GCP Signs South African Featherweight Slugger Lusanda Komanisi
Greg Cohen Promotions is happy to announce the signing of power-punching IBO World Featherweight Champion Lusanda Komanisi. Known as “Mexican” for his aggressive fighting style, Komanisi (19-4, 17 KOs), from Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa, has successfully defended his IBO title twice since winning it via impressive fifth-round knockout
Brand-New IBF Junior Featherweight Champion Jonathan Guzman to be Ringside Friday at Foxwoods
IBF Junior Featherweight Champion Jonathan “Salomon King” Guzman (22-0, 22 KOs) won’t be taking any time to rest on his newly acquired laurels. The Dominican KO artist won his first world championship yesterday (Wednesday, July 20) by stopping former #1 contender Shingo Wake in 11 brutal rounds in Osaka, Japan.
Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna eyeing a big Fall fight; but first must get past Valenzuela this Friday night at the Claridge in Atlantic City
This Friday night at the Claridge in Atlantic City, welterweight, Thomas ” Cornflake” LaManna will take on Engleberto Valenzuela in a six-round bout in a card promoted by Rising Promotions. With a win, the 24 year-old of Millville, New Jersey is staring a big opportunity in the face against
CHAISE “PRETTY BOY” NELSON MAKES U.S.A. DEBUT THIS SATURDAY IN OHIO
Pro Box Management’s hot undefeated prospect, super-featherweight Chaise Nelson (3-0, 3 KOs), makes his United States debut this Saturday July 23, 2016 at the Covelli Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Nelson, whose first three fights were held in Mexico, will face rugged veteran Angel Gonzalez (22-8-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled
Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith tickets on sale NOW!
Tickets for the mega event between former two-division world champion and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) and WBO Junior Middleweight World Champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) are on sale now. The 12-round world championship clash will take place on Mexican Independence weekend, Saturday, September 17 at AT&T
Andre Ward Conducts Coin Toss at Venus Williams’ BOTWC Match
Last night, Two-Time World Boxing Champion Andre Ward took center court at The Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University to conduct the official coin toss for Venus Williams vs. Magda Linette, which saw Williams victorious in 3 sets. Ward calls the toss a “first” in his illustrious
Soto Karass-Kamegai II added to Chocolatito card September 10th
Following their epic 2016 “Fight of the Year” candidate fight this past April 15, at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Yoshihiro “El Maestrito” Kamegai, (26-3-2, 23 KO’s)and Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass, (28-10-4, 18 KO’s), will meet in the ring once again on Saturday, September 10 for a highly anticipated
Robert Guerrero-David Peralta tickets on sale TODAY!
Former multi-divisional world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (33-4-1, 18 KOs) meets Argentine slugger David Emanuel “El Pirata” Peralta (25-2-1, 14 KOs) in 10-rounds of welterweight action that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Saturday, August 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/8
Beautiful Brawlers VI set for Pacifica on September 4th
Beautiful Brawlers annual show will return to Pacifica, CA on September 4th at the Pacifica Cages. The Beautiful Brawlers is an women’s amateur boxing event, the only of it’s kind in the country, ran by Blanca Gutierrez. This is the sixth edition of the series which gets talent pool from across the
Derevyanchenko-Soliman weigh-in results, Paul Mendez on undercard
Tonight on ESPN at 5PM PST/8PM EST, Premier Boxing Champions returns to ESPN with an event held at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut in an event promoted by DiBella Entertainment. Sergiy Derevyanchenko 159 vs. Sam Soliman 159 (IBF middleweight eliminator) Ievgen Khytrov 159 vs. Paul Mendez 160 Ivan Golub