The 1980’s saw a golden era in world boxing when we had the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran. Fans were enthralled in the epic meetings of these fighters and even now the popularity of these legends continues. The 1990’s then saw another golden era, this time in British…
In a statement issued from their Sydney, Australia, offices today the shareholders, management and staff of the exciting and controversial new high-intensity, shortened format Boxing franchise – Superfighter – expressed their best wishes to Calvin Brock in his up-coming challenge of Vladimir Klitschko for the IBF World Heavyweight Championship.
The Biggest fight card in years, that is what the promoters are expecting when Palmetto Boxing and White Rock Boxing team up again for the Fall Brawl this Saturday, October 21st at The Jamil Temple in Columbia, South Carolina. Picking up where they left off in June of this year, the two biggest promoters of…
Click for larger image© Don King WBA Lightweight Champion, Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz 30-0 (15), will defend his title against Fernando Angulo 18-3 (12) on November 4, 2006 at Chase Field, in Phoenix, AZ. This fight will be the first bout that Diaz will be working under his new promoter Don King. In an exclusive…
To become champion of the world used to be a dream that few accomplished. It was what young men who banged away at heavy bags in gyms across the world dreamed of while breaking a sweat and throwing wild punches that seldom met their target on point. While perfecting the speed bag a young hopeful…
Reigning world light heavyweight champion of the world Clinton Woods says he can’t pick a winner in Friday’s eagerly awaited vacant British Cruiser Title at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield. Two of Woods’s close friends, Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton, collide for the vacant 14stone 4lbs strap and Woods, who will be ringside, explained:…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It was aptly dubbed “Put Up or Shut Upâ€. The bad blood between Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Joey Spina came to a climatic conclusion on Saturday night at the ESPN Contender Special in Providence, Rhode Island. Manfredo, Jr. was able to shut up Spina with…
Living legend “Iron†Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, held an open media workout at the Downtown Boxing Gym in Youngstown, Ohio. Tyson boxes veteran Corey “T-Rex†Sanders (23-11, 15 KOs), Click for larger image who holds a knocked out victory against reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight title-holder Oleg…
Welterweight contenders Michel Rosales and Jesus Soto-Karass will battle for the WBC Continental Americas Championship this Friday night, October 20th, in the twelve round Solo Boxeo main event at October Fury in Cicero, Illinois. Said Pesoli, “This is one of the biggest cards we’ve ever had. There are 54 rounds of scheduled boxing featuring some…
Unbeaten Jose Nieves and Hector Sanchez join New Yorkers “Mean†Joe Greene, Peter “Kid Chocolate†Quillin, Jorge Teron on 10-fight card The New York City Marathon will be on the horizon just days later, but boxing fans will be sprinting to the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Friday night, November 3, when heavyweight…
Hall-of-Fame promoter J Russell Peltz today announced the signing of five local fighters, two of them undefeated. “I’m determined to make the New Alhambra a viable name in boxing in the country,†said Peltz, who began in 1969 at the Blue Horizon, and took shows first to the Arena, then to The Spectrum, helping those…
Click for larger image © Jeff Bera Two separate cards went down in Philly this past weekend and a lot of the unexpected happened. Don Elbaum put together a card at the Blue Horizon but on the next night Fingerspoon Promotions, co-owned by former heavyweight champion of the world, “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon, made their promotional…