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2013 looms most promising for British boxing, following on the heels of 2012, which saw Britain clinch three Gold medals in the first home Olympics since 1948 and the greatest medal haul with Bantamweight Luke Campbell, Super Heavyweight Anthony Joshua and flyweight Nicola Adams all clinching gold medals. The 29 year old Adams made history…
It’s been a snowy week in the UK but the cold weather didn’t put off the hundreds of boxing fans who ventured out to watch some great boxing this weekend. At Walsall on Friday night, Frank Warren and Errol Johnson hosted a fightnight which featured three Title contests. Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin successfully defended his British…
Promotional rivalries have scrapped some of the biggest fights in recent history of the Sweet Science, making this card so unique and intriguing. On tap is Mexican warrior Orlando Salido and energetic powerhouse Mikey Garcia facing off in the main event, powerful Kazakh Gennady Golovkin facing Gabriel Rosado and entertaining volume puncher Roman Martinez facing…
After the seemingly indestructible Manny Pacquiao was gunned down by long-time rival Juan Manuel Marquez this past December, Floyd Mayweather Jr is now alone atop the mythical pound-for-pound mountain, but is “Money May” headed for a similar fate? For years, Mayweather and Pacquiao shared the spotlight on their multi-division parallel journey, picking spots and winning…
It’s hard to believe that Bernard Hopkins is still lacing up the gloves at 48 years of age but even more remarkable is that the Philadelphian is engaging in a world title fight against one of the top men in the division, Tavoris Cloud. The pair square off on March 19 at Brooklyn’s gleaming new…
One brother is 41 and has a thriving second career in Politics while the other is 36 and has recently lost his long-time trainer; will there ever be a better time for Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko to walk away from it all? There has been much talk of a post-Klitschko heavyweight division lately and for…
ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” series will serve up an enthralling doubleheader tonight as action heroes John Molina Jr (24-2-0 19 KO’s) and Dannie Williams (22-2-0 18 KO’s) collide over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO Lightweight strap in the main event. In addition, boxer Brandon Gonzalez (16-0-0 10 KO’s) challenges journeyman Don Mouton (12-4-1 10…
Recent Heavyweight division drop out and Cruiserweight title contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers (36-3-0 18 KO’s) is considerably close to landing a clash with Russian WBA titleholder Denis Lebedev (25-1-0 19 KO’s). The top five ranked former Wladimir Klitschko challenger told us in a recent chat that negotiations for the fight are going rather well after…
The “Sweet Science” is a magnificent sport. The warriors of Boxing are some of the most gifted athletes in the world. While I humbly praise it as the best sport in the world for the heart and triumph it takes to compete, the politics bat away at the mind of the casual observer; Boxing needs…
An interesting situation exists in the super middleweight division as IBF champion Carl Froch’s attempts to rematch WBA champion Mikkel Kessler have been made more complex by Froch’s mandatory defense obligations. For his next fight, Froch has been ordered by the IBF to face his number one challenger, Adonis Stevenson, if he wants to keep…
Excellent news fight fans; the featured undercard attraction of the now canceled Andre Ward vs. Kelly Pavlik clash will hold the show on March 2nd from the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as United States of America and Canada face off in a thrilling Heavyweight title eliminator between Chris Arreola (35-2-0 30 KO’s) and…
Let’s welcome in 2013 with a look at what is coming down the pike during this month of January. This Friday, January 4 sees a pair of unbeaten super featherweights who clash for the #2 spot in the IBF rankings at Magic City Casino in Miami, FL. Towering Cuban Rances Barthelemy, 17-0 (11), meets Montreal…