NABA and USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (12-0, 7 KOS) has angrily responded to an erroneous report on the Internet that claimed, due to a hand injury, he turned down an International Boxing Federation title fight offer last week against Steve Cunningham in St. Louis. “Completely false,” Godfrey said about the aforementioned report….
Click for larger image © Joe Miranda/For Showtime Boxing If the fight is even remotely as entertaining and exciting as the press conference, fans are in for The Fight of the Year Saturday, Sept. 2, when world-ranked heavyweights James “Lights Out†Toney (69-4-2, 43 KOs) and Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare’’ Peter (26-1, 22 KOs) collide…
Ticket Buyers Select Their Own Price for Auction of Best Seats and the Complete “World Championship Boxing Experience’ Getting a crack at the best tickets and one-of-a-kind VIP hospitality packages and fan experiences at a historic fight at STAPLES Center just got easier. Both boxing and marketing precedents will be set when a limited number…
Yesterday in London boxing golden boy Amir Khan claimed the British fighter he most wants is Manchester’s Craig Watson. Frank Warren, Amir Khan’s promoter, contacted Craig Watson’s promoter Frank Maloney and offered him the fight sometime last week. Frank Warren was informed that Craig Watson has had some personal problems and has been out of…
Jamie Moore is hoping that his run of bad luck is over as he prepares for his contest on the 21st July. Moore was scheduled to fight against Matthew Macklin earlier this year with his British title on the line but had to pull out of the eagerly awaited clash due to a shoulder injury….
He’s one of boxing’s best, pound for pound, a charismatic athlete with the talent to beat anyone in the world on any given night. And now, former welterweight and junior welterweight champion Zab Judah – with the co-promotional team of Prize Fight Boxing behind him – is ready to once again conquer the boxing world…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino Showtime Boxing Cory Spinks, promoter Don King and Roman Karmazin pose after Friday’s weigh-in at Kiener Square in downtown St. Louis in the shadow of the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch. Both Spinks and Karmazin officially tipped the scales at 153 pounds, one under the division limit. Saturday…
Roman “Made in Hell’’ Karmazin (34-1-1, 1 ND, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF 154-pound title against former undisputed world welterweight champion Cory “The Next Generation†Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs) in Spinks’ hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, July 8, on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed in the west coast). The 12-round bout is…
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs / Impact Boxing Cellarhead Boxer Scott Lawton chose Middlehurst Special School as the location for his first public appearance since becoming English Lightweight Champion less than four weeks ago. Scott was invited by Headteacher Jonathan May to present the prizes at the school’s sports day. Pupils, which range…
Standout Manchester super featherweight John Murray is looking forward to shaking off the ring-rust when he makes his debut at the home of British Boxing next Wednesday, (12th July). The 21-year-old appears on the Hennessy Sports “Fifty-Fifty’ event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green in a six-rounder. It will be his first contest since…
It’s the goal of all professional prizefighters – to be called “Champion’. And to get to that level, it takes years of blood, sweat, and tears, and a commitment to excellence that few can even fathom. Sultan Ibragimov and Ray Austin have paid these dues, and when a winner is declared in their IBF Heavyweight…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Former Undisputed World Welterweight Champion Cory Spinks to his hometown fans: “I guarantee you a victory.†Wednesday, July 5, 2006 At The Sheraton City Center, St. Louis, Missouri Roman “Made in Hell’’ Karmazin (34-1-1, 1 ND, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF 154-pound title against former…