Archive for July, 2009

Bradley, Campbell, Alexander, Witter Make Weight

Friday, July 31st, 2009

TIMOTHY BRADLEY vs. NATE CAMPBELL
WBO JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DEVON ALEXANDER vs. JUNIOR WITTER
WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, Aug. 1, The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa
WBO 140-POUND CHAMPION TIMOTHY BRADLEY,
FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION NATE CAMPBELL,
WBC NO. 2 RATED 140 POUNDER DEVON ALEXANDER,
AND WBC NO. 3 RATED JUNIOR WITTER
FINAL WEIGHTS
Friday, July 31, 2009, Rancho Mirage, [...]

Risky Business? Ward To Fight Pudwill Before Kessler

Friday, July 31st, 2009

ANDRE WARD TO FACE SHELBY PUDWILL IN
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
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Ward vs. Pudwill Joins Mikkel Kessler vs. Gusmyl Perdomo
On Special Saturday Primetime Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation
Sept. 12, 2009, at 10 p.m. ET/PT
NEW YORK (July 31, 2009)—Undefeated super middleweight Andre “S.O.G.” Ward will share the stage with his first Super Six World [...]

TONIGHT, On FNF

Friday, July 31st, 2009

FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS CLOSES SEASON WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER
URANGO VS BAILEY / WOODS VS CLOUD
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
HOLLYWOOD, FL, July 31 – Another exciting season of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights will come to a close on Friday, August 28th, and Seminole Warriors Boxing has made sure that the best has been saved for last, as it [...]

Gatti Family, Manager Will Conduct Own Investigation

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Main Events released this statement on Friday afternoon:
With all due respect to the Brazilian authorities, we knew Arturo Gatti and we do not believe that he took his own life. Members of Arturo’s family, along with his boxing manager Pat Lynch, are conducting their own investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. We [...]

Who’s Pickin’ Who In Bradley vs. Campbell?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

TIMOTHY BRADLEY vs. NATE CAMPBELL
WBO Junior Welterweight Championship
DEVON ALEXANDER vs. JUNIOR WITTER
WBC Super Lightweight Championship
HOW THEY PICK ‘EM: EXPERTS EXPECT BRADLEY
TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AGAINST CAMPBELL
SATURDAY, Aug. 1 LIVE at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast)
ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
From The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa
NEW YORK (July 30, 2009) [...]

DiBella Signs Puerto Rican Prospect

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT INKS FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT LUIS DEL VALLE; LOOKS TOWARDS PUERTO RICAN MARKET
(July 30, 2009) DiBella Entertainment has continued its streak of signing the best young talent in boxing by inking unbeaten featherweight Luis Del Valle. Del Valle (5-0, 3 KOs) is a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico and signifies another step [...]

September A Big Month For Burchfield

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

CES Promoting 3 shows in 3 states
Within 10 days in September
PROVIDENCE (July 30, 2009) – Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) has announced that it will promote three professional boxing cards, in three different states, within 10 days of each other in September.
CES, in association with the State of New York, in conjunction [...]

Bradley, Campbell Is Sold Out!

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

This Saturday! August 1 Live on SHOWTIME
AGUA CALIENTE CASINO * RESORT * SPA
HOT FROM BRADLEY-CAMPBELL
MEDIA CENTRAL!
Thursday’s Select Clips
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN OPEN TO PUBLIC
TOMORROW! FRIDAY, JULY 31 at NOON
Bradley and Alexander Favored
in Soldout Event
RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF. (July 30, 2009) — The event may be [...]

Campillo Defends Vs. Shumenov

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

WBA champ Campillo hits road
to defend title vs. Shumenov
August 15 in Astana, Kazakhstan

LAS VEGAS (July 30, 2009) – World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Gabriel “Chico Guapo” Campillo is a true road warrior who defends his title belt for the first time August 15th against undefeated light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov at Palace of Sports [...]

Litzau To Fight Kimbrough Under Jones/Lacy

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Kimbrough-Litzau Special
Lightweight Attraction on “Hook City” PPV
Jones-Lacy headline Aug. 15 PPV in Biloxi
CALIFORNIA, PA (July 29, 2009) – A pair of young lightweight prospects battling to get to the next level, Verquan “The Show” Kimbrough and Jason “The American Boy” Litzau, have been added to the August 15th “Hook City” pay per view event in [...]