Pedraza Headlines in Second Fight!
The most highly anticipated professional debut in years in the boxing hotbed of Puerto Rico occurred last February when 2009 World Amateur Championships Lightweight Silver Medalist and former Olympian Jose Pedraza entered the paid ranks in impressive fashion. Paired against countryman Felix Rivera, who went 68-5 as an amateur and was also making his debut, Pedraza […]
Seda Near 115-pound Limit
Click to Watch a Highlight Video of Today’s Weigh-in. SALINAS, PUERTO RICO – WBO NABO Super Flyweight Champion César “Junito” Seda (20-0, 15 KOs) looked comfortable this morning at the Olympic Village in Salinas Puerto Rico, coming in at 128 1/4 pounds for his first pre-fight weigh-in for his world title fight against Omar Narvaez […]
Happy Birthday Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez
NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 21, 2011) – World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Emeritus and The Ring Magazine middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez celebrates his 36th birthday today. Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) is preparing for his March 12th showdown against reigning World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) junior middleweight champion Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs) in the 12-round […]
POWER SURGE CONTINUES! PUERTO RICAN FUTURE CHAMPIONS SCORE 4 KOS IN 4 FIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHT IN PONCE
Group of Elite Puerto Rican Talent Has Big Night Four of Puerto Rico’s most promising young fighters were victorious on Friday night in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez, Thomas Dulorme, Jose Pedraza and Luis Orlando del Valle all kept their unbeaten records intact with intimidating displays of power. Making his junior lightweight pro […]
Quotes from Wednesday’s kickoff press conference featuring Sergio Martinez, Sergiy Dzinziruk, Andy Lee, and Craig McEwan
NEW YORK, NY (Feb 9, 2011) – The “Diamond Elite” WBC Middleweight Diamond Championship showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk was formally announced today at a kick-off press conference Wednesday afternoon from the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. Also in attendance were Andy Lee and Craig McEwan who will battle in a […]
LUIS FRANCO & LEONILO MIRANDA LATEEF KAYODE & NICHOLAS IANNUZZI FINAL WEIGHTS AND QUOTES
TOMORROW, Live on SHOWTIME, 11 p.m. ET/PT NOTE: WEIGHTS (Feb. 3, 2011) – Undefeated featherweight prospect and former Cuban Olympian Luis Franco and knockout artist Leonilo Miranda both weighed in at 126 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Franco (8-0, 5 KOs) will square off with Miranda (26-2, […]
Sergio Martinez returns March 12 vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk
A battle for middleweight supremacy at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods, live on HBO World Championship Boxing Lee vs. McEwan highlights the undercard; tickets on sale Wednesday NEW YORK, NY (Jan 25, 2011) – The consensus 2010 Fighter of the Year, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is gearing up for another banner campaign in 2011. It […]
TOP PROSPECTS LUIS FRANCO, LATEEF KAYODE & ARCHIE RAY MARQUEZ ALL FACE TOUGH COMPETITION IN FIRST SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION OF 2011
Friday, Feb. 4 LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) From Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2011) – Undefeated featherweight prospect and former Cuban Olympian Luis Franco will look to take another giant step towards challenging for a world title in 2011 when he […]
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