Seattle’s light middleweight prospect Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2 KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, I-5 showroom. “This fight will be sure to have you sitting on the edge of your seat.†said promoter, Brian Halquist, “Right now these fighters are neck-and-neck,…
In a lot of ways, IBF Cruiserweight Champion O’Neil Bell is old-fashioned. He lets his fists do the talking in the ring, he believes in class and sportsmanship, and unlike many today, he thinks that a World Champion should be just that – a champion of the world. “You see so many fighters today who…
Tropical Storm Katrina is bearing down on South Florida, but the storm might not be anything like the havoc created in the ring at Hard Rock Live arena tomorrow (Friday) night. The long awaited pay per view showdown between “Merciless” Ray Mercer (34-5-1,25 KO’s) and Shannon Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KO’s), which has been years in…
“Peter’s going to find out that this is not the place for him. Wladimir is not another class-C guy. He (Peter) was fighting the B-level boys, the Charles Shuffords and Jovo Pudars and he struggled with them. So then, they brought back the class-C level guys again for him to walk through. The perception of…
“Peter’s going to find out that this is not the place for him. Wladimir is not another class-C guy. He (Peter) was fighting the B-level boys, the Charles Shuffords and Jovo Pudars and he struggled with them. So then, they brought back the class-C level guys again for him to walk through. The perception of…
Due to a torn tricep muscle suffered in training, former world champion Mark “Too Sharp’ Johnson has been forced to withdraw from his September 1st bout with top bantamweight contender Jhonny Gonzalez. Stepping in for Johnson in the main event of HBO Latino’s “Boxeo De Oro’, will be hard-hitting Nicaraguan contender William Gonzalez, who brings…
A new and improved Juan “Golo” Gomez-Trinidad (23-4, 16 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, September 17 at the Dana Barros Sports Complex in Mansfield, Massachusetts. “Mayhem in Mansfield” is promoted by New England Ringside Promotions in association with Irish Ropes and Cedric Kushner Productions. “The Trinidad name is so well respected everywhere in boxing,”…
After 16 years in the professional boxing game, it takes more than a little trash talk from his upcoming opponent, Shannon Briggs, to get “Merciless’ Ray Mercer riled up. “I’m too old for that type of stuff,†said Mercer (34-5-1, 25 KOs). “I do my talking in the ring with my fists, and I’ve got…
On October 15 German Thomas Ulrich will challenge for a world title for the first time in his career. The 30-year-old man from Berlin is ranked WBC number and will officially challenge reining champion Tomasz Adamek from Poland for the World Boxing Council title. „Düsseldorf is a perferct place for this. Over here Graciano Rocchigiani,…
In a World Boxing Council (WBC)/International Boxing Federation (IBF) 12 round eliminator, former WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne “Big Truck†Braithwaite will take on Guillermo Jones in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The 12-round heavyweight co-feature will pit once-beaten WBC No….
Still there are no reported fights set for either WBA heavyweight champion John ruiz or IBF titlist Chris Byrd. Ruiz has not fought since his April beating by James toney, a fight that was eventually declared a no contest due to Toney’s steroid test turning up positive. Ruiz was declared a three time WBA heavyweight…
Former boxing champ George Foreman is expanding from countertop grilling to something all his own – a signature line of products. The former heavyweight champ and grillmaster hopes that by partnering with publicly traded MM Companies Inc. to create George Foreman Enterprises Inc., he can expand on his previous business success with a range of…