Ricky Hatton’s promoter Dennis Hobson has confirmed the Hitman relinquished his International Boxing Federation light welterweight title Friday night and will now be moving directly on to his mouthwatering Las Vegas showdown with Jose Luis Castillo this summer. Speaking from his home in Jersey, Hobson said: “We informed the IBF by letter Friday night that…
Photo © Karl Stubbs/Impact Boxing British Masters and Central Area super-bantamweight champion Gary Davis will top the bill at Stoke’s Kings Hall on 24 February when he takes on Jamil Hussain in a contest of six three minute rounds. The likeable scouser made his last outing in September also at the Kings Hall when he…
Derek Ennis to Put Undefeated Record on Line Against Allen Conyers in Co-Feature At Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, Friday, Feb. 16, at 11 p.m. ET /PT Looking for a real fight? “ShoBox: The New Generation” will present yet another showdown when Mike “Machine Gun’’ Oliver (17-0, seven KOs) defends his United States Boxing Association…
For Period Ended February 6, 2007 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER WELTERWEIGHT 2. MANNY PACQUIAO JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT 3. WINKY WRIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT 4. JERMAIN TAYLOR MIDDLEWEIGHT 5. BERNARD HOPKINS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 6. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT 7. RAFAEL MARQUEZ BANTAMWEIGHT 8. JOE CALZAGHE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT 9. RICKY HATTON JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT 10. MIGUEL COTTO WELTERWEIGHT
Learning that living legend Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield is searching for an opponent for his next fight, projected in April or May, representatives for Cedric “The Bos†Boswell offered their Sonny Liston look-alike to the future Hall of Famer. Boswell (23-1, 18 KOs) has fought in the shadows of the heavyweight division, largely due…
Welterweight Aaron Thomas is set to make his third appearance in the professional boxing ring at Stoke’s Kings Hall on 24 February. The 2004 Welsh ABA champion has made a perfect start to his pro career winning his first bout with a second round stoppage and emerging the victor on points against the tricky and…
Mia St. John: “I want to thank Rhode Island for being so kind to me. I’m excited to fight here for the first time. Jaime is a great fighter who has never ducked anybody. I’m excited to fight her.” Jaime Clampitt: “It’s hard enough for females to get on show and I want to thank…
Weights From Providence, RI Mia St. John 135 lbs. Jaime Clampitt 135 lbs. Ossie Duran 156 lbs. Jonathan Reid 155 1/2 lbs. Richard Starnino 159 3/4 lbs. Jesse Orta 162 lbs. Angel Camacho, Jr. 166 lbs. Greg Beeman 167 1/2 lbs. Manuel Antonio Lopes 175 lbs. Watson Myrtil 171 1/2 lbs. Mical Weisberg 173 lbs….
Only the second women’s world title fight ever held in Rhode Island headlines tomorrow night’s “Hearts Of Fire” pro-am show, featuring two-time world champions Mia “The Knockout” St. John and Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt fighting for the vacant IWBF lightweight title, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. “I’ve gotten some criticism for putting…
Newark’s Carl Greaves trained AA Lowe is set to make his third appearance in the professional boxing ring and will return to the scene of his first two contests at the Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent. Welterweight Lowe suffered an unfortunate points defeat to the much heavier John Musgrove in his pro debut but bounced back in…
Only four days after one of the most impressive wins of his career, Lovemore “Black Panther†Ndou is ready to make the best fights out there in the super lightweight division. A 12th round TKO win over arch rival Naoufel Ben Rabah on Sunday at the Homebush State Sports Centre in Sydney secured Ndou the…
The official announcementâ€â€and the start of an 11-city media tourâ€â€for the highly anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather will be Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The fighters and camps will then travel across the country making stops in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Chicago, Detroit,…