Local Boxing News and Information for the state of Florida, USA
Tampa, September 30, 2008---Entertainment icon Diddy and NFL great Deion Sanders are set to host a series of star-studded events entitled "The Good Life Experience" along with hometown boxing champion Winky Wright at Tampa Bay's premier nightspot The Venue January 29-31. More
VERO BEACH, Florida (January 30, 2007) - Being the son of a former world champion, as well as one of boxing's most respected contemporary trainers, certainly has its pros and cons for unbeaten middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., who has won all 13 of his pro fights with seven knockouts.
McGirt, 24, was born into boxing, the son of famed James "Buddy" McGirt (73-6-1, 48 KOs), former IBF light welterweight (1987-88) and WBC welterweight champion (1991-93), as well as 2002 Trainer of the Year (Boxing Writers Association of America). "I was a part of boxing from the time I came out November 25, 1982," James said. "My dad always brought me to the gym and fights. I remember seeing so many great fighters in the gym when I was growing up - George Foreman, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins, Terry Norris and so many more. I was a little kid and wanted to be like my dad." More
LAS VEGAS (January 18, 2007) - "Blood, Sweat & Guts," presented by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, features an all-star card of world-class fights with six different titles being contested, January 26 at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
In the 12-round main event, unbeaten heavyweight Leo "Paco" Nolan defends his USBO title against Texas State champion Hector Ferreyro. Nolan (26-0, 10 KOs) has the fifth-best undefeated record in the world among active heavyweights. More
POMPANO BEACH, Florida (August 28, 2006) - The Mitchell twins, Aaron and Eric, and Leo "Paco" Nolan were all victorious last night Saturday night in title matches featured on "Fight Night" at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach.
Aaron "Homicide" Mitchell (25-1-1, 20 KOs) captured the vacant IBO International middleweight championship by sixth-round TKO of Christopher "The Hammer" Holt (12-7, 8 KOs) in the main event. Aaron, dating back to 1993, extended his unbeaten streak to 24 (23-0-1, 17 KOs).
Mitchell was slow to start, allowing Holt to punch away, but it was ineffective and only seemed to irritate Aaron. Holt developed a serious cut under his right eye that led to the stoppage at 2:04 of the sixth round. More
HOLLYWOOD, FL, May 23 – When he was coming up the hard way as a young man in Colombia, Juan Urango dreamed of the day when he would be able to not only take care of his entire family, but would also be able to call himself the best in the world – a Champion.
On Friday, June 30, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida, that day will finally come for the unbeaten Urango as he will face Australia’s Naoufel Ben Rabah in a 12 round bout for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight Championship of the World. More
VERO BEACH, Florida (May 22, 2006) - The best light heavyweight never to fight in a world title bout, Prince Badi "The Boxing Prince" Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs), looks at his July 29th showdown against five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) as a golden opportunity to gain respect in the boxing world. More
Miami, FL (January 27, 2006) On a chilly night in Miami, Tuto Zabala Jr’s All Star Boxing, Inc. presented the first card of the year at Miccosukee Resort and Gaming. With temperatures in the low 60’s, an anxious sold out crowd of 2,000 fans showed up to see 7 exciting bouts.
In the main event, televised by Boxeo Telemundo, Mexico’s Cecilio “Boga” Santos (19-5-2, 12 KO’s) TKO’d Columbia’s Jair “Tigrillo” Jimenez (22-4-1, 18 KO’s) with several body punches in the 6th round. More
HOLLYWOOD, FL, January 3 – He has traveled the world in his quest to become the best Light Heavyweight in the World - from Germany to Las Vegas, England to Memphis – but on Friday, February 24th, former World Light Heavyweight Champion Glen ‘The Road Warrior’ Johnson (43-10-2, 29 KOs) finally returns to his adopted home of Florida to fight in the Sunshine State for the first time since 1996 when he battles concussive puncher Richard Hall (27-5, 25 KOs) for the IBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World in the main event of the latest edition of “Hard Knocks at The Hard Rock”. More
Miami, FL (January 7,2006) Get ready South Florida fight fans, the heavyweight division should be an exciting one in 2006. Now that Vitali Klitschko has retired, which heavyweight will emerge ahead of the pack?
Veteran heavyweight basher Shannon Briggs who defeated Foreman in ‘97, wants part of the action. He has recently returned to the ring with a vengeance, looking for another title shot. He has 9 straight overpowering knockout victories, 5 of those 9 being within the past year. In August of 2005 he knocked out Ray Mercer, 34-5-1, in the 7th round of their bout. Most recently in December of 2005, he knocked out Luciano Zolyone, who was 20-0 at the time, in 16 seconds of the 1st round. January’s upcoming rankings should have Briggs placed in the top ten at all major ranking organizations. He attributes his current success to being, “more focused, wiser, stronger, and a settled down, family man.” More
HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 9 – Ireland’s John Duddy is making his way to South Florida as part of the Global Warfare event to be held on December 15th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida.
Don’t miss your opportunity to meet Ireland’s John Duddy in a rare South Florida public appearance on Monday, December 12th at Kavanagh and Morrissey’s Bar and Grill located at 1280 S Pine Island Road (at the southeast corner of Peters Road and Pine Island Road) at 7.30pm in Plantation, Florida. He will be there signing autographs, giving away shirts, and promoting his upcoming fight on the Global Warfare card. Tickets will also be available on location and the first 15 people to buy a pair of tickets to the event will receive a John Duddy Boxing DVD of his last fight. More
HOLLYWOOD, FL, March 29 – In recent years, boxing fans have become used to a certain pattern when it comes to fight cards – one quality bout, maybe even two, with the rest of the show consisting of mismatches or showcases. In 2003, Warrior’s Boxing Promotions, Inc. decided that way of doing business wasn’t fair to fight fans, and since then, the Florida-based promoter has operated on one premise when it comes to their shows – all killer, no filler.
In keeping with this philosophy, Warrior’s Boxing Promotions, Inc. in association with The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is pleased to present the latest installment of the “Hard Knocks at The Hard Rock” series on Friday, April 22 in the Grand Ballroom of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. More
HOLLYWOOD, FL - (February 1, 2005) World Class Boxing at its finest returns to The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. This Hard Knocks at The Hard Rock event will consist of six scheduled bouts, beginning at 8:15 PM. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights and features two main events, Puerto Rican Powerhouse, Ricky “Showtime” Quiles, takes on Edner Cherry and Canadian Warrior – “Cowboy” Dale Brown, battles, up and coming prospect Shelby Gross. More
"THE WIZARD PALACIOS" REBOUNDS !
(July 12, 2004) - Davie, Florida(July 16, 2004) - Francisco Palacios a top prospect in the cruiserweight division comes back with a new frame of mind after suffering a family tragedy, from the loss of his brother and mentor in the month of May. Palacios states "I want to dedicate my boxing career to my brother, I made him a promise that I will be a World Champion. From today on that's my one and only goal." On July 16th of 2004 Francisco will be back in the ring to face Andres De Los Santos from Dominican Republic. Also Francisco's stable mate top prospect David Obregon from Nicaragua will face Ed O' Reily from Tampa, Florida. This event will be televised through Telemundo and promoted by All Star Boxing, Inc. Felix "Tutico" Zabala @ the Kissimmee Civic Center. For more information call the ticket center at 407-935-1412. [End]
August 5 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
Co-promoters Duva Boxing and Warrior’s Boxing are proud to announce that on August 5, the heavyweight division’s dynamic young powerhouse, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter (19-0 17 KO), will continue his unstoppable march to the world heavyweight championship live at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and televised nationally on Showtime network’s Sho-Box “The Next Generation.”
Scheduled for a deep sleep that day will be opponent Jovo Pudar (22-2 12 KO).
Peter’s latest exhibition of fistic carnage will serve as the main event of an action-packed card that will also spotlight undefeated (13-0 10 KO) super lightweight sensation Juan Urango vs. TBA in the co-feature. More
''The Wizard"Palacios KO`s Santos
#2 Ranked Amateur Francisco Palacios
Turns Pro
Davie, Florida (March 17, 2004) - Francisco Palacios a familiar foe in the
amateur scene ranked #2 in the nation, in the heavyweight division. Ink's a
management deal to turn pro. Losing a controversial decision in the eastern
trials, Francisco opted to turn pro. He is said to debut on March 19th on a
Telemundo fight card held by All Star Boxing Promoter Felix "Tutico" Zabala.
Manager Ruben De Jesus states "Francisco is ready for the big leagues, He has a
great amateur background due to the fact that he comes from a solid program in
Marquette, Michigan with Al Mitchell. Also, I want to thank Felix"Tutico" Zabala
for taking Francisco under his wing. God willing Francisco is going to be a top
prospect for a cruiserweight title." [End]