GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO, Mexico (May 13, 2008) – WBA champion Alexander “El Explosivio� Munoz is fighting in WBC title-holder Cristian Mijares’ hometown Saturday night (May 17) in the first super flyweight unification title bout in nearly a decade, headlining the “Noche de Campeones� pay-per-view event live from the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
“Noche …
HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 13 – Times Square in New York City. To many, it’s the center of the universe. That may be open to debate, but what isn’t is that on Wednesday, June 11th, Hard Rock Cafe New York in the heart of Times Square will be the center of the …
Welterweight contender, Don Juan Futrell (21-3-1, 10 KO’s) wants to sent a message to NABF welterweight champion Andre Berto (21-0, 18 KO’s) before his scheduled fight set to take place June 21, 2008 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis TN, televised on HBO.
“My brother Repo Rick has informed me that your fight with Miguel Angel …
READING, PA (May 12, 2008) — Reading, Pennsylvania will host a weekend of fistic warfare on June 6th & 7th at the historic Sovereign Performing Arts Center. Although the nation’s largest and best World War II Reenactment Weekend will be taking place this same weekend on the nearby Reading Airport grounds, bombs will …
Timothy Bradley knocked down Junior Witter in the sixth round on the way to winning the WBC junior welterweight title Saturday night via split decision.
Bradley leaps to 22-0. Witter, who may have been looking past Bradley towards bigger fish, is 36-2-2.
The scores were 114-113, 115-113 Bradley and one judge saw it 115-112 for Witter, who …
Junior Witter (WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION)-139 1/2
“Timothy Bradley has had some success already. He’s a young, talented fighter. He’s done quite well for himself, but on Saturday night he’s going to understand what it feels like to be in the ring with a world champion.
“I’ve seen Bradley box. He’s aggressive and active. …
NEW YORK (May 9, 2008) – Hard-hitting super middleweight Carl Froch has been added as the co-feature to Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, which is taking place from Nottingham, England (SHOWTIME, 10:45 p.m. ET/PT, tape delayed). The main event remains the WBC Super Lightweight World Championship bout between titlist Junior Witter …
Hunky Dorys Fight Night - Magnificent Seven set for Summer Sizzler at the Stadium
The Best of the Fighting Irish are set to showcase their talents at Dublin’s National Stadium on July 12th on the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night. The Magnificent Seven of Bernard Dunne, Matthew Macklin, Andrew Murray, Oisin Fagan, Darren Corbett, Ian Tims …
LAS VEGAS (May 7, 2008) – Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman� Ruiz has announced that he’s prepared to replace WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev to fight another former WBA title-holder, Nikolay Valuev, for the WBA belt.
Chagaev pulled out of his scheduled mandatory defense against Valuev in May, reportedly due to a cold …
GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO, Mexico (May 7, 2008) – Styles make fights and the May 17 unification title bout between WBC champion Cristian Mijares and WBA title-holder Alexander “El Explosivio� Munoz has all the makings of an instant classic.
The 12-round Mijares-Munoz main event, marking the first super flyweight unification title bout in more than 10 years, …
