Hello again fight fans. It is a busy week in the boxing world and we begin our overview of the coming action by looking at Thursday’s card in New York, where a pair of Russian cousins take the next step in their undefeated careers. Heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov will take on Al “Ice†Cole for the…
Tonight in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto remained unbeaten by scoring a fifth round stoppage of former champion DeMarcus Corley. It was a very good action fight with both fighters having great success. The ending was somewhat controversial due to what was perceived as the local referee’s stoppage of Corley who…
Big things are happening in the light welterweight division. In 2005, we will certainly see Kostya Tszyu fight Ricky Hatton in one of England’s richest and most significant fights. Meanwhile, stateside we now know that Arturo Gatti will meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a real super-fight. Preceding all of this is the WBO showdown in…
The main event of the Friday Night Fights card in Oklahoma tonight culminated in the heavyweight clash between Terry Smith and Fernely Feliz. The following is a thorough account of all the round by round action as it happened in this intriguing heavyweight showdown. Round one: Smith looks in better physical condition than when he…
The prelude to the main event of the Friday Night Fights card in Oklahoma featured undefeated welterweight Carlos Quintana in against Nurhan Suleyman. Quintana was touted as a good prospect before a contractual dispute with former promoter Don King had him sidelined for a considerable stretch of his career. Read on to find what happened…
Before the main event of the Friday Night Fight card held at the Buffalo Run Casino in Oklahoma tonight, we have a couple of fights to report on. Firstly, a light heavyweight bout took place between undefeated contender Allan Green and veteran Sebastian Hill. Green took the win with a third round stoppage, moving his…
Howard “the Battersea Bomber†Eastman failed to win a world title last Saturday night, so perhaps another bomber, this time of the Australian variety will be more fortunate this Wednesday. Robbie “Bomber†Peden has beaten people up all over the world, but never claimed a world title for his own. Having knocked Nate Campbell out…
Howard Eastman’s reintroduction into world-class company may be a tad late, but only those ignorant of his credentials and boxing ability can deny his right to fight against Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins aims for a twentieth middleweight title defense, a historic feat, but one in which he faces a true middleweight contender at last. Having fed…
Hello fight fans and welcome to a new week in the boxing world. This week, we begin our coverage of the world’s major boxing action once again on Thursday as Daniel Ponce De Leon aims to extend his unbeaten streak of twenty-four straight wins against Celestino Caballero. The hard-punching De Leon acquired quite a reputation…
EXXECUTION DAY POSTERClick for larger image When Howard Eastman addressed the media in the presence of Bernard Hopkins, stating that Hopkins is not the world’s best fighter, he did nothing to assuage suspicions that he was being disrespectful; however, Eastman guaranteed that the Hopkins he faces in Los Angeles on February 19 would be the…
Those of you that have seen the film know that Snatch’s incorporation of boxing is that of the unlicensed variety, not what we deal with on this site, but it is such an outstanding film that I feel compelled to include it in this project. The film really gets going in Antwerp where a diamond…
Stateside today, undisputed middleweight champion of the world Bernard Hopkins held a press conference to discuss his history making twentieth middleweight title defense. The fight will take place on February 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA and Hopkins will face once-beaten Guyanese born, British based fighter Howard Eastman. Hopkins was apparently in…