Tonight in Hollywood, Florida, two junior welterweights will fight for the IBF title which was vacated by Ricky Hatton. As we all know the Jr welterweight division just a few short years ago was was loaded with talent, from Koysta Tszyu, Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel C! otto, and Ricky …
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Showtime Boxing Super Middleweight Tournament
Eight-Man Tourney Begins Friday, July 28, 2006, at 11 p.m. ET/PT On “ShoBox: The New Generation” Some of the best 168-pound prospects in the world are set to compete in a single-elimination tournament on “ShoBox: The New Generation” to determine the top super middleweight contender. In the first professional boxing …
Read More »Former Hot Boxing Prospect Guinn Beaten Again
The last two years have been tough for Dominick Guinn, ironically nicknamed “The Southern Disaster”, once thought to be one of the best up and comers on the American heavyweight scene. Since March of 2004, Guinn has only seen victory over such bit players as Audley Harrison and Phil Jackson …
Read More »Power Headlines Maloney Boxing Card
Tonight at York Hall in London, unbeaten bantamweight Martin Power looks to add to his title collection when he takes on South African visitor Tshifiwa Munyai for the vacant Commonwealth crown. Already the current British Champion, hometown hero Power, 19-0 (8), has moved through a tough trio of domestic competition …
Read More »Boxing Info: Shawn Hawk
Unbeaten Native American cruiserweight Shawn Hawk Flying High on “Hold Nothing Back!” card Roy Jones-Prince Badi headlines July 29 PPV show in Boise Unbeaten Crow Creek Sioux cruiserweight Shawn Hawk (11-0, 8 KOs) rated No. 19 by the North American Boxing Association, fights Doug “The Kid” Kaluza (17-5-1, 10 KOs) …
Read More »Nunes-Reyes in explosive boxing co-feature
Championship pro boxing July 7 on Cape Cod Two-time Brazilian Olympian Agnaldo Nunes, reigning International Boxing Association featherweight champion, has been matched against Brooklyn brawler Sharmir “Isa” Reyes in the eight-round co-feature on an explosive July 7 “Let Freedom Ring” championship pro boxing show at the Cape Cod Melody Tent …
Read More »The Top Ten Greatest Ever Slugfests In Boxing History!
All boxing fans love a slugfest. This type of fight is guaranteed to get the pulses racing. Sure, we fans respect and appreciate the fine art of boxing – the superb defensive skills of hitting and not being hit – but deep down every fan hopes to see a violent …
Read More »Boxing Info: William Guthrie
Former world champ William Guthrie taking next step up July 29 in Boise Former International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion William “KO King” Guthrie (33-3-1, 26 KOs) takes a major step up in his comeback bid July 29 against Luke Munsen (19-5, 13 KOs), in a 12-round title fight for …
Read More »Boxing Announcer Bob Papa To Be Roasted June 29
Talented boxing blow by blow man and WFAN Radio’s (660 AM) Giants play by play voice Bob Papa will “swim with the fishes,” at least for one night, when Sopranos star Joe Gannascoli (Vito Spatafore) is the mob boss of roasters at Ram Roast II to benefit Fordham University athletics …
Read More »Briggs, Tua Headline Gotham Boxing Show July 26
Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing brings big name heavyweight prizefighters to center stage when it presents “Heavyweight Extravaganza” featuring no. 2 ranked Shannon Briggs in the main event, and the come backing David Tua in the co-feature on Wednesday night, July 26, at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New …
Read More »Boxing Recap: Brock – Ibragimov , Julio – Quintana
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing I have to give HBO credit for trying something new so I will let them slide for the boring segment of Boxing after Dark this weekend. Getting undefeated prospects to fight each other is virtually impossible these days and they …
Read More »Boxing Conference Call: Shobox The New Generation
Tommy “Hitman” Hearns “He’s a little bit too anxious to make things happen” (referring to Ronald) Ronald Hearns “It’s an honor to have our father’s pave the way, and now we have the opportunity to pave our own way and get out of their shadows.” “Everyone expects me to go …
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