Tag: Boxing

ROUND 12: THE UNFORGETTABLE SALVADOR SÁNCHEZ

By Mauricio Sulaimán / Son of José Sulaimán / WBC President August 15, 2023  This past Saturday we remembered, with great nostalgia, a legendary champion who left us on the path of no return after suffering a tragic car accident, Salvador Sánchez.   Sal Sánchez died on August 12, 1982, as he was driving his […]

ATLANTIC CITY BOXING HALL OF FAME TEAMS UP WITH HARD HITTING PROMOTIONS FOR LIVE PRO BOXING DURING 2023 INDUCTION WEEKEND

Atlantic City, N.J. – August 15, 2023 – The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) teams up with Hard Hitting Promotions (HHP) for a Fight Night extravaganza at BALLY’S Atlantic City in its acclaimed 6th Floor Grand Ballroom, for a Live Pro Boxing event that will take place on Friday, September 29th, from 8:00pm – 12:00am. Headlining the show in the […]

ALEXANDRO SANTIAGO EXPECTS KEEPING THE TITLE WILL BE EVEN HARDER THAN HIS UPHILL CLIMB TO WIN IT

(August 14, 2023) – Despite overcoming several pre-fight distractions and challenges in the weeks and months leading up to his title-winning victory over legendary four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire, newly crowned WBC World Bantamweight Champion Alexandro “Peque” Santiago says the truly difficult part of his veteran career starts now. Fighting on the televised undercard of […]

Navarrete, A Little Much For Valdez

GLENDALE, AZ (August 13, 2023) – The highly anticipated championship fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Óscar Valdez was all the fight fans expected, an out-all war! Many felt this contest would mirror battles between Mexican greats Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, both of whom were in attendance.The combat was contested for Navarrete’s World Boxing […]

Summer Heat 2023 Weights and Quotes from Uncasville, CT

UNCASVILLE, CT – Summer Heat 2023 nearly boiled over today after all of the fighters successfully made weight at Mohegan Sun Arena. Only a handful of tickets are left for a massive August 12th double header featuring Chordale “The Gift” Booker’s first defense of his WBC US Super Welterweight title against Nicolas Hernandez as well […]