SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT WBO JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION DANIEL SANTOS, WBC NO. 7 HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER OWEN BECK, IBF NO. 8 HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER SERGEI LIAKHOVICH THURSDAY, AUG. 16, 2005 One of the most talented 154-pounders in the world, Daniel Santos (29-2-1, 20 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO junior middleweight title in…
The Hatton’s and Minter’s, the most famous family names in British boxing, will fight it out in the name of honour and charity on September 23 at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane. Matthew Hatton, the younger brother of Ricky the IBF World Light-Welterweight Champion, and Ross Minter, son of all-time British great Alan the former…
Bradford’s Junior Witter moved a step closer to an authentic world title challenge last week when the WBC installed him as the number one contender to their current champion and pound for pound king “Pretty Boy’ Floyd Mayweather. The decision to elevate the British, Commonwealth and European title-holder follows the exclusion of Gianluca Branco –…
The press conference almost led to a fight before the fight, but even though cooler heads prevailed when Shannon Briggs and Ray Mercer squared off in New York City last Monday, this week the temperature will start to approach the boiling point as participants on the August 26 Heavyweight Heat show – which will be…
With all the hype surrounding Olympic Silver Medallist Amir Khan another hot young prospect is ready to punch his way back into the spotlight. Super-featherweight star Kevin Mitchell is back! The power-punching youngster from Dagenham injured his left hand in April this year against Karim Chakhim that forced him to stay out of action. The…
Argentinean hardman Jorge Rodrigo Barrios has successfully made the first defense of his WBO super featherweight championship by knocking out Victor Santiago in two rounds. “La Hiena” fought before his adoring home fans at the Superdomo Orfeo, Córdoba in Argentina and enjoyed the feeling of making his first defense of the world title he won…
The main event players have all weighed in for tonight’s feast of action in Chicago. Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman meets Monte Barrett in an interim WBC heavyweight title match. Ricardo Mayorga and Michele Piccirillo will contest the WBC light middleweight championship of the world and Luis Collazo defends his WBA welterweight championship against Miguel…
What does Mia stand for, anyway? M-I-A, does that mean M(issing) I(n) Action? You “deserted” your post. You did not flee from your foxhole. You just never bothered to show up to entertain the 8,000 fighting men and women at Camp Pendleton Tuesday night when the Sycuan Tribe of the Kumeyaay Nation spent about $250,000…
To promote his upcoming August 20 showdown against Javier Castillejo at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, Fernando Vargas will hold an open-to-the-public workout at the TCF Bank in Chicago’s Little Village. On August 20, in addition to the Vargas-Castillejo bout, fight fans will also be treated to a second 12 round battle as undefeated…
Call this a “hair raising” experience! Simply stated, rival boxing promoters Don King and Lou DiBella have “wigged out.” DiBella, who is also the managing partner of the ownership group of the Norwich Navigators minor league baseball team, has invited the legendary King to appear as guest of honor at a celebration of America at…
If you were going to match two opponents that should possibly never fight one another, Don King might have actually done it for his card in Chicago this weekend. The Showtime televised card featuring a headline bout between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett for the interim WBC heavyweight title has a peculiar under-card attraction to…
Longtime WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will return to action this September, though who against is not yet known at this time. After having a title fight with Brian Magee scrapped earlier this year an embarking on a rematch with Germany’s Mario Veit, Calzaghe has done little to convert those that believe he will…