JOSE LUIS CASTILLO. “It took me a while in my last two fights to get warmed up, but if Corrales comes to me, this fight is going to be a brawl with each of us taking our best shots at one another. The winner will be the one who is the strongest and the most…
EARL: THIS IS A MUST WIN FIGHT FOR ME. Graham Earl is determined to add the Commonwealth belt to his trophy case and isn’t about to let anyone stand in his way. The British Lightweight Champion defends his crown in a double title fight with Commonwealth ruler Kevin Bennett in London, England on Thursday May…
Former light heavyweight champion of the world and four weight world champion Roy Jones awaits the winner of the upcoming Glen Johnson-Antonio Tarver rematch, confident that he will be in line to face the eventual victor. Jones’ activities outside of the ring have included attending promotional events, working on his music career as well as…
Australian super middleweight contender Danny Green has sensationally parted ways with his trainer, boxing legend and former multi-weight world champion Jeff Fenech. Green recently lost a WBC world title bid to current champion Markus Beyer in Germany and the Australian was considered the interim champion of the organization. Having admittedly let down against Beyer, Green…
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ. I want to fight the best. I would love to fight Marco Antonio Barrera or Eric Morales, and would be willing to move up to 130 pounds. I want a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, so we can find out who really won our fight. But I am not going to avoid anybody….
By Curtis McCormick In what may be the most dangerous chapter of his eleven year career, WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe travels to Germany in order to defend his title this Saturday against mandatory challenger Mario Veit in Braunschweig. It’s only the second time that Calzaghe has ever fought away from Britain and the…
DaVarryl Williamson impressive in two round destruction of Jefferson. New York, NY. – Six minutes and forty seconds. That was all the work required of DaVarryl Williamson on Saturday night. On a night in which the WBA Heavyweight Title was won by the former Middleweight Champion, it was the under-card bout between Williamson and Derrick…
DIEGO CORRALES. “Castillo is a tough guy. I am a tough guy. If there is any potential for a fight to go 12 rounds and be a war where we beat each other to death, this is it. If it goes the way it should go, it is going to be a battle. But if…
Golden Boy Enterprises, led by Oscar De La Hoya, and Highridge Partners, an international real estate developer and investor headed by John Long, today announced the formation of a new company, Golden Boy Partners, to revitalize and redevelop urban Latino communities. Golden Boy Partners combines the complementary talents and expertise of the two Los Angeles-based…
It is fight week in the Big Apple, kicked off by DiBella Entertainment when Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun is on the big stage this Thursday night, April 28. And talk about a local flavor – from Union, NJ to Bridgeport, CT, to Fort Apache in the Bronx, here come the fighters on a…
One month prior to his WBO heavyweight title eliminator against Lance Whitaker European champion Luan Krasniqi, 27-1-1 (14), has to pass the first sequence of athletic tests set by his trainer. “It’s about power, running and staminaâ€, coach Torsten Schmitz explained. Krasniqi and Schmitz currently work out at Universum Box-Promotion’s gym subsidiary in Berlin. Next…
“Lightweight Bragging Rights” Heating Up To A Fever Pitch. There’s a violent storm brewing in Britain, taking the form of an explosive all action firefight that will take place in the hard backstreets of South London on Thursday night, May 12th.That’s when British Champion Graham Earl and Commonwealth Champion Kevin Bennett will engage in the…