Going into 2012, one bout near the top of every boxing fan’s wishlist was for young pound for pound stalwart Nonito Donaire to take on Japanese veteran Toshiaki Nishioka. It had been a combined 19 years since either fighter had last lost and hopes were high for the competitive matching of a couple elite 122…
After Andre Ward unexpectedly ran through the field of Showtime’s Super Six Super Middleweight tournament, there didn’t seem to be many stiff challenges left on the horizon for the undefeated 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist. A division north, the outlook was similar for fellow American, Chad Dawson, who had no marquee fights on the radar after…
Following In The Footsteps Of Past Greats? Lucian Bute knew exactly what he exactly what he had to do this previous Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Quebec. He had seen his idol Lennox Lewis do it previously to Hasim Rahman, and he told the crowd afterward that that was the result he was…
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions While Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. spend time sending verbal jabs across the aisle in preparation for their November showdown, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya spent most of their time playing to their bases in San Francisco on Saturday at their afternoon press conference. The…
As one of the more decorated and dynamic amateurs in the country and runner up at the 2007 U.S. Championships in 2007, there was no one doubting that Rico Ramos was an exceptionally good boxer. What few predicted though, was that the 125 lb Olympic alternate would turn out to be one of the lone…
A week ago in Tampa Bay, the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez hit a home run that might not have been. As the ball sliced left towards foul territory, umpires, players, managers and fans all angled for the best look at the ball to judge whether or not the towering shot would be ruled a…
Undefeated junior welterweight Ty Barnett, 15-0-1 (11), notched his 15th professional victory Thursday night in San Jose, CA, stopping Jose Cruz, 12-4-2, (8) in six rounds en route to what he hopes is a title shot in the near future. The matchup was top billing of the five fight card, the year’s third installment of…
It wasn’t too long ago when a loss to the likes of Sebastian Lujan would have been considered an upset of epic proportions and a severe blow to Jose Luis Castillo. As the result shook out on July 30 in Southern California, it did prove a severe blow to the career of Castillo but an…
Fight Night at the Tank keeps going strong with second show of 2008 Boxing was back in a big way on Thursday night in San Jose, California as Goosen-Tutor Promotions presented the second installment of their 2008 “Fight Night at the Tankʼ season, held at the San Jose Pavilion. Heavyweights headlined the show as California…
Quezada And Oruh Meet At The Crossroads Boxing makes a return to the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Thursday night with this year’s second installment of the popular “Fight Night At The Tank” series. Headlining the bill are a pair of heavyweights that meet at a crossroads. For the first time in his career,…
The date of March 27, 2008, doesn’t immediately jump out as a landmark moment in boxing history. Verno Phillips decisioning away Corey Spinks’ IBF Junior Middleweight title was a shock to some, but certainly nothing historic . Yet the story for some isn’t in the fight itself, but the way that the fight was broadcast….
If Rubin Williams truly was Andre Ward’s first test as a professional, then he passed the exam with relative ease. Fighting in front of a restless home crowd in San Jose on Thursday night, Ward shut out his opponent before a cut forced an end to the bout at the closing of round seven. The…