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By Simon Jackson Tony Oakey’s prediction that 2007 was going to be his year was proved correct on Friday night at London’s Docklands ExCel Arena when the 31 year old produced an impressive boxing display to stop Steven Spartacus and become the new British light heavyweight champion. Oakey has long had his sights set on…
No stranger to being knocked down then coming back to win, Sprott injury forces postponement of Matt Skelton Commonwealth title fight With a record of 30-10 (15), Michael Sprott can now be considered a ring veteran. The man from Reading, England was becoming a gatekeeper to the European and British title belts until his last…
With Amir Khan and Joe Calzaghe making waves on British television through ITV, many fighters who should perhaps be given the same opportunity are simply not. Fighters such as Graham Earl, who’s last stunning showdown with Michael Katsidis was broadcast on ITV4, have not been given the exposure the British public needs to make boxing…
Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present will present “Writers and Fighters,” a panel discussion on the “Sweet Science” on Tuesday night, June 12, at The Down Town Association. The forum will include unbeaten Irish Middleweight James Moore, Irish standout boxer Maureen Shea, and authors Jack Cavanaugh, Bobby Cassidy Jr. and Peter Wood.
For those of you who have gone through hell and high water to defend “the Pride of Wales”, it appears that your loyalty and stern resolve may finally be paying off. Joe Calzaghe’s hope of becoming a household name in the US seems to be coming to fruition at the able hands of boxing network…
By Simon Jackson Tony Oakey gets the opportunity to win the title he craves when he fights Steven Spartacus for the vacant British light heavyweight title on May 18 and promoter Mick Hennessy believes contests like this are precisely what the division needs. “It could kick-start the division,” said Hennessy ahead of next Friday’s bout…
Diego “Chico†Corrales 1977-2007: Forever A Champion It was sometime in spring of 1997 when I watched a young undefeated kid from Sacramento, California take out his much more experienced opponent via second round TKO stoppage. The prize? Some minor title that doesn’t come to mind right now, but it mattered none to him what…
He is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. And it is that word, “undisputed”, that grabs you when one speaks of Jermain Taylor, 26-0-1 (17), and his accomplishments, because in today’s world of alphabet titles and paper champions, it is rare to find a consensus top dog in any weight class. He won the…
Saturday was a great night for Michigan in sports. The Red Wings won, the Tigers won, the Pistons won and Floyd won. But with that being said, boxing was the only sport of the four that was out of the casual sports fan’s mind come Monday morning. The city of Detroit was once known as…
Felled during the prime of life at just 29 years of age, the passing of former two weight world champion Diego Corrales has unified the normally fracticious boxing fraternity in a shared state of mourning. Just after 7pm on Monday night, Corrales was driving a motorcycle on Ft. Apache Rd in Las Vegas, NV and…
The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Oscar De La Hoya was truly a classic clash that will be remembered for many years to come. I thought the fight was much closer than official stats have shown, and I could understand Oscar De La Hoya’s disappointment when the decision was announced. It seems that Oscar…
In an absorbing, if not classic, bout, Floyd Mayweather Jr won a world title in a fifth weight division by a split decision over fellow American Oscar De La Hoya. For me, it was a better fight than I expected but what happens next in the career and lives of the two combatants? Immediately after…