Texas-based WBA lightweight champion of the world Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will get back into action on July 16 when he faces Arthur Cruz in a non-title fight. Diaz sustained a cut eye shortly before he was set to take on Ebo Elder in defense of his title on the first ESPN pay-per-view card earlier…
Former IBF super featherweight champion Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez has launched his personal website. You can find out about the former champion and ring warrior from El Salvador at www.carlosfamosohernandez.com and as an extra treat, in association with SaddoBoxing.com, “Famoso” has signed a pair of boxing gloves that will be sent to one lucky winner that…
Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm is one of many middleweights that will watch the confrontation between undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor with great interest. Sturm first came to prominence with a twelve round decision loss to Oscar de la Hoya in 2004; a fight many felt he had won. Since that disputed…
The boxing community will not only be watching Las Vegas on July 16, they will also be watching Bolton, England to see the debut of Olympic Silver medal winner Amir Khan. After a much publicized courtship, Frank Warren delivered the professional career of Khan who looks set to become one of England’s best-loved boxers. The…
It is rumored that former multi-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao will make his return to the ring later this year with a fight against former featherweight titlist Kevin “The Flushing Flash” Kelley. Pacquiao very recently saw the back of legal troubles that eventually separated him from former promoter Murad Muhammad and is looking to return…
Bernard Hopkins, currently the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world and the self-proclaimed “Executioner” with 20 title defenses has not requested one single exception to his numerous mandatory title defenses. None. He fought each and every one of his mandatories when due, except now just one. Sam “King” Soliman stands alone. Go down the list…
Vitali Klitschko has some decisions to make. Will he follow the rules and face the WBC interim heavyweight champion after Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett meet on Aug. 13? Will he opt to fight someone else, as is being discussed, and walk away from his WBC heavyweight crown? Please see stories below and attached by…
Current British fight scene standouts Carl Froch and Junior Witter will return to action this week as they continue to fly the Hennessy Sport’s banner alongside that of Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions company. Froch, the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion will take on former European light heavyweight title challenger Matthew Barney….
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will be back in the ring this coming September in defense of his title, but who against remains a mystery. One name mentioned is currently undefeated contender Calvin Brock whose last significant action was a ten round decision victory over heavyweight giant Jameel McCline. Brock survived a knockdown against McCline…
WBO and WBC lightweight champion of the world Diego “Chico” Corrales gave boxing a classic fight on May 7 of this year along with his opponent that night, and the two may be set to go at it again as there is serious talk of a rematch of the unbelievable clash. Corrales was ringside in…
Bradford’s Junior Witter – who defends his European title against mandatory contender Andreas Kotelnik at the Nottingham Arena live on ITV2 on Saturday night – believes that he would have knocked out the Kostya Tszyu that fought Ricky Hatton last month inside five rounds. “Lets face it, Tszyu was a shadow of what he used…
Australian super middleweight star Danny “Green Machine” Green returned to form in Perth, Australia over the weekend as he knocked out James Crawford in five rounds. Greem, whose only two losses have come in fights with current WBC super middleweight titlist Markus Beyer of Germany, disposed of Crawford who recently lost a fight to former…