Undefeated NABF Featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (16-0-1 9KO’s ranked #2 WBC) heads into the last week of sparring as he prepares for his battle against Gamaliel Diaz (19-5-2 9KO’s ranked #7 WBC) on Showtime Dec 2nd.
To Main Event Final Battle at the Boat of 2005! Tacoma, WA – The Battle at the Boat boxing series is winding up an exciting year of fights for 2005. This year, several fighters have made names for themselves within the walls of the Emerald Queen Casino. Fighters like Roger Cantrell, Tariq Jooya and Walter…
By Jimmy G Click for larger image © Punch PromotionsMark Robinson He is, quite literally, boxing’s equivalent of Dr Jekyll and Mr “Hyde’; a mild mannered, happy go lucky, down to earth gentleman outside of the ring who transforms into a cold-blooded, calculating, ruthless assassin inside it. Ricky “The Hitman’ Hatton is a very rare…
Super middleweight contender Chad Dawson treated his hometown to a brilliant victory on this night, promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC from Greater New Haven Athletic Center. Dawson improved his record to 20-0, 14 KOs in an impressive knock out performance over Ian Gardner (19-3, 7 KOs) of New Brunswick, Canada. Click for larger image©…
Don’t Miss This Action Packed Evening Only on HBO Current WBC Light Welter king Floyd Mayweather makes his first appearance at 147 pounds in an intriguing welterweight match-up against former longtime WBA Light Welter Champion Sharmba Mitchell tonight on HBO. Immediately following this hotly anticipated contest, HBO Sports presents a thirty- minute special that analyzes…
Leverkusen – Bad luck for Michel Trabant. The German welterweight contender off the Universum boxing stable can’t fight the IBF eliminator scheduled for November 26 in Leverkusen, Germany. The 26-year-old man from Berlin suffered a deep cut on his eye during a sparring session on Thursday.
On Dec. 16 Card At New Alhambra Heavyweight John Poore, of Boothwyn, PA, makes his first start in nine months when he boxes Chris Riley, of Chicago, IL, in a scheduled eight-round contest Friday evening, Dec. 16, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills in South Philadelphia. First fight at…
Rugby League stars Paul Johnson, Adrian Morley and Martin Gleeson took time out ahead of their crunch Gillette Tri Nations match with Australia on Saturday to see first hand how Ricky Hatton was preparing ahead of his “Unification’ fight in Sheffield with Carlos Maussa. Click for larger image Hatton, the IBF Light Welterweight World Champion,…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Dawson: 166 1/4 Gardner: 163 Flores: 131Jimenez: 129 3/4 Dawson, Ian Gardner, Daniel Jimenez and Benjamin Flores pose after Thursday’s weigh-in from New Haven Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn., 11/17/05. In an excellent doubleheader tomorrow/Friday November, 18th, 2005 on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME (11 p.m.,…
Super middleweight southpaws “Bad†Chad Dawson and Ian “The Cobra†Gardner will put their contender status on the line in a 12-round battle Friday, Nov. 18, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In an entertaining co-feature, Benjamin Flores will oppose Daniel “Azuquita†Jimenez in an eight-round junior lightweight bout. SHOWTIME will televise the Gary Shaw Productions,…
After trying to stop an impromptu brawl between Heavyweight contenders Lance “Mount’ Whitaker and Sultan Ibragimov on Wednesday in New York City that left him unconscious for some tense moments, respected boxing figure Sampson Lewkowicz is thankfully doing fine. “I am fine,†said Lewkowicz, the matchmaker and agent for Ibragimov. “I thank everyone for their…
Click for larger image Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt was looking forward to finishing off 2005 in a big way, with a win over undefeated Gisselle “Magic” Salandy on Wednesday, November 23rd. Her desire to defend her IWBF world lightweight title, however, was overshadowed by a hand injury suffered last Thursday evening in sparring. The extent…