Category: Boxing
Tickets go on sale Friday for Nov. 12 MO Productions show at Seminole Hard Rock Draft
MIAMI (October 17 2013) – Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 18, 2013 for “Knockout Night at Hard Rock Live,” featuring light middleweight contenders Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira (21-1, 16 KOs) and former world champion Yuri Foreman (31-2, 8 KOs) […]
SHO Sports Video: Peter Quillin – I AM A FIGHTER
Boxing is the only sport that defines life – life is about a struggle, fighting through a struggle, overcoming a struggle. And that’s what a champion is.” – Peter Quillin From fighting in the streets of Grand Rapids, Mich., to […]
BERNARD “THE ALIEN” HOPKINS PHILADELPHIA MEDIA WORKOUT
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 17) – IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkinsdebuted his newfound ring persona known as “The Alien” at a media workout yesterday at Joe Hand’s Boxing Gym in Philadelphia as he prepares for his Oct. 26 title defense against top rated contender […]
Abraham warms up against De Carolis for another world title shot
Arthur Abraham (37-4, 28 KOs) is a man on a mission. On October 26, he defends the WBO Intercontinental Belt against Giovanni De Carolis (20-4, 10 KOs) in Oldenburg, Germany. However primarily, the 33-year-old wants to prove that he still has […]
Trinidad and De La Hoya hoping to be IBHOF candidates
Oscar de la Hoya and Felix “Tito” Trinidad were great rivals inside the ring during one of the most memorable fights in boxing history. Now its probable they’ll both become new members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 2, 2014, and at the […]
WBC Champion Maravilla meets Pope Francis
WBC middleweight champion, Argentine Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez has had a personal audience with Pope Francis who he presented with a special version of his magnificent WBC Green and gold belt. Sergio was at a special mass given by the Pope. He shared pictures of […]
The WBC World Cup is Postponed
The WBC has asked the promoters and participants of the WBC World Cup Tournament, which has been the dream of our President Jose Sulaiman, to postpone the inauguration of the tournament as a sign of respect and solidarity for his […]
Fonfara Clears Up Promotional Situation
Despite rumors and innuendo to the contrary, Chicago-based promoter Dominic Pesoli of 8 Count Productions and IBF #1, WBO #2 and WBC #7-ranked light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara have no other intentions than to continue working together. “I am […]
Liam Smith: ‘It’s Much Harder to Defend a British Title than to Win One so I’ll Train Even Harder’
One third of the trio of history making British title-holding Smith brothers Liam, was adamant at today’s Liverpool press conference that it would be harder to defend his belt than it was to win it, when he faces off against […]
Paul And Anthony Upton In Action On Friday
This coming Friday boxing brothers Paul and Anthony Upton will be in action, on the Johnny Eames TRAD TKO promoter BROTHERS IN ARMS event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. Paul and Anthony make up half of the well known boxing […]