British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson has declared Leeds Town Hall as his home turf and vows to destroy sharply skilled challenger Ricky Burns when the two meet this Friday, 9 February for a scheduled twelve round championship contest. Johanneson, 25-2 (18), honed his ferocious assault type style of fighting in the gyms of America…
A shot at World Cruiserweight Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk will be on the line later this year when highly regarded unbeatens Vadim Tokarev (23-0-1, 16 KOs) and Marco Huck (18-0, 14 KOs) will meet in a 12 round elimination bout recently ordered by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).Ekaterinburg, Russia’s Tokarev is currently ranked third in the…
Committed to promoting an aggressive schedule of exciting, competitive events in 2007, Silverhawk Championship Boxing continues to sign veteran fighters and prospects to promotional contracts, the latest a trio of boxers from South Carolina and Pennsylvania. Silverhawk has announced the signings of 23-year-old light heavyweight Thomas Brown (8-1-1, 5 KOs) and super middleweight Joe Park…
Many reasons why Ricky Hatton won’t fight WBC light welterweight champion Junior Witter have been offered, but his long-term rival is exposing them one by one. Two potential major obstacles, however, still remain: Ricky Hatton and time. Hatton’s next opponent remains unclear. Having both appeared on the same Vegas show last month, the plan appeared…
When Israel “Pito” Cardona came out of his 3 1/2-year retirement last year, he dreamed of getting an opportunity for a high-profile fight like the one he just signed against former 5-time world champion Zab Judah on April 27 in Southaven, Mississippi. Born and raised in Hartford (CT), “Pito” won his first 24 pro fights,…
Potteries’ welterweight Jimmy “The Whirlwind’ Doherty today revealed that he plans to challenge for Midlands Area honours before the end of 2007. With a perfect record from his four bouts to date, the well-supported Tunstall man is considered by many to be one of boxing’s “hot prospects’ who could go on to be major title…
With the March 10th WBO Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Shannon Briggs and challenger Sultan Ibragimov rapidly approaching, anticipation for this clash of Heavyweight titans is reaching a fever pitch for the 12 rounder, which will be held in the Theater at Madison Square Garden’s Theater. Tickets are selling at a brisk clip, with very…
Akaash Bhatia, the UK’s first professional Sikh Boxer, won the award for the “Most Up and Coming Sports Personality of the Year’ at the prestigious Sony Entertainment Television Asia Sports Personality of the Year Awards on Saturday night. The unbeaten Bhatia, 23, proudly stepped up to receive his award at a glittering event at the…
(public welcome to all events) Wednesday, February 7, 2007 2:00 PM – Open Workout – Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt @ Rhode Island Boxing Club, 708 East Avenue, 3rd Floor, Warwick, RI (401.823.3770) 4:00 PM – Open Workout – Mia “The Knockout” St. John & Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid @ Casey’s Boxing Gym, 751 West Shore Road,…
Undefeated junior middleweight James “Mandingo Warrior†Kirkland and unbeaten junior welterweight Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley each answered an important question during their decisive victories Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation â€: Southpaw Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) showed he could go past four rounds; Bradley (18-0, 10 KOs) proved he may have a future in television…
By Josh Stewart One year ago, Derric Rossy said he relished the challenge of becoming a heavyweight contender while helping turn Long Island into a major hub for the sweet science. Well, ESPN2 is on its way to Suffolk County, a clear indication that Rossy and his camp are doing pretty well on both fronts.
Undefeated southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior†Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) meet Billy Lyell (14-3, 2 KOs) and Manuel Garnica (22-6, 12 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†SHOWTIME will televise the action at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The well-regarded…