By Simon Jackson Kassim Ouma walks into the Arkansas equivalent of Johnny Cash’s hit song ‘The Burning Ring of Fire’ when he attempts to beat Jermain Taylor, the undisputed world middle-weight champion at Arkansas’s Alltel Arena on Saturday night. Level headed Taylor 25-0-1 (17) has all the omens on his side as he prepares to…
By Ben Lettman British Lightweight Champion Lee Meager and challenger John Thaxton successfully made weight yesterday for their much anticipated clash, which takes place tonight at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England. Meager, 20-1-1 (7), defends his title against the experienced Thaxton, 30-7 (16), who lost to world champion Ricky Hatton on points back in…
By Ben Lettman The Peacock Gym is located in Canning Town, in the East End of London, England and is home to many fighters. On the wall of the gym there is a banner that reads: “The Peacock Gym, home of sport and friendship.” I could not agree more. As I entered the famed gym…
A public ceremony to unveil the upgraded memorial plaque to Aboriginal boxing hero Dave Sands (Ritchie) will take place on Tuesday December 19, 2006 at 11am at the corner of Broadway and Glebe Point Road in Glebe, Australia.
Duva Boxing’s 21-year-old undefeated heavyweight Mike Marrone (15-0, 12 KOs) will make his next appearance this Saturday, on Warriors Boxing’s “Night of the Heavyweights” pay-per-view telecast from the Seminole Hard Rock LIVE Arena in Hollywood, Florida. Marrone’s opponent will be North Carolina’s Ron Bellamy (14-5-4, KOs).
Professional boxing returns to downtown Boston on Friday night, December 15 as the Alpha Omega Entertainment Group presents “Battle Zone at The Castle.” The Alpha Omega Entertainment Group, in association with Sprint/Nextel and NESN, is promoting Battle Zone at the Castle. The show will be taped live and aired in January on NESN. Ed Berliner…
It was the perfect holiday gift for the Seminole Warriors Boxing promotional team, as they were informed on Tuesday, December 5th that the Nevada State Athletic Commission unanimously approved their application to promote boxing events in the state of Nevada.
Sherman Williams-Gonzalo Omar Basile Headlines Stevie Johnston-Fernando David Saucedo Co-Feature “Big Drama in Little Bahama,” January 27 in Nassau, The Bahamas Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Caribbean Tank” Williams returns home to defend his WBC CABOFE & NBA titles on January 27, headlining “Big Drama in Little Bahama” against WBC Mundo Hispano title-holder Gonzalo Omar “El…
Hennessy Sports promoted British Lightweight champion Lee Meager believes that his superior technique will see him overcome Jon Thaxton at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham this Friday. Meager  who stopped fellow Hennessy Sports boxer Dave Stewart in six rounds to win the vacant belt in May goes straight in against his mandatory contender…
By Christian Giudice The first and definitive biography of the boxing legend often called the greatest fighter of all-time. ROBERTO DURAN is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all-time, he held world titles at four different weights and is the only professional in history to have fought in five different decades. His…
Santa Comes Early To 500 Midshipmen As Boxing Returns To Long Island Final Forum Boxing will put on pro boxing at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Great Neck, Long Island, NY on Friday, December 15 and the promoter is donating 500 free tickets to Midshipmen as an early Holiday gift. “We want to…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing At Tuesday’s press conference formally announcing Peter vs. Toney 2, promoter Don King and Ken Hershman, Showtime Networks senior vice president of Sports Programming, announced the addition of Rivera vs. Simms to the Jan. 6, 2007 edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. The world title doubleheader…