A shot at World Cruiserweight Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk will be on the line later this year when highly regarded unbeatens Vadim Tokarev (23-0-1, 16 KOs) and Marco Huck (18-0, 14 KOs) will meet in a 12 round elimination bout recently ordered by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).Ekaterinburg, Russia’s Tokarev is currently ranked third in the…
Committed to promoting an aggressive schedule of exciting, competitive events in 2007, Silverhawk Championship Boxing continues to sign veteran fighters and prospects to promotional contracts, the latest a trio of boxers from South Carolina and Pennsylvania. Silverhawk has announced the signings of 23-year-old light heavyweight Thomas Brown (8-1-1, 5 KOs) and super middleweight Joe Park…
Many reasons why Ricky Hatton won’t fight WBC light welterweight champion Junior Witter have been offered, but his long-term rival is exposing them one by one. Two potential major obstacles, however, still remain: Ricky Hatton and time. Hatton’s next opponent remains unclear. Having both appeared on the same Vegas show last month, the plan appeared…
When Israel “Pito” Cardona came out of his 3 1/2-year retirement last year, he dreamed of getting an opportunity for a high-profile fight like the one he just signed against former 5-time world champion Zab Judah on April 27 in Southaven, Mississippi. Born and raised in Hartford (CT), “Pito” won his first 24 pro fights,…
Potteries’ welterweight Jimmy “The Whirlwind’ Doherty today revealed that he plans to challenge for Midlands Area honours before the end of 2007. With a perfect record from his four bouts to date, the well-supported Tunstall man is considered by many to be one of boxing’s “hot prospects’ who could go on to be major title…
With the March 10th WBO Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Shannon Briggs and challenger Sultan Ibragimov rapidly approaching, anticipation for this clash of Heavyweight titans is reaching a fever pitch for the 12 rounder, which will be held in the Theater at Madison Square Garden’s Theater. Tickets are selling at a brisk clip, with very…
Akaash Bhatia, the UK’s first professional Sikh Boxer, won the award for the “Most Up and Coming Sports Personality of the Year’ at the prestigious Sony Entertainment Television Asia Sports Personality of the Year Awards on Saturday night. The unbeaten Bhatia, 23, proudly stepped up to receive his award at a glittering event at the…
N’dou Wins Right To Challenge IBF Champion Ricky Hatton Lovemore “The Black Panther” N’dou wore down slick punching switch hitter Naoufel Ben Rabah in a thriller last night at the State Sports Center in the Sydney suburb of Homebush Bay, Australia to win an official eliminator for the IBF Light Welterweight title, currently held by…
(public welcome to all events) Wednesday, February 7, 2007 2:00 PM – Open Workout – Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt @ Rhode Island Boxing Club, 708 East Avenue, 3rd Floor, Warwick, RI (401.823.3770) 4:00 PM – Open Workout – Mia “The Knockout” St. John & Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid @ Casey’s Boxing Gym, 751 West Shore Road,…
Undefeated southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior†Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) meet Billy Lyell (14-3, 2 KOs) and Manuel Garnica (22-6, 12 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†SHOWTIME will televise the action at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The well-regarded…
On the same day as football’s January transfer window closed Potteries boxing promoters and managers Impact Boxing released details of the latest professional to join their burgeoning stable. 24 year-old, Burslem based, Justin “Ritchie’ Jones is scheduled to make his debut on Impact’s 24th February show at Stoke’s Kings Hall in the light-heavyweight division. Jones…
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is adapting well and soaking up the knowledge being taught to him at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym as he prepares for his highly anticipated IBF championship fight against Spend Abazi from Denmark. This will be the first time “The Ghost” has had to battle outside of his native USA soil,…