Undefeated heavyweights Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KOs) and Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) hope to make the afternoon go by a little faster for fight fans Saturday, December 3rd. As the boxing world eagerly anticipates the passing of time leading up to Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito 2, the two talented heavyweights will try to separate themselves from the rest of the … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Mike Jones on his way to the Garden and a Title Shot
Story and Photo by Gary Purfield In the PPV opener to the much-anticipated Cotto-Margarito rematch, welterweight contender Mike Jones from Philadelphia will get the opportunity to move one step closer to the goal of winning a major title belt. Jones 25-0 (19 KO) will open the PPV broadcast taking on the rough and rugged Sebastian Lujan 38-5-2 (24 KO) of Argentina. The … [Read more...]
Super Middleweight eliminator featuring Anthony Dirrell vs. Renan St Juste, Friday December 2nd
Unbeaten prospect Anthony Dirrell (23-0, 20KOs) will take on Canadian fighter Renan St Juste (23-2-1, 15KOs) Friday, December 2nd at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. The fight will air on Showtime at 11pm ET/PT. Dirrell is twelve years younger than his opponent and he is five and half inches taller with a four inch longer reach. Most of Dirrell’s bouts have … [Read more...]
Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko II, Saturday December 3rd
IBF bantamweight champion, Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13KOs) will face Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22KOs) out of Ghana in a rematch of their first hotly contested bout. These fighters first met on August 13, 2011 and Mares won the title match on a controversial majority decision. Agbeko’s promoter, Don King, filed a formal complaint and the IBF granted his request for an immediate … [Read more...]
Remillard Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Baseball Bat Attack
Former NABF featherweight champion, Matt Remillard, was sentenced to five years in prison as part of a plea bargain in Hartford Superior Court, Tuesday, for fracturing the skull of 22-year-old Jordan Evans with an aluminum baseball bat during a 2010 altercation. The 25-year-old fighter was accused of repeatedly pummeling Evans with a bat after a heated argument over a woman … [Read more...]