Unbeaten duo Danny McIntosh and Nathan Cleverly will come face to face tomorrow (1pm at the York Hall) to weigh in ahead of their British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title showdown at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday night. The double title clash headlines the Hennessy Sports event with ITV4’s coverage of the Big…
With constant ridicule from the media leading up to the fight, Bobby Gunn stepped into the ring against Tomasz Adamek last Saturday not only for an insurmountable opportunity but also to show his harshest critics that his 2007 bout with Enzo Maccarinelli was an inaccurate way to asses him as a fighter. Coming into the…
Prior to the fight card tonight at Tachi Palace in Lemoore, CA, the principal boxers weighed in. WBC Cabofe Heavyweight title 12 rounds Manuel Quezada: 239.6 lb Travis Walker: 239.6 lb
Andre Ward arrived in Berlin, Germany yesterday to participate in the announcement of the “Showtime Sports Super Six World Boxing Classic”. Ward had been ill and was unable to attend the initial New York and Copenhagen press conferences. Said Ward, “I am disappointed that I was unable to make the first portions of the announcement…
Two time world heavyweight title challenger Fres Oquendo is busy in Chicago training for his upcoming showdown with former heavyweight world champion Bruce Seldon on July 24th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Training at JABB Boxing Gym, Oquendo gave his thoughts on his training, the upcoming fight with Seldon and fighting back in his hometown of…
Former cruiserweight king Steve “USS” Cunningham took a huge leap towards regaining his coveted IBF championship belt when he convincingly outboxed former WBC Champ Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite to take a well deserved victory. By doing so, Cunningham returned to the top of the IBF rankings earning him the right, as mandatory challenger, for the…
Unlikely title contender Tom Glover believes his fairytale story can continue by taking the scalp of former British and European Lightweight champ Jon Thaxton in London this weekend. The two clash on Saturday night (July 18th) at the York Hall, Bethnal Green in the chief supporting contest to the British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title…
Former WBC female lightweight champion Jessica “Ragin” Rakoczy steps back in the ring this Thursday July 16, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore. Standing across the ring from Rakoczy will be veteran Jessica Mohs of Oklahoma City, OK. The two combatants face each other in a six round bout.
The American Legion Post 299 in Chino, Calif., takes great pleasure in announcing that it has reached an amicable resolution of the lawsuit brought forth against its organization for the unlawful exhibition of the “Bring On The Titans†boxing telecast between Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad that took place on Jan. 19, 2008, at…
Four-time world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno (21-1, 6 KO’s), was asked to give a commencement speech to the late 2009 graduates of Aptos, Watsonville and Pajaro Valley High Schools. The ceremony took place at the Mello Center in Watsonville California, where Moreno gave an inspiring speech, congratulating all the students on their accomplishment, struggle…
Don King’s top featherweight, Elio “The Kid†Rojas, scored a convincing unanimous-decision win today in Tokyo to take the WBC championship held by Takahiro Aoh. Rojas (21-1,13 KOs), from the Dominican Republic now fighting out of Brooklyn, N.Y., was No. 1 ranked by the WBC as well as mandatory challenger to the champion. He ventured…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Britain’s only reigning World Champion, Carl Froch, believes he can cement his boxing legacy by winning the inaugural “Super Six World Boxing Classic”. The “Cobra†is one of six world renowned fighters that have been selected for a groundbreaking new series which will begin later this year and culminate…