Archive for June, 2007

John Ruiz Gears Up For Return

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

LAS VEGAS (June 19, 2007) – Media critics who bashed him unmercifully for years won’t admit it.
Fans that trashed him don’t want to hear it, either.
But American media members and fans alike do agree, in terms of their constant complaints that, today all of the major world heavyweight champions – IBF Wladimir Klitschko, WBA Ruslan …

Simms, Darchinyan Fight July In CT

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

Legendary boxing promoter Don King will present a boxing event with three world championships on Saturday, July 7 at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The main event will feature Norwalk’s own undefeated World Boxing Association super welterweight champion ‘Tremendous’ Travis Simms (25-0, 19 KOs) defending his crown against undefeated WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory …

Oscar To Address Oscar High School

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

World famous boxer Oscar De La Hoya will be giving the commencement speech this Thursday at his namesake high school Oscar De La Hoya, in East Los Angeles. This is the first senior class to graduate from Oscar De La Hoya High School and they have produced tremendous academic results.
While LAUSD …

Former Champ Rivera Starts Promotion

Monday, June 18th, 2007

Dave Tenny, a 30-year veteran of the sport of boxing with more than 30 world championship fights as a top cutman, has joined Rivera Promotions, the newest promotional team that hopes to ignite the world of boxing in New England.
“I’m excited that Dave Tenny has decided to join our team,â€? said José Antonio Rivera, three-time …

Checking In With Holyfield, Savarese

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Evander Holyfield has been in training camp for about six weeks, and according to trainer Ronnie Shields the four-time world heavyweight champion is ahead of schedule: “I wish the fight was this Saturday. I’m going to bring him down now even though there’s still two weeks to go before the fight. That’s …

LoNano Signs NY Fighter

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Light welterweight prospect Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa has signed an exclusive managerial contract with Sal LoNano, president of S&L Boxing, it was announced today.
Figueroa (16-2, 12 KOs), fighting out of the Bronx (NY), is the reigning WBC International Mundo Hispano welterweight and New York State light welterweight champion. He has won eight in a row, …

Arce Conqueror Mijares Fights July 13

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

The hottest smaller-weight boxer in the world, WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares, headlines the July 13th “The Gladiators” pay-per-view event live from the Gomez Palacio in Durango, Mexico.
Mijares (31-3-2, 12 KOs) captured the WBC Interim title last September by 12-round split decision (114-113, 114-113, 113-114) against Katsushige Kawashima (30-4) in Japan. The crafty southpaw …

Erik Morales Wants Fourth Title

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

It will be the Battle of Midway when three-division world champion ERIK “El TERRIBLEâ€? MORALES, making his Chicago debut and seeking his record fourth world title in as many weight divisions, rumbles with WBC lightweight champion and Chicago native DAVID DIAZ in the main event of “The War for 4!â€? Promoted by Top Rank …

Malignaggi, Dirrell On HBO Saturday

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

HBO’s late-night boxing series showcases an action-packed doubleheader when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: LOVEMORE N’DOU VS. PAULIE MALIGNAGGI AND CURTIS STEVENS VS. ANDRE DIRRELL is presented SATURDAY, JUNE 16 at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT), from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., exclusively …

IFL Partners with USO

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world’s number one team-based professional mixed martial arts league, is supporting America’s troops through an awareness partnership with the USO. This partnership will have service men and women “tapping out,â€? as IFL athletes and coaches teach them techniques on USO entertainment tours to military bases worldwide. IFL …