Tag Archives: Klitschko

Garden State-based promoter Gary Shaw will be inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Thursday night at an awards dinner to be held at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. Shaw, who was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame last year, is the president and chief executive …

The 48th WBC Convention in Cancun (Mexico) saw a very emotional meeting on Wednesday when mandatory title defenses and final elimination bouts were on the agenda. The controversy started when Tom Loeffler (K2 Promotions) brought in a request on behalf of heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko asked for a voluntary …

Former Heavyweight Title Challenger, Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (23-1-1, 10KO’s) returned with a vegenance earlier tonight, knocking out veteran, Charles Davis (19-21-2, 4KO’s) in the 4th round, in the main event bout of the evening at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte, NC.

NESportsTV in association with Mintofight is proud to present an online PPV broadcast featuring the return of recent cruiserweight title challenger Brian Minto as he takes on Australian Brawler Pierre Karam in a 10 round cruiserweight fight this Friday, October 29th. Karam replaces Minto’s original opponent Cory Phelps.

Undefeated Cuban Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis (16-0, 12 KOs) will face the toughest test of his young career on Friday, Dec. 17 at American Airlines Arena in Miami when he meets WBC No. 1-ranked Ray “The Rainman” Austin (28-4-4, 18 KOs) with the winner earning the …

Two-time Heavyweight World Champion and recent title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs wants to assure fans he will be just fine after his courageous performance against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. “Thank you all for your concern. Your outpouring of support has helped maintain my spirits through this …

David Haye doesn’t have the technical ability or the support in his corner to beat Audley Harrison, according to the challenger’s trainer Shadeed Suluki. The experienced corner man has been putting Harrison through his paces at Big Bear in California ahead of the World Heavyweight title fight with Haye on …

Vitali Klitschko continued his dominance over the heavyweight division last night, winning a resounding 12 round decision over challenger Shannon Briggs at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The towering Ukrainian slugger controlled the action from the first round, working the right hand behind the jab to very good effect, …

It could be called a matchup over 10 years too late. Two heavyweight veterans meet tonight for the WBC heavyweight title when the German based Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko makes his fifth defence, facing Shannon Briggs in Hamburg. For Klitschko, this is his third reign as a world heavyweight champion. Back …

Michael Sprott has major titles in his sights after he beat Matt Skelton to win Prizefighter Heavyweights IV at York Hall, Bethnal Green. It was a huge night for the Reading fighter as he put two previous defeats to Skelton and a European title defeat to Audley Harrison behind him …

Gabor Veto needed just 31 seconds to defeat Rajabu Maoja in the first round winning the vacant Central African & Eastern title in Nairobi, Kenya on October 2nd. Maoja was floored by a lightning-fast left-right combination after just a few seconds and the African fighter never recovered.

Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis returns to Germany in December. The three-time world amateur champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist, currently rated #2 by the WBC, is on his way to become the mandatory challenger for WBC champion Vitali Klitschko. After defecting from the Cuban national team along with unified featherweight …