4/16 – Shinsuke Yamanaka (23-0-2, 17 KO’s) vs. Diego Ricardo Santillan (23-1, 15 KO’s) - Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan It’s the eighth defense of the WBC bantamweight crown for Yamanaka, who’s stopped five of hios last six opponents. Santillan is a former WBC Latino and WBC Mundo Hispano title holder in the same weight class. Though undefeated, he hasn’t … [Read more...]
Melson, Hardy headline the “Last Dance” at Roseland Ballroom
After nearly a century of existence, the famed Roseland Ballroom is closing its doors. Slated to host its final event (a Lady Gaga concert) in April, the venues final boxing show will be held tomorrow night courtesy of Lou DiBella’s Broadway Boxing, headlined by light middleweight Boyd Melson (13-1-1, 4 KO’s) facing late replacement Donald Ward (6-3, 3 KO’s) and UBF super … [Read more...]
“Battle for Brooklyn” headlines Broadway Boxing card Saturday night
This Saturday at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York, hometown welterweights Gabriel “Tito” Bracero (22-1, 4 KO’s) and Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita (35-1-1, 18 KO’s) meet in a scheduled 10 round contest being billed as the “Battle for Brooklyn”. The bout headlines a 10 fight card promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Star of David … [Read more...]