John Duddy: “It’s going to be a great night the 16th of March in Madison Square Garden, the arena of all arenas. I thank Anthony (they shook hands). I respect him in and out of the ring. He has a hard lifestyle (working nights and single father of two children). We’re hungry fighters. (Yory Boy)…
Robert Macleod, trainer of Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion Tshifhiwa Munyai, sits in a quiet corner of a small pub near the Elephant and Castle in London where the pair await Munyai’s second title defence. Just hours earlier they had flown in from South Africa and were feeling the effects of the climate change as they prepare…
Hamburg, Germany 24 January 2007 “I’ve been back in the gym for a couple of weeks and I feel great. My injuries have healed and after much hard work and with the approval of the doctors, I am cleared to continue my boxing career. “I am returning to the ring to get my WBC Heavyweight…
SHOWTIME continues to live up to its billing as America’s No. 1 Boxing Network as it delivers yet another compelling match-up on Saturday, March, 3, 2007. In one of the most highly anticipated fights in years, Israel Vazquez will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title against International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion…
The stakes will be higher than ever for Juan Lazcano and Vivian Harris on Saturday, Feb. 10th, when the two highly regarded contenders battle it out in a 12-round WBC super lightweight elimination bout which is the co-featured attraction of the “Battle At The Bay†card at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Former WBC Super Middleweight Champion Glenn Catley continues his comeback after an over three year absence when “The Cat” headlines the next Chris Sanigar promoted bill scheduled to take place on February 24, 2007 at Filton College Wise Campus in Bristol, England. Catley, 28-7 (20), stopped tough journeyman Hussain Osman this past November over three…
Enraged would best describe normally easygoing WBC mandatory title challenger Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter at the reportedly imminent announcement of former champ Vitali Klitschko’s return to the ring. Peter’s foul mood comes in reaction to news that the returning Klitschko will be allowed to step over him, their mandatory number-one contender, and immediately face…
Undefeated, hard-hitting James Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) will risk their unblemished records against Billy Lyell (14-3, two KOs) and Michael “Cold Blood” Clark (36-4, 17 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” SHOWTIME will televise both contests at 11…
The only thing Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ International Boxing Federation (IBF) interim lightweight champion Julio Diaz is willing to lose when he opposes defending IBF lightweight champion Jesus Chavez on Saturday, Feb. 3, is that nagging “interim†label. “I’m in great shape, at the right weight and really excited,†Diaz said. “I’m ready to go.’’
Legendary boxing promoter Don King arrived in Paris yesterday to stage a press conference on Wednesday announcing a highly anticipated rematch between World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Supernova†Bell and former unified world cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck that he will be promoting with the Levallois Sporting Club on March 17…
Friday, January 26 AT CICERO STADIUM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.- Antonio Escalante defends the NABO super bantamweight title against Colombian Mauricio “Pintoso†Pastrana. TV: TeleFutura Thursday, February 1 AT ARCO ARENA SACRAMENTO.- Vicente Escobedo faces Tiger Smalls. Saturday, February 3
In these times when fighters, managers and promoters are so careful about matchmaking, a thriller is in store when Martin “Too Much’ Power, 19-1 (8 KO’s), goes head to head with Tshifhiwa “The Atomic Spider’ Munyai, 12-0-1 (7 KO’s), his sole conqueror to date, at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, London on January 26, 2007.