As if it wasn’t enough that Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo gave boxing its 2005 fight of the year, and perhaps even its fight of the decade so far, they will do it again on October 5 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. There is no doubt that the first fight…
Australian middleweight star Sam “The King” Soliman entered the ring tonight at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in California in search of an impressive performance. Soliman was in Las Vegas to see the man he was chasing for so long, Bernard Hopkins, lose the undisputed middleweight championships. Fernando Zuniga could not stop Sam Soliman from…
Foxwoods Resort Casino will play host to yet another knockout night of boxing, as ESPN 2’s “Friday Night Fights” returns Friday, August 5th at 8 PM. Fight fans will experience two of boxing’s most exciting heavyweight performers, as Hartford’s own “Lawrence Clay Bey” (18-4-0, 15 KOs) battles Derek “The One Man Riot” Bryant (21-3-0, 16…
Former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins is not waiting for the dust to settle on his loss to Jermain Taylor this past weekend. It has been revealed that Hopkins has contacted the Nevada State Athletic Commission to consider overturning the split decision verdict that meant the end of his championship reign. Hopkins also…
Scotland’s super featherweight sensation “Amazing” Alex Arthur returns to the ring this week at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland to capture the European championship from Russian champion Boris Sinitsin. The fight will mark Arthur’s fifth appearance since losing in dramatic fashion to Manchester’s Michael Gomez in an all-out war, and Arthur, under the tutelage…
Jose “The Punisher” Perez Jr. will fighta new opponent in his appearance on this weekend’s “Bloodlines” card headline by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The new fighter is Freddy Castro, Jose’s prior opponent backed out of the fight due to illness Jose’s comments: As for my opponent backing out at the last minute. It doesn’t bother…
Fresh off his stirring win over Bernard Hopkins on July 16, undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor will make the first stop of his post-fight victory tour as a special guest on ESPN’s hit series “Jim Rome is Burningâ€. Taylor’s appearance will air on Wednesday, July 20, at 4:40pm (ET) / 1:40pm (PT). The…
Roy Jones Jr.’s Square Ring and Goossen Tutor Promotions are pleased to congratulate Andre Ward, who was honored last weekend at the 2005 Victor Awards for his Gold Medal winning performance in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Ward, 4-0 (2 KOs) as a professional fighting in the middleweight division, received this prestigious award last Saturday…
Undefeated NABF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (15-0-1 8KOs) will be in attendance at this week’s boxing matches in San Jose Ca. First on the list is this Thursdays “Fight Night at the Tank” at 7:30 P.M. Then “The Ghost” will be at Saturdays Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight at the San Jose St….
Further to the breaking news that heavyweight contender Samuel Peter was placed in a final eliminator for the WBC heavyweight championship, it has also been revealed that Peter will have the choice of the WBC and now the IBF heavyweight championship route. The IBF boxing organization have ordered that Peter take part in a box-off…
Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion and Mike Tyson conqueror Danny Williams is under severe fire after his last moment pull-out this past weekend. Williams was supposed to fight current British, Commonwealth and WBU heavyweight titlist Matt Skelton in a hugely significant domestic clash, but Williams cancelled his appearance right at the last moment, forcing…
The plot thickened surrounding Don King’s Global Glory pay-per-view event at the United Center on Aug. 13 after the World Boxing Council ruled Friday that the winner of the card’s main eventâ€â€Hasim “The Rock†Rahman vs. Monte “Two Gunz†Barrettâ€â€will next face Vitali Klitschko in a WBC heavyweight title match. The WBC sanctioned Rahman vs….