Miranda Promises Chilemba ‘Long Flight Back to Africa’
“Everyone has a game plan until they get hit,” laughs hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda. Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is responding to pre-fight interviews with South Africa’s WBC #6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba, whom he will face in the 10-round light heavyweight main event of this Friday’s (February 3) […]
BRITISH BANTAMWEIGHT LEE HASKINS AIMING TO MAKE BOXING HISTORY AND WILLING TO FIGHT IN AMERICA OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO DO IT.
LONDON, UK (January 31). British bantamweight Lee Haskins is aiming to make boxing history as he sets his sights on winning a major world title in 2012. No British boxer has ever won a world title at Super Flyweight and it was over fifteen years ago since Wales Robbie Regan won the WBO Bantamweight Title. Over recent […]
Cohen Congratulates Greene for Successful Ring Return
Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions wishes to congratulate his fighter, super middleweight contender “Mean” Joe Greene (23-1, 15 KOs), for his KO 8 over Jackson, Tennessee’s Nathan Bedwell at the Frank Cochran Center in Meridian, Mississippi, on Saturday night. The quick victory was Greene’s second since his comeback began in October. He took […]
BWAA NAMES ANDRE WARD AND VIRGIL HUNTER FIGHTER AND TRAINER OF THE YEAR RESPECTIVELY
Los Angeles (Jan 31, 2012) – At the end of the year, when several highly respected publications, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Sports named Andre Ward their Fighter of the Year, it seemed that the people around the 2004 Olympic gold medalist were even more thrilled than he was. Though grateful for the awards he had […]
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Bob Arum says Mayweather-Pacquiao won’t happen in the spring Los Angeles Times Promoter Bob Arum, left, and trainer Freddie Roach flank boxing champion Manny Pacquiao after a successful title defense against Miguel Cotto. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) By Lance Pugmire Manny Pacquiao won’t fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. until … See all stories on this topic » […]
SM PROMOTIONS GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY OF CICERO
Chicago, Illinois (January 31, 2012) – SM Promotions CEO, Sammy Merza, is giving back to the community of Cicero, Illinois by donating 100 tickets to his upcoming show, helping the Clyde Park District Youth Program. The goal is to give the kids in the program an opportunity to see something positive in boxing while helping them stay away […]
UNDEFEATED FEATHERWEIGHT JERRY “THE CORPUS CHRISTI KID” BELMONTES NOW A PROMOTIONAL FREE AGENT
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (JANUARY 31, 2012)–15-0(5KO’s) Featherweight Jerry Belmontes is now a promotional Free Agent. Belmontes, of Corpus Christie, Texas, gained his freedom from Marines Promotions after an ugly one -year year dispute between promoter Julio Marines and manager Adrian Clark which left Jerry out of the ring for nine months. Clark and Belmontes both […]
JOHN RYDER SIGNS WITH LONSDALE
Hotly tipped Middleweight joins boxing brand after extending unbeaten record John Ryder has signed a sponsorship deal with Lonsdale as he continues to take the British Middleweight scene by storm. The deal will see the unbeaten Islington man wearing the apparel of the boxing clothing giant as well as donning their gloves in […]
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