After being notified by his promoters Sports Network last week that the his World Title defence against Italy’s Vincenzo Cantatore in Rome this Saturday had been postponed, Nelson is adamant the fight will take place. “I am led to believe that the Italian Promoters can stage the fight in six weeks time, and that the…
A proposed bout between WBC super lightweight boxing champion Arturo Gatti and undefeated challenger Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been canceled. Donald Tremblay, a spokesman for Gatti’s promoter, Main Events Inc., said Mayweather missed a Friday deadline to sign a contract agreeing to fight Gatti on June 11 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Main Events will…
WBC lightweight champion of the world Jose Luis Castillo took one step closer to a super fight with Diego Corrales, as well as to proving that he is one of the truly great Mexican fighters by stopping game challenger Julio Diaz in the tenth round. The huge main event at the Mandalay Bay in Las…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Jeff Lacy’s determination to retain his IBF super middleweight championship was evident tonight as he pounded challenger Rubin Williams into defeat in seven rounds. Lacy was the overwhelming aggressor for much of the fight but Williams surprised the attending crowd with some good work of his own. Lacy regained…
Last night, in addition to the Rocky Juarez-Juan Carlos Ramirez card happening in California, Showtime presented its “ShoBox: the new generation,” event with two great fights. In these featured bouts, middleweight contender Kelly Pavlik defeated Dorian Beaupierre in two rounds. Pavlik hammered Beaupierre to the canvas more than once before the referee stepped in to…
German boxing star Felix Sturm knocked out his countryman and stable mate Bert Schenk in the main event of a Universum boxing show in Leverkusen, Germany. By finishing Schenk with two right hands 59 seconds before the end of round two Sturm improved his record to 23-1 with 11 knockouts. Schenk dropped to 36-2 with…
Tonight in England at the Magna Centre, in Rotherham, Sheffield’s light heavyweight star Clinton Woods finally managed to become a world champion in his fourth attempt. Woods scored a handy fifth round stoppage of formerly undefeated challenger Rico Hoye in front of jubilant support for the Englishman. Woods had previously lost title challenges to Roy…
Tired of waiting for Floyd Mayweather, Jr to agree to terms for a June 11, 2005, showdown, Arturo Gatti has announced that he is no longer considering Mayweather, Jr. as an opponent for the aforementioned date, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. “Promotion for this fight should’ve started a long time…
Tonight at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, U.S.A. several important fights took place before an enthusiastic audience. Sultan and Timur, cousins of the Ibragimov family took the next step in their careers while heavyweight Shannon Briggs and former featherweight champion Kevin Kelley, both natives of New York looked to get their careers…
Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be a guest commentator on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights March 4, 2005. Tune in and witness a great night of boxing as one of the sports brightest young superstars gives his view on the scheduled Rocky Juarez (22-0) Vs Juan Carlos Ramirez (34-7) main event…
WBC No. 10/WBO No. 12/WBA No. 13 contender Almazbek Raiymkulov takes on Koba Gogoladze in a scheduled 10-round main event between unbeaten lightweights on “ShoBox: The New Generation†on Friday, March 4, 2005. In the co-feature, WBO No. 8/WBC No. 10/IBF No. 11 contender Kelly Pavlik will trade leather with Dorian Beaupierre in a 10-round…
Boxing needs the U.S. government to step in and protect the sport, reformers told Congress on Thursday. A key Republican said he was wary of making bureaucrats act as referees. A stalled bill to create a U.S. Boxing Commission brought a hearing in a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, where lawmakers are trying to forge…