FILTER BY DATE
REFINE SEARCH
-
By Sport
-
By Columnist
- Selected:
Dan Rafael - All Columnists
- Selected:
-
By Insider
SEARCH TOOLS
571 results for "promoter"
-
Burgos re-signs with co-promoters
Dan RafaelJunior lightweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos of Mexico re-signed Wednesday with co-promoters Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions and Ken Thompson of Thompson Boxing after being sought after by other promoters. Pelullo and Thompson made the annou...
Blog | May 23, 2013 -
Promoter delays London card until July 20 because of Dereck Chiso...
Dan RafaelPromoter Frank Warren announced Wednesday that his card at London's Wembley Arena on June 15 has been postponed until July 20.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2013 -
'Onward and upward' for Andy Lee
Dan RafaelMiddleweight contender Andy Lee returned with a vengeance on Wednesday night in New York, needing just 87 second to knock out Daryl Cunningham on promoter Lou DiBella's "Broadway Boxing" card at BB King's Blues Club. The win was Lee's second in a ...
Blog | May 16, 2013 -
Santa Cruz named Terrazas' mandatory
Dan RafaelSo much for Top Rank promoter Bob Arum's plans to match newly crowned junior featherweight titlist Victor Terrazas with either Vic Darchinyan on the Aug. 3 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard in Mexico City, or with former titleholder Nonito Donaire in ...
Blog | May 14, 2013 -
Cristobal Arreola had surgery to fix badly broken nose suffered i...
Dan RafaelHeavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola, who suffered a badly broken nose in his loss to Bermane Stiverne last month, underwent surgery on Friday and had stents removed from the nose on Monday.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013 -
Omar Figueroa returns to San Antonio to fight Nihito Arakawa
Dan RafaelLightweight Omar Figueroa will return to San Antonio to face Japan's Nihito Arakawa for a vacant interim title on July 27, Golden Boy told ESPN.com on Monday night.
Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013 -
Lucian Bute undergoes surgery on injured left hand
Dan RafaelFormer super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute underwent successful surgery on his injured left hand on Thursday in Florida, promoter InterBox announced.
Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013 -
Wilder-Chisora announcement premature
Dan RafaelI awoke Thursday to a press release in my inbox from British promoter Frank Warren announcing a "blockbuster" card (aren't they all?) for June 15 at Wembley Arena in London. The main event, Warren said, would be a heavyweight showdown between England...
Blog | May 09, 2013 -
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to return Aug. 3 in Mexico City, likely ag...
Dan RafaelFormer middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be back in action Aug. 3, in Mexico City, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Wednesday.
Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013 -
With Bute injured, May 25 card off
Dan RafaelWhen former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute injured his left hand while training for his May 25 Canadian superfight with former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal and had to pull out Tuesday, promoters Yvon Michel and Jean Bedard of InterBox ...
Blog | May 08, 2013 -
Lee returns; Crawford back on HBO
Dan RafaelA little of this and a little of that from the boxing world: • Middleweight contender Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KOs), 28, of Ireland, gets back in action May 15 on promoter Lou DiBella's Broadway Boxing card at B.B. King Blues Club in New Yor...
Blog | May 08, 2013 -
Mayweather busy as promoter
Dan RafaelLAS VEGAS--- When 36-year-old pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. signed his six-fight, 30-month contract with Showtime/CBS earlier this year, he knew it was for the final stage of his brilliant career. So while Mayweather may earn in the n...
Blog | May 02, 2013 -
Marco Huck vs. Ola Afolabi III rescheduled for June 8
Dan RafaelCruiserweight titlist Marco Huck and interim titleholder Ola Afolabi will meet in a mandatory fight now that their third meeting has been rescheduled for June 8 at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Huck promoter Sauerland Event announced Monday.
Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013 -
Eventual Wladimir Klitschko-Alexander Povetkin fight fetches $23....
Dan RafaelHeavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and secondary titlist Alexander Povetkin both have bouts scheduled, but the purse bid for their mandatory bout was held Tuesday and Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov won with an extraordinary bid of $23,333,330.
Story | Conversation | April 24, 2013 -
Timothy Bradley Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez agree to terms for world...
Dan RafaelWelterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. and Mexican star Juan Manuel Marquez, both known for their history with Manny Pacquiao, are going to fight each other, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013 -
British medalist Luke Campbell to box as a pro
Dan RafaelLuke Campbell, who won an Olympic gold medal in the bantamweight division for Great Britain at the 2012 London Games, is going pro.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013