At the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut last night, An intriguing welterweight clash was fought between David Estrada and Chris Smith. Estrada was the busier fighter throughout and his pressur paid off when he was able to put Smith down in the seventh round. Matters finally came to and end when Smith went down…
As a ringside physician in the United States, Dr. Paul Wallace spends much of his time patching up the bruised, lacerated faces of professional boxers. In Thailand, he’s using his medical skills to identify bodies of those killed by the tsunami. The plastic surgeon from Beverly Hills, Calif., is helping Thailand’s leading forensics expert identify…
Joe Mesi could have been more than a contender. He could have fought Mike Tyson and made millions. He could have been the champ. Mesi had everything it took to be boxing’s next superstar. He spoke in complete sentences, looked good in front of the camera, and could flatten fellow heavyweights with one big right…
Cornelius Lock captured the vacant International Boxing Association Continental junior featherweight title with an eleventh-round technical decision over Alexander Baba on Friday night. Lock (14-2-1, 10 knockouts) won when the referee halted the bout at the Orleans Hotel and Casino because of a cut over the right eye over Baba. The cut was the result…
British cruiserweight prospect David Haye dismantled veteran UK fight scene campaigner Garry Delaney last night in a match that was made in the heavyweight division. Haye’s performance was steady and measured before he lowered the boom on Delaney via right hand and Delaney opted not to come out for the rest of the fight after…
It will happen. Ronald “Winky” Wright will move up to the middleweight division to face former multi-weight world champion Felix “Tito” Trinidad in May of this year. Wright’s remonstrations about his truncated purse offer from promoter Don King was the main stumbling block in the fight not being announced sooner. However, Wright has been appeased…
Heavyweight Calvin Brock maintained his undefeated streak by knocking out former Mike Tyson opponent Clifford Etienne out in three rounds. The fight was the main undercard bout to the main event of Juan Diaz defending his WBA lightweight title versus Canadian Billy Irwin. Etienne found himself on the canvas three times in the short three…
The precise details are unknown at this point, but what is known is that an official announcement from the concerned parties is expected very soon to confirm the Felix Trinidad-Ronald Wright fight later this year. Wright was originally offered the slot to be Trinidad’s second comeback opponent after a two-year hiatus, but Wright was dissatisfied…
Tonight on Friday Night Fights, Juan Diaz will headline the card that includes a heavyweight contest between unbeaten Calvin Brock and former Mike Tyson opponent Cliff “Black Rhino” Etienne. Diaz will put his WBA lightweight title on the line against Canada’s Billy Irwin in the main event. The fighters weighed in yesterday ahead of their…
Former head of HBO boxing and current independent promoter Lou DiBella was scathing about his fighter Jose Navarro’s loss in a WBC title fight in Japan at the beginning of this month. Navarro lost a disputed decision to Japan’s Katsushige Kawashima, it was Navarro’s first loss. The decision was all the more controversial as one…
“Guilty Fight Night” series color analyst Benny Ricardo will represent Guilty Productions at the 2005 NATPE Conference and Exhibition, January 25-27, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ricardo will sign autographs and pose for pictures at Guilty Productionsâ„¢ exhibit (Booth #1515 on floor) Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2-4 pm, and Thursday,…
Puerto Rico’s WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will make the next defense of his title against the former holder of that same title, DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley. Cotto last appeared on the undercard of the Klitschko-Williams heavyweight title fight when he beat former world champion Randall Bailey in six Click for larger image© Mike…