In one of the outstanding fights on tonight’s huge fight card in Los Angeles, Britain’s Junior Witter got Hennessy Sports off to a fantastic start by winning what must be thought of as something of an upset win over Lovemore N’dou. Going into the fight, Witter, although being the European light welterweight champion was considerably…
Bernard Hopkins has an obsession with numbers. He’ll talk to anyone who will listen about being a middleweight champion at the age of 40, and will gladly tell you that his purse for his last fight with Oscar De La Hoya was $10 million (euro7.7 million). The number Hopkins is most proud of, though, is…
Junior Witter has vowed to do his country proud when he appears on this Saturday’s promotion at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles alongside fellow Britpack team mates Howard Eastman and Carl Froch. “We are here to fly the flag for British Boxing,†said Witter, who will meet South Africa’s Lovemore N’Dou in a Commonwealth…
Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com Undefeated and newly crowned NABF Featherweight Champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero inks a new multi-year management contract. Co-managing “The Ghost” will be Shelly Finkel and Bob Santos. Many insiders consider “The Ghost” one of the premiere talents in boxing. Adding Shelly Finkel to the equation, Robert Guerrero now feels that…
Golden Boy Promotions is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Jorge Barrios Jr., the son of junior lightweight contender Jorge “La Hiena†Barrios and his wife Laura, who passed away Wednesday two hours after a premature birth in Argentina. “Jorge is not only a Golden Boy fighter, but he’s one of the family, and…
“ For their dedicated work in and out of the ring, the Klitschko Brothers have received “The Golden Camera,” the most famous Media Award in Europe. Vitali, the World Boxing Council and RING magazine heavyweight champion, and younger brother Wladimir, a former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champ, were in attendance to accept the coveted award…
Boxing manager Steve “Tank†Tankanow has come out firing on behalf of his World Boxing Association “regular†welterweight champion, Jose Antonio Rivera. “Tank†has been irked by some of Judah’s comments since capturing the undisputed world welterweight title February 5 with a stoppage of Cory Spinks, particularly about whom Zab says he intends to fight…
NABA light heavyweight champion George Khalid Jones puts much more than his title belt on the line February 25 when he fights veteran Thomas Reid in the 12-round main event on “Championship Boxing Returns to Lowell†at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. The first pro show to be held in the home of “Irish 
Othello’s Welterweight boxing prospect, David Torres will fight tough journeyman Cesar Vega (6-4) on Friday, February 25th at the Emerald Queen Casino’s “Battle at the Boat XXXV†boxing series. Torres, the undefeated Latino sensation (7-0, 5KO’s) will fight the semi-main event at the Emerald Queen with the first fight starting at eight pm. “David is…
Exclusive video footage of Howard Eastman, Bernard Hopkins, Junior Witter and Carl Froch in preparation for their appearance in LA on February 19th is now available in the HennessySports.com video lounge. HennessySports.com members can now view in the behind the scenes area: – Howard Eastman speaking at the final press conference in LA – Bernard…
Bernard Hopkins is a middleweight nearing middle age, and he intends to play that to the hilt. “I turned 40 years old on Jan. 15, so the question is where and when Bernard Hopkins starts looking like he’s 40? I’m going to sell it,” the undisputed 160-pound champion said Wednesday. “And I’m a small guy,…
Youngstown, Ohio’s unbeaten middleweight Kelly Pavlik will get some much needed exposure from SHOWTIME. Kelly will be part of a ” ShoBox: The New Generation” doubleheader on March 4th from Choctaw, Mississippi. Kelly is sporting a 23-0 ledger with 20 KO’s. He is currently ranked number by the W.B.O., number ten by the W.B.C. and…