Esham Pickering is looking to make a statement and prove he’s still the best in Britain when he boxes Sean Hughes in a highly anticipated rematch at the Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton-on-Trent Friday 18th January 2008.
Click for larger image © Paul R. Hernandez for DKP Former IBF 154-pound world champion Roman “Made in Hell†Karmazin, will defend his World Boxing Association Intercontinental super welterweight championship against Alex Bunema on Saturday, Jan. 19 at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. Karmazin (36-2-1, 23 KOs), now living in Los Angeles, and Bunema…
You are making a lot out of stopping Tito… RJJ: “He is smaller than me and it will be hard to not try to knock him out.†Will it be a negative if you don’t knock him out? RJJ: “Trust me, he is not going to go 12 rounds with me. I hear, ‘If he…
Former world title contender “Sucra†Ray Oliveira will be inducted into the CES Ring of Honor in a special ceremony during the “Champions of Tomorrow†pro boxing show, January 25 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada fights former world heavyweight title challenger Charles Shufford and WBC Youth…
When former IBF 154-pound world champion Roman “Made in Hell†Karmazin, steps in the ring on January 19 at Madison Square Garden to defend his WBA Intercontinental super welterweight championship, he will be fighting for much more than himself. The Russian-born immigrant from St. Petersburg , who came to the United States to pursue his…
Highly touted Chicago boxing prospects Tavoris Cloud, Francisco Rodriguez and Victor Polyakov put on outstanding performances at the last 8 Count Productions event, “December Fury” on December 14 at Cicero Stadium. Fight fans can now view their bouts in their entirety on YouTube.com. All three bouts can be viewed here: 8 Count Productions Fight Streams.
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown fight between future Hall of Fame prizefighters Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad. The intriguing 170-pound bout between two of boxing’s most compelling superstars of the past decade is set for Saturday, Jan. 19 New York’s Madison Square Garden. The special…
John Thaxton would just like to make it clear that tomorrow’s purse bid has now been made for both the British and Commonwealth titles. John goes on to explain: “Where I’m British Champion, I’m also mandatory for Khan’s Commonwealth title, so the board and commonwealth council have been really fare and made this a 50/50…
The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship belt is on the line for Eric “Night Train†Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a twelve win two loss record. The 27 year old Boose, a former Boise State football player, will face Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer†Welliver who has 32 wins and only four losses.
During every New Years celebration, the saying goes, “Out with the old, in with the new,†as well as “The more things change, the more they stay the same.†Neither could be more true concerning the mindset of Jermain Taylor as he starts the New Year with training camp in Las Vegas for his rematch…
By Per Ake Persson Luan Krasniqi and Aleksander Dimitrenko, both Universum fighters, are likely to clash for the vacant European Heavyweight title March 8 in what is a geunine crossroads fight.
Click for larger image © Scott Foster / Showtime Boxing Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., kept their undefeated records and hopes for a world title shot in 2008 in tact with convincing victories Friday in the co-featured bouts on ShoBox: The New Generation at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.