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Dear Vitali, The boxing public is confused as to who the man in the heavyweight division is today. If you defeat Danny Williams tomorrow (Saturday) night, I challenge you to a world heavyweight championship unification match, my WBA belt against your WBC belt. Here are some of your recent quotes: …

I recently went to Las Vegas with my fighter, WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison and his father/trainer Peter, in order to call out the winner of the epic third fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and his arch nemesis Erik Morales. I must admit that it was good to go back …

Click for larger image © Mike Cleary Make no mistake, Ricky Hatton is no magician but “The Hitman” will look to make Ray Oliveira go away tomorrow night at the Excel Arena in London as he hopes to clear a path that leads directly to the light welterweight division’s undisputed …

Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Danny Williams. Hypocrisy is a harsh term to level at anyone, but it’s like the Arsenal football shirt paraded around by Williams in Las Vegas, with its precision creases prime evidence that it found its way to the fighters back straight from a courtesy …

Danny Williams was walking into the Mandalay Bay hotel arena for a training session when a lone fan stood up in the stands and started clapping. “The next heavyweight champion of the world,” the man yelled as Williams walked by. Improbable as it might have seemed only eleven months ago, …

There is no question that George Foreman was a phenomenal puncher, his raw power and killer instinct were devastating and made him arguably the most feared fighter who ever lived. He cemented his standing as an all time great heavyweight by regaining his title at the age of forty-five, becoming …

NABO lightweight champion/WBC No. 6 Contender Ebo Elder vs. former NABO lightweight champion/WBA No. 5 & IBF No. 6 contender Courtney Burton WBO No. 15 Junior Welterweight Contender “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis vs. former California State super featherweight champion Juaquin “Killer” Gallardo Friday, Dec. 17, 2004. From Chumash Casino Resort, Santa …

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Former welterweight boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga was found innocent of rape after a closed-door trial that lasted into the early hours of Tuesday. Judge Julio Cesar Areas cleared Mayorga after a seventeen-hour hearing. A twenty-two-year-old woman, who was not identified, had accused Mayorga of sexually abusing her at …

Commonwealth games gold medallist Darren Barker has vowed to follow his Hennessy Sports team mates Howard Eastman, Junior Witter and Carl Froch along the traditional title path. “These guys are creating the blueprint for British boxers to follow,” began Barker. “They haven’t been tempted by the easy route, they have …

When I was eleven, the best movie ever came out. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) showed in the theaters and was a great Walt Disney first. Having my mother reading us to sleep, one of our favorite stories continued night after night the Mark Twain classic. We all loved …

Erik Morales walked down the steps from the ring to the arena floor of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and saw the Mexican banners waving fervently in the crowd. Scant consolation lay in the knowledge that history will forever remember the greatest featherweight fighters of this era, each steeped …

December 19, 1997 – Prince Naseem Hamed v Kevin Kelley. Click for larger image Madison Square Garden the weekend before Christmas was the venue and time chosen for Prince Naseem Hamed’s long awaited American debut. Kevin Kelley was chosen for Hamed’s stateside debut. He was seen as the perfect opponent …