Nineteen-year-old Toka Kahn-Clary, of Providence, qualified to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials by capturing a Silver Medal at last week’s 2011 USA Boxing National Championships in Colorado Springs. Kahn-Clary, who now sports a 76-8 amateur career record, travels again later this week to compete in the final Pan-American …
Read More »WBA Champ Sturm Faces Macklin Tonight In Germany
The WBA Super World Middleweight title is currently held by Felix “Leonidas” Sturm, and he looks to defend that title, for the eleventh time, tonight against Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin. Sturm’s record stands at 35-2-1, 15 KO’s while Macklin’s stands at 28-2-0, 19 KO’s. Sturm is an accomplished champion, …
Read More »Andre Ward Joins Showtime Broadcast Team For Froch vs. Johnson
Andre Ward will join the Showtime broadcast team for the live telecast this Saturday, June 4 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) that features a Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal fight between WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch and Glen Johnson.
Read More »Bernard Hopkins: Statistics Back Up The Ageless Wonder
We are just a few days away from the most talked about rematch in recent years as Bernard Hopkins attempts to make history this Saturday, May 21 when he faces Jean Pascal for the WBC and WBC Diamond Light Heavyweight Championships in Pascal’s backyard at the Bell Centre in Montreal, …
Read More »Five Boxers Join Charity Effort Team Fight To Walk
Junior middleweight contender DeAndre Latimore and prospects Sid El Harrak, Denis Douglin, Vinny O’Brien, and Delen Parsley have all joined Team Fight to Walk. Created by unbeaten junior middleweight and West Point graduate Boyd Melson in association with Justadollarplease.org, Team Fight to Walk’s mission is to raise awareness within the …
Read More »Freddie Roach To Help 2012 US Olympic Boxing Program
In an effort to ensure American boxers have access to the very best training and support in the world in advance of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Boxing and Freddie Roach Training, Inc. have formed a unique partnership which will give America’s elite …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Randy Caballero
© Dominic Serna Dominicserna.com After a 49 second knockout victory in his pro debut on March 25Th 2010, Randy Caballero had hit the professional boxing scene with both feet running. Six consecutive victories later, already has this young fighter from Coachella Valley, California will participate as Co-Main event on Telefutura’s …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Ramos Decisions Valdez on ShoBox
Friday night at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey unbeaten Rico ‘Suavecito’ Ramos of Los Angeles, California, improved to 19-0 (11), with a controversial decision over Alejandro Valdez of Obregon, Mexico, now 24-5-3, (17). Scoring was not indicative of the bout, which appeared to be closer to …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Andy Lee
“Right now my concentration is on Craig McEwan!” Middleweight Andy Lee is a fighter that makes people excited to talk about, with his punching power, fan friendly style, ever increasing improvement in each bout and easy going demeanor leaves no question on why that is. So far Lee has done …
Read More »Brazilian Boxing Prospect Michael Oliveira Gets Homecoming November 20
Unbeaten, UNBC Middleweight Champion Michael “Chairman of the Board” Oliveira returns to his roots November 20, headlining “A Gala Night of Boxing” pro-am event, at Espaco das Americas in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “A Gala Night of Boxing,” presented by Rumble Star Promotions, in association with Reunion Sports & Marketing, will …
Read More »Boxing Result: Tarver Wins Heavyweight Debut Against Nagy
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing It may not have been an artistic success, but comebacking former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver accomplished what he set out to do Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.
Read More »Hitz Boxing Announces October 2 Fight Card At Horseshoe Casino
Hitz Boxing will be hosting a very special night of boxing on Saturday, October 2 at The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago. Crowd-pleasing Irish middleweight prospect Andy Lee will be the featured fighter of the evening. After a successful amateur career including an appearance …
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