Archive for September, 2008

Toney To Meet Tony Thompson

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

James Toney was present at the California card headlined by Paul Williams/Andy Kolle.
Toney recommended that Chris Arreola come into his next fight in better shape.
He also told Hasim Rahman that he “quit like a little sissy.”
Toney said that he’ll be taking on Tony Thompson in December.

Marquez Promises To Beat Abraham

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

IBF middleweight title fight Oct. 4 on PPV in U.S. & Canada
HOBOKEN, N.J. (September 25, 2008) – Former world champion Raul “El Diamente” Marquez, who overcome the destruction of Hurricane Ike, recently broke his Houston training camp and departed for Germany, where on October 4th he challenges unbeaten International Boxing Federation middleweight champion “King” Arthur [...]

Oscar/Pacman SOLD OUT

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (September 24, 2008) – Tickets to “The Dream Match” — the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world champion OSCAR DE LA HOYA and boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter MANNY PACQUIAO – are already gone just hours after going on sale today, making the almost 16,000-seat arena a complete sell out with [...]

Vivian Harris Returns

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

For Immediate Release~ Lyndhurst, New Jersey (September 22, 2008) – Boxing is back at Medieval Times! Former world champion Vivian Harris will headline “Knockout Knights” when big-time boxing returns to the beautiful Medieval Times Castle in Lyndhurst, NJ on Wednesday, October 29th.
The hard-hitting Harris, a Guyanese native who resides in Brooklyn, New York, has long [...]

Oscar Taps Beristain

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Nacho Beristain will prepare Oscar De La Hoya for his Dec. 6 fight with Manny Pacquiao, the AP reports.
Oscar’s most recent trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., is training Ricky Hatton for his Nov. 22 bout with Paulie Malignaggi.
Beristain trained Juan Manuel Marquez for both of his bouts against Pacquiao, so that figures to help [...]

Mosley/Mayorga Airs Saturday

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Sparks will fly when HBO Sports spotlights world-class performers on WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: SHANE MOSLEY VS. RICARDO MAYORGA AND ANDRE BERTO VS. STEVE FORBES, presented live SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 (10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Cal., [...]

Oct. 3 ShoBox Has 4 Unbeatens

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

ShoBox: The New Generation
Friday, Oct. 3, Live at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME
From Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland
NEW YORK (Sept. 22) – Four undefeated rising stars hope to excite and impress Friday, Oct. 3, on ShoBox: The New Generation when highly touted welterweight prospect “King” James De la Rosa takes on Baltimore’s own [...]

Chavez Jr To Headline PPV

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, JR. & NONITO DONAIRE, JR.
HEADLINE “FINAL IMPACT” LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW
Saturday, November 1 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow!
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (September 22, 2008) – The future is now! The poster boys for Generation X-Citing — undefeated top-10 super welterweight contender JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, JR. and International Boxing [...]

Angulo Snarling At Tsurkan

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

TEMECULA, CALIF. (September 22, 2008) – Let loose this dog of war!
Undefeated junior middleweight contender ALFREDO “PERRO” ANGULO (13-0, 10 KOs), from Mexico, can’t wait to sink his teeth into [...]

Pascal To Meet Froch

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Montréal, September, 19, 2008 : Two of the world’s hardest hitting super middleweights are set to put their respective unbeaten records on the line in a battle for the division’s most prestigious championship belt as Montreal, Quebec’s Jean Pascal (21-0, 14 KO’s) squares off against Carl “The Cobra” Froch (23-0, [...]