Oscar de la Hoya said he will not retire from boxing and plans to return to the welterweight division. De La Hoya said he has no immediate plans on future bouts but ruled out staying in the middleweight division, in which he lost his last fight in a ninth-round knockout against undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins….
Undefeated heavyweight Calvin Brock to challenge “The Black Rhino†in co-feature of Diaz-Irwin fight. At only twenty-one years old, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is professional boxing’s youngest world champion. The undefeated Diaz will defend his WBA lightweight crown on Jan 21, 2005, in a highly anticipated, action-packed featured12 round bout against WBA #10 ranked contender…
Conflicting reports are circulating in the boxing world regarding the possibility of Kostya Tszyu’s return to the ring against his mandated challenger by the IBF, England’s Ricky Hatton. Tszyu is predictably adamant about doing what he alone intends to do in his future and remains unmoved by reports from Hatton’s promoter Frank Warren about a…
Due to illness, highly regarded super flyweight contender Fernando Montiel has been forced to withdraw from his Thursday, December 16 clash with Barranquilla, Colombia’s Angel Priolo. But to the rescue has come former 2000 US Olympian and unbeaten contender Brian Viloria, who will look to bring his “Hawaiian Punch†to the legendary Grand Olympic Auditorium…
On Wednesday, December 15th 2004, at the Veteran’s Hall in Gilroy, California, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be handing out toys and signing autographs for fans at the “Santa is coming to the Eigleberry Neighborhood” Holiday Celebration. This will be the first public appearance for the new NABF featherweight champion who won the title last…
At only twenty-one years old, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is professional boxing’s youngest world champion. The undefeated Diaz will defend his WBA lightweight crown on Jan 21, 2005, in a highly anticipated, action-packed featured twelve-round bout against WBA #10 ranked contender Billy Irwin at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Irwin has suffered many opponents pulling…
WBA No. 6/WBO No. 11/IBF No. 14 Welterweight Contender Chris “The Mechanic†Smith vs. IBF No. 7 Welterweight Contender David Estrada Undefeated Junior Middleweight Contender Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell vs. Junior Middleweight Contender Aslanbek Kodzoev Blue-collar boxer Christopher “The Mechanic†Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout…
Great Britain’s morning papers are awash with stories about Lennox Lewis hinting that he may be ready to end his retirement and step back into the fray by challenging current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Just two days removed from watching Klitschko devour fellow Briton Danny Williams over eight one-sided rounds, Lewis professed that watching…
DiBella Entertainment will present a unique television doubleheader on January 21 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. when Showtime televises a pair of live bouts – Chris Smith (19-0-1) vs. David Estrada (17-1) in the main event, and Brooklyn’s undefeated Sechew Powell (14-0) vs. Aslanbek Kodzoev (15-1-1) in the co-feature – on Shobox: The…
Bradford’s Junior Witter will defend his European light welterweight title against Italy’s Gianluca Branco in a sensational showdown that effectively doubles as a world title eliminator. It will take place early next year and be promoted by Hennessy Sports following their successful purse bid for the contest in Rome on the 9th December. “This again…
After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his devastating eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, his future plans and more. VITALI KLITSCHKO “I went to the hospital as a precaution because both…
British light welterweight Ricky Hatton became the first man to stop veteran campaigner Ray Oliveira on Saturday night in London, England. Oliveira touched the canvas several times before going to ground one final time in the tenth round citing an ear injury as his reason for being unable to continue, giving Referee Mickey Vann no…