Despite published reports regarding a proposed bout with Detroit’s Jonathan Banks, USBA cruiserweight king Emmanuel Nwodo is willing and ready to face any cruiserweight in the world. “The bout with Banks was turned down because of the way that it was orchestrated,†said Han Kim, promoter of Nwodo. “We were offered the fight, we accepted…
The sweet science returns to MSG when the network airs (via tape delay) Ireland’s John Duddy’s brawl against Yory Boy Campas. Duddy vs. Campas, which took place on Friday, September 29 in the Theater at Madison Square Garden, will air on Friday, October 6 at 8:00 p.m. on MSG. Boxing insiders are calling this war…
“I Should Have Stayed In Bed Rather Than To Face Danny Williams” Audley Harrison, the former Olympic and Commonwealth champion today admitted that he let factors outside the ring get to him before his fight against Danny Williams. Talking to Hawksbee and Jacobs on talkSPORT, the UK’s only national commercial speech radio station, Harrison confessed:…
Two members of the Sycuan Ringside Promotions stable will be honored by the World Boxing Hall of Fame at the 27th annual banquet of champions in Los Angeles Oct. 14. World Boxing Council and lineal welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir will be named “Fighter of the Year†and Israel Vazquez’s grueling fight with Jhonny Gonzalez will…
Brocton, MA – Cappiello Promotions presents another exciting installment of its Mohegan Sun Fight Night Series Saturday, October 28, from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. The 12-round main event pits Hartford, Connecticut’s Mike “Machine” Oliver against California’s Adam “El Torito” Carrera for the vacant USBA Junior Featherweight Championship. Oliver, ranked #4 by the…
Heavyweight Monte “Two Gunz†Barrett faces World Boxing Assocation heavyweight champion Nikolai “Giant Russian†Valuev on Saturday at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. Barrett gave his thoughts on the upcoming bout just before departing for Chicago from his camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York. “I don’t think this fight is going to…
Two of the country’s top female boxers battle for the NWBA Championship in an eight round main event at the Lucky Eagle Casino on Saturday, October 7th at 7pm. Dakota Stone, who hails from Seattle, WA will face Layla McCarter who is currently living in Las Vegas, NV. While McCarter is 10 years younger than…
Nikolai “Giant Russian†Valuev | Monte “Two Gunz†Barrett 7 feet Height 6 feet, 3 inches 325 pounds Weight 225 pounds 84 inches Reach 77 inches (full wing span)
Legendary six-time world champion Julio Cesar Chavez examines the Champ Car World Series car in Las Vegas during Champ Car’s press conference to announce a Las Vegas race and unveil the 2007 Champ Car World Series schedule. The Champ Car season will conclude on Nov. 10-12 with a race in Mexico City that will decide…
This past Friday night highly touted middleweight prospect Donovan George was to make his much-anticipated Madison Square Garden debut as part of the Duddy-Campas under card. It was not to be though as George’s opponent, Gabriel Rivera, failed his E.K.G. exam the day prior to the fight prompting the New York State Athletic Commission to…
Don King Productions is staging their Nickolai Valuev – Monte Barrett WBA Heavyweight title card this Saturday at the Allstate Arena in Chicago and will hold open workouts for this week. Today, Australia’s Paul Briggs, who challenges WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek of Poland in a rematch and WBA Heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett…
In a crossroads fight in the 140 pound division, Duva Boxing will pit two of the brightest young super lightweight talents in the world when Kendall Holt (20-1, 12 KO’s) squares off against unbeaten Isaac Hlatshwayo (20-0, 9 KO’s) for the vacant NABO Super Lightweight Championship on Friday night, November 3, at Bally’s Casino Ballroom…