One of the most respected and recognized voices in boxing, Al Bernstein, will be inducted into the prestigious World Boxing Hall of Fame having received the highest number of votes ever for a non-boxer inductee. The Showtime Championship Boxing color analyst feels his inclusion among boxing’s elite couldn’t have come at a better time. “It…
The British Boxing Board of Control will hold a hearing into the John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury fight on Wednesday, September 23. McDermott was robbed of his English heavyweight title when referee Terry O’Connor handed Fury an amazing 98-92 win at Brentwood Arena on Friday. McDermott’s promoter Frank Maloney claims he has yet to meet…
Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries lost his way last week after being sent off course by three crazed dogs, but thankfully his boxing career is still on track. ‘Jaffa’s’ mishap came during a training run in Portugal with fellow Sunderland fighter Dave Ferguson and Blackpool’s unbeaten light-middleweight prospect Brian Rose.
Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound king and the reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny “PacMan†Pacquiao, will be bringing the heat when he throws out the Ceremonial First Pitch at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. before the San Diego Padres – Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game, today. This event will conclude the cross-country, five-city, two-ocean media…
Everything was more or less set for an announcement of Kim Poulsen’s next fight, planned for October in Germany, but when the show was postponed it unfortunately became impossible for the Danish lightweight to participate as the new date collides with a long-ago-planned trip to Kenya. “Its been in our planning for a long time…
© Lawrence Lustig Audley Harrison today insisted he can still become World Heavyweight Champion. Harrison, 37, admits he has failed to fulfill his potential after winning Olympic gold in 2000 but believes victory at next month’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III will catapult him back to title level.
Frank Maloney wants the British Boxing Board of Control to hold a public enquiry over the ‘Furygate’ scandal. Maloney has already demanded that the Board amend the result of Tyson Fury’s controversial English heavyweight championship points win over John McDermott.
Representatives of WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Gabriel Campillo and challenger Beibut Shumenov have announced that they have agreed to a rematch, thereby resolving all of their present disputes. The bout will likely take place in Nevada next January.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino (left) & Winfried Mausolf (right) They did it 5,600 miles apart, but Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler both took care of business in similar fashion in front of their fans and television viewers on a special split-site doubleheader ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime Saturday night. Ward (20-0,…
The draw for Prizefighter Heavyweights III has been made by boxing legend Mike Tyson. “Iron Mike” conducted the draw at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas earlier today, alongside Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn. “I’m looking forward to it and this is going to be very exciting, I hope I get to…
Fans of Arturo Gatti will not want to miss this night of special events celebrating the unforgettable boxing legend on Saturday, September 19, at Bally’s Atlantic City. In addition to six fights packed with the kind of excitement “Thunder†Gatti fans expect, there will be Gatti tributes, videos and special announcements throughout the evening.
“Machine Gun†Mike Oliver won a hard-fought decision to capture the vacant New England and Eastern Boxing Association junior featherweight titles tonight on the “A Night To Remember†pro boxing cared, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., at historic Plymouth Memorial Hall.