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Contrary to rumors circulating in Montreal, no agreement has been reached to match WBC No. 1 contender Scott “The Sandman†Pemberton (29-3-1, 24 KOs) and No. 4 rated challenger Otis Grant (36-2-1), according to Pemberton’s promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. Reports in last Friday’s Le Journal de Montreal, attributed to…
The last fight of British boxer Amir Khan’s amateur career could be a rematch of the gold-medal bout at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 18-year-old Khan wants to fight two-time Olympic lightweight gold medalist Mario Kindelan of Cuba on April 18 at Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Kindelan beat Khan 30-22 for the Olympic lightweight gold…
East meets West as Edinburgh star Alex Arthur faces Glasgow’s Craig Docherty in the biggest all-Scottish clash since Ken Buchanan’s epic battle against Jim Watt 32 years ago. The Commonwealth and Vacant British Super-Featherweight titles are up for grabs when Arthur and Docherty collide at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh on Friday 8 April….
If a life-threatening car accident could not stop Otis Grant’s climb towards a championship, Nader Hamdan was always going to have a tough time doing so. Grant won an almost identical decision on all cards tonight at the Casino de Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hamdan came all the way from Australia with a decent record and…
Tonight in Germany, the news came that Markus Beyer, the three time WBC super middleweight champion of the world retained his title over game Australian challenger Danny Green. Green came to the fight as the interim champion, aiming to avenge a controversial disqualification loss to Beyer. There was no controversy this time though, as Green…
By Frank Maloney. Boxing throughout the years in the USA and Britain has always depended on the small hall fighters and promoters coming through. Today however, this grassroots segment of the fight game is in a state of decline. Casinos in America are cutting back on boxing shows and the television industry throughout the world…
Two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has one question for his mandatory contender, James “Lights Out” Toney: “Are you up to the challenge of fighting the best heavyweight in the world? Ruiz’ manager/head trainer Norman “Stoney” Stone said Ruiz-Toney is a done deal and the only remaining questions are the title…
Friday night in Mexico City, Mexico, a new title reign began in the light flyweight division as former Jose Aguirre lost his cavant WBC title bid to fellow challenger Eric Ortiz. The fight was stopped in the seventh round of a scheduled twelve by referee Gelasio Perez as Ortiz battered Aguirre to defeat. With the…
There were two significant results gained last night in action fought across America. In San Antonio, Texas, Marco Antonio Rubio got his second victory since being shockingly knocked out by Kofi Jantuah. Rubio defeated former world title challenger Juan Carlos Candelo by a unanimous ten-round decision. In a back-and-forth fight in which both fighters had…
© Tom Casino/Showtime As a heavyweight boxer in the United States, Mike Tyson used his fists – and sometimes his teeth – to tackle his opponents. Now, the former world champion may learn to fight with his knees, elbows and feet during a training stint in Thailand. A newly formed organization for traditional Thai kickboxing,…
After feverish discussions and intense negotiations WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. have agreed to fight on June 25, 2005, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. There is a deal in place with HBO Pay-Per-View for the bout. Caesars Atlantic…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime The two boxers widely recognized as the most talented in the exciting cruiserweight division will square off when undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Wayne “Big Truck†Braithwaite faces his World Boxing Association (WBA) counterpart, Jean-Marc Mormeck, in an eagerly anticipated world title unification bout Saturday, April 2, on…