It is rumored that former multi-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao will make his return to the ring later this year with a fight against former featherweight titlist Kevin “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Pacquiao very recently saw the back of legal troubles that eventually separated him from former promoter Murad Muhammad and is looking to return…
Bernard Hopkins, currently the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the self-proclaimed “Executioner” with 20 title defenses has not requested one single exception to his numerous mandatory title defenses. None. He fought each and every one of his mandatories when due, except now just one. Sam “King” Soliman stands alone. Go down the list…
Vitali Klitschko has some decisions to make. Will he follow the rules and face the WBC interim heavyweight champion after Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett meet on Aug. 13? Will he opt to fight someone else, as is being discussed, and walk away from his WBC heavyweight crown? Please see stories below and attached by…
Current British fight scene standouts Carl Froch and Junior Witter will return to action this week as they continue to fly the Hennessy Sport’s banner alongside that of Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions company. Froch, the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion will take on former European light heavyweight title challenger Matthew Barney….
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will be back in the ring this coming September in defense of his title, but who against remains a mystery. One name mentioned is currently undefeated contender Calvin Brock whose last significant action was a ten round decision victory over heavyweight giant Jameel McCline. Brock survived a knockdown against McCline…
WBO and WBC lightweight champion of the world Diego “Chico” Corrales gave boxing a classic fight on May 7 of this year along with his opponent that night, and the two may be set to go at it again as there is serious talk of a rematch of the unbelievable clash. Corrales was ringside in…
Bradford’s Junior Witter – who defends his European title against mandatory contender Andreas Kotelnik at the Nottingham Arena live on ITV2 on Saturday night – believes that he would have knocked out the Kostya Tszyu that fought Ricky Hatton last month inside five rounds. “Lets face it, Tszyu was a shadow of what he used…
Australian super middleweight star Danny “Green Machine” Green returned to form in Perth, Australia over the weekend as he knocked out James Crawford in five rounds. Greem, whose only two losses have come in fights with current WBC super middleweight titlist Markus Beyer of Germany, disposed of Crawford who recently lost a fight to former…
USBA and NABF heavyweight champion and undefeated contender Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter is seeking to get himself in the big title picture later this year. With the current status of Vitali Klitschko’s WBC title defense this September still a mystery, Peter wants to leave no doubt whatsoever that he is ready to stand before…
Golden Boy Promotions, in a continuing effort to bring the best boxers from around the world to fight fans on a consistent basis, is pleased to announce the signing of highly regarded super bantamweight prospect Jonathan Oquendo to a promotional contract. Oquendo, 4-0 with 2 knockouts, becomes the first signee of Golden Boy Promotions to…
Undefeated, hard-hitting heavyweight Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter kicked off the Fourth of July weekend with a bang as he impressively tamed “The Bull,” knocking out Taurus Sykes at 2:07 of the second round Saturday on SHOWTIME. The bout at the Reno Events Center was promoted by Duva Boxing and aired at 9 p.m. ET/PT…
Detroit fighter and boxing legend Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns insists that he is not finished with boxing and he intends to be back in the ring fighting once again this year. Hearns is set to make yet another comeback, this time against a fighter named John Long, who once lost to former WBU middleweight champion…