On Friday, November 20, 2015, Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto hit the scales ahead of their highly-anticipated Middleweight clash which takes place on Saturday night from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) completed their final press conference yesterday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas ahead of their Nov. 21 world championship showdown, which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.
Lineal Middleweight World Champion Miguel Cotto and former WBC & WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez greeted fans and spoke with the media during yesterdays grand arrivals.
WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs, former world champion Yuri Foreman and undefeated super bantamweight contender Heather “The Heat” Hardy hosted a media workout Tuesday at Gleason’s Gym in their hometown of Brooklyn as they prepare for their respective battles on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Barclays Center.
Two days before he departs for Canada, IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James “Chunky” DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs) held an open media workout at the Stonebridge Boxing Club in London as he nears completion of a 10-plus week training camp for his title defense against former world champion and Canadian fan favorite, Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs), of Montreal, on Saturday, Nov. 28, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT) from the Vidéotron Centre of Quebec City.
A ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader, highlighted by a super welterweight matchup between undefeated prospects Frank Galarza and Jarret Hurd, blue chip prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko and undefeated light heavyweight David Benavidez is set for tomorrow/Saturday, Nov. 14 live on SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
IBF Bantamweight World Champion Randy "El Matador" Caballero (22-0, 13 KOs) hosted a Los Angeles media workout yesterday at City of Angels Boxing Gym ahead of his Nov. 21 face off and first title defense against England's Lee "Playboy" Haskins (32-3, 14 KOs) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
On Saturday, November 14, Showtime Sports will present a ShoBox: The New Generation telecast featuring Frank Galarza (17-0-2, 11 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., taking on Jarrett Hurd (16-0, 10 KOs), of Accokeek, Md.
A ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader, highlighted by a 10-round middleweight fight between world-ranked contenders Antoine “Action” Douglas and Les “Lock N Load” Sherrington, is set for tomorrow/Friday, Nov. 6, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), across from the D Las Vegas in iconic Downtown Las Vegas.
Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion in six weight divisions Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, presented new-state-of-the-art boxing equipment valued at thousands of dollars to the youth of Grampa's Boxing Gym on Friday, Oct. 30, to encourage the youth to continue in their training and lead positive lives away from gang activity and violence.
As he nears his Saturday, Nov. 14 showdown against WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), featherweight contender Oscar Escandón (24-2, 16 KOs) is primed and ready for the challenge.
Top New York-area boxing talent featured in undercard action on Saturday, December 5 at Barclays Center, hosted a media roundtable at McMahon's Public House in Brooklyn today to discuss their upcoming showdowns.
On Thursday, October 29, 2015 Salita Promotions presented another installment of the popular "Brooklyn Brawl" series.
On Thursday, October 29, 2015 Salita Promotions presented another installment of the popular "Brooklyn Brawl" series.
On Thursday, October 29, 2015 Salita Promotions presented another installment of the popular "Brooklyn Brawl" series.
