Okay, so its not the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr super fight we all wanted. However a potentially tough matchup is in store for the Filipino when he takes on the rugged Joshua Clottey tonight in Dallas, Texas.Clottey, from Ghana but based in the Bronx, has only three defeats …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The first stage of the exciting Super Six Super Middleweight tournament concludes tonight when the recognised number 1 in the division, Mikkel Kessler, meets Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward for the WBA title in Oakland, California. For the Dane Kesslerm it’s his second spell …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao
A five star matchup in anyone’s eyes takes place tonight when Puerto Rican WBO welterweight champion defends his crown against multi-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. For Cotto, himself a two weight world champion, it’s the second defence of the title he won …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Nicolai Valuev vs. David Haye
© SE / Photo Wende After what seems like an eternity, David finally meets Goliath when David Haye challenges Nikolai Valuev for his WBA Heavyweight Championship in Nuremberg, Germany tonight. For Haye, this fight ends a year of inactivity. After unifying the World Cruiserweight championship in March last year, Haye …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Jamie Moore vs. Ryan Rhodes
A mouthwatering and fascinating clash takes this place this tonight at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England when Salford’s Jamie Moore defends his European 154 pound title against Sheffield’s Ryan Rhodes. As well as being a clash for European honours, it is also probable that the winner will fight an …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham vs. Jermain Taylor
© Winfried Mausolf An exciting concept in the world of boxing kicks off tonight in Nottingham, England and Berlin, Germany. Featured is a tournament comprising of six of the world’s top super middleweights which will attempt to find out who the premier 168 pounder really is. Certainly this isn’t the …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Prizefighter Heavyweight III
© Lawrence Lustig The successful Prizefighter series continues tonight at London’s Excel Arena when eight of the country’s top heavyweights go head to head in an elimination tournament. Amongst the eight attempting to bag the £32,000 prize fund are bitter rivals and former opponents Danny Williams and Audley Harrison. Both …
Read More »This Month In Boxing History: Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr
72 years ago this month, the world championship career of arguably the greatest heavyweight in history began. The “Brown Bomber”, Joe Louis, aged 23, had just defeated James J Braddock and had become the first black man since Jack Johnson thirty years previously to win the richest prize in sport. …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Andriy Kotelnik vs. Amir Khan
Amir Khan hopes to put the smile back on boxing’s face after a sad week when he challenges Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik for his WBA Light Welterweight championship belt tonight at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. For Kotelnik, this is the third defence of the title he won from Welshman …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango
Unbeaten Andre Berto continues his run as WBC welterweight champion tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida when defends his crown against two-time IBF light welter champion Juan Urango. This is the 3rd defence of the title for the 25 year old American. After distance defences against Steve …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Ruslan Chagaev vs. Nikolay Valuev II
The heavyweight division kicks back into action tomorrow night in the unlikely city of Helsinki, Finland when giant WBA Champion Nikolay Valuev makes the second defence of his belt against former foe and WBA Champion In Recess Ruslan Chagaev. The two men know each other very well. Back in April, …
Read More »This Month In Boxing History: McGuigan vs. McDonnell
It was May, 1989 and “The Clones Cyclone”, Barry McGuigan, was approaching the fourth fight on a comeback trail that had begun just over a year earlier. After a year long run as World Featherweight Champion the Irishman lost his title in the horrible heat of Las Vegas, Nevada in …
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