Unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Matt Godfrey (6-0, 4 KOs) has made a New Year’s resolution to clean-up the cruiserweight division in New England next year. Like a boxing version of a modern day gunslinger, Godfrey plans to take on the six-state N.E. regions best 176-to-200 pounders, one by one, if necessary, until he’s the area’s King…
While most of us will be reveling in the New Year, Jose Navarro will be preparing for the opportunity of a lifetime. DiBella Entertainment’s top-rated super flyweight star gets his chance at a world championship when he faces Katsushige Kawashima for the WBC 115-pound title on January 3 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Navarro…
IBF jr. middleweight champion Kassim Ouma will defend his title against IBF #12 ranked world contender Kofi Jantuah on Jan 29, 2005, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. The 12 round title bout will serve as the co-feature to the WBC super lightweight championship…
Fight fans can ring in 2005 with a heavy diet of boxing action as the seventh installment of DiBella Entertainment’s popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun will air on Madison Square Garden Network on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31, at 11:00 PM, New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, at 4:00 PM, and Sunday,…
In a matchup the fans, media – and fighters themselves — have been demanding for many months, the two lightweight boxers recognized as the most talented in the world will square off when World Boxing Organization (WBO) Champion Diego “Chico’’ Corrales takes on two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Jose Luis Castillo in a world…
Promoter Frank Warren has responded to comments made yesterday by Murad Muhammad claiming that he has offered IBF World Light-Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu a four-fight deal including a showdown with Ricky Hatton in Sydney. “Our position on this matter is very clear,” started Warren. “I have negotiated solely with Kostya Tszyu’s promoter Vlad Wharton regarding…
“Any time, any place, and he can bring the refâ€-John Ruiz. World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) has responded to derogatory remarks recently made about him by International Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs). “I’ll fight Byrd any time, any place, and he can bring the…
The much anticipated pro debut of 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada two weeks ago (Dec. 10) at Foxwoods Resort Casino was the first step on his mission to prove to the boxing world that he’ll be an even better pro than amateur. In his first fight as a pro against a game Joseph…
Desert Diamond Casino and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions have put together another blockbuster fight card to ring in the New Year. On Thursday, January 6, 2005 “Boxeo de Oro†on HBO Latino presents its first show of the year live from the Diamond Center. Tickets range from $25-$100 and are available now…
The Regional Court (Landgericht) of Hamburg ruled in a decision announced today that Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are no longer under contract with Universum Box Promotion. Universum Box Promotion had argued that their contract with Wladimir Klitschko was valid until Feb. 22, 2005, and that their contract with Vitali Klitschko was good until May 20,…
Glen Johnson is a soft-spoken man without the typical boxing bravado of, say, Antonio Tarver. So Johnson smiled when asked about the man he’s about to fight. “Talk is talk. Anyone with a mouth can talk,” Johnson said. “Not just Antonio Tarver, but any guy who talks too much – they’re not just trying to…
With the recent announcement that former world champion “Sugar†Shane Mosley will return to the welterweight division, on the heels of Oscar De La Hoya saying he’s coming back to the 147-pound class, World Boxing Association welterweight champion “El Gallo†Jose Antonio Rivera (37-3-1, 24 KOs) believes that in 2005 the welterweight division will be…