Serious questions have been raised after a shocking ending in which Paul Briggs failed to beat the count after an apparent grazing punch from Danny Green sent him to the canvas in the first round of their IBO Championship bout in Perth, Australia earlier this week.
Gold Coast boxer Paul ‘Hurricane’ Briggs is in Perth this week to prepare for his challenge to WA’s IBO Cruiserweight Champion Danny Green. Briggs has left experienced coach Johnny Lewis and has teamed up with Billy Hussein to prepare for his title assault in Sydney on the 21st July. Interestingly, Green’s former coach Jeff Fenech…
Danny Green delighted hometown fans at Perth’s Challenge Stadium earlier today by knocking out former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca. Green, 29-3 (26), successfully made the second defense of his IBO cruiserweight crown by handing seasoned veteran Siaca, 22-7 (19), easily the most devastating loss of his career.
This Wednesday at Challenge Stadium in Perth, favorite son Danny Green defends his IBO cruiserweight title against seasoned veteran Manny Siaca. Green, 28-3 (25), is enjoying quite a successful second stage of his career following his return to the sport after a 17 month retirement that came on the heels of his WBA light heavy…
IBO cruiserweight champ Danny Green’s gamble to face former multi-weight world champion Roy Jones paid off big at Sydney’s Acer Stadium as the Perth based icon KO’d the visiting American in the very first round. Although clearly well past his best at age 40, Jones had been competitive during a loss to Joe Calzaghe a…
Boxing fans will have to wait a little longer for the Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. rematch. Originally, the light heavyweight fight was scheduled to take place early in the New Year. According to officials however, there is a clause in the contract that allows Jones to honour an already agreed upon fight which…
Australia’s three-time World Champion and boxing superstar Danny Green will officially announce his next fight tomorrow, September 17 at 11.00am AEST. Green will confirm his company Green Machine Boxing, in association with Square Ring Promotions and Events NSW, have completed a landmark agreement to bring seven time world champion and future hall of fame boxer…
The question of just who is the best light heavyweight in Florida was answered last night at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, MS as Roy Jones Jr and Jeff Lacy headlined the heavily-hyped “Hook City” fight card. In a sharp display of one-way traffic, Jones controlled the pace of the bout the entire duration,…
© Tom Casino It’s the battle for Florida bragging rights tonight at the Gulf Coast Arena in Biloxi, MS as former world champions Roy Jones Jr and Jeff Lacy tangle for the NABO light heavyweight crown. Neither one of these combatants are anywhere near their prime but it could be interesting as Jones, 53-5 (39),…
Award-winning boxing broadcaster Barry Tompkins will call all the action for this Saturday night’s “Hook City†pay-per-view card, headlined by 8-time world boxing champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and 2-time super middleweight world title-holder Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), live from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Tompkins is…
Two promising lightweight prospects, Jason “American Boy†Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs) and Verquan “The Show†Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs), open-up the “Hook City†pay per view this show Saturday night (August 15). The show is headlined by 8-time world boxing champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and 2-time super middleweight world title-holder…
“Hook City,†headlined by 8-time world champion Roy “Captain Hook†Jones, Jr. and former 2-time super middleweight world title-holder Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy will feature four exciting title fights. In addition to being a well matched, entertainment valued promotion, “Hook City†has a slew of interesting storylines in each of its four PPV title fights…