By Per Ake Persson 24-year old German amateur star Jack Culcay, world champ 2009, has turned pro and signed a promotional deal with Universum, writes Bild. Culcay, who’s mother is from German and father from Ecuador, will campaign at junior middle.
Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward held a national conference call hyping the first Super Six World Boxing Classic in the United States on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. The matchup between WBA super middleweight champion Kessler and hometown…
The critically acclaimed reality series from Showtime Sports, “Fight Camp 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic”, returns to with Episode #2, premiering Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:40 p.m. ET/PT. The six-episode reality series takes viewers behind the scenes of the groundbreaking Super Six World Boxing Classic. From the conception of the tournament to…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz is on a mission to bring the world title back to the United States next year and share the championship belt with his Latino fans once again.
As a nation, we honor the men and women of the Armed Services with the observance of Veteran’s Day on Wednesday, November 11. The people who defend our freedom embody a fighter’s spirit; they are full of courage, discipline, and passion. In recognition of this fighting spirit and their great service to our country, tickets…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Former Royal Marine Commando Alex Clarke has developed an all new extreme fitness and core conditioning system, MilXtreme, which incorporates methods scientifically proven to improve the strength, power, speed and stamina of the athletes, especially pugilistic arts exponents, when in competition.
TKO Boxing Promotions finished up an unprecedented swing of cross country world class professional boxing events over the last week culminating Thursday night in Cockeysville, Maryland, as they presented an action packed evening at the Fourth Annual Jonathan Ogden Foundation Charity Boxing Event at Martins Valley Mansion.
Three-time world champion and current WBA super welterweight champion Daniel Santos will defend his title against undefeated, WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman as the featured PPV match on the Pacquiao-Cotto “Firepower†card on Saturday from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas telecast live on HBO PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Shining star and undefeated prospect, Edwin “La Bomba†Rodriguez, rated No. 13 by the NABA, headlines Thursday, November 19 at the Main Street Armory in Rochester (NY). The Dominican Republic-born Rodriguez (12-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Worcester (MA), faces veteran super middleweight Brian “The Assassin†Norman (17-9, 5 KOs) in the 8-round main event,…
It was a historic night in the Arena Nürnberger Versicherung in Nuremberg, Germany Saturday night, as London’s David “Hayemaker” Haye became the first British-born Heavyweight World Champion since Lennox Lewis and joined Evander Holyfield as the only former Cruiserweight World Champions to own a heavyweight title.
By Per Ake Persson So was ex-heavyweight champ Nikolai Valuev exposed by David Haye and before that by Evander Holyfield and Ruslan Chagaev as “just” a giant, incapable of boxing? Some seem to think so, not me though. I think it´s a case of a fighter who´s getting old, simple as that.
On July 4, 1910, the fight of the 20th century took place in Reno, NV. The reining heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, and former undefeated heavyweight champion, James J. Jeffries, squared off in Reno for a bout that transcended professional sports. More was on the line than just the Heavyweight Crown on that day.