by Ted Sares "I’m thrilled to be part of this historic event with Hank Schwartz and on demand and pay per view systems. This marks another major step in the promotion of the Montego Bay Convention Centre to the World. The primary goal is to give boxing fans the fights they want to see. By taking the best fighters who will actually fight anyone in the heavyweight division, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – May 30th – June 4th 2014
5/30 - Francesco Pianeta (29-1-1, 16 KO’s) vs. Mickael Vieira (14-3-1, 7 KO’s) - Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany In his second contest back since Wlad stopped him a year ago, Pianeta looks to add to his German International heavyweight title when he faces Vieira, who makes his 12 round debut, for the vacant WBO European heavyweight title. In December he … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (The Latest on Amir Khan, Wolak-Rodriguez II, Chris Arreola, More)
-- WBA/IBF junior welterweight champion, Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KOs), will defend his titles against The Boxing Tribune's #4 ranked 140-pounder, Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs), on December 10 in Peterson's own home town of Washington DC. -- Pawel Wolak (29-1-1, 19 Kos) and Delvin Rodriguez (25-5-3, 14 KOs) will meet in a rematch of their July Fight of the Year candidate war … [Read more...]
Walker bests Butler in Heavyweight Brawl
by David Gardner Saturday night at Americas Mart in Atlanta, Georgia, Travis "Freight Train" Walker (36-6-1, 28 KOs) won the vacant IBS US National Title with a majority decision over Alonzo "Big Zo" Butler (28-2-1, 21 KOs). The first sanctioned fight for the IBS gave the crowd in attendance an all-action fight with Walker hitting the canvas in the first round and being … [Read more...]
Travis Walker and Alonzo Butler in Heavyweight Clash, Saturday Night
Two heavyweight fringe contenders, Travis Walker (35-6-1, 28 KOs) and Alonzo Butler (28-1-1, 21 KOs) will do battle at the American Mart in Atlanta, GA Saturday night, May14th for the vacant IBS U.S. National Heavyweight Title. One will move ahead to a shot at bigger and better things while the loser will have to go back to the end of the line. Walker has lost in his … [Read more...]