Click for larger image© Richard Eberline Tye Fields is one of today’s most promising heavyweights. He’s also one of the biggest, whichever way you look at it. The six-foot-nine, 279-pound former college basketball player is amazingly fit and agile for a man of his size, and with top of the …
Read More »Jennings Gets a Romanian Holiday.
The roulette wheel of opponents has finally stopped for top-notch British welterweight Michael Jennings as Romanian Vasile Dragomir has been selected as his opponent for tonight’s bash in Manchester, England. Serving as chief support to headliners Michael Gomez and Steve Foster Jr., the English champion has been through a range …
Read More »Your Mail Carrier May be a Future British Champion.
That bloke delivering your post may have a little more going on besides mucking about with a satchel full of letters and junk mail. Don’t give him too much grief if you get your neighbor’s mail by mistake because he may just be a future super featherweight champion. That is, …
Read More »Turning a Roadblock into a Hurdle.
Some fights in a boxer’s career symbolize crucial turning points and they’re importance is not always evident beforehand. Many a valued prospect with a great deal of potential has been gunned down by a journeyman who has been looked at as just another stepping-stone by the fighter and his handlers. …
Read More »WIBF Champion Silke Weickenmeier.
On February 15th WIBF jr. featherweight world champion Silke Weickenmeier, 17-3-3, is defending her title on the Spotlight Boxing event at “Alte Reithalle” of Stuttgart. Two weeks prior to her 10th world title fight – which will be broadcast live and free of charge on the internet on www.boxing.de, the …
Read More »“Mr. Hollywood” Set For Stardom.
Rubin “Mr. Hollywood” Williams fights Aaron Norwood on Friday January 28th at the Decarlo Convention Centre, Warren, Michigan. The bout is a defense of Williams IBU inter continental super-middleweight crown. But as I discovered after speaking to the fighter and his manager John Carlisle, this could be the start of …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Ray Hatton
Ray and Carol Hatton have the good fortune to have raised two children who currently happen to be title-holding boxers. Eldest son Ricky is the longtime WBU light welterweight titlist while twenty-three year old Matthew holds the British Central Area welterweight belt. Ray was kind enough to speak to us …
Read More »Howard Eastman Press Conference.
“I’m going to win. That is the only way for me.”-Howard Eastman. An official conference call was held for the media last Friday in England for middleweight contender Howard Eastman to answer questions pertaining to his future challenge to undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. The promotion is named “Exxecution Day,” …
Read More »“Baby Bull” Diaz Looking to Corral Billy “The Kid”
“I know he’s going to come prepared as best he can, but I’m ready too.”-Juan Diaz. Juan Diaz is without question one of boxing’s brightest lights. The undefeated phenomenon is all set to illuminate the glittering Reliant Center in his hometown of Houston Texas tonight and he spoke to us …
Read More »Can Maccarinelli Become King of the Mountain?
WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is nearing the stage of his career that will in all probability see him take his dynamite fisted style into true world-class circles. Before that can happen however, the lanky twenty four year old must first turn back the challenge of dangerous American spoiler Rich …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Chris “The Mechanic” Smith.
Continuing to Build the Boxer Within. Sometimes it takes self-examination/self-evaluation to build a superior athlete and a better person, such is the case for Chris “The Mechanic” Smith. I sat and spoke candidly with the NABA welterweight champion about the obstacles and hurdles he faced to get to where he …
Read More »Q&A With Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough.
There was a time when many people in the boxing community had written Wayne McCullough off, and if you saw his fight against WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison, you’d be forgiven for sharing that opinion. However, with persistence and a still burning desire to compete against the best fighters for …
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