Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah has been nominated for an ESPY Award in the category of Best Boxer. Judah earned this nomination after scoring a ninth-round technical knockout over Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks on Feb. 5 at the Savvis Center in St. Louis before the largest crowd …
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Quartey Wants De La Hoya.
DiBella Entertainment’s Ike “Bazooka” Quartey, fresh off his convincing victory over Verno Phillips in Memphis on June 11 on HBO, says he is ready to take aim at former champ Oscar De La Hoya. “I beat Oscar when I fought him the first time even though he got the decision,” …
Read More »Zsolt Erdei: Champion of a Proud People.
Stretching from Mongolia to Eastern Europe, the Eurasian steppes spawned many robust tribes throughout the centuries such as the Cimmerians, Scythians, Samartians, Mongols, Tartars, Huns, Hephthalites and Magyars. Lacking the natural resources to sustain their growing hordes, they spread out in all directions, destroying, assimilating or merging with existing societies …
Read More »Next CES Show to be in Providence.
The next “CES’ Prime Time Fights” show presented by Classic Sports & Entertainment & Sports, Inc (CES), originally scheduled for August 12, has been changed to Aug. 26 in Down City Providence at the Rhode Island Convention Center, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today. Likely participants include new USNBC super …
Read More »Ricky Hatton Looks Toward America.
By Curtis McCormick. IBF Light Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton’s trip to America this past weekend was an unqualified success. The British hero was in Atlantic City to watch Arturo Gatti put his WBC title on the line against Floyd Mayweather and also to witness Vivian Harris’ WBA title clash against …
Read More »Keep Fighters and Boxing Alive.
Boxing fans are an intense, excitable bunch. I should know, I am one of them. Most every boxing fan remembers the fight or fighter that got them interested in the sport. In my case, it was the first Ali-Frazier fight, back in 1971. The buildup prior to the fight was …
Read More »Special Announcement: Carlos \”Famoso\” Hernandez to Answer YOUR Questions.
I am thrilled to announce that former IBF super featherweight champion of the world Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez has agreed to take part in a question and answer session that will air on the very next edition of the “TKO Boxing Show” coming this weekend. “Famoso” always gives his all in …
Read More »Peter-Sykes Quotes.
SAM PETER. “I am motivated for all my fights, but this guy talks so much, I am even more motivated. I will take great pleasure in closing his mouth once and for all and doing it in a good, convincing manner.” “I do not think Sykes knows what he has …
Read More »Erdei-Sahnoune This Week.
Undefeated Hungarian light heavyweight Zsolt Erdei will defend his WBO light heavyweight championship this week. Erdei, who defeated Julio Gonzalez for the title has made three defenses of the belt, two of which came agains Hugo Hernan Garay. Sahnoune of France has thirty-one wins against a single loss, which came …
Read More »Pacquiao Free of Muhammad.
Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao appears to be finally free of legal troubles now that a settlement has been reached out of court between him and now former promoter Murad Muhammad. Pacquiao alleged financial misdeeds at Muhammad who, when challenged claimed to have an unbreakable promotional contract with Pacquiao. Court …
Read More »Khan Wants Kindelan to Train him.
British lightweight sensation and Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan is set to make his professional boxing debut next month. July 16 is the day that Khan will set foot in a professional prize ring for the first time, and he wants his former amateur rival Mario Kindelan to join his …
Read More »Taylor Eager to Dethrone Hopkins.
Barely 15 kilometers (10 miles) separate their training camps in South Florida, yet the lives – and careers – of middleweights Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor have a more noticeable gap. Nearly five years after winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics, Taylor try to do what 18 others …
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