Former IBA Americas light middleweight champion Matt “The Predatorâ€? Vanda continues his mission to return to world title contention when he faces bitter cross-town rival Kenny “KOâ€? Kost on Friday night in the 10-round main event, headlining “The Brawl In St. Paul: A Father’s Day Special,â€? at “The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium” in St.. Paul.
Vanda …
Pro boxing goes upscale when “Black-Tie Boxing� comes to New York City on June 27 as caviar and champagne replace hot dogs and beer, tuxedos and gowns become required attire and fashion models serve as round card girls, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
“Black-Tie Boxing,â€? presented by Thomas Gallagher Productions, Inc., will be …
Two time WBO champion Joan Guzman has released an official statement asserting that he has accepted to fight Manny Pacquiao at any location, on any date. Guzman’s manager, Jose Nunez stated, “We haven’t out priced ourselves, we have agreed to the terms that Top Rank has presented us with last Wednesday …
WBC #4 ranked middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (24-0, 16 KO’s) has issued a challenge to WBC #2 ranked contender Khoren Gevor, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. The winner of the bout should earn the #1 ranking and be installed as the mandatory challenger for the winner of the Jermain …
Former world champion Hasim Rahman returns to action this Thursday, June 14. He will take on Taurus “The Bull” Sykes of Brooklyn, N.Y. Rahman vs. Sykes will be televised live on the VERSUS Network from the Main Street Armory in Rochester, N.Y.
Rahman has a new trainer in Marshall Kauffman of Reading, Pa.
“A lot of people …
Nick Charles, one of boxing’s finest and most recognizable blow-by-blow announcers has joined VERSUS and will make his network debut on the next Fight Night on VERSUS in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing, Thursday, June 14 at 9 p.m. ET from the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.
Charles, the blow-by-blow voice of Showtime’s …
Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding Boxer, headlines the “Pinnacle FiteNite” pro boxing show Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota.
Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), born in Kazakhstan and now living in Arizona, is ranked No. 14 by the …
Four-time world lightweight champion and reigning IBA title-holder Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson has issued challenges to two of the three Diaz world lightweight champs - (WBA/WBO) Juan, and (IBF) Julio - as well as leading contender Joel Casmayor for a proposed title fight August 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Johnston’s promoter, Silverhawk Championship …
Former highly-decorated amateur boxing star Mark “The Italian Bazooka� DeLuca headlines “Pro Boxing,� presented by Rising Star Promotions on Friday, June 8 at Freeport (IBEW) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
DeLuca (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Whitman (MA), was the gold medal winner at the 2004 National Silver Gloves Tournament, among his more notable amateur achievements. …
In looking to create a more “radical” atmosphere of music and sound for Saturday’s world championship boxing pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden, promoters Bob Arum and Todd duBoef of Top Rank knew there was only one man for the job — world-famous DJ JUSTIN HOFFMAN, nephew of radical activist and Chicago seven alumnus Abbie …
