It is fight week in the Big Apple, kicked off by DiBella Entertainment when Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun is on the big stage this Thursday night, April 28. And talk about a local flavor – from Union, NJ to Bridgeport, CT, to Fort Apache in the Bronx, here come the fighters on a…
One month prior to his WBO heavyweight title eliminator against Lance Whitaker European champion Luan Krasniqi, 27-1-1 (14), has to pass the first sequence of athletic tests set by his trainer. “It’s about power, running and staminaâ€, coach Torsten Schmitz explained. Krasniqi and Schmitz currently work out at Universum Box-Promotion’s gym subsidiary in Berlin. Next…
“Lightweight Bragging Rights” Heating Up To A Fever Pitch. There’s a violent storm brewing in Britain, taking the form of an explosive all action firefight that will take place in the hard backstreets of South London on Thursday night, May 12th.That’s when British Champion Graham Earl and Commonwealth Champion Kevin Bennett will engage in the…
Corrales: The time for talking is almost done. I have trained hard. I am ready to fight. I am ready for war and come hell or high water, I am leaving with the WBC and the WBO belts. Castillo: I just came down from the mountain. I will stay in Mexicali the rest of this…
Britain’s amateur lightweight sensation Amir Khan is set to avenge the Olympic defeat he suffered at the hands of gold medallist Mario Kindelan. The fight is set to happen on May 14 in England at the Reebok stadium in Bolton, England; Khan’s hometown. The fight is happening because of the behind the scenes negotiations on…
The WBA super middleweight title fight scheduled between champion Mikkel Kessler and challenger Anthony Mundine has been forced to be postponed. Kessler, of Denmark is said to have incurred a back injury serious enough to impair his training and preparations to fight. The fight was due to have taken place on May 11 in Mundine’s…
Up and coming heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko (22) will take on former cruiserweight champion Al „Ice“ Cole at Volkswagenhalle in Braunschweig, Germany. Cole was holding the IBF cruiserweight title from 1992 to 1995 while making five successful defenses. Since 1996 Cole has exlusively fought in the heavyweight division. “I know Cole quite wellâ€, coach Fritz…
Colombia’s Juan Urango, the stocky, Tyson-like light welterweight now fighting out of Spain reintroduced himself to the boxing fraternity tonight with a stoppage win over Francisco Campos. The fight went five rounds with the extremely powerful Urango dominating the action until he managed to draw the proceedings to a conclusion with the knockout. Urango retains…
What happens when a “Southern Disaster” meets Friday “The Thirteenth?” Not much at all unfortunately. Former hot heavyweight contender continues to let down in his career of late. Guinn once sent shockwaves throughout the heavyweight ranks with sensational showings against Michael Grant and Duncan Dokiwari, however, of late, Guinn’s fortunes have taken a surprising downturn….
Welterweight contender Paul “The Punisher” Williams scored the highest profile win of his career tonight with a ten-round decision win over Terrance Cauthen. The fight was held at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California as the main event. As detailed in our exclusive preview “This Week in boxing,” Williams is noted for his advantageous…
Featherweight prospect Jason Litzau made the next move in his fledgling career tonight at Caesar’s Palace by stopping Idelfonso Martinez at the beginning of the fifth round tonight. It was quite obvious that Litzau was too powerful a proposition for Martinez early on and the Laredo, Texas native took a pounding for the duration until…
Russian heavyweight cousins Timur and Sultan Ibragimov both achieved wins tonight in Atlantic City. Timur Ibragimov retained his undefeated record with a ten-round unanimous decision over David Polk and Timur Ibragimov scored an eleventh round stoppage over Zuri Lawrence. The Ibragimov name is steadily gathering notoriety in boxing circles and as long as both fighter…