Chicagoland fan favorite, junior welterweight David Diaz, 25-0 (13KO’s) has thrown down the gauntlet to his fellow world ranked lightweights and junior welterweights as he prepares for a hometown clash with heavy handed Colombian veteran, Jaime Rangel, 29-6-1 (25KO’s) as 8 Count Productions and Miller Lite presents the “THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING” “This year…
The fight for the WBA featherweight championship between champion Chris John and challenger Jose Rojas ended suddenly in the fourth round when the two fighters clashed heads. Both fighters suffered bad cuts and were determined to be unable to continue to fight and as such the contest was called off. The fight was held in…
Tonight in the Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, USA WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz will lay his championship on the line and challenger Martin Castillo will be giving his all to take it. Munoz is undefeated in his campaign as the champion and with a nickname like “El Explosivo,” he might well remain so for…
The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada will see some great live boxing action tonight as former super middleweight world champion Eric Lucas headlines the show in his comeback fight. Lucas has not been idle since being stopped by Australia’s Danny Green for the interim WBC super middleweight title, he has rejuvenated Canada’s premier boxing…
What follows is the full transcript of the national press conference that took place on December 1st involving world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, his brother Wladimir Klitschko, trainer Fritz Sdunek and personal manager Bernd Boente. Opening Comments. Boente: To begin with, I would like to say that this training camp this year was a very…
Super middleweight contender Antwun echols withstood a fierce assault from his opponent Jameel Wilson in Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, USA tonight and stormed back to score a stoppage of his own in the seventh round. With the win, Echols remains as a viable super middleweight property for any and all contenders wishing…
Return of The King – Barrera Defeats Morales in Climax of Their Historic Trilogy; Larios Retains Crown with Win Over Hussein. It was a night to remember last Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales concluded their historic trilogy before a packed house that cheered wildly with…
Berlin – In the run-up to the European heavyweight championship between Luan Krasniqi, 27-1 (13), and Timo Hoffmann, 31-3 (18), on Saturday, Dec. 4, in Berlin challenger Hoffmann continued to release questionable and offensive comments. During a public workout session today at Hertie in Berlin Neu-Koeln the six-foot-seven Hoffmann refused to begin training after entering…
For the time being at least, rising middleweight star Daniel Cadman will be keeping the nickname “Mr. Slick’ following a poll conducted by his local newspaper the Cheshunt Mercury. Readers were asked whether the moniker – recommended by the Hennessy Sports promotional team – should stay or go ahead of Cadman’s win on the Hennessy…
Jose Louis Castillo hits the speed bag today,12/01/2004 at the Mandalay Bay Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Former World Champion Joel Casamayor traines today, at The Mandalay Bay, LasVegas Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Six fighters with a combined 185 professional boxing victories and 148 knockouts will fight for three title…
World championship boxing comes to Hollywood, FL with an exciting lineup of bouts. The first card to hold a world championship fight in Hollywood, FL features current IBF flyweight champion Irene Pacheco facing undefeated challenger Vic Darchinyan. The card, to be held at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino takes place Thursday, December 16,…
PROVIDENCE, RI (December 1, 2004) – The ten-round co-feature title fight on “Bragging Rights,†the holiday pro boxing show December 10 at Foxwoods Resort Casino, figures to strike a blow for women’s boxing and be a 2004 Fight of the Year candidate as pioneer Jane “Fleetwood Assassin†Couch (24-6, 8 KOs) and former world champion…