Pacquiao to fight Margarito for WBC Belt August 30, 2010

Manager Gary Hyde signs British amateur Mark Heffron August 28, 2010

CORK, Ireland (August 28, 2010) – Noted worldwide boxing manager Gary Hyde this week announced the signing of British amateur standout Mark Heffron to an exclusive contract. Hyde also manages 2-time Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux and European super middleweight champion Lolenga Mock.  “I’m excited to sign Mark Heffron,” the Cork, Ireland-based Hyde said. “Freddie Roach told me this kid’s a huge talent and he advised me to sign him. Our plan is to keep him busy, starting with his pro debut September 5th in Wolverhampton, England and then, hopefully, five more fights before this year is out.”  The 18-year-old Heffron fights out of Manchester, England. He captured a gold medal at the Junior ABA Championships and silver at the European Youth Championships. “With Gary Hyde as my manager,” Heffron remarked, “the sky’s the limit. Through Gary’s connections, I’ve already met Freddie Roach and trained with some of his fighters at the Wild Card Gym. I can’t wait to make my pro debut September 5th.”

Weights From Atlantic City August 27, 2010

(AUG 27) The weigh-in was held today in Atlantic City, for tomorrow nights card at the Trump Taj Mahal, that is promoted by Spartan Fight Promotions. First bell will be at 8:00 p.m. EST.  Weights:  Chazz Witherspoon 231 - Livin Castillo 212; Farah Ennis 173 – Reggie Pena 178; Jose Reyes 138 – Walter Estrada 134; Lavarn Harvell 170 ½ - Nathan Bedwell 169; Isaiah Seldon 160 ½ - Jason Johns 164 ½
Eugene Soto 163 ½ - Maurice Williams 164. Broadcast: gofightlive.tv - Photos by: Tom Briglia / PhotoGraphics Photography

Dmitriy Salita to fight on September 1 August 27, 2010

(AUG 27) Event of the summer is fast approaching as Dmitriy gets set to fight against Franklin Gonzalez on September 1 at Oceana Hall in Brooklyn at 1029 Brighton Beach Avenue. Special Guests Include:  Dana "Dangerous" Rosenblatt - IBO World Champion, Tamir Goodman - The Jewish Jordan, Nachum Segal - JM in the AM, Seva Kaplan - Radio Pozitiv    Special Performances After the Fight:
YLove, Remedy, DeScribe.  To purchase tickets call (917) 440-3278
Tickets are priced at $60, $100 (Ringside) and $150 (Special VIP Ringside).

WBC News:  Sulaiman - a Historic Page is Written August 27, 2010 Photos: WBC

(AUG 27) Holding the microphone and standing up, just two months after having undergone a complicated surgery in his left knee, World Boxing Council President, Jose Sulaiman, addressed the small crowd that looked at him with affection, in the following way:  Today, a historic page in national and world sport will be written, due to the fact that never before in the more than 300 years of current boxing had there been an institution or person who even thought about offering retired boxers who are in their senior years and are going through hard times..Full Story

Morales in Double-ring Sept. 11 headlining ‘Mexican Fiesta’ PPV show August 27, 2010

(AUG 27)  – Five-time world champion in three different weight classes, Erik “Terrible” Morales, continues his heralded comeback September 11 headlining the “Mexican Fiesta” pay-per-view show live from Mexico City.   Morales (49-6, 34 KOs), rated No. 2 by the World Boxing Council, will also continue a tradition by fighting outdoors in the famous Plaza de Toros bull ring against WBU champion Willie “Hands of Steel” Limond (33-2, 8 KOs) for the vacant WBC Diamond Super Light. Championship.“Mexican Fiesta,” presented by Grupo Empresarial Matiz, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.

Today Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s big fight card August 27, 2010

(AUG 27) Today at 6:00 p.m. ETA,  Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s big fight card at the Trump Taj Mahal Grand Ballroom.  The Weigh-in will begin at 6pm est with the main event fighters Chazz Witherspoon and Livin Castillo tipping the scale first.  The card will take place Saturday night at 8pm with a terrific seven fight card and will be broadcasted all over the world on gofightlive.tv.  WHO: Fighters on Spartan Fight Promotions fight card that will take place Saturday and will be headlined by a ten round Heavyweight bout between Chazz Witherspoon and Livin Castillo.  Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999.

Brandon Rios Returns September 11 August 25, 2010 Source/Press Release

(August 25, 2010) Lightweight contender “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios (24-0-1, 18 KOs) of Oxnard, California,  will step back into the ring on September 11 in a 12-round WBA lightweight title eliminator against Anthony Peterson (30-0, 20 KOs) of Washington, DC in the co-feature bout of HBO Boxing After Dark at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. “This is the biggest and most important fight of my career so far. I’ve been training very, very hard and I plan on taking full advantage of this opportunity,” said Rios. Photo Credit: Team Rios

Final Press Conference - Atlantic City August 24, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY (AUGUST 24, 2010)—TOMORROW night at the beautiful GNP Fitness Center in Atlantic City, Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the final news conference in conjunction with a world class boxing event dubbed Battle I that will take place on Saturday night, August 28th at The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
In the main event, top American heavyweight contender, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on grizzled veteran Livin Castillo in a bout scheduled for ten rounds.  The co-feature will showcase undefeated Super Middleweight Farah Ennis in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.  Those two fights plus an undercard featuring local favorites, Jose Reyes, Qa’id Muhammad, Lavarn Harvell and Eugene Soto are also slated for the card.  Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999.

Lange Wins by Decision in Greenboro August 22, 2010

(AUG 22) Junior middleweight contender Jimmy Lange (33-4-2, 23 KOs) won last tonight in Greensboro with a convincing six-round decision (60-50, 60-50, 59-52) over Mike McFail (12-40-2, 4 KOs) highlighted by a pair of knockdowns (3rd and 6th rounds) both courtesy of an effective right. Lange came out dominating in the first round at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s War Memorial Auditorium utilizing his trademark stiff jab causing enough damage where McFail was issued a standing eight count. The former Contender star fighting out of Great Falls, VA pressed the action throughout the contest and finished strongly by battering a game, but wobbly Baltimore-based McFail in the final stanza.  Lange immediately heads back to Gleason’s Gym in New York with trainer Jimmy Glenn to prepare for a co-main event bout (opponent TBD) on a September 18 show in Monroe, MI. He is scheduled to return home to the Patriot Center on November 6 to headline another Ice Promotions card presented by Valcourt Building Services.

The United States’ Joshua Temple to Face Cuba’s Lenier Eunice Pero in his Youth Olympic Games Opener by Julie Goldsticker August 21, 2010

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Heavyweight Joshua Temple (St. Louis, Mo.) will make his Youth Olympic Games debut on Saturday evening, taking on Cuba’s Lenier Eunice Pero on the first day of boxing competition in Singapore. The contest will be second of two heavyweight bouts taking place at the International Convention Centre on Saturday night. Temple is the lone U.S. competitor in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which began on Monday. The heavyweight titlist at the 2010 Under 19 National Championships, Temple was chosen to participate in the event following AIBA’s decision to grant an at-large slot in the heavyweight division to the United States...Full Story

Update: The Tiger is Hungry for Prey August 21, 2010

Lee Featured on Hitz Boxing Show August 21, 2010

ABC Commission Press Release:  Antonio Margarito August 20, 2010

(AUG 20) HBN received a press release on a meeting concerning Antonio Margarito, dated August 19th.  They said the following:  "In the matter of the Antonio Margarito case the Association of Boxing Commissions, (ABC), officers were pleased that Mr. Antonio Margarito did indeed appear before the California State Athletic Commission, (CSAC), for licensure, the ABC had maintained since the beginning of this matter that Mr. Margarito should seek a hearing with CSAC. The ABC was also pleased that other member commissions held firm against licensing Mr. Margarito until he could appear before CSAC since they were the original disciplining commission. The ABC believes that the CSAC did their due diligence in conducting a fair an impartial hearing and should be commended for laying out the facts and findings surrounding this matter.   At this time Mr. Margarito has fulfilled his obligations per the ABC (which was to appear before the CSAC before applying for licensure to another state/tribal commission in the United States) and thus he is now free to pursue licensure with any ABC member commission. There is nothing under the federal law that would prohibit consideration for licensure.   The ABC would hope that each ABC member commission would examine the facts that have been laid out by the CSAC and weigh those facts in determining if Mr. Margarito should indeed be licensed to compete in their jurisdiction."  If most will recall, Margarito's license was revoked by the California State Athletic Commission after an illegal hand-wrapping scandal in January 2009.   [Related Story on Margarito]  [Margarito licensed in Texas for Pacquio fight]

Mansour to fight in Delaware Source/PR August 20, 2010

(AUG 20) On  Friday, August 27,  a big night of boxing is planned at the beautiful Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware and the night will be a long time coming for one fighter in particular. It was in 1997 a young Heavyweight named Amir Mansour turned pro with a first round knockout over Clifton Graham in Allentown, PA.  Mansour showed tremendous speed to go along with power that catapulted him to nine straight wins with five of those victories coming by knockout. In was that ninth fight where it became apparent that Mansour was not just a flash in the pan as he stopped thirty-four fight veteran Fabian Garcia in one round in Atlantic City.  That fight took place on June 1, 2001.  Fast forward to the night of August 27, 2010.  Instead of being a multi-time world champion, Mansour will carry that same record of 9-0 with five knockouts into his six round fight with Samuel Brown.  It has been more than nine years (111 months) since this upstart has set foot in a professional boxing ring.  Mansour was incarcerated for over eight years (for drug related crime) and is now looking capture the Heavyweight championship of the world.  “I have done a lot of thinking of the last eight years”, said Mansour  
 

Weights From Atlantic City August 27, 2010

(AUG 27) The weigh-in was held today in Atlantic City, for tomorrow nights card at the Trump Taj Mahal, that is promoted by Spartan Fight Promotions. First bell will be at 8:00 p.m. EST.  Weights:  Chazz Witherspoon 231 - Livin Castillo 212; Farah Ennis 173 – Reggie Pena 178; Jose Reyes 138 – Walter Estrada 134; Lavarn Harvell 170 ½ - Nathan Bedwell 169; Isaiah Seldon 160 ½ - Jason Johns 164 ½
Eugene Soto 163 ½ - Maurice Williams 164. Broadcast: gofightlive.tv - Photos by: Tom Briglia / PhotoGraphics Photography

Dmitriy Salita to fight on September 1 August 27, 2010

Today Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s big fight card August 27, 2010

(AUG 27) Today at 6:00 p.m. ETA,  Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the weigh-in for tomorrow night’s big fight card at the Trump Taj Mahal Grand Ballroom.  The Weigh-in will begin at 6pm est with the main event fighters Chazz Witherspoon and Livin Castillo tipping the scale first.  The card will take place Saturday night at 8pm with a terrific seven fight card and will be broadcasted all over the world on gofightlive.tv.  WHO: Fighters on Spartan Fight Promotions fight card that will take place Saturday and will be headlined by a ten round Heavyweight bout between Chazz Witherspoon and Livin Castillo.  Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999.

Brandon Rios Returns September 11 August 25, 2010 Source/Press Release

(August 25, 2010) Lightweight contender “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios (24-0-1, 18 KOs) of Oxnard, California,  will step back into the ring on September 11 in a 12-round WBA lightweight title eliminator against Anthony Peterson (30-0, 20 KOs) of Washington, DC in the co-feature bout of HBO Boxing After Dark at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. “This is the biggest and most important fight of my career so far. I’ve been training very, very hard and I plan on taking full advantage of this opportunity,” said Rios. Photo Credit: Team Rios

Final Press Conference - Atlantic City August 24, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY (AUGUST 24, 2010)—TOMORROW night at the beautiful GNP Fitness Center in Atlantic City, Spartan Fight Promotions will hold the final news conference in conjunction with a world class boxing event dubbed Battle I that will take place on Saturday night, August 28th at The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
In the main event, top American heavyweight contender, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on grizzled veteran Livin Castillo in a bout scheduled for ten rounds.  The co-feature will showcase undefeated Super Middleweight Farah Ennis in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.  Those two fights plus an undercard featuring local favorites, Jose Reyes, Qa’id Muhammad, Lavarn Harvell and Eugene Soto are also slated for the card.  Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999.

Lange Wins by Decision in Greenboro August 22, 2010

(AUG 22) Junior middleweight contender Jimmy Lange (33-4-2, 23 KOs) won last tonight in Greensboro with a convincing six-round decision (60-50, 60-50, 59-52) over Mike McFail (12-40-2, 4 KOs) highlighted by a pair of knockdowns (3rd and 6th rounds) both courtesy of an effective right. Lange came out dominating in the first round at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s War Memorial Auditorium utilizing his trademark stiff jab causing enough damage where McFail was issued a standing eight count. The former Contender star fighting out of Great Falls, VA pressed the action throughout the contest and finished strongly by battering a game, but wobbly Baltimore-based McFail in the final stanza.  Lange immediately heads back to Gleason’s Gym in New York with trainer Jimmy Glenn to prepare for a co-main event bout (opponent TBD) on a September 18 show in Monroe, MI. He is scheduled to return home to the Patriot Center on November 6 to headline another Ice Promotions card presented by Valcourt Building Services.

The United States’ Joshua Temple to Face Cuba’s Lenier Eunice Pero in his Youth Olympic Games Opener by Julie Goldsticker August 21, 2010

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Heavyweight Joshua Temple (St. Louis, Mo.) will make his Youth Olympic Games debut on Saturday evening, taking on Cuba’s Lenier Eunice Pero on the first day of boxing competition in Singapore. The contest will be second of two heavyweight bouts taking place at the International Convention Centre on Saturday night. Temple is the lone U.S. competitor in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which began on Monday. The heavyweight titlist at the 2010 Under 19 National Championships, Temple was chosen to participate in the event following AIBA’s decision to grant an at-large slot in the heavyweight division to the United States...Full Story

Update: The Tiger is Hungry for Prey August 21, 2010

(AUG 21) Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov (38-3-1, 32 Kos) has dropped back down to cruiser from the heavyweight division and is actively seeking a "name" opponent.  A fearsome body puncher seemingly incapable of taking a backward step, Jirov, 36, earned his reputation as a crowd favourite the hard way, by never being in a bad fight. Among others, Jirov was in the Fight of the Year against James Toney and retired then #1 heavyweight contender Joe Mesi.  Manager Ivaylo Gotzev says he has several lines in the water for Jirov. "I made contact with (top-rated cruiserweight) Danny Green's people, thinking that after the Paul Briggs debacle, he'd want a better challenge. Hopefully Danny Green, the mighty warrior from Down Under won't disappoint his fans in Australia." Plan B, according to Gotzev, is fighting on the same show as Roy Jones Jr. and then two facing each other after that in St. Petersburg, Russia. "We've wanted Roy Jones for well over a decade. Hopefully we can bring this to reality."  Whoever Jirov ends up facing, Gotzev says he's sure the fans will be the ultimate winners. "The plan is to mix it up with a big-name fighter and make some exciting fights. No matter who Vassiliy fights, rest assured, his style is do or die and he will not disappoint. He's a proven warrior ready to return to battle. 'The Tiger' is back on the Hunt."

(AUG 21) On October 2, 2010, male Boxer Andy Lee will fight a professional boxing event at the Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, Indiana.  After a successful amateur career including an appearance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Lee (22-1, 16 KOs) turned professional and moved his home base to Detroit, Michigan, where he went on a 15-fight winning streak before suffering his lone setback. Since then, the powerful southpaw has won another seven fights impressively.  "I've enjoyed a long-term relationship with his management team dating back to the early 90s and his trainer Emanuel Steward from even further back, so I'm absolutely thrilled to be featuring Andy Lee. Chicago loves this kid!" said Hitz Boxing Founder, Bobby Hitz. "He can't be in a bad fight and his fans from this area will fill the place."  Tickets will go on sale next week and will be available at the "Venue" box office, ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets.

ABC Commission Press Release:  Antonio Margarito August 20, 2010

(AUG 20) HBN received a press release on a meeting concerning Antonio Margarito, dated August 19th.  They said the following:  "In the matter of the Antonio Margarito case the Association of Boxing Commissions, (ABC), officers were pleased that Mr. Antonio Margarito did indeed appear before the California State Athletic Commission, (CSAC), for licensure, the ABC had maintained since the beginning of this matter that Mr. Margarito should seek a hearing with CSAC. The ABC was also pleased that other member commissions held firm against licensing Mr. Margarito until he could appear before CSAC since they were the original disciplining commission. The ABC believes that the CSAC did their due diligence in conducting a fair an impartial hearing and should be commended for laying out the facts and findings surrounding this matter.   At this time Mr. Margarito has fulfilled his obligations per the ABC (which was to appear before the CSAC before applying for licensure to another state/tribal commission in the United States) and thus he is now free to pursue licensure with any ABC member commission. There is nothing under the federal law that would prohibit consideration for licensure.   The ABC would hope that each ABC member commission would examine the facts that have been laid out by the CSAC and weigh those facts in determining if Mr. Margarito should indeed be licensed to compete in their jurisdiction."  If most will recall, Margarito's license was revoked by the California State Athletic Commission after an illegal hand-wrapping scandal in January 2009.   [Related Story on Margarito]  [Margarito licensed in Texas for Pacquio fight]

Mansour to fight in Delaware Source/PR August 20, 2010

(AUG 20) On  Friday, August 27,  a big night of boxing is planned at the beautiful Dover Downs in Dover, Delaware and the night will be a long time coming for one fighter in particular. It was in 1997 a young Heavyweight named Amir Mansour turned pro with a first round knockout over Clifton Graham in Allentown, PA.  Mansour showed tremendous speed to go along with power that catapulted him to nine straight wins with five of those victories coming by knockout. In was that ninth fight where it became apparent that Mansour was not just a flash in the pan as he stopped thirty-four fight veteran Fabian Garcia in one round in Atlantic City.  That fight took place on June 1, 2001.  Fast forward to the night of August 27, 2010.  Instead of being a multi-time world champion, Mansour will carry that same record of 9-0 with five knockouts into his six round fight with Samuel Brown.  It has been more than nine years (111 months) since this upstart has set foot in a professional boxing ring.  Mansour was incarcerated for over eight years (for drug related crime) and is now looking capture the Heavyweight championship of the world.  “I have done a lot of thinking of the last eight years”, said Mansour  
 

BJ Flores now a Free Agent Source/PR August 20, 2010

(AUG 20) HBN has received a press release on BJ Flores where it announced that he is now a free agent in the sport.  They stated the following: "Undefeated and world ranked cruiserweight BJ Flores is now a promotional free agent after his contract with Florida based company Square Ring Inc. has run out. Flores of Las Vegas has been off for over a year and has a record of 24-0-1 with fifteen knockouts has not fought since scoring a fourth round stoppage over Epifanio Mendoza on August 15, 2009 in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Flores now will look forward to a new beginning and remains firmly on track to winning the cruiserweight championship of the world."  Flores stated, "I am looking forward to dealing directly with the promoters of all the champions and top contenders. It will be a lot easier to make deals directly.  Just because I have not had a fight in a year, it doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I have been in cam with John Ruiz, David Haye and Chad Dawson and that has kept me beyond sharp. I am chomping at the bit to get one of the champions.  This last year has given me a chance to focus on power and strength. Becoming more explosive and powerful is necessary to become a world champion today. People will be surprised in my next fight.    I want to thank my manager Jerry Guliani for all the calls and emails he has put out over the past few days. I have no doubt he will secure a big fight for me very quickly.”
 

It’s Personal - McAleese-Noble II Set For Title Honours August 17, 2010 Huge Photos of McAleese

(AUG 17) When Light Middleweight contender ‘Phat’ Pat McAleese last faced Lee Noble, on the Ricky Hatton promoted show at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex back on the 26th March, things didn’t go quite the way that McAleese or his legion of fans expected, with the referee, Richie Davies, scoring the contest a 58-58 points draw.  Full Story

Jupp Ready For Battle With Pavels Senkovs August 17, 2010 Huge photo of poster and Jupp

(AUG 17)  Ultrachem TKO’s exceptional teenage discovery, George Jupp, is set for the second start of his fledgling professional career, against the highly experienced Latvian Pavels Senkovs, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘It’s Personal’ title double header at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 11th September 2010. Back in May this year, at the ‘Oakey’s Last Stand’ event at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth,19 year old Jupp showed his mettle against a very tough opponent in Peter Barney, with a superb boxing display to secure victory by a 40-37 points margin.  Full Story

Lange Starting Three Fight Tour August 17, 2010

Ennis to Battle David Thomas August 16, 2010

(AUGUST 16) On Saturday night August 28th at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, Spartan Fight Promotions presents BATTLE #I with a terrific main event as top American heavyweight, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take on Livin Castillo in a ten round bout.  In the exciting co-feature, undefeated Super Middleweight Farah Ennis will battle heavy handed David Thomas.  Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 15-0 with nine knockouts and is quickly becoming a force in the loaded Super Middleweight division.  He has been one of the most active fighters around as this will be his fifth fight in 2010 and he has stepped the competition with each bout. His previous four bouts have produced knockout victories for Ennis.  Ticket Prices for this great night of boxing are priced at $90 / $65 / $40 and are Available at the Trump Taj Mahal Box Office or by calling Ticketmaster 1-800-736-1420 or GNP Fitness 609-348-4999 VIP Tables are also available, for more information call 609-348-4999.

It’s Personal - Smith Puts His Oar In “Alexander Will Finish Barratt In Three” August 16, 2010

(AUG 16) Barry Smith, coach of Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander, is fuming at the comments that had been made in the press recently by Ryan Barratt, ahead of their 11th September showdown for the International Masters Lightweight Title on the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘It’s Personal’ double title show at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.  Smith, who has not been in Alexander’s fight camp at the Ultrachem TKO Gym in Canning Town, London, for the past ten days, due to his brother being taken seriously ill whilst on holiday in Malta, returned on Friday to learn of the fiery verbal attack on his charge.  Full Story

Lara: Fight Me or Get out of My Division! August 13, 2010 Press Release

UBM Signs Three New Prospects August 13, 2010

Los Angeles, California (August 13, 2010) - Union Boxing Management has signed three new young prospects to add to their growing stable of future champions. Co-Managers Alex Vaysfeld and Alex Mezherovsky are pleased with the addition of super featherweight prospect Stan "The Man" Martyniouk, super flyweight prospect Matthew Villanueva and welterweight prospect Alexander Podrezov to the Union Boxing Management family.  Full Story

Upcoming Card on September 25th at the Bally's in Atlantic City August 13, 2010

(AUG 13) Atlantic City, NJ--Undefeated Teon Kennedy and battle-tested Alex Becerra meet for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) super bantamweight title on Saturday evening, Sept. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at Bally’s Atlantic City.  The scheduled 12-round championship fight tops a seven-bout card which begins at 7.30 p.m. The card will be televised by gofightlive.tv. Kennedy, 24, of Philadelphia, PA, is ranked No. 8 in the world at 122 pounds by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). A former National Golden Gloves flyweight champion, Kennedy has beaten Thomas Snow, Andre Wilson..Full Story

It’s Personal - Alexander Says “Barratt Should Bring A Pillow, I’m Gonna Put Him To Sleep” August 9, 2010

The already heated war of words, between Former English Super Featherweight Champion Ryan Barratt and Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander ahead of their 11th September title clash on the Steve Goodwin Promoted ‘It’s Personal’ event at York Hall in London, is beginning to turn into a full blown fire-fight.  The fuse for the fiery verbal exchanges, was well and truly lit back in May this year, following Alexander publicly calling out Barratt on Steve Bunce’s BBC...Full Story

Mason Menard Wins UBO All America Title August 6, 2010

(AUG 6) In front of a sell-out crowd, Local crowd-pleaser Mason Menard won the UBO All-America Lightweight title on Saturday night (July 31) at the Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana when he beat Missouri state champion Robbie Cannon by technical knockout 37 seconds into the seventh round. Menard got off to a slow start, but eventually took control and seemed to be landing the cleaner shots while Cannon was a bit busier. In round seven Menard connected with a left hook followed by a picture perfect right hand that send Cannon down. Cannon got to his feet, but referee Larry Berger felt he was unable..Full Story

Looking for Havoc “The Irish Bomber” Goes Old School! By: Ethan Doutney (SBB) August 6, 2010

(AUG 6) Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Joe “The Irish Bomber” Smith Jr. is going old school taking his perfect record of 6-0, 6Ko’s back into the ring just 11 days after stopping Charles Wade last week on a Broadway boxing card at BB Kings. Full Story

"War on the Mainland" Event August 5, 2010

SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2010) – The August 14th “War on the Mainland” Pay-Per-View event, showcasing three Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP) LLC title fights, will feature a world-class announcing team, PWP CESO Brian Manna announced today.  Bas Rutten, one of the most recognizable figures in mixed martial arts, will be the color commentator/ring interviewer, joining blow-by-blow announcer Benny Ricardo in the television booth. “Classy” Jimmy Lennon, Jr. will serve as the ring announcer.  Full Story

Campbell's Olympic Dream Back On Track August 4, 2010

(AUG 4) 2008 European Bantamweight Gold Medalist Luke Campbell’s 2012 London Olympic dream is well and truly back on track. Following his successful return to International competition last week at the WBC Night Of Champions in Cardiff, Luke is set to be back in action again this weekend at the Four Nations Challenge in Sheffield.  Full Story

Chazz Witherspoon to Face Livin Castillo August 4, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (August 4, 2010)—On Saturday night, August 28th, Spartan Fight Promotions will present Battle I at the beautiful Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City with a terrific main event that will pit Heavyweight contender Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon battling rough veteran Livin Castillo in a tough heavyweight bout scheduled for ten rounds. Witherpsoon has a record of 26-2 with eighteen knockouts and is regarded as one of the top American Heavyweights.  When asked about fighting Castillo, Witherspoon responded “I am excited about getting back in the ring. It’s going to be an entertaining action packed affair because I know he comes to fight and I know I am coming to fight and I look forward to fighting back in Atlantic City.”

On August 6, 2010, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Albuquerque along with Fresquez Productions presents Northern Invasion. The Main event will feature Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (24-1-3, 7KO’s) VS Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt (21-4-1, 7KO’s) for the IBA Welterweight Championship. In the Semi-Main event there will be an 8 round bout in the Super Featherweight Division between Randy “Savage” Arrellin (4-3, 3KO’s) VS Luis Cervantes (7-5-3, 2KO’s). Other bouts include Carlos “El Gallo” Sanchez (5-1, 2KO’s) VS John Grimaldo (4-0, 3KO’s) in a 6 round Welterweight bout, Jennifer Han (1-1-1) VS Nohime Dennison (3-1) in 4 round Featherweight bout, Raymond “Hollywood” Montes (3-1, 2 KO’s) VS James Piar (3-1, 2KO’s) in a 4 round Super Bantamweight bout, Zeke Ramirez (Pro-debut) VS Yordan Perez (Pro-debut) in a 4round Super Featherweight bout. Ticket prices for this event range from $25 to $200 ringside. Doors open at 5:00PM and the first bout will begin at 7:00PM. Attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

Theophane Wants To Fight Worlds Best By: Cestus Press August 4, 2010

Cestus Management’s 140-to-147 pound world contender Ashley Theophane scored an impressive decision victory over IBF number 3 ranked welterweight Delvin Rodriguez. Theophane displayed superb boxing skills as he constantly kept Rodriguez off balance by stepping around the Dominican’s offense and landing sharp combination's to clearly win a close action packed fight. Rodriguez, who is a former 3 time world title challenger, worked hard but in the end, Theophane just proved to be the better fighter. The fight was the main event and took place at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma and was televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.