Perhaps in the wake of his destruction of closest rival Sharmba Mitchell, Kostya Tszyu heard the faint whisper of destiny calling him. That whisper might soon evolve into a very significant noise in the boxing world as rumors circulate that Tszyu might be about to finally leave his light welterweight …
Read More »Kessler Wins the WBA Title.
Danish super middleweight Mikkel Kessler’s coming out party was completed tonight in his native Denmark as he punished former champion Manny Siaca. At only twenty-five years of age, Kessler becomes the WBA champion in an impressive performance that forced the more seasoned Siaca to stay on his stool after the …
Read More »‘Born To Do It’ Results.
Friday, November the twelfth at the Wembley conference centre in London, England. Junior Witter retained his British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight titles when he stopped Poland’s Krzysztof Bienias in two rounds. Francis Barrett won a unanimous points decision against Alan Bosworth. David Walker stopped Danny Moir in five rounds. …
Read More »UK Results: Barnes, Hatton and McDonagh.
Friday night, the twelfth of November at the North Bridge leisure centre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. David Barnes remained unbeaten by knocking out James Hare in six rounds. Barnes is the British welterweight champion. Thomas McDonagh remained the undefeated WBU International light middleweight champion by winning a unanimous points …
Read More »John Ruiz: “I Make People Quit.”
When John Ruiz gets in the ring, things usually get ugly. Put Andrew Golota in there with him, and things could get a lot uglier. That’s the possibility Saturday night when Ruiz defends his WBA heavyweight title against Golota as part of a heavyweight extravaganza at Madison Square Garden that …
Read More »Byrd and Rahman on the State of the Game.
NEW YORK. The scene was the living room of Chris Byrd’s Las Vegas home, and the subject was the state of the heavyweight division. On one couch was Byrd, the IBF heavyweight champion. Across from him was Hasim Rahman, who wants to be champion once again. Both fight Saturday night …
Read More »Witter Planning an Early Night.
Junior Witter is planning his fifteenth early night on the bounce when he defends his European light welterweight title against Poland’s Krzysztof Bienias on the Hennessy Sports November 12th “Born To Do It’ promotion at the Wembley Conference Centre. “I have knocked out my last fourteen opponents,” said the thirty-year-old …
Read More »McCline to Byrd: “I Want What You Got, This is Business!”
NEW YORK-Chris Byrd and Jameel McCline are good friends who both happen to make a living hitting people in the ring. They go to dinner together and hang out at each other’s houses. Their wives talk constantly on the phone. On Saturday night, they’ll fight for the IBF heavyweight title. …
Read More »Yanqui Diaz Fights Tonight!
Yanqui Diaz, the man that knocked out former undefeated WBC cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez will take on heavyweight journeyman Vaughn Bean tonight in the featured attraction of the fight card being held in Green Bay Wisconsin, USA. Diaz, whose full name is Yamplier Azcuy Diaz is a former Cuban …
Read More »“Struggle For Supremacy” Weigh-in Results.
Ton For The Road: Click for larger image© David M. Warr/DKP It was a wild scene Thursday in the lobby of the Theater at Madison Square Garden with nearly a ton (over a ton with promoter Don King!) of heavyweights weighing-in for the New York State Athletic Commission in anticipation …
Read More »Trinidad-Sturm on the Horizon.
“Be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it.” Words that can be duly applied to the current life and times of German middleweight Felix Sturm. Sturm wanted to be involved in high profile fights after he lost a debatable decision to Oscar de la Hoya in …
Read More »Industry Predictions on Wright-Mosley II.
LAS VEGAS, NV (November 11, 2004) – Will incumbent WINKY WRIGHT, the first undisputed super welterweight champion in 29 years remain in office? Can über trainer Joe Goossen return two-time Oscar De la Hoya conqueror SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, a world champion in three different weight divisions, back to glory? One …
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