Former pound for pound multi-weight world champion Roy Jones Jr was in action on Saturday night, making his first ring appearance in almost a year at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS. Jones faced previously unbeaten super middleweight Anthony Hanshaw, a seven year pro who most recently had fought Frenchman Jean Paul Mendy to…
British lightweight champion Jon Thaxton has re-iterated his long-standing challenge to Amir Khan to meet him in what would now be an old-school showdown for two traditional titles following Khan’s win over Willie Limmond on Saturday night. The Olympic Silver Medallist captured the Commonwealth Crown when former holder Limmond failed to emerge for the ninth…
Returning to his trademark aggressive, body attack style, Vassiliy Jirov (37-3-1, 30 KOs) positioned himself in the cruiserweight division with a second-round TKO win against veteran Kenny “The Raven†Craven last night (Saturday, July 14) at 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota.
4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town, North Dakota plays host tonight to “Thriller On The River”, featuring ex-IBF Cruiserweight Champion Vassiliy Jirov who faces veteran Kenny Craven. The official weigh-in was held yesterday. VASSILIY JIROV 200 LBS. KENNY CRAVEN 198 LBS.
It was a capacity crowd last night at the Utopia Paradise Theater for the 4th installment of Joe DeGuardia’s “Punchin’ at the Paradise†series. In the main event, rising Jr. Middleweight Contender Irish James Moore (12-0, 9KO’s) scored a sensational third round KO over Chris Overbey.
Two-time world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has been invited to meet and greet fans at this weekends “Riot” show set to take place at the historic San Jose Civic Auditorium July 14th 2007.
By Per Ake Persson In Hamburg, German heavy Luan Krasniqi weighed in at 226 lbs / 102.5 kg for tonight’s WBO heavyweight eliminator against Tony Thompson, who came in at 112.5 kg / 248 lbs. Krasniqi looked very fit, with muscles so defined he could have entered a body building contest. It´s the last chance…
On Saturday, July 14, 2007, in the outdoor tennis stadium at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., undefeated and World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 welterweight contender Paul “The Punisher†Williams (32-0, 24 KOs) looks to commemorate the holiday of Bastille Day by ending another reign of terror – that of WBO Welterweight Champion…
Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated prospect Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk appears in a six-round heavyweight bout July 14 in New Town, N.D. Hawk, who has a record of 14-0-1 with 12 knockouts, is scheduled to meet Bo Skipper of Laurel, Mass., who lists a mark of 11-4-2 with seven knockouts.
Winky Wright Quotes… KELLY SWANSON: Thank you everyone for calling in today to join the Winky Wright conference call. I’m going to go ahead and turn it over to Oscar de la Hoya, President, Golden Boy Promotions. OSCAR DE LA HOYA, PRESIDENT, GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS: Thank you. Thank you, Kelly. Thank you very much all…
Legendary boxing warrior “Irish” Micky Ward has joined forces with celebrity actor Mark Wahlberg and Labor leaders throughout the country, to support and assist inner-city children in making their dreams become a reality. They will host their first group event, an evening of amateur boxing on July 25th at the 2nd Annual Boston Labor’s Fight…
HBO travels from east to west with a tripleheader of welterweight action when Arturo Gatti vs. Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron vs. Walter Matthysse And Antonio Margarito vs. Paul Williams is seen live Saturday, July 14 At 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and the Home Depot Center in…