‘Upcoming Fights’ Archives
Kessler gets ready for Froch »
Former WBA 168-pound Champ Mikkel Kessler participated in a light workout on Monday in Herning, Denmark, just five days before his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with WBC super middleweight champ Carl Froch on Saturday, April 24 onSHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark. Denmark’s [...]
Israel Vazquez visits the track »
Vazquez, the former two-time world super bantamweight champion, presented the trophy for the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap, visited with the starting gate crew and stopped by the jockeys’ room to meet Rafael Bejarano (who led Santa Anita’s jockey standings for the third straight year) and have some fun on the jockeys’ horse simulator [...]
Mosley: “I will knock Floyd Out” »
Los Angeles, CA (April 13)... Sugar Shane Mosley unleashed a less sweet side of his mild-mannered personality on TBS' "Lopez Tonight" last night as he declared that he will knock out Floyd Mayweather when they meet in the ring May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Lopez to Mosley: "Can you knock Floyd [...]
ESPN Friday Night Fights: Escalante v. Rodriguez »
EL PASO, TEXAS --- El Paso's Antonio Escalante stood toe-to-toe with Juarez' Mickey Roman, on February 26 at UTEP's Don Haskins Center in what many are calling -- the 2010 "FIGHT OF THE YEAR." Escalante won a hard fought decision and left his legion followers craving more of the non-stop action he has come to be known for. The 24 year old [...]
Holyfield vs. Botha this Saturday Night! »
LAS VEGAS (Mar. 18, 2010) – Living legend and 5-time world heavyweight champion, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, challenges World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha in the 12-round main event April 10, headlining “The Legend Returns” pay-per-view event, at the Thomas & Mack Center [...]
Hopkins/Jones Undercard Stacked »
Three exciting televised fights will warm fans up for thelong-awaited rematch between future Hall of Famers Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. "The Rivals:Hopkins vs. Jones II" is scheduled for Saturday, April 3 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in LasVegas, Nevada and live on pay-per-view. Heading up this stacked pay-per-view undercard will [...]
Marquez v. Vazquez IV May 22nd »
Three-time World Champion ISRAEL “MAGNIFICO” VAZQUEZ and two-division World Champion RAFAEL MARQUEZ will host a news conference announcing the fourth chapter of their storied rivalry. Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions, Espinoza Boxing Promotions and Zanfer Promotions, Vazquez-Marquez IV: “Once And Four All” will [...]
Allen Green takes on Tarvis Simms this Saturday on »
NEW YORK (Sept. 29, 2009) – Allan Green, coming off a dominating performance over Carlos De Leon, Jr., will face unbeaten “Marvelous” Tarvis Simms in a 10-round super middleweight affair this Friday, Oct. 2, LIVE on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, [...]
Vitali Klitschko 252lbs, Cristobal Arreola 251lbs »
After the challenger, Cristobal Arreola, got on the scale, Vitali Klitschko weighed in at 252 pounds, faced off and posed with Arreola and checked the gloves during a well-attended free open weigh-in at STAPLES Center Thursday. In what will be one of the best, most exciting heavyweight title fights in years, the popular Klitschko (37-2, 36 [...]
Cotto and Pacquiao Deep in Training »
With just under 2 month remaining to their mega bout, Both Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao are well into their training. Pacquiao was recently joined by his trainer Freddie Roach in the Philippines and hit the gym hard. Manny put on a display for a small group of reporters in the city of Baguio. Cotto left Puerto Rico last week to finish his [...]
