The big fight card held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis last night produced a major upset and a close call amid three world title bouts put on by Don King. In the main event, WBC/IBF light welter king Devon Alexander was lucky to escape his contest with Andriy …
Read More »Don King Boxing: Spinks, Cloud, Alexander, Kotelnik, Coyne Hit St. Louis
© Bob Barton Don King Productions hosted a media workout Monday at Sweat Pound 4 Pound Gym in St. Louis promoting Saturday’s “Gateway to Greatness” card featuring four championship bouts–three of them world championships at the Scottrade Center.
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Jean Pascal vs. Chad Dawson In Montreal August 14
On August, 14, 2010, Montreal will host an epic light heavyweight bout featuring Jean Pascal against American sensation, Chad Dawson. This will be for Pascal, the big break he has been looking for since his one and only defeat against Carl Froch. We all know that big breaks are few …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik
A typical boxing press conference today at Scottrade Center in St. Louis suddenly turned raucous after undefeated unified 140-pound world champion Devon Alexander’s trainer told former WBA junior welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik, a Ukrainian making his first visit to America, “That’s a long way to come for an ass whuppin.’ …
Read More »Don King Boxing: “Gateway To Greatness” Double Title Fight Bill Aug 7
Two undefeated world champions will put their crowns on the line in separate bouts at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Aug. 7 in one of the best boxing showcases of the summer. Hometown hero and unified WBC and IBF 140-pound champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (20-0, 13 KOs) will …
Read More »Boxing Update: Haitian Earthquake KO’s Mosley vs. Berto Fight Card
WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto stated in a personal press release earlier today that due to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti and deeply affected his family who resides there, he is physically and emotionally unable to prepare for his Saturday, Jan. 30 bout with WBA Welterweight Champion Sugar Shane …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing: Huge Undercard For Mosley vs. Berto Jan 30
Boxing fans are well aware that the first big fight of 2010 will be the welterweight championship showdown between Sugar Shane Mosley and Andre Berto at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, January 30, which will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing.
Read More »Brazilian Boxing Prospect Michael Oliveira Ready For 2010
Undefeated Brazilian middleweight “Chairman of the Board” Michael Oliveira (11-0, 9 KOs), established himself as one of the top prospects to watch in 2010. The 19-year-old Oliveira, living in Miami and attending Miami Dade Community College, went into 2009 with three first-round knockout wins in his first three pro fights. …
Read More »Boxing Result: Chad Dawson Outpoints Glen Johnson In Rematch
Last night at the XL Centre in Hartford, CT, Interim WBC and IBO light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson outpointed challenger Glen Johnson in a rematch fought over the full 12 round distance. The pair first clashed in April, 2008 when Johnson forced an all-action thriller upon his younger, taller adversary …
Read More »Boxing Update: Dawson, Johnson Hold Final Media Workout Before Saturday Clash
Light heavyweight champ Chad Dawson and challenger Glen Johnson held a media workout in Bloomfield, CT as they prepare to face off this Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford. Chad Dawson: “I’m feeling some buzz around the city about the fight. I’ve really just been sitting in my hotel …
Read More »Ex-Boxing Champ Marlon Starling Recalls His WBC Title Fight
The memories come flooding back when Marlon “Magic Man” Starling sits back and recalls the last world title fight to take place in Hartford, Conn., more than 20 years ago. The East Hartford resident who turned 50 years old in August can still remember specifics of the night he won …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Chad Dawson vs. Glen Johnson 2
Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, who will battle for the WBC interim light heavyweight title on Nov. 7 in Hartford, Conn., took part in an international teleconference call with members of the media on Thursday. Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs), from New Haven, Conn., serving his second term as light heavyweight …
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