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TITO! TITO!! TITO!!! Once again, Felix Trinidad steps into the squared circle for what is his second fight in the “Back with a Vengeance” tour. As of right now, New York is buzzing and it is like the Puerto Rican day parade all over again. This Saturday we will see …

Most of the boxing world focuses on the bigger guys, but there is some real talent and great match-ups in the smaller weight classes. Within the next two weeks, two important fights are happening in the bantamweight division. This Friday, on ESPN 2, young gun Silence Mabuza will be taking …

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Joe Calzaghe (39-0) kept alive his mega-fight ambitions last weekend with a repeat victory over former first round knockout victim Mario Veit (45-2). The long reigning Welsh champion showed his mettle by traveling into hostile territory for only the second time in his career, as he put his title on …

On May 14, 2005, everyone will eagerly await the big showdown between Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Ronald “Winky” Wright. The chief supporting bout is a 147-pound tilt between undisputed champion Zab “Super” Judah and Cosme “Chino” Rivera. COSME WHO?!? Many of you fight fans have probably never heard of Rivera …

Saturday’s great match up of Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright is more than just a fight for contention to continue Trinidad’s legacy in boxing or an addition to Wright’s search for respect. It is easy to pay strict attention to the potential outcomes of this match up; the …

“James Toney should be a man and stand up and admit that he was on something. He keeps saying he is a real man. Let’s see if he has the balls to stand up and say hey, I did it. I took something I was not supposed to. When I …

On May 27, 2005, at the Arco Arena, in Sacramento, California, former 2004 U.S. Olympian and current super featherweight prospect Vicente “Chente” Escobedo (3-0-0 with 3 KOs), will return to ring for his fourth professional bout. Fresh off his three round demolition of the tough Mexican, Geronimo Click for larger …

A feeling of change sweeps across the middleweight division, as an aging champion embarks on farewell tour, realizing that there is little glory left to savor. There is no shortage of willing pretenders waiting to scavenge what they may from the eventual demise of that champion’s historic reign, but the …

Ronald “Winky” Wright will enter Saturday’s fight, still the unknown fighter in the eyes of the mass media and the boxing public. With a record of 48-3 (25 KOs), Wright has to be one of the most underrated boxers in the sport with over fifty fights. Having had a rollercoaster …

South African bantamweight phenomenon Silence Mabuza has ripped through seventeen straight opponents, knocked out fifteen of them and has yet to lose. But he has never faced a fighter the caliber of Mexican terror Cruz Carvajal, a dangerous former WBO and Mexican champion. That will all change on Friday night …

Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Weaknesses are not always readily available to the eye, but in boxing, they have a way of finally seeping through to the surface. In Miguel Cotto, the cracks have begun to appear. Despite a precocious ascension through the light welterweight ranks to the elevated …