No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Gary “The Rocket” Lockett, 30-1 (21), from Cwmbran, Wales, has vowed to follow in the footsteps of two-division world champion and fellow stablemate Joe Calzaghe by winning his debut fight in America. The Rocket Man challenges middleweight kingpin Kelly Pavlik, 33-0 (29), from Youngstown, …
Read More »WBO Boxing Champ Joan Guzman Gets Visa To Face Alex Arthur In Scotland
WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman, 28-0 (17), has obtained a visa that will allow him to travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion and Scotland-native Alex Arthur. “This was the last hurdle that we needed to clear before we could make our title defense,” Guzman said. …
Read More »WBO Boxing Champion Joan Guzman Still On For Alex Arthur Fight In Scotland
Contrary to information circulated on the internet, undefeated WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Joan Guzman, 28-0 (17), will travel to Scotland to defend his title against interim champion Alex Arthur. Inaccurate reports across the internet have stated that Guzman has pulled out of his title fight against Arthur, 26-1 (19), which …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Audley Harrison – The Big Return?
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After a break of 14 months, Audley Harrison of London, made his return on Saturday night as he faced Jason Barnett of Florida at the Thomas and Mack Centre, Las Vegas, on the undercard of the Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins main event. Under …
Read More »Boxing Results: The Battle Of The Planet
It was ‘spot the celebrity’ on Saturday night as the stars came out for Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins as they battled for the Light Heavyweight Championship at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas. Both men fly out of their corners for the first round but after only …
Read More »Calzaghe Comes Through Massive Boxing Showdown With Hopkins In Vegas
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Like all fights of latter period Bernard Hopkins, last night’s greatly anticipated showdown with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas was an ugly, untoward bout that proved difficult to score and generated a great deal of controversy as …
Read More »Boxing Update: Calzaghe Says Beating Hopkins Will Be A Public Service
© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Despite the fact that Bernard Hopkins fights in an unorthodox style, known to lead with head followed by a punch, Joe Calzaghe has full confidence that referee Joe Cortez will keep things Kosher when they meet tomorrow night in The Planet Hollywood Ring …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Finally, it’s upon us. A fight that has been years, not months, in the making finally takes places this Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its a fight at light heavyweight between two men with a combined 41 successful defences …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Calzaghe vs. Hopkins Trainer Roundtable
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Joe Calzaghe’s trainer, Enzo Calzaghe: “I can tell you right now, Bernard Hopkins will look for a disqualification rather than lose to Joe. If Hopkins’ is such a legend, he needs to prove it. He needs to fight like a man not foul like a …
Read More »Boxing Info: The Queensberry Fight Network Launched
Frank Warren and Miomni Targets Sports Fans with a New Broadband TV Channel in Windows Media Center and Vista Gadget Today, Frank Warren and Miomni announced, the launch of The Queensberry Fight Network Global Broadband TV Channel.
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Final Press Conference For Calzaghe vs. Hopkins
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Joe Calzaghe: “It’s my 11th year as world champion and I finally have arrived in America. Bernard was champion for nearly 11 years. I’m tremendously confident for this fight.
Read More »Microsoft Gets Into The Boxing Game!
Sports Network’s Frank Warren and Miomni announce the launch of The Queensberry Fight Network. Announced by Microsoft this week at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters Show, The Queensberry Fight Network and HSN Vision are two new Online Media channels for Microsoft Corporation’s Windows® Media Center, available with Windows Vista® …
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