By Per Ake Persson European Middleweight Champ Amin Asikainen´s defence against Sebastian Sylvester that was set for Bamberg May 26 has again been postponed as Sylvester suffers from a bad cold. Pekka Maeki, Asikainen´s trainer and promoter, says he was informed Monday of Sylvester´s illness. “I didn´t know that being scared is a medical term”…
Hennessy Sports are bringing their hallmark brand of competitive championship boxing to the “seni07 Combat Sports Show’ at ExCeL London in Docklands with “SENI:BOX,’ the launch event of the three-day showcase of Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Extreme Fitness that debuts in the Capital. Fittingly, the bill on May 18th will feature a raft of…
IBA world lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston has been training in Colorado Springs since May 1 to re-acclimate himself to the area’s high altitude for his May 18 title defense against WBC Latino & WBA FEDEBOL super featherweight champion Humberto “El Fuerte” Toledo in the 12-round main event, headlining “Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return…
Time Warner’s HBO Pay Per View arm (formerly known as TVKO) has announced that this past Saturday night’s WBC Jr. Middleweight title between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has set the all time record for PPV sales in any sporting event. The official tabulation was 2.15 million PPV buys, comprised of 1,225,000…
Sunlight slices its way into Barry’s Gym through two massive doors that are thrown open to bring in the warm and refreshing Las Vegas breeze. Joan Guzman stands in the center of the ring with a slight daydream look as he stares toward the incoming sunlight. The balmy, sunny day grabs Guzman’s attention for only…
Literally packing as he spoke from his home in Tallahassee, Florida, undefeated light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud prepared to leave for Chicago and his main event battle with Jim Strohl this Friday night at Cicero Stadium at “Mano A Mano”, another evening of world class professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions.
The WBC Medical Convention was a huge success. There are many new technologies that are being explored that will make boxing a safer sport. So far the WBC has improved conditions by adding the fourth rope, the attached thumb, cutting the number of rounds to 12; as well as many other innovations suggested by Jose…
Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated cruiserweight prospect Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk appears in an eight-round bout May 11 in Lewiston, Idaho. Hawk, who has a record of 13-0-1 with 11 knockouts, is scheduled to meet Dennis McKinney, a veteran of more than 70 bouts and his most experienced opponent to date. The 22-year-old Hawk scored…
The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship is on the line when Vili “The Tongan Warrior†Bloomfield, who is an Everett, WA native and weighs in around 225 lbs. will face Eric “Night Train†Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a ten win one loss record.
While “The World Awaited” for another bout, Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri fight fans are waiting for one too. Jermain Taylor and Cory Spinks are in the final stages of preparation for their WBC and WBO middleweight championship on Saturday, May 19 from FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The bout will be televised live on HBO World…
Both Samson Onyango’s rematch with Mohammed Orungi and James Kimori’s six rounder against Andrew Samba were cancelled only moments before showtime on Sunday afternoon (May 6) in Nairobi, Kenya. Everything looked to be fine when all boxers weighed-in on Saturday. No problems what so ever, except that the medical examination had for some reason been…
By Per Ake Persson AMI Production´s show in Ajaccio, Corsica on June 1 will now also feature Jean Nicolas Weigel vs. Juan Carlos Melero in a fight for the vacant European Union Lightweight title. In the headliner, European Flyweight champ Andrea Sarritzu will defend against Bernard Inom while European Super Middle ruler Devi Gogiya take…