Author: Boxing Press

On the heels of his stunning victory over James Toney on Saturday night in Los Angeles, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter has his eyes set on WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. “We want Maskaev, now,” said Dino Duva, Peter’s promoter. “I will be contacting Dennis Rappaport (Maskaev’s promoter) to begin negotiations immediately. Maskaev was obligated…

As Joan Guzman plows through another grueling sparring session, his body is soaked with sweat each time the bell sounds ending a round. But rather than use a towel to dry the undefeated former world champion, Guzman’s trainer uses an American Express card as a make-shift squeegee–and a motivational tool. “We tried other credit cards,…

“Knezevic Scared Of Another Hiding!” says Manager “Old cougars hunt best,” smiled newly crowned Austrian superwelterweight champion Gotthard “The Cougar’ Hinteregger and the 39-year-old continues his comeback with an appearance at Vienna’s City Hall on October 28. Hinteregger’s fight will constitute the main attraction of an amateur meeting, but further professional fights could still be…

Bradford’s Junior Witter is on the verge of making history. On our next event on Friday 15th September at the historic Alexandra Palace, he attempts to become the first ever British super lightweight to win a WBC title, the most prestigious in the sport. This will be the first time the championship has been contested…

“Independence Brawl” Set For Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on 15 September Abner Mares, a 2004 Mexican Olympian, currently residing in Montebello, California, will battle in an eight round bout. Currently his record stands at a perfect 8-0 with five knockouts. His most recent win was a unanimous decision over Omar Adorno on February 24th at…

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Exciting Bouts Will Be Replayed First Time on SHO Extreme Monday, Sept. 4, At 11 PM ET/PT Samuel Peter proved to be James Toney’s worst nightmare Saturday on SHOWTIME. In a hard-fought heavyweight brawl that featured excellent exchanges and few clinches, Peter registered a hotly…

Dynamic Duo Will Be Ringside For Toney vs. Peter Don King, Wilfried Sauerland and Nikolai “Giant Russian” Valuev will be at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday to host a press conference prior to attending the heavyweight showdown between James “Lights Out” Toney and Samuel “Nigerian Nightmare” Peter at the Staples Center.

ESPN2 fan favorite and Butler, Pennsylvania heavyweight, Brian “The Beast” Minto (26-1 15KO’s), is looking for a high profile match in either November or December. Minto, who has compiled an impressive record in just 3+ years wants to land a fight with either either notable heavyweights Evander Holyfield or German Luan Krasniqi, or a crusierweight…

Big Champions Supporting Little Champions From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: The WBC is proud to announce the launching of this program in support of all those little champions around the world that serve as an example of courage and desire. This program will consist of a world campaign in which boxing personalities, especially world champions,…

“You would think that as a former world champion, the man would have a bit more class,” said Brendan Ingle yesterday. The Wincobank legend – recently voted by Ring Magazine as one of the top ten trainers in the world – was responding to comments made about his charge Junior Witter by Roger Mayweather in…

In another fabulous main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), three-time world champion James “Lights Out” Toney faces Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter in a WBC heavyweight elimination bout on Saturday, Sept. 2. So who is going to triumph? The experts, by a margin of 2-1, say Toney…