Ward and Bika will weigh in just one day before their world title clash at Oakland Airport Hilton, 1 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, Calif., 94621, on Friday, Nov. 26, at 2 p.m. PT. Oakland’s Ward will make the second defense of his WBA super middleweight championship against world-ranked contender Bika on …
Read More »KZ Boxing: Shumenov Vows To Unify Light Heavy Titles
WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov took the fast track to become world champion, establishing a weight-class record along the way, and now he wants to accelerate his road to stardom. Shumenov is set on a mission to unify the titles starting with his next bout, hopefully …
Read More »KZ Boxing Breaking In Vegas Based Uzbek Fighters
KZ Event Productions, the company headed by Beibut Shumenov and his brother, Chingis, had a very successful night on July 23, 2010. Two of its undefeated fighters, light heavyweight Gayrat Ahmedov (15-0-1, 10 KOs) and welterweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov (13-0, 11 KOs), both former amateurs standouts from Uzbekistan, now fighting out …
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: ESPN Profiles Chris Arreola Training Camp
Yesterday was another “consecutive day” in camp for heavyweight world contender Chris Arreola, a training camp which he and his trainer Henry Ramirez are taking a “one day at a time” approach. This training streak reminds Ramirez of the hard work Arreola put in during the early stages of his …
Read More »KZ Boxing: Is Shumenov The Most Mysterious World Champ?
If not for a hand injury suffered in the opening round of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, reigning WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov certainly would be much better known today by North American boxing fans, especially if he advanced to the medal rounds and fought eventual …
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: Uzelkov Gunning For Shumenov’s WBA Title
The countdown has begun. In just four days undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine will take on WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: Arreola vs. Quezada For Mexican Title August 13
The similarities are many, almost eerily so. Both are heavyweights. Both are from California. Both are members of the Goossen Tutor boxing stable. Both have dreams of becoming the first world heavyweight champion of Mexican descent. Both are coming off bitterly disappointing defeats in fights they were both favored to …
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: Molina Relishing Lundy Fight On ESPN
The toll road of redemption can be long and dangerous, but nevertheless a necessary one. On Friday, July 9, John Molina, Jr. (20-1,16 KOs) will look to make his opponent pay the price as he forges forward to take the WBO/NABO Lightweight Championship from undefeated “Hammerin” Hank Lundy (18-0-1, 10 …
Read More »Goossen-Tutor Boxing: Shumenov vs. Uzelkov July 23
When capturing the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in just his 10th professional bout back in January, Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) entered the boxing record books for winning a major world title in the light heavyweight division with the fewest number of fights in his professional career, beating Jeff Harding’s …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: WBA Super Middle Champion Andre Ward
On Saturday, June 19, on Showtime at 10 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs), of Oakland, will make the first defense of the World Boxing Association 168-pound title against world-ranked Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) of Tulsa, Okla., in a Group Stage 2 bout …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Quotes: Andre Ward vs. Allan Green
Super Six World Boxing Classic competitors Andre Ward and Allan Green participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday to discuss their crucial Group Stage 2 12-round bout on Saturday, June 19, on Showtime at10 p.m., ET/PT, same-day delay) from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Ward (20-0, 13 …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Ward Throws First Pitch At Oakland A’s Game
Undefeated WBA 168-pound champion and America’s last Olympic Gold Medalist Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) made his “pitch” to his hometown fans in Oakland, CA to come out and support him when he defends his title against world-ranked contender Allan “Sweetness” Green (29-1, 20 KOs), of Tulsa, Oklahoma, at …
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