Undefeated light middleweight contender Joachim Alcine of Quebec, Canada returns to the ring this Saturday in Montreal as he goes up against Marco Antonio Avendano in a battle for the NABA light middleweight championship. Alcine has won his last six fights by stoppage, even getting rid of former world champion Carl Daniels in six rounds….
Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab Judah will be in the ring at the end of this month at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. On September 30, Judah will face Argentinian Carlos Baldomir in defense of the titles. Baldomir is thirty-four, with nine losses and tellingly, only twelve stoppages in forty-one victories. Baldomir’s nickname is…
Reports out of England depict an IBF/WBA light welterweight showdown between Ricky Hatton and newly crowned WBA champion Carlos Maussa. The Colombian Maussa shocked the boxing world this past June as he knocked out Vivian Harris in eight rounds to become a surprise champion. Meanwhile, Ricky Hatton, who has been ever-present since his historic destruction…
Olympic gold medallist Andre Ward continues his fledgling professional career next month as he makes yet another under-card appearance on a Roy Jones fight card. As part of Jones’ Square Ring Promotions company, Ward will get maximum exposure as a support feature to the light heavyweight showdown between Jones and consensus champion Antonio Tarver. Ward’s…
Don King Productions in association with Savvis Center will present a world championship boxing card on Friday, Sept. 30 featuring Virgil “Quicksilver†Hill taking on undefeated and No. 1-ranked mandatory contender Valery Brudov for the vacant World Boxing Association cruiserweight championship and Daniel “El Pillin†Santos defending his World Boxing Organization junior middleweight title against…
He is perhaps the most exciting fighter in the light heavyweight division, he won the championship against the man Roy Jones Jr. wouldn’t fight, and he rebounded from losing his title to beat two of the top 175-pound contenders. Now Julio Gonzalez is a little over 2 days away from his title shot at regaining…
Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero is in great shape and looks to be razor sharp for his title defense Sept 16th at The Palace in Lemoore Ca. “The Ghost” is gaining great experience, sparring with the explosive 3 time world champion Manny Pacquia0, 122 lb champion Isreal Vasquez, and former 2 Time World Champion Lakva Sim….
For the first time in the History of Scottish boxing 3 judges and a referee will decide the outcome of a Commonwealth Title fight. The British Boxing Board of Control recently gave way to the age old tradition that a British or Commonwealth Title fight in the UK would be decided solely by the referee….
Wayne McCullough, originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, became an American Citizen on Friday September 2, 2005. Wayne was sworn in along with 90 candidates at the Lloyd George Courthouse in Las Vegas. Wayne said, “Even though I was born in Belfast, I have spent the last 12½ years living in the USA. My daughter was…
Flyweight championesse from Germany Regina Halmich and several heavyweight contests dominate a Universum Box-Promotion fightcard in Karlsruhe on Saturday, September 10. The 28-year-old Halmich, 47-1-1 (15), will defend her WIBF flyweight title against the undefeated and three years older Spaniard Maria Jesus Rosa, 19-0 (4). Halmich, now a highly popular sports celebrity in Germany, is…
Guillermo Jones: “I need to go and get a world a world title now. I want unified world champion Jean-Marc Mormeck or O’Neil Bell. “A cramp developed in my foot in the second round so I did what I had to do. I felt like I had no choice but to let my hands fly…
Heavyweight titlist Chris Byrd signed a bout agreement Friday to face mandatory challenger DaVarryl Williamson. The bout agreement calls for the fight to take place Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 in St. Louis. However, promoter Don King and Showtime are working behind the scenes to add the fight to Showtime’s Oct. 1 card in Reno….