Author Archive: ANDRE COURTEMANCHE / BIG MEDIA BUZZ

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Super Bantamweight Prospects Jesse Angel Hernandez and Glenn Dezurn to Collide Saturday in Uniondale, New York

Super Bantamweight Prospects Jesse Angel Hernandez and Glenn Dezurn to Collide Saturday in Uniondale, New York

On the untelevised undercard of this weekend’s “Danny Jacobs vs. Luis Arias and Jarrell Miller vs. Mariusz Wach” blockbuster boxing event is an intriguing super bantamweight duel between highly skilled prospects. Jesse Angel Hernandez (9-1, 7 KOs) of Fort Worth, […]

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Chicago Cruiserweight Junior Wright to Face Russia’s Ruslan Fayfer for IBF #2 Spot This Friday in Russia

Chicago Cruiserweight Junior Wright to Face Russia’s Ruslan Fayfer for IBF #2 Spot This Friday in Russia

Chicago Cruiserweight Junior Wright to Face Russia’s Ruslan Fayfer for IBF #2 Spot This Friday in Russia This Friday, August 18, in Krasnodar, Russia, IBF #14-rated cruiserweight “Hurricane” Junior Wright (16-2-1, 13 KOs) of Chicago will face hometown favorite and […]

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David Benavidez Promising Fireworks Against Ronald Gavril

David Benavidez Promising Fireworks Against Ronald Gavril

Red-hot super middleweight contender David “El Bandera Roja/Red Flag” Benavidez is promising his best performance to date when he faces Ronald Gavril for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship. The 20-year-old Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs), ranked WBC #4, will be vying […]

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Claressa Shields/Nikki Adler open workout notice

Claressa Shields/Nikki Adler open workout notice

BATTLE OF THE BEST CLARESSA SHIELDS/NIKKI ADLER OPEN WORKOUT NOTICE TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SHIELDS AND WORLD CHAMPION ADLER WORK OUT IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRIDAY’S (AUGUST 4) WORLD TITLE FIGHT AT MGM GRAND DETROIT AND LIVE ON SHOWTIME   […]

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Claressa Shields Dominates to Win WBC Silver Belt, Sets Detroit Brawl Gate Record; Has Sights on World Championship Next

Claressa Shields Dominates to Win WBC Silver Belt, Sets Detroit Brawl Gate Record; Has Sights on World Championship Next

Photos by Boy Ryder In just her first eight-round fight, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields scored a spectacular unanimous decision victory last Friday, June 16, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit to win the WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title.    Shields (3-0, […]

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Official Weigh-in: Claressa Shields 162.4 vs Sydney LeBlanc 164

Official Weigh-in: Claressa Shields 162.4 vs Sydney LeBlanc 164

Claressa Shields 162.4 vs Sydney LeBlanc 164 Alexey Zubov 197.4 vs Demetrius Banks 195.4 Jarico O’Quinn 117 vs David Martino TBD Bakhtiyar Eyubov 147.8 vs Cesar Soriano 150 Serdar Hudayberdiyev 159.8 vs Antonio Urista 154.6 Dimash Niyazov 137.8 vs Ramon […]

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Sydney LeBlanc Steps in to Face Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields for WBC Silver Super Middleweight Championship at Detroit Brawl

Sydney LeBlanc Steps in to Face Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields for WBC Silver Super Middleweight Championship at Detroit Brawl

Sydney “Ginger the Ninja” LeBlanc is stepping in on three days’ notice to face Women’s NABF Middleweight Champion, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields of Flint, Michigan, in the eight-round main event of Salita Promotions’ “Detroit Brawl” this Friday, June 16, 2017, at […]

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Featherweight Jorge ‘Pilón’ Lara returns from long layoff

Featherweight Jorge ‘Pilón’ Lara returns from long layoff

KO punching featherweight contender looking for big fights Back to 100% after a year of recovering from a hand injury, and a botched robbery that resulted in him being shot, power-punching Mexican featherweight contender Jorge “Pilón” Lara is back and […]

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Samuel Clarkson in ‘the shape of his life’ for title challenge against Dmitry Bivol april 14 live on Showtime® from MGM National Harbor in Maryland

Samuel Clarkson in ‘the shape of his life’ for title challenge against Dmitry Bivol april 14 live on Showtime® from MGM National Harbor in Maryland

NEW YORK – Light heavyweight title challenger Samuel Clarksonsays he’s in the shape of his life for his shot at Interim WBA Light Heavyweight TitlistDmitry Bivol on Friday, April 14, live on SHOWTIME.   Clarkson (19-3, 12 KOs) will face […]

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Rahman jr. ready to begin his own heavyweight legacy at Skylands ECC on Thursday, March 23

Rahman jr. ready to begin his own heavyweight legacy at Skylands ECC on Thursday, March 23

Having grown up the son of a former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Jr., doesn’t mind that the world will be watching from the beginning of his professional boxing career. “This isn’t new,” explained Rahman. “I’m so […]

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