Former NBA Heavyweight Champion China “The Dragon†Smith 33-4 (26) in association with a Bradenton Home Builder will be hosting a toy drive to benefit underprivileged children. The event is taking place December 1 and will be held at Robert Harris Homes which is located at 222 63rd Dr in East Bradenton, Florida.
Lee Samuels, Top Rank:The champ is here, Miguel Cotto. He’s training in Puerto Rico. He’s getting ready for “Fast & Furious,†Saturday, November 10, at Madison Square Garden Live on HBO Pay-Per-View. He’s defending his welterweight title against Sugar Shane Mosley – a very, very exciting promotion. Miguel’s ready, fit, trim, ready to go. And…
John Murray has had the ideal preparation for his English Lightweight Title fight on November 9 after sparring sessions with two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton. John takes on Dean Hickman for the vacant English Title at the Nottingham Arena on a Hennessy Sports show with title partners GoldenPalace.net on November 9. Sky Sports will televise…
By Mark Staniforth, PA Sport courtesy Fred Sterberg Joe Calzaghe admits he finds it tough to make the super-middlweight limit, but it was Mikkel Kessler who had to strip naked on the scales ahead of their Cardiff showdown. The Dane initially weighed two ounces over the 12-stone (168 lb)maximum before shedding his underwear to hit…
“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION’’ Friday, Nov. 2; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT One day before a world championship doubleheader (Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Rocky Juarez and Robert Guerrero vs. Martin Honorio) on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, ShoBox: The New Generation will celebrate its 100th telecast with one of the most significant heavyweight fights in the…
WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, has finally emerged from his self-imposed exile to pose for the media this week in Cardiff, Wales, where he will face undefeated WBO/The Ring magazine champion Joe Calzaghe, this Saturday in front of a European indoor record of boxing fans at Millennium Stadium.
By Frank Maloney People say that boxing is under threat from other combat sports, but over the next month, Britain will see three of its most promient fighters, two of them elderly statesman and the new kid on the block, challenge and defend major world titles in three super fights. November 3rd sees Joe Calzaghe…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing “When I was offered the fight with Marquez, I was thinking positively. I know I am going to beat him, there was never a doubt in my mind.” “I have learned a lot from my loss to Barrera, I won’t let my emotions get the…
Howard Eastman will be out to turn John Duddy’s Kings Hall dream into a nightmare when they clash at the legendary Belfast venue on Saturday, December 8th on the next Hunky Dorys Fight Night – billed “The Only Show in Townâ€. Eastman looks set to provide the Derry middleweight with the sternest test yet of…
A massive night of boxing is shaping up in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday, December 15, 2007 when WBA Super Featherweight Champion Edwin Valero and WBC Featherweight Champion Jorge Linares co-headline a high octane fight card billed as “Night of Champions: Iron Fists”, promoted by Jose Gomez with support by the Mexican state of Qunitana Roo…
Carl Froch will discuss his British Super-Middleweight Title fight with Robin Reid and the fortunes of his beloved Nottingham Forest on Soccer AM this Saturday. The Hennessy Sports boxer is a season ticket holder with Forest and will be at the City Ground on Tuesday to see the League One game against Southend United.
You know in your heart when you have lost a fight. Berry Butler has tasted defeat before, but he never could have foreseen the raw deal he received in Germany this past July 7th. Butler still feels good about his performance against 19 year old Albanian poster boy, Haxhi Krasniqi and he is no longer…