LAS VEGAS (March 28, 2006) - Former IBF cruiserweight champion William "Kid Chocolate" Guthrie (30-3-1, 24 KOs) has been there, done that, and now at 39, all he really wants is an opportunity to prove that he's still a world-class boxer. More...
Making the first defence of his EBU Cruiserweight crown, Bermondsey’s David Haye delighted a capacity crowd inside the atmospheric York Hall with a gruelling eighth round stoppage of amateur rival Lasse Johansen. Headlining the Maloney Promotions bill, Haye saw his early thunder bounce off the concrete features of an impossibly sturdy challenger before a furious flurry of leather ended matters suddenly and spectacularly.
Dragged beyond the fifth round for the first time in a career jam-packed with glittering knockouts, the freakishly powerful Haye huffed and puffed but still had enough to blow his man down – eventually. With his shock loss to Carl Thompson still daisy fresh in our minds, more than a few breaths were held in the roaring partisan crowd when the lanky challenger slapped the champion across the face with a scornful smile after withstanding his best offerings. It was a look that carried more weight than any punch he’d thrown to that point, and seemed to knock Haye back on his heels. More...
Friday nights successful Maloney Promotions show at the York Hall in Bethnal Green where the charismatic cruiserweight champion David Haye brought both boxing and non-boxing fans together and proved that he has the talent and the personality to sell out the London venues and at 9pm the sold out signs were up and the box office well and truly closed. More...
Attention - Soldier Boy Chris is called to arms by Maloney Promotions.
Despite having a sell-out show at the York Hall on Friday night when David Haye retained his European title. Frank Maloney had little time for celebrating or partying as he was on the road early on Saturday morning to meet and sign the 2004 ABA champion Chris Pacy who is the
latest edition to the growing stable of young stars at Maloney Promotions. More...
IBF/WBA super lightweight world champion Ricky "Hitman" Hatton will move up in weight to face WBA welterweight world champion Luis Collazo on May 13 in Boston, USA on HBO. The fight has been announced and is scheduled to happen. But the "Black Panther" Lovemore Ndou is waiting eagerly for the next bombshell to hit.
"I said a week ago that a greater power is working behind the scenes to make Hatton vs. Ndou," he said. "This Ricky Hatton fight has had more plot twists than any great novel!" More...
Hennessy Sports promoted Junior Witter looks set to face former WBO champion DeMarcus Corley this summer for the vacant prestigious WBC light welterweight title reportedly vacated by Floyd Mayweather. Once validated by the governing body, the news will mean that the Bradford switch-hitter won't have to wait for Mayweather to decide what division to campaign in after his welterweight fight against Zab Judah in April. More...
An avid New York Yankees fan, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi (21-0, 5 KOs), has returned to the heart of Boston Red Sox country to train once again with famed strength and conditioning coach, Mike Boyle, in preparation for Malignaggi's breakthrough June 10th mega-fight against World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (26-0, 22 KOs) at Madison Square Garden. More...
There are 24 rounds of full British Championship boxing scheduled by Hennessy Sports for May 12th at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. Lenny Daws will meet Nigel Wright at light welterweight following the promotional outfit’s successful purse bid for the fight, whilst friends and teammates Lee Meager and Dave Stewart will face off at lightweight. More...
WBC/WBO Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor and ex-unified light middleweight champion Winky Wright met earlier this week to hype their upcoming bout scheduled for June 17th at the FedEx Forum in Memphia, TN. Also on hand were the show's promoters Lou DiBella and Gary Shaw along with trainer Pat Burns as well as Ozell Nelson. More...
Upset minded Roberto Carlos "El Zurdo de Oro" Ortega has replaced injured Luis Ernesto Jose as Stevie "Lil' But Bad" Johnston's (38-3-1, 17 KOs) opponent March 31 in the 10-round co-feature at the new Ybor City Multi Fight Complex in Tampa, Florida. Jose suffered a cut over his eye during training camp. More...
Making their Silverhawk Boxing debuts, the Mitchell twins, Eric and Aaron, return to the ring March 31 on a show promoted by Eventco Sports in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Eric (18-4-1, 9 KOs) takes on middleweight Elias Cruz (13-12, 7 KOs) in a six-round match. Eric has won six of his last seven fights, the lone exception a 10-round loss by decision as a last day replacement against now world junior middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga. More...
It was a fabulous day in Southern California. It was a great day for the beautiful people to come out for the press conference promoting the upcoming fight between two of boxings finest, Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver
Hopkins entered the conference room at Hollywood Park's Turf Club first. He was "dressed to the nines" in a brown business suit and appears to be in great shape. After a few minutes of Hopkins posing for the cameras, Antonio Tarver entered the room. Not to be outdone, Mr Tarver could have been on the cover of GQ instead of promoting the upcoming fight. The two men immediately engaged in a "staredown" that lasted for probably 60 seconds but seemed like a lot longer.
After the promoters spoke, Hazim Richardson took the podium. He is Bernard's chief trainer. He spoke about the things we all know about Hopkins. He is one of the most disciplined athletes ever to lace on a pair of gloves. He talked about Hopkins beating Trinidad on a Saturday and calling him immediately Monday morning to resume training in the gym. The Hopkins camp has hired Shane Mosley's trainer for expertise in fighting left handers. More...
The 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues on Saturday, April 1, when "Relentless" Lamon Brewster defends his WBO heavyweight title against Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich. The 12-round world title fight at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, is promoted by Don King Productions and will air on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).
Opening Comment
Liakhovich: This is exciting for me and everything is great right here. This is the best camp in my life. So I am 110 percent ready right now. Everything is fine.
Question: Kenny, give some background on working with Sergei and how training has gone? More...
EBU champion David Haye and Lasse Johanesen today spelt out their intentions in the final press conference before their European Cruiserweight title fight in York Hall this Friday (24 March), while manager Frank Maloney insisted the fight will go ahead, blaming boxing’s “undercurrents of very jealous people” for the “unfounded” rumours of cancellation.
Maloney remained tight-lipped over who exactly he thought might be attempting to disrupt the fight saying only; “we have our opinion [on who it might be].”
Haye’s last five fights have all been won within 3 rounds and he hopes Johansen will be a step up in class that Haye feels he needs. He said: “I’m not expecting to hit him with one shot and for him to go over. I’m positive he thinks he can come and beat me which is exactly what we need, some tough opponents that can come give 100%.”
His training sessions in Miami with Lennox Lewis are expected to pay dividends, Haye continued: “You might be a little bit surprised but you’ll see on Friday night, it will be explosive, that’s one thing you can guarantee with me, I bring excitement and explosive power and its going to be a good entertaining fight. I’ve had real good sparring partners, Lennox has been very important in my training he’s brought a lot of experience.” More...
The stakes were high for everyone involved. Hasim Rahman was on a quest to once again become the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World, James Toney had the chance to become a five weight class champion, promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank laid the foundation to begin reconstruction of a muddled Heavyweight Division,
a move that would undoubtedly make him a player in the division again. The WBC Heavyweight Title was on the line, and the pieces were in place for the prevailing fighter to take on the winner of the upcoming Wladimir Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd match up to bring some sense of sanity to this crazy division. Instead, this fight turned out to contradict all expectations. While many thought this would turn out to be a snoozer, it had many exciting moments and will garner a reasonably high demand for a rematch. Many favored Toney going into the fight, but most fans left Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in disbelief that the ringside judges scored this bout a draw, saying it was obvious that Rahman was the winner. More...
Undefeated cruiserweight Lasse Johansen will cut a menacing figure at London's historic York Hall this Friday, March 24 when the tall, hammer fisted Dane must wade through a venomous sea of rabid David Haye supporters before he can climb through the ropes to challenge for the European title currently held by "The Haymaker". Having yet to suffer the bitter sting of defeat, Johansen is brimming with confidence that his British excursion will yield impressive results and bring him to the forefront of European boxing at the expense of Haye's burgeoning career. More...
www.chuckbodak.com has been designed so that fans, friends and family can send personal messages to the legendary American cutman. At age 90, Chuck has about 75 years experience in the boxing game! Today, Chuck spends most of his day making jewelry and working on other art projects, but those who know Chuck know that he misses being in the ring. What better way to put a smile on Chuck's face than reading some kind words from his friends?
For a man who supposedly just had his career defining fight, Joe Calzaghe now has the chance to make perhaps any fight in the world at super middleweight or light heavyweight,
if he wishes. Fresh off the back of one of the most stunning performances ever to have been witnessed by a terrestrial audience, Calzaghe now faces the challenge of who to fight next. He has had the offer from current IBF Light Heavy Champion Clinton Woods that would no doubt be a thriller if the fight were to be made.
Unfortunately, in the US, where it appears that Calzaghe and his prompter Frank Warren are most keen on impressing, Clinton is only known as the man who lost to the legend Roy Jones Jnr and ex-IBF Champ Glencoffe Johnson. Therefore, a Woods matchup seems unlikely as it won't bring in the dollars that Calzaghe will now be looking for after his recent victory over Jeff Lacy.
Another possible opponent being considered is Roy Jones Junior himself. This would definitely bring the big money Calzaghe will yearn however, it is unlikely this could build upon the legacy he will hope to leave when he retires from boxing as Jones has lost his previous three outings in the ring. Due to this, if a loss was suffered, all Calzaghe's hard work would immediately be undone and therefore it would be a risky fight. More...
IBF Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd's first title defense and fight from under Don King's promotional thumb will be a rematch in Germany with Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled to take place on April 22 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim.
This is very curious. One has to wonder what is going on within the mind of Chris Byrd, but in all honesty to focus solely on the lawsuit is old hat and in the end to do so will only detract from Byrd's career and that is an insult to a great boxer. Yes, indeed loyal reader, you heard that right - a great boxer. For those that don't know enough about Chris Byrd, I urge you to actually watch his work the ring. Despite the opinions of television commentators or those of boxing pundits worldwide, Byrd is a fantastic fighter that has fallen prey to some unfortunate incidents and circumstances.
The most unfortunate circumstance of them all may have come from within his own boxing team, i.e., his promoter. Byrd has only had four fights in the last three years and for a professional prize fighter that is disturbing. One wonders how Byrd finds the means to put food on his table, pay trainers and gym fees, along with putting clothes on his family's backs. More...
