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Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Boxing has announced a World Boxing Council Welterweight Tournament over three spectacular events in 2018 at a site to be determined. The inaugural three-round, eight-man, single-elimination international tournament, the ‘Jose Sulaiman World Invitational” is open to all world-class boxers who may qualify for a ranking in the top 40 by […]

The fledgling USA Boxing Alumni Association will host a gala reception this Friday night (Dec.) 8, highlighted by the induction of the inaugural class of the USA Boxing Alumni Hall of Fame, at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown in Salk Lake City, Utah.… Read

By Alden Chodash: On June 21, 1932, heavyweight champion Max Schmeling lost his title to Jack Sharkey by split decision. Very few boxing writers believed Sharkey had done enough to win the title, and shortly after the decision was announced, Schmeling’s manager Joe Jacobs yelled “We wuz robbed” in frustration. … Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has announced the signing today of top welterweight prospect CHRIS “The Heat” VAN HEERDEN, (25-2-1, 12 KO’s) to an exclusive promotional contract.… Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has announced the signings of three top prospects; undefeated cruiserweight JOSHUA TEMPLE of St. Louis, Missouri, undefeated super middleweight MARQUIS MOORE of Colorado Springs, Colorado and top Brooklyn, New York based amateur standout JUSTIN BIGGS.… Read

By Dan Ambrose: Former heavyweight world champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield says the judges made the wrong decision by not giving Gennady “GGG” Golovkin the win over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in their recent fight on September 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. … Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment, set to make their New York City debut This Saturday, September 9 at Resorts World Casino, continues to build their stacked international roster with the announcement today of the signing of Junior Welterweight Contender SANDOR “ARRASANDOR” MARTIN, (29-1-0, 10 KO’s), of Barcelona, Spain. … Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has signed top undefeated cruiserweight prospect FABIO “Stone Crusher” TURCHI, (12-0-0, 9 KO’s) of Florence, Italy, it was announced today by their COO, Eric Bentley and Turchi’s Italian promoter Mario Loreni.… Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has signed top welterweight contender Fredrick “El General Okunka” Lawson (25-1-0, 20 KO’s) to an exclusive promotional contract it was announced today by their COO, Eric Bentley and Fredrick’s manager Jacob Zwennes of Errol Hawk Sports Management of New Jersey in the United States.… Read

Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Sports and Entertainment has signed Top Bantamweight Contender and 2012 Ghanaian Olympian Duke “The Baby Faced Terminator” Micah, (20-0-0, 18 KO’s) to an exclusive promotional contract, it was announced today by their COO, Eric Bentley and Micah’s co-manager’s Michael Amoo-Bediako of Streetwise Management of Essex, England and Jacob Zwennes of Errol […]