Gavin Rees says his dream of becoming a two-weight World champion will begin with victory against Andy Murray in their June 4 fight for the vacant European Lightweight title in Cardiff. The 31 year-old claimed the WBA light-welterweight crown in 2007 and returns to fight in the Welsh capital for …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley
In a fascinating trade fight tonight, two 140 pound champions, Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Devon Alexander, come face to face in a unification bout at the Silverdome in Detroit. Amir Khan aside, this is a fight between the top 2 in the division. With Khan as a possible future …
Read More »Boxing Result: Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik
The big fight card held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis last night produced a major upset and a close call amid three world title bouts put on by Don King. In the main event, WBC/IBF light welter king Devon Alexander was lucky to escape his contest with Andriy …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik
Don King puts on a big show tonight in St. Louis, MO with local world champions Devon Alexander and Corey Spinks defending their belts along with IBF light heavy kingpin Tarvoris Cloud. Just 23, light welter southpaw Devon Alexander, 20-0 (13), rocketed into the big time a year ago when …
Read More »Don King Boxing: Final Quotes From St. Louis Fight Card
© David Martin-Warr The final press conference was held on Wednesday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis promoting Don King’s world championship tripleheader, and a fourth championship match, on Saturday.
Read More »Don King Boxing: Spinks, Cloud, Alexander, Kotelnik, Coyne Hit St. Louis
© Bob Barton Don King Productions hosted a media workout Monday at Sweat Pound 4 Pound Gym in St. Louis promoting Saturday’s “Gateway to Greatness” card featuring four championship bouts–three of them world championships at the Scottrade Center.
Read More »Don King Boxing: Steward vs. McGirt In St. Louis Trainer Clash
An interesting fact emerged in June when Don King planned to present IBF 154-pound champion Cory Spinks against mandatory challenger Cornelius “K9” Bundrage in St. Louis: Bundrage’s Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward revealed he has never set foot inside the city of St. Louis. As fate would have it, …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Devon Alexander vs. Andriy Kotelnik
A typical boxing press conference today at Scottrade Center in St. Louis suddenly turned raucous after undefeated unified 140-pound world champion Devon Alexander’s trainer told former WBA junior welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik, a Ukrainian making his first visit to America, “That’s a long way to come for an ass whuppin.’ …
Read More »British Boxing 2010: The Rise Of Two Promising Stars
In 2009, British boxing was left with three world champions after Ricky Hatton got knocked out by Manny Pacquiao. Our biggest star was knocked out cold by the pound for pound great in just two rounds and it showed that Hatton’s elite fighting years are defiantly past him. Starting the …
Read More »Boxing Result: Khan Defeats Kotelnik To Win WBA Belt
Amir Khan moved up a weight class, challenged a far more experienced reigning champion and even defied his legion of critics to win the WBA light welterweight title last night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. Khan got off to a fast start once the bell rang and the …
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 …
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