CELEBRITY GUESTS AND NEAR FISTICUFFS MAKE FOR LIVELY PRESS CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS
Though the press conference held today at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was principally to discuss the high-stakes super lightweight showdown between IBF #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson for the right to challenge Amir Khan, it was the celebrity guests present and the antics of the always-colorful […]
POLISH BAD BOY ARTUR SZPILLKA RETURNS TO U.S. WITH MISSION TO SHAKE UP ZZZZZZZZZZ HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
Most boxing fans see today’s heavyweight division as a sleepy, boring place. Rightfully so. But rest assured, Artur “Big Pin” Szpillka (SHPILL-ka) is going to do something about it. Southpaw Szpillka (6-0, 4 KOs) of North Bergen, New Jersey, by way of Wieliczka, Poland, is already known overseas as one of the hottest […]
Kid Blast Back in Action July 29
Cuban power-punching sensation Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (12-0, 10 KOs) will be looking to stretch his knockout streak to eight when he appears in one of the main supporting bouts of the “FIGHT NIGHTS” at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on July 29. It’s not hard to figure why they call 24-year-old Barthelemy “Kid […]
Seda to Face Olympic Gold Medalist Yan Barthelemy
On Friday, August 19, at the Juan “Pachin” Vicens Auditorium in Ponce, Puerto Rico, former world title challenger and member of Team Puerto Rico, Cesar Seda, Jr. (20-1, 15 KO’s) will face Olympic gold medalist Yan Barthelemy (12-2, 4 KO’s) in the main event of the Universal Promotions boxing event entitled “Under Fire”. The […]
Molina Calling Out all 154-lb Champions
Chicago’s “King” Carlos Molina and his team are sending out a challenge to the rest of the world’s best junior middleweights. Molina (19-4-2, 6 KOs) established himself as an elite fighter with a near shutout unanimous decision over former world champion Kermit Cintron last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, and live […]
‘Don’t Call it An Upset,’ Says Team Molina
“It won’t be an upset when he wins. It’ll be the better fighter finally getting his due,” says DeCubas Presents President Luis DeCubas about Chicago junior middleweight “King” Carlos Molina (18-4-2, 6 KOs). Molina weighed in at 151.8 lbs for his fight tonight with former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron at the Home Depot Center […]
Corley Has High Praise for Dulorme
On Friday, June 10, former world champion DeMarcus Corley took on Puerto Rican welterweight super prospect Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10 KOs) at the Boricua Invasion 1, boxing event at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City and televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights. The fight proved to be Dulorme’s best performance to […]
Pre-Fight Talk Heated Between Gonzalez and Gutierrez
Photo credit: Rich J. Hundley III/SHOWTIME Tensions rose today at the Parlour Restaurant in midtown Manhattan during a press conference to discuss the back-to-back Team Puerto Rico boxing events this weekend, when hard-punching prospect Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez (13-0, 13 KOs) and his opponent, tough veteran Richard Gutierrez, quickly figured out they dislike each other. “You […]
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