Tony Dodson has laughed off suggestions that Prizefighter is his last shot at glory – saying victory at Olympia in London on January 29 will be the catalyst for another major title tilt. The Liverpool boxer is one of the favourites for the 16th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one-night tournaments and after title fight…
Devon Alexander: “I am training in Las Vegas for this fight. While I have trained here before when I fought out of the Cory Spinks camp, for my last two fights my promoter, Don King, allowed me to live in the home where Mike Tyson lived when he trained in Vegas. I love it. It…
By Per Ake Persson Belgian “Sugar” Jackson Osei Bonsu continues his way back to the top February 20 with a fight against the ever dangerous to be announced. Then April 1 in Gent the former European welter champ will take on Sweden-based Karlo Tabaghua. Jackson is looking to be back in title contention at the…
On the upcoming installment of the HBO Sports digital series Ring Life, two of the world’s premier fighters, both of whom possess a perfect record and are slated to meet in a highly anticipated showdown on HBO’s World Championship Boxing on Jan. 29, will be featured in separate profiles. Ring Life presents the compelling backstories…
Sutton’s Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor intends to start 2011 of with a bang after a fairly disappointing end to 2010, following the cancellation of Bruce Baker’s ‘Christmas Punch’ event due to the extreme snow storms that battered Surrey in December. Connor’s first outing of the year sees him up against Graham Earl’s protégé Terry Holmes at…
Gary Shaw announced today the signing of middleweight prospect and former amateur sensation Kurtiss Colvin to an exclusive promotional contract with Gary Shaw Productions (GSP). Colvin (2-0, 2 KOs), from Austin TX., will make his debut under the GSP banner on Friday, February 4, at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. He will…
By Per Ake Persson The reasons vary but fact is that WBO light heavy champ Juergen Braehmer has pulled out of no less than five major fights since returning after a prison term in the fall of 2005. Add to that another postponement when then WBA champ Hugo Hernan Garay pulled out of the first…
Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events, confirmed, “Contracts have been emailed to Kaizer Mabuza’s promoter, Branco Milenkovic. The contract specifies the Judah – Mabuza IBF Jr. Welterweight title fight will be held March 5th.” According to the rules of the IBF purse bid that Main events won last week, Mabuza has two weeks from day of…
WBO #9 lightweight Thai Tor Silachai (20-2, 14 KOs) easily kept his WBO Oriental 135lb title when he defeated Filipino Arnel Donal (10-2-1, 4 KOs) on Friday at Maekong Pier in Municipality of Chiangkong, Chiangrai, Thailand. The Thai fighter rapidly grabbed the victory as he mostly displayed one-side attack from the opening round, forcing the…
WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs) successfully defended his world titles for the second time, stopping 3-time world champion William Joppy in the sixth round, tonight in front of a packed house at the Ice Mansion in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Joppy (39-6-2, 30 KOs) replaced WBO titlist Juergen Braehmer, who last Monday night…
Following his controversial split decision loss to Zab Judah in November, top junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse demanded a return to the ring as soon as possible. On Friday, January 21, he gets his wish when he takes on former World Champion DeMarcus Corley in the 10-round main event of HBO Plus’ “Next Boxing Generation”…
Providence, Rhode Island’s, Demetrius Andrade improved to a perfect (12-0, 8KO’s) scoring a dominate eight round decision over tough as nails Alberto Herrera (7-2-1, 5KO’s) at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV, las night. The bout, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Banner Promotions, kicked off ESPN’s 2011 “Friday Night Fight” series.