Agbeko a free agent, eyes top junior featherweights

Agbeko a free agent, eyes top junior featherweights
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
August 25, 2013


Former two-time bantamweight titleholder Joseph Agbeko informed RingTV.com on Sunday that he has split from promoter Don King and is in search of a big fight in the junior featherweight division.

"Don recently granted me my release after we had a couple talks and now I'm free," Agbeko told RingTV.com on the phone.

Agbeko was previously a staple on Showtime, beginning with his dominant title claiming victory over Luis Perez in 2007. As with nearly every Don King fighter, inactivity plagued his career, but he still was able to remain a top name in the division with wins over Vic Darchinyan and Yonnhy Perez before two losses to Abner Mares.

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Mamadjonov upsets Santana on ShoBox

Mamadjonov upsets Santana on ShoBox
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
April 13, 2013


In his last appearance on ShoBox: The New Generation, Angelo Santana looked impressive as he disassembled Juan Garcia in five rounds last November. It was so exciting that Showtime producer Gordon Hall, who is at the helm of the prospect-based series, sought out Santana for a return bout on the program.

Though Santana was in another exciting bout on Friday, it wasn't the kind the Cuban standout and his promoter Don King were hoping for when they went in against Uzbeki spoiler Bahodir Mamadjonov, who scored an upset ninth-round stoppage.

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Arum, King reconciliation, hope for current qualms?

Arum, King reconciliation, hope for current qualms?

Mark E. Ortega

UndisputedFightMag.com

March 11, 2011

One of boxing's biggest rivalries is not one that took place between the ropes. It's not one where few, if any blows were exchanged. But it is one that helped fuel the sport for much of the last five decades.

Promoters Bob Arum and Don King, long the sport's most influential promoters worldwide, are winding down their personal careers and therefore have made amends over their tiff that crossed more than five decades.

The Genesis of King Kong

The Genesis of King Kong

Mark E. Ortega

Ultimateboxingresults.com

May 3, 2009

When July 11th rolls around, a bantamweight title tilt is set to take place when Ghanaian Joseph King Kong Agbeko [26-1, 22 KOs] defends his IBF 118-pound belt against two-division champion moving up in weight Vic Darchinyan. The bout is a Showtime Championship Boxing headlining-bout that is sure to provide a ton of fireworks, just in case you were longing for more following the previous weekend’s display of pyrotechnics courtesy of the Fourth of July. Read about this fight anywhere else and you might think that Darchinyan, who is the widely-considered favorite, already has the belt around his waist even though it is Agbeko who is champion.

Agbeko, along with manager Vinny Scolpino (whom also manages fellow Ghanaian world champion, Joshua Clottey) do not seem too fazed by this reaction and seem to welcome it gladly.