Boxing in Atlantic City has been prevalent for more than 45 years. One man who has been in the center of a lot of the action on the boardwalk has been International Boxing and Atlantic City Boxing Hall-of-Fame promoter and matchmaker J Russell Peltz. The Philadelphia legend, who has promoted

STAR BOXING RETURNS TO THE PARAMOUNT  ON MARCH 16TH FOR ROCKIN FIGHTS Star Boxing’s critically acclaimed ‘Rockin’ Fights’ returns to the Paramount, Long Island’s premier venue, on March 16.  The show is bound to be yet another sellout at the unique venue. Star Boxing’s series at The Paramount has developed some of Long Island and Star Boxing’s biggest

Igor Mikhalkin Photo Credit: EC Box Promotion Certain nations have always been known for producing boxing talent: Mexico, Great Britain, the Philippines, Japan and, of course, the United States. And now Russia stands on the brink of joining this elite company. The latest Russian import from Irkutsk in eastern Siberia,

This past Saturday, at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX, Sugar Promotions light-heavyweight prospect, Humberto “Tito” Velazco (19-1-1, 14 KOs), scored the knockout of the night, against Thomas “Top Dog” Williams Jr. (20-4, 14 KOs). Velazco, who hails from Aguascalientes, Mexico, rallied from an early first-round knockdown, which was more of an off-balance circumstance. Velazco wasn’t

WELL, THAT WAS FUN, BUT EUBANK JR. SEEMS OVER Despite an interesting persona and a lot of hype, Chris Eubank Jr. lost badly to George Groves, a fighter who prior to this bout was void of winning a big fight. Eubank fought without a jab and simply ran forward for

After a successful debut in the promotional endeavors professional boxer and now promoter, Karim Mayfield, will bring his Hard Hitta Promotions back to the city he was born and raised in San Francisco at the Fairmont on April 7th.   The card which is nearly complete will feature Karim Mayfield

Square Warriors Junior Welterweight champion Luis “Vicious” Garcia of Richmond, CA will defend his belt against Jhonathan Zamudio of San Francisco, Ca on April 21st at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. The bout is a rematch from when the two fought each before in Richmond, CA and fought to a

Former two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia shook his lone career defeat by knocking out Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in the main event of a Showtime telecast promoted by Mayweather Promotions taking place from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.   In a fairly competitive fight that saw