MIRANDA GETS 2008 KO OF THE YEAR; LOOKING TO MAKE HIS 2009 CONTRIBUTION ON JANUARY 14TH
HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 31 – On January 11, 2008, Edison Miranda blasted David Banks out of the ring in the third round, a knockout recently named 2008 Knockout of the Year by ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael. On January 14th, 2009, [...]

Antonio Margarito vs. Sugar Shane Mosley: It’s On!

LAS VEGAS (December 29, 2008) – Former Kazakhstan Olympian Beibut Shumenov (7-0, 5 KOs), fresh off of his impressive 10-round decision victory against Columbian knockout artist Epifanio “Diamente” Mendoza (28-6-1, 24 KOs), arguably is the most ambitious, fastest-rising prospect in boxing.
Fighting only 13 months as a professional unbeaten light heavyweight Shumenov has already captured three [...]

World Super Flyweight Championship
DARCHINYAN vs. ARCE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 at HONDA CENTER
LIVE on SHOWTIME
World Super Flyweight Championship
VIC DARCHINYAN vs. JORGE ARCE
AND
NABO LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
ANTONIO DeMARCO vs. KID DIAMOND
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FEBRUARY 7 — HONDA CENTER — LIVE ON SHOWTIME
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December 30 at 10 A.M. PT
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And Happy Holidays if you celebrate something else!
MJW

VERO BEACH, Florida (December 23, 2008) – Team McGirt has reevaluated middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (19-1-1, 9 KOs) and, after considerable soul searching, has collectively decided that the 26-year-old southpaw will return to old-school training and incorporate a more aggressive attack in order to take better advantage of his hand speed, as well as [...]

THE WBC’S “BEST OF 2008 AWARDS”
The World Boxing Council’s Board of Governors has voted on the awards for the “Best of 2008,” and the results are as follows:
BOXER OF THE YEAR
Manny [...]

WEIGHTS: JOAN GUZMAN 135 LBS. & AMETH DIAZ 134.25 LBS.
Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) is in his native Dominican Republic to take on World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin lightweight champion Ameth Diaz (25-7, 19 KOs) of Panama this Saturday, Dec. 20, from El Palacio de los Deportes in Guzman’s hometown of Santo Domingo.
The 12-round fight [...]

CA-BASED PROMOTER INKS ANOTHER
HOT LOCAL PROSPECT
Los Angeles, CA (December 19, 2008) – On the heels of last month’s signing of East LA 2008 Olympian Shawn Estrada, Goossen Tutor Promotions’ President Dan Goossen has signed undefeated Covina, CA lightweight John Molina, Jr. to an exclusive promotional contract with the company.
One of the hottest young lightweight [...]

Weights From Switzerland
Valuev-Holyfield PPV
Nicolai Valuev 310 ¾ lbs.
Evander Holyfield 214 ¼ lbs.
(WBA Heavyweight Championship)
Francisco Pianeta [...]