Archive for March, 2009

Figueroa/Bailey An Eliminator

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Figueroa plans to put Bailey
into checkmate position Friday night on ESPN
NEW YORK (March 31, 2009) – NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa feels every fight is like a chess match and he plans to put former 2-time world champion Randall Bailey into a checkmate position Friday night on ESPN2 during their scheduled 12-round [...]

Chambers Ready For Title Shot?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

CHAMBERS DECLARES HIMSELF READY FOR WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SHOT FOLLOWING BIG WIN OVER FORMER WORLD CHAMPION SAMUEL PETER
Los Angeles, CA (March 31, 2009) – He’s called “Fast Eddie” for having, arguably, the fastest hands in the heavyweight division. He could be called “Steady Eddie,” for the consistent, workmanlike manner he conducts his business [...]

Quotes From Dirrell, Hearns

Friday, March 27th, 2009

ANDRE DIRRELL & DERRICK FINDLEY,
RONALD HEARNS & HARRY JOE YORGEY,
THOMAS “HITMAN’’ HEARNS QUOTES
Friday, March 27, 2009,
Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma
Special Edition Of “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION’’
Tomorrow/Saturday, March 28; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT
Undefeated super middleweight Andre “The Matrix’’ Dirrell faces Derrick “Superman’’ Findley and Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns meets “Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey [...]

Estrada Plans Povetkin Upset

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada
Plans to upset No. 1 rated Alexander Povetkin
April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany
PROVIDENCE (March 27, 2009) – 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada held an open media workout today at his ”Big Six Academy” in Providence before he departs Sunday for Germany to fight Alexander Povetkin, 2004 Olympic gold [...]

Sponsored By Goodyear? Peter 265

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter weighed in at a career high 265 pounds ahead of his Friday fight with Eddie Chambers. In first fight since losing the world title to Vitali Klitschko last October, one might think Peter would want to send a message that he learned his lesson, that his fire has been [...]

Pascal To Stay Busy

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

EDMONTON / MONTREAL March 27, 2009 - Super Channel, Groupe Yvon Michel and Hennessy Sports team up to bring Canadian fight fans a stirring afternoon of boxing action on Saturday April 4, featuring the return of Super Middleweight contender Jean Pascal, and the sixth pro fight of stellar prospect Logan Cotton McGuinness, LIVE from the [...]

See Manny, Ricky In Hollywood!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

PACMAN and HITMAN NATIONS UNITE!
BOTH CHAMPIONS INVITE THEIR FANS TO SEE
THEM WALK THE RED CARPET FOR THEIR ONLY
U.S. APPEARANCE TOGETHER BEFORE FIGHT WEEK
THIS MONDAY! MARCH 30 at 7 P.M.
ROOSEVELT HOTEL in HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (March 26, 2009) – Boxing’s No. 1 pound for [...]

Peter/Chambers Weigh In Open

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

NOKIA KNOCKOUT WEIGH IN
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TO BE HELD At Crown Plaza Hotel LAX
Thursday, March 25 at 11:00AM
WHO: Sam “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter, #5 IBF, WBO and WBC contender
“Fast” Eddie Chambers, #3 IBF Heavyweight contender
2008 U.S. Olympian, Shawn Estrada
Lightweight sensation, John Molina
2008 U.S. Olympian, Javier Molina
Promoter Dino Duva
[...]

Andrade To Meet Tsypko

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

UNBEATEN TIMOTHY BRADLEY, KENDALL HOLT
TO DO BATTLE FOR WBC & WBO 140-POUND BELTS
IN COMPELLING UNIFICATION BOUT ON SHOWTIME®
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Vitali Tsypko to oppose Librado Andrade in co-feature on Saturday, April 4, 2009,
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING—Live at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT
From The Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada
NEW YORK (March 25, 2009) – If the action inside the ring [...]

Antillon Is Antsy

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

LOS ANGELES, March 25 – Unbeaten in 25 fights with 18 knockouts, and ranked in the top five by three of the four major world sanctioning bodies, Maywood, California’s Urbano Antillon has more than earned his right to a major fight on premium cable television or for a world championship, yet the top names at [...]