It has been a solitary existence in the gym for light middleweight prospect Anthony Small, 12-0 (7), of the Deptford section of London, England as he prepares for his return to action this evening. The 25-year-old Muslim celebrates Ramadan this month and is currently fasting during the day. Consequently, Small has been forced to train…
Joe Calzaghe’s much anticipated return to the ring following his destruction of Jeff Lacy didn’t go quite to plan. What was supposed to be another sizzling performance by the Welshman turned into a bit of a bar room brawl with both Calzaghe and Cameroonian Sakio Bika guilty of roughhouse tactics. But if we are honest,…
Matthew Hatton Controversially Disqualified In Last Round Of Winning Performance! Last night Fight Academy put on a cracking non-televised card at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England with cruiserweight veterans Buster Keaton and Lee Swaby vying for the British title that longtime beltholder Mark Hobson voluntarily gave up recently. The main support bout featured…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Harvey Sports International’s chief Kevin Houston announced this morning that he will hold a night of Championship Boxing at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England on Tuesday, 5 December. The event, billed as “The Kings Cup” is to commemorate the birthday of the King of…
PACQUIAO VS MORALES III ‘THE GRAND FINALE’ ON NOV 18! Three-time world champion Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales weighed 142 pounds today and said he felt “unbelievably strong” while at a press conference in Mexico City. Morales has been training in the mountains at the Otomi which is north of Mexico City. There, Erik’s father, Jose,…
The Show Must Go On! Despite the loss of world title challenger Jimrex Jaca due to immigration issues, Golden Boy Promotions is ready, willing, and able to go forward with its ‘Mexican Glory’ pay-per-view show at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, October 21st with not just three, but now four…
Duva Boxing has a signed a knockout co-feature to get the crowd on its feet for the blockbuster Kendall Holt vs. Isaac Hlatshwayo main event on Friday night, November 3, at Bally’s Casino Ballroom in Atlantic City: local hero and number one Atlantic City attraction Shamone Alvarez (15-0, 10 KO) will take on Enrique Gutierrez…
While the whole world was watching last weekend, the two top super middleweights in the world, WBO/IBF Champion Joe Calzaghe and WBA/WBC Champion Mikkel Kessler were both in action but with very different results. Calzaghe struggled against hard as nails but largely unknown challenger Sakio Bika while Kessler utterly destroyed one of the top men…
The legendary “beef burger†man George Foreman, amongst a succession of other former greats, has done it. Now the ever-colourful Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto†Thobela is set to re-launch his boxing career and make a comeback to the professional ring on Friday October 27th at the Wembley Indoor Arena in Johannesburg. South Africa’s most…
MAIN EVENT 4-ROUND EXHIBITION PPV: MIKE TYSON – COREY “T-Rex†SANDERS 12 MIDNITE: Las Vegas, NV – Washington D.C. 50-6 (44 KOs) – 23-11 (15 KOs) 241 ½ LBS. – 292 ½ LBS.
Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ No. 1-ranked bantamweight Mauricio Martinez faces former world champion Gerry Penalosa Oct. 21 in El Paso, Texas. The 31-year-old Martinez, who is ranked No. 1 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and was the WBO’s bantamweight champion during 2000 to 2002, has a record of 31-6-1 with 21 knockouts.
Hennessy Sports have been forced to postpone their “First Defence” promotion at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday night, despite going to every effort to secure a suitable replacement top of the bill fight after Barry Morrison withdrew from his mandatory challenge to British Light Welterweight champion Lenny Daws. Morrison’s precise reasons are…