© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Carl Froch is a supremely confident, unbeaten fighter who opted to come to America to defend his WBC 168 pound title against former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor this Saturday on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) for one sole reason – to make a name…
As he heads back to the middleweight division, former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr., rejuvenated by his impressive seventh-round knocked out of Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet last Saturday, has his sites set on “Ireland’s†John Duddy. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, is unable to attend Duddy’s fight…
After giving birth to a baby boy and taking a one year layoff from boxing, former WBC lightweight champion, Jessica “The Ragin” Rakcozy, 30-3 (10), returned to the Tachi Palace Casino where she won a unanimous decision against Belinda “Brown Sugar” Laracuente.
Light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov, arguably the most ambitious fighter in the world, has targeted WBO champion Zsolt “Firebird†Erdei after his May 9 IBA title fight against former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco†Berrio, outdoors at Khadjimukan Stadium in Shumenov’s hometown of Chimkent, Kazakhstan.
By Per Ake Persson It´s confirmed: Sauerland Event will stage Nikolai Valuev vs Ruslan Chagaev II on May 30 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki along with Tailor Events, Live Nation and P3 Boxing.
Tonight Don King puts on a battle of crosstown rivals in St. Louis, MO as light middleweights Cory Spinks and Deandre Latimore meet for the vacant IBF title at the Scottrade Center. 12 rounds IBF Light Middleweight title Cory Spinks: 152.75 lb Deandre Latimore: 153.5 lb 10 rounds super lightweights Devon Alexander: 140 lb Jesus…
Boxing fans in Chicago are talking “Fight of the Year†candidate about this Friday night’s battle between junior featherweights Antonio Escalante and Gary Stark in the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Said Dominic Pesoli of 8 Count Productions, “Since we announced the fight, I’ve had many people who…
Junior middleweight contender Anthony Thompson will return to the ring against Luis Lopez on Saturday, May 2 in one of the feature bouts at “Fists Of Thunder II” at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA it was announced today by Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions. This will be Thompson’s first…
British super bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, who was refused a visa in order to compete on the undercard of Brian Cohen’s WBC Americas Light Heavyweight title fight on May 9 at South Philadelphia High School, has learned that her plight has not gone unnoticed in the City that has been her adopted home for…
This past Saturday night, Hot blooded fight fans enjoyed a great night of action packed boxing where Cestus Management fighters Jairo Martinez, Hector Ramos, Rodolfo Gomez and James DuBois produced explosive performances at the IBC World Championship Boxing Event at the Veteran’s Field in Laredo, Texas. The second bout was the young San Antonio, Texas,…
World-ranked, undefeated super middleweight Andre Ward, 18-0 (12), meets hard-hitting Colombian Edison Miranda, 32-3 (28), May 16 on a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. A victory in what most agree will be Ward’s toughest test could put the talented, classy 2004…
Frank Maloney celebrates 25 years as a promoter tonight when he launches The St George’s Sporting Club. The gala dinner, cabaret and boxing show will be held at The Troxy in the east end of London, a stone throw from the pub he once owned. Maloney has had a roller-coaster ride during his quarter of…