Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The World Boxing Council Lightweight title was only Joel Casamayor’s to win on Saturday night; and win it he did. Casamayor became a world champion for the third time by defeating Diego Corrales in a close and hard-fought split decision scored 116-111, 115-112 and 113-114….
Nikolai Valuev: “The victory wasn’t easy tonight and Monte Barrett really tried hard. I haven’t fought in the U.S. for a long time so this was a whole new thing for me. To be honest, I was a little nervous. I need to settle down more. “I knew after the fourth or fifth round I…
When the 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m., ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), Diego “Chico†Corrales will face arch nemesis and former 130-pound world champion, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo†Casamayor. The fight was thought to be in jeopardy when Corrales initially weighed in at 139.5 pounds,…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Joel Casamayor weighed-in at the lightweight limit of 135 pounds Diego Corrales lost his WBC Lightweight World title on the scales as he weighed-in at 139 pounds, four pounds over the lightweight limit. Vic Darchinyan weighed in at 112 pounds Glenn Donaire hit 111 pounds…
Don King will allow boxing fans to see free replays of Nikolai “Russian Giant†Valuev’s third-round technical knockout over Owen “What the Heck†Beck from June 3 as well as one of the best fights of 2006, a sensational slugfest between Tomasz Adamek and Paul “Firepower†Briggs now at his web site, www.donking.com.
Bouts to Be Replayed On SHO EXTREME Monday, Oct. 9, At 8 p.m. PM ET/PT The international field of eight has come down to France against the United States as fellow unbeatens Tony Hanshaw and Jean Paul Mendy advanced to the finals of the “ShoBox†super middleweight tournament with convincing victories Friday on SHOWTIME.
Last night on a Maloney Promotion at York Hall in London, England, Commonwealth Champion Tshifhiwa Munyai continued his march through the British bantamweight division with a sixth round stoppage over previously unbeaten southpaw sensation Lee Haskins on a televised Sky Sports broadcast.
Everlast® Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: EVST), manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods, apparel, footwear, and other active lifestyle products under the Everlast brand name, is proud to announce that on Saturday October 7, 2006 heavyweight contender Monte Barrett will wear pink Everlast professional boxing gloves in support of Everlast’s Breast Cancer Awareness initiative with Click…
Undefeated Ramazan Palyani, of Northeast Philadelphia, and once-beaten Ray Narh, of Pittsburgh, PA, meet in a scheduled 12-round contest for the vacant Pennsylvania State Lightweight Championship on Friday evening, Nov. 17, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at 7.30 p.m.
Click for larger image © David Martin-Warr Promoter Don King staged a noon-time, open-to-the-public weigh in staged in front of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Sears Tower in Chicago’s downtown Loop, for his “Big Red October” event Saturday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., and live on HBO at 10 p.m. ET/…
By Simon Jackson There is bad, bad blood between Diego Corrales and Joel Casamayor who on Saturday night meet to decide the WBC and RING lightweight titles. And they can’t wait. “I feel strong and I am just waiting for the bell to ring because on October 7 we are going to war,” Joel ‘El…
By Mike Casile (PBR) For all you naysayer that think the American Heavyweight is gone, look east to the fighting city of Philadelphia, then look up, at the 6’4â€, 240lb up and comer, Chazz “The Gentleman†Witherspoon. This is not your garden Variety fighter. Besides being one of the most exciting fighters in the Gym’s…