonight, Thursday, June 3rd at the Commerce Casino in [...]

Boxing from the Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: Felix Diaz UD 6 Orlando Membreno

By Erik Schmidt: German middleweight Sebastian Sylvester (32-3, 15 KO’s) defeated Giovanni Lorenzo (27-2, 19 KO’s) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night to capture the vacant International Boxing Federation middleweight title at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany The final judges’ scores were 116-111 for Lorenzo, 116-112 and 115-113 for Sylvester.

By Erik Schmidt: With the recent move by former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham to vacate his title and move up to the super middleweight division, it leaves his IBF title open for top contenders Sebastian Sylvester (31-3, 15 KO’s) to fight it out with Giovanni Lorenzo (27-1, 19 KO’s) on September 19th [...]

The always-exciting Tomasz Adamek will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) cruiserweight title against undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event this Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).