Undefeated Deontay Wilder says two prayers in his dressing room before a fight. One is a team prayer. The other, he says, is for his opponent.
“I know I’m blessed with God-given power,’’ he said after annihilating former world heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich in Friday’s main event on ShoBox: The New Generation from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. (more…)
The six fighters who will compete on a tripleheader tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 9, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., are set and ready to go after weighing in Thursday at Fantasy Springs. (more…)
Undefeated heavyweight Deontay Wilder, most would agree, is a work in progress. He’s not your typical work in progress, however, unless you consider his record of 28-0 with 28 knockouts run of the mill.
Still, the question on most everyone’s mind: Does the former amateur standout and the last male American to medal in the Olympic Games possess the skills and talent to one day became a world champion?
The 6-foot-7, 27-year-old Wilder, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., will try to extend his winning and knockout streaks when he faces former world heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich (25-5, 16 KO’s), of Scottsdale, Ariz., by way of Vitebsk, Belarus. (more…)
The long, strange trip Maurice “Sugar Moe†Harris has taken during his often tumultuous 18-year pro career is close to reaching its ultimate zenith as the USBA heavyweight champion makes final preparations for this week’s rematch against former world title challenger Tony “The Tiger†Thompson,†live on ESPN Friday Night Fights from Reno Events Center in Nevada. (more…)
Former world heavyweight champion and 1996 Bellarusian Olympian, Sergei “The White Wolf†Liakhovich, has some unfinished boxing business to take care of starting April 9, when the consummate boxer-puncher returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year.
The 34-year-old Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KOs), rated No. 13 by the WBC, takes on Johnnie White (22-4, 18 KOs) in the 10 round co-feature on Main Events’ pay-per-view-card, headlined by Tomas Adamek versus Kevin McBride, at Prudential Center in Neward, New Jersey. (more…)
England’s David Haye pulled off a major upset last night at Arena Verischerung in Nuremberg, Germany, taking the WBA heavyweight title from Nicolai Valuev via majority decision.
It wasn’t pretty or particularly entertaining but Haye delivered the kind of mature performance many thought him incapable of beforehand, simply outboxing the massive Russian in every round.
Much smaller and lighter than the 7’0, 316 pound champion, Haye proved to be nearly impossible for Valuev to hit and the former cruiserweight titlist used his quicker hands to counter well. (more…)
WBA heavyweight Championship, 12 rounds
Nicolai Valuev: 314.6 lb
David Haye: 216.7 lb
Heavyweights, 10 rounds
John Ruiz: 226 lb
Adnan Serin: 214.5 lb (more…)
WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev has promised “something special†for David Haye when they clash in the ring on Saturday night. (more…)
Two of Don King’s top fighters have been added to Saturday’s card headlined by WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev his title opposing David Haye in Nuremberg, Germany, at Versicherung Arena.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei “White Wolf†Liakhovich (23-3, 14 KOs) will face dangerous veteran Jeremy “The Beast†Bates (22-16-1, 18 KOs), and undefeated cruiserweight Francisco “The Wizard†Palacios (18-0, 11 KOs) will meet DeLeon Tinsley (9-4-1, 5 KOs). Both matches are scheduled for eight rounds. (more…)