Archives for July 2012

By James Slater: How good was 1970’s heavyweight contender Earnie Shavers? How powerful was the man who was once dubbed “The Puncher of The Century?” How would Shavers, given the nickname “The Dark Destroyer,” have failed in “dream fights” with the likes of Tyson, Foreman, Haye, Liston and today’s masters, the Klitschkos? Also, who are Earnie’s top-10 greatest fighters of […]

New York, NY (7/30/ 12) – On September 29, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Worcester’s favorite son Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KO’s) will headline a special edition HBO “Boxing After Dark” Triple-Header when he takes on Union City, New Jersey’s Jason Escalera (13-0-1, 12 KO’s). At stake for Rodriguez against the heavy-handed Escalera is not only his […]

London, Great Britain, 30 July 2012 – The third day of boxing at the London 2012 Olympic Games continued at the ExCeL with the first preliminary bouts of the Flyweight (52kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) categories in an exciting afternoon session. Hooper vs. Browne In the first Flyweight (52kg) contest, Australia’s Darren Woods impressed with his cool head against 22-year-old […]

NEW YORK, (July 29, 2012) Star Boxing’s President Joe DeGuardia has survived a horrific and tragic fatal car accident while on his way home from “ROCKIN FIGHTS 4,”a sold-out event at The Paramount in Huntington, New York. DeGuardia was on the Long Island Expressway in his new Mercedes Benz, when he was hit head-on by a Honda that was going […]

INDIO, CALIF. (July 30, 2012) – Following an impressive ShoBox debut in March, unbeaten bantamweight rising star Randy Caballero, will make his 10th appearance at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., on Friday, August 24 when he defends his NABO title against Mexico’s Manuel Roman in the main event of the hit SHOWTIME Sports® series ShoBox: The New Generation. […]