WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler may think he’s the new sheriff in town, but WBO/The Ring magazine super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is ready to lay down the law in arguably the biggest world title unification showdown of non-heavyweight champions since the Sugar Ray Leonard-Tommy Hearns welterweight rumble of 1981.
By Per Ake Persson It´s official I: IBF middle champ Arthur Abraham defends the title December 8 in Basle. Opponent will be Brit Wayne Elcock, who scored a big upset in beating Howard Eastman to win the national title. As previously reported, European super middle king Cristian Sanavia fights Danilo Haussler in one of the…
Team Ruiz has formally petitioned the World Boxing Association, on behalf of two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA, to request reconsideration of its October 10, 2007 ruling that ordered an elimination fight between No. 1 rated Nicolay Valuev and No. 2 Sergei Liakhovich to…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, just coming off of a momentous Sold Out event last Thursday in Manhattan is about to repeat last weeks success on November 9 when their popular fight series “Punchin’ at the Paradise” returns for it’s sixth installment. America’s number one Hispanic fight network Telefutura will broadcast the event live.
Martin Castillo, 118 vs. Jonathan Perez, 118, ten rounds Giovanni Segura, 110 vs. Wilfrido Valdez, 111, ten rounds Jorge Paez Jr., 145 vs. Aaron Drake, 142, six rounds Guadalupe Diaz, 145 vs. Jonathan Rodriguez, 145, six rounds Miguel Angel Figueroa, 133 vs. Cory Hall, 130, four rounds Eric Estrada, 122 vs. Greg Dzuibek, 123, four…
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ IS READY TO DEFEND HIS WBC SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CROWN THE REIGNING CHAMPION ENTERS FINAL STAGES OF TRAINING CAMP FOR HIS BOUT AGAINST 2000 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST RICARDO ROCKY JUAREZ MEXICO CITY  Juan Manuel Marquez is in the final stages of training camp for his bout against 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo…
You’ll hear boxing fans lament, “They don’t make fighters they way the used to,” and few will argue with that point, but every now and then, there are rare exceptions. British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore is one such example, a hard as nails pressure fighter as tough as they come but also a southpaw…
Carl Froch sees his forthcoming British Super-Middleweight Title defence against Robin Reid as a stepping stone to a world title fight. “The Cobra’ defends his title for the fourth time against former world champion Reid at the Nottingham Arena on a Hennessy Sports show with title partners GoldenPalace.net on November 9. Sky Sports will televise…
Golden Boy Promotions is bringing one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year to Southern Arizona when Juan Manuel Marquez will face Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the World Super Featherweight Championship on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Ariz. The touted battle of super featherweights will headline the Showtime Championship…
Werrington’s Scott Lawton will return to the ring at Stoke’s Kings Hall on 17 November only six weeks after facing Amir Khan. Lawton, the area’s most successful boxer since the 1930’s, is hoping to rebuild his career after suffering a fourth round stoppage defeat at the hands of the aforementioned Khan in a Commonwealth lightweight…
“Polish Raging Bull” Pawel Wolak vs. “Contender” Jonathan Reid and local star Chucky “The Professor” Mussachio highlight a talent rich card at the Wildwoods Convention Center’s Oceanfront Arena.
ShoBox: The New Generation will celebrate its 100th telecast with arguably the finest match-up and most significant heavyweight fight in the series’ distinguished six-year history. The heavyweight “Battle for the Ages†will pit “Fast†Eddie Chambers (29-0, 16 KOs) against Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock (31-1, 23 KOs) in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight…