Fight Of The Century? Floyd Mayweather Jr and Oscar De La Hoya will climb through the ropes on May 5 for what could be the fight of the century. Whether or not this will be the case come May 6 remains to be seen. We have the pound for pound …
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European Boxing Champion David Haye Can Win A World Title “Even at 70%”
David Haye’s dream of becoming the first British boxer to hold the World Heavyweight and Cruiserweight titles moved a step closer at Wembley Arena last night as the 26 year old South Londoner outclassed the talented Tomasz Bonin. Bonin seemed stunned by Haye’s power-punching and the 33 year old Pole …
Read More »British Boxing: Craig Watson, Akaash Bhatia Win On Haye Undercard
By Ben Lettman On the undercard of David Haye’s heavyweight debut against Tomasz Bonin on Friday night, welterweight Craig Watson scored three knockdowns against Robert Lloyd Taylor on his way to a one sided points victory at the Wembley Arena in London. Watson, famous for scoring a knockdown against Amir …
Read More »James Moore Added To Next Broadway Boxing Card
Staten Island’s Gary “Kid” Stark, Jr. (18-1, 8 KO’s) will take center stage in the main event vs. Miami’s Andres Ledesma (13-5, 8 KO’s) on Wednesday night, May 2, when DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City. Fighting …
Read More »John Murray: Amir Khan Turned Down Boxing Challenge
Hennessy Sports promoted John Murray is not surprised that his British lightweight rival Amir Khan rejected an offer to fight him this Saturday on potentially the biggest event in boxing history, despite the Olympic Silver medalist’s false claim that he “played’ with him in sparring. Undefeated Manchester star Murray, 22, …
Read More »Boxing Autographs: Mia St. John And Jake LaMotta In Las Vegas
Mia St. John, IFBA Lightweight Champion of the World, Tony Burton, “Duke” in all six Rocky films, and Jake LaMotta, The Raging Bull, will be doing a public autograph signing May 4th and 5th in Las Vegas. That’s the same weekend thousands of fight fans will be in town for …
Read More »Stevie Johnston And Adrian Mora Share Silverhawk Boxing Bill May 18
Denver’s prodigal son Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson isn’t the only Colorado native returning home to fight May 18 for an IBA world title on the “Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return of the Champ” card, promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. While it’s been …
Read More »Boxing In South Africa: Regal Treatment For Vetyeka In Japan
Undefeated South African bantamweight champion and WBC #5 Simpiwe Vetyeka needed very little time to settle in to his base in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of his up-coming challenge for Hozumi Hasegawa’s WBC world title. Much of that has to do with the fact that Vetyeka’s promoter, Branco Milenkovic of Branco …
Read More »WBA Champ Juan Diaz Adds Acelino Freitas’ WBO Title To Boxing Trophy Cabinet
World Boxing Association lightweight champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz added the World Boxing Organization championship to his list of accomplishments last night after Acelino “Popo” Freitas’s trainer Oscar Suarez threw in the towel during the one-minute break between the eighth and ninth rounds at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Juan Diaz: “I’m …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Felix Sturm, Stipe Drews Win WBA Titles
In a classic night of rematches in Oberhausen, Germany, both Felix Sturm and Stipe Drews delivered in spades to defeat men they had previously been mastered by and won WBA world titles in the process. Sturm, 27-2 (12), of Hamburg, Germany was widely expected to defend his middleweight crown last …
Read More »WBO Championship Boxing: Ricardo Torres And Ivan Calderon Win In Colombia
There were two 12 round WBO title fights last night at Coliseo Universidad Del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia and when the smoke finally cleared, both reigning champions held onto their belts. Longtime WBO Minimumweight king Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, one of Puerto Rico’s most decorated active professional fighters, was involved …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Daniel Dawson Wins Vacant PABA Crown
Last night at Lords Sports Club in Perth, Australia, light middleweight Daniel Dawson regained the PABA Light Middleweight title with a stirring fifth round knockout of visitor Lee Oti. “The Rock” solidified his postition as one of the top men in Oz at 69.9 kg (154 lb) with the pounding …
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