By Per Ake Persson The General Assembly of the EBU was held this past weekend in Kiev, Ukraine. The Council meeting the day before began with a heated discussion on the incidents in Ajaccio June 1 where the officials were attacked by the crowd and members of the promoters´ entourage. It appears that the French…
The contracted IBF championship fight between champion Mohamed Rachman (61-5-5, 31 kos) and Philippine challenger Florante Condes (21-3-1, 20 kos), scheduled for June 16, appears to be headed for a possible second postponement if the champions camp and promoters have their way. With the fight less than two weeks away the purse money has not…
International Boxing Federation (IBF) super lightweight world boxing champion Lovemore “Black Panther†Ndou has arrived in Uncasville, Connecticut in the USA for his first world title defence against Paulie Malignaggi at the Mohegan Sun Casino this coming Saturday night June 16, 2007. 35 year-old Ndou completed his final sparring session on Friday and has been…
On June 14, 2007 Cestus Management’s super middleweight powerhouse, Don “Da’Bomb†George, returns to action in Rochester, New York . Top Rank, which promotes Donovan George, is hosting a fight card which features former undisputed heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. The main and co-main event are to be televised on the Versus Network. The Chicago based…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has stacked the undercard of tonight’s doubleheader on Showtime. Headlined by the come-backing Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver, Saturday’s undercard boasts some of the East Coast’s finest young prospects. This event will take place at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This event will also be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing at…
Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov, 1996 Olympic gold medal winner and Outstanding Boxer, headlines the “Pinnacle FiteNite” pro boxing show Saturday night, July 14 at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota. Jirov (36-3-1, 30 KOs), born in Kazakhstan and now living in Arizona, is ranked No. 14 by…
In a highly anticipated match and can’t miss candidate for Fight of the Year, WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will defend his belt against undefeated, No. 1-ranked and mandatory challenger, Paul “The Punisher†Williams in the main event of “Pride N’ Punishment” on Saturday, July 14, in the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot…
Four-time world lightweight champion and reigning IBA title-holder Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson has issued challenges to two of the three Diaz world lightweight champs – (WBA/WBO) Juan, and (IBF) Julio – as well as leading contender Joel Casmayor for a proposed title fight August 11 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Johnston’s promoter, Silverhawk…
Our President, Dr. Jose Sulaiman was truly besieged by the fans, despite the fact that there were other enormous figures in the same place, such as Roberto Duran from Panama, and others, such as Pernell Withaker, as well as the Mexican former boxer Ricardo “Finito†Lopez, champions such as Marvelous Marvin Hagler, James Buster Douglas,…
Mark DeLuca 165 ¾ lbs. Steve Young 163 ½ lbs. Tim Flamos 197 lbs. Eric Olds 191 lbs. Chris McInerney 196 ¼ lbs. Gary Lavender 191 lbs. Jose Medina 159 ¼ lbs. Daniel Craycraft 155 lbs. Rich Gingras 186 ½ lbs. Lamont Fagan 189 lbs. Ed Caminero 157 ¼ lbs. Jermaine Lyles 156 lbs.
Former highly-decorated amateur boxing star Mark “The Italian Bazooka†DeLuca headlines “Pro Boxing,†presented by Rising Star Promotions, tomorrow night (Friday, June 8) at Freeport (IBEW) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts. DeLuca (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Whitman (MA), was the gold medal winner at the 2004 National Silver Gloves Tournament, among his more notable…
Photo ©Tom Casino/Showtime Two days before his first WBC title defense Saturday on Showtime, unbeaten light heavyweight champion “Awesome” Chad Dawson held a spirited 90-minute open media workout with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. on Thursday in Hartford, Conn. Dawson (23-0, 1 NC, 15 KOs), of New Haven, CT, will risk his belt against hard-hitting Jesus…