Bernard Hopkins: I’m a boxing fan and I am a fan of Kelly Pavlik. I am a fan of Pavlik because he became a champion the right way. Not because of politics, but because he came up through the ranks and beat them all. I know what makes a good fight, but I never thought…
IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi, 25-1 (5), is significantly ahead of schedule in terms of full recovery from his May 28 surgery to repair a fractured metacarpal bone of the middle finger on his right hand. Malignaggi already is preparing for his November 22 mega-showdown against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas,…
When a powerful young champion and devastating knock-out artist meets a future Hall of Fame boxing legend and two-division world champion who has never been knocked out, there will be plenty of debate and speculation as to who will win. That will definitely be the case when Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik faces Bernard “The Executioner 
The weigh-in for both of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing events Wednesday night took place today at the New York State Athletic Commission in New York City. Vinny Maddalone, 29-4 (20), who is fighting at B.B. King’s in New York City on a card co- promoted with DiBella Entertainment, looked in great shape as he weighed…
To announce their upcoming clash next month, former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga will come face to face in what is sure to be an explosive press conference tomorrow in owntown Los Angeles, California. Mosley is coming off a close loss to Miguel Cotto in a WBA title fight last November while Mayorga…
SHO Sports Presents, a nightly series featuring replays of thrilling Showtime Sports telecasts from the network’s vast arsenal, will feature an incredible month of fights and features in August. SHO Sports Presents airs every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime2 and includes event telecasts from the flagship franchise Showtime Championship Boxing and the acclaimed…
NABF Cruiserweight Champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey, 16-1 (9), had his nose bent out of shape, so to speak, by recent comments attributed to Rob “All American Prize Fighter†Calloway. Calloway, 70-7-2 (56), was quoted as saying, “I’ve never turned down any fight!†He went on to proclaim that he deserved a title fight because…
Former Kenyan, East & Central Africa and WBF Intercontinental champion David Kiilu, 28-8-2 (15), will move down in weight to fight undefeated Ludumo Galada, 11-0 (4), for the vacant WBF featherweight title on August 22 at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa, a title Kiilu has previously challenged for without luck.
Promoter Yoko Kuchiken is confident that two female boxers, Momo Koseki and Fichin Raika, will surely get WBC Female Champion belts. Koseki will challenge WBC Atomweight Champion Vinyu ParadornGym of Thailand and Raika will challenge for the vacant WBC Lightweight Champions with American opponent Un Sakurat on August 11 at Kurakuen Hall in Tokyo on…
Amazon review At a fighting weight of little more than 11 stone [154 pounds], Paddy Monaghan was not immediately as intimidating as bare-knuckle boxers like Lenny McLean or Roy Shaw. But if anyone dared to underestimate Monaghan – as many foolish opponents did in the past – the full force of the hardest man in…
By Per Ake Persson WBA Cruiser Champ Firat Arslan takes on mandatory challenger Guillermo Jones from Panama on September 27 at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg. Supporting bouts will be announced later but this date has previously been mentioned for the WBC heavyweight eliminator between Vladimir Virchis and Juan Carlos Gomez, as well as…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing “The Raging Bull†Vic Darchinyan promised a highlight reel knockout and delivered one bone-crunching left hand after another. The Armenian-born Australian stopped Russia’s Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round to earn the IBF Junior Bantamweight championship, his second career world title, Saturday on Showtime at…