On March 27th, 360 Promotions staged their first edition of 'Hollywood Fight Night' series at the Avalon Hollywood. The second installment of this series will take place on Tuesday May 22nd at the same venue.
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President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines.
The World Boxing Council’s groundbreaking Clean Boxing Program (CBP) has set the paramount standard for anti-doping testing programs in the sport of professional boxing worldwide. Every champion and every top 15 rated fighter must mandatorily enroll in the CBP by submitting specific forms to VADA. Fighters have to enroll within 3 months of entering the top 15 ranking in consideration of language, administrative and geographical challenge for enrollment.
Former amateur star and AIBA pro Serge "the Bavarian Sniper" Michel (5-0) goes for vacant International German 175 lb title against Armenak Hovhannisyan (4-0) June 16 Munich. Michel is promoted by Petko´s Box Promotion and represented Germany in the 2016 Olympics.
Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Boxing has announced the development of a standardized scoring criteria for the ‘Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament’, the opening round of which will take place on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling various topics such as the ongoing PED saga with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, the options for Gennady Golovkin, the future of Jarrett Hurd and Erislandy Lara, Adrien Broner vs. Jessie Vargas, and more.
Amy Schumer has been linked to an upcoming drama about female boxing icon Christy Martin, a woman who long proceeded Ronda Rousey as a pioneer for female fighters. The 36-year-old actress has been negotiating over playing the pugilist in a biopic written and directed by Katherine Fugate, who wrote Army Wives, Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve.
A few months ago, fans and historians were up in arms after World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman had mentioned that his organization would explore the idea of splitting the heavyweight division. Sulaiman was looking a the idea of making a super heavyweight division - for boxers who were 240-pounds and beyond.
Former Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado was sentenced to four years in federal prison for accepting high-priced boxing tickets in exchange for legislation favorable to a private company, the Justice Department announced.