Five local youths from Deptford have successfully taken part in a training scheme at the Fight Factory in conjunction with Lewisham and the Police Safer neighourhood team in Deptford. The first five who have completed the course have gone on to join a local amateur boxing club, Honor Oak and are now looking forward to…
The 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues with a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER on Saturday, May 6, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In one of the 12-round world title fights, Alejandro “Terra†Garcia (25-1, 23 KOs) defends his World Boxing Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime Boxing Association super…
Martin Power takes boxing back to it’s old traditions when he defends his British bantamweight title at York Hall on May 30th against Isaac Ward. Why is this show taking boxing back to it’s old tradition?. Tuesday night was always the traditional night for British boxing at the Shoredith Town Hall, Royal Albert Hall and…
“The Golden Boy†Oscar de la Hoya arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to a throng of fans less than one hour before champion Ricardo “El Matador†Mayorga, who was celebrated upon his entrance as well. Both fighters looked confident and fit as they made their way thru the lobby and shared brief…
Peter, Minto And Marrone All Win Big At Mohegan Sun Since it’s Kentucky Derby week, let’s use some racing jargon to describe Duva Boxing’s big Friday night in Uncasville, CT. Promoter Dino Duva registered a heavyweight trifecta at Mohegan Sun Arena with three impressive performances on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.
WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion “Ireland’s†John Duddy (16-0, 14 KOs) has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Irish Ropes. The formal announcement was made yesterday at Jack Demsey’s Restaurant in New York City. Duddy, now rated No13 by the WBA, has fought for Irish Ropes his entire pro career. The native of Derry, Northern…
The last few days have been filled with press release after press release announcing that Fighter A wants to call out Fighter B, but it seems as if no one wants to fire back. I see these press releases drifting around the internet, and they certainly make for good fodder, but it always seems to…
Undefeated junior welterweight Wayland Willingham (8-0, 4 KOs), a native of Albany, N.Y. boxing out Atlanta, Ga., will step up in competition when he faces Shad Howard (12-6-3, 6 KOs) in an undercard feature bout Friday, May 19th at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. “Wayland has a tremendous amount of potential and is one…
The 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues with a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER on Saturday, May 6, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In one of the 12-round world title fights, Alejandro “Terra†Garcia (25-1, 23 KOs) Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime Boxing defends his World Boxing Association super…
Fighters Make Predictions for De La Hoya vs Mayorga “The Golden Boy’ to take on “El Matador’ May 6 for WBC 154-Pound Crown LOS ANGELESâ€â€The stage is set and the world will be watching May 6 when “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya returns to the ring to challenge dangerous World Boxing Council super…
It’s the classic crossroads matchup – two unbeaten fighters zooming to the top finally meet with the winner being allowed to move forward while the loser is forced to regroup. On May 18, cruiserweights Felix Cora and Vadim Tokarev will put their undefeated records on the line when they face each other in a featured…
By Keith Chadwick Impact boxing Ltd stage their latest show at Stoke’s King’s Hall on Saturday night with lightweight Scott Lawton heading a six fight card. Having slipped to a disappointing draw against the much bigger Surinder Sekhon last time out, Scott, who is looking towards a possible shot at the vacant English title, will be hoping…