Don’t Miss The Rebroadcast Tonight On ESPN Classic at 9PM ESPN has labeled the April 19, 2006 Kermit Cintron vs. David Estrada IBF welterweight elimination bout an Instant Classic and will replay it on Tuesday, April 25 at 9 PM on ESPN Classic. Estrada is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. This is the first time ever…
Undefeated heavyweight contender Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock (28-0, 22 KOs) joins host Brian Kenny in studio this week as guest analyst for ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights†airing at 8 p.m. ET. Brock will discuss his next bout, June 24th against fellow undefeated contender Timur Ibragimov (21-0-1, 13 KOs), as well as give his thoughts…
Joey “KO Kid” Spina targets The Contender’s Jessie Brinkley in May 10 showdown “Put Up or Shut Up,” ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Bad blood is brewing between WBC USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina (17-0-1, 12 KOs) and challenger Jessie Brinkley (26-3, 17 KOs), a semifinalist in The Contender television reality…
Click for larger image FIGHT NIGHT – Saturday, May 13, 2006. TD Banknorth Garden, located on Causeway Street in Boston’s Downtown North section. Main event televised live on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing†series. The telecast will begin at 9:45 P.M. (ET) Doors open at 7:00 P.M., first fight at 8:00 P.M. MAIN EVENT – 12…
Three blind mice spotted in Belfast. By Frank Maloney Were the three blind mice judging the European title fight in Belfast on Friday night? No disrespect to Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder but even they could have seen Damaen Kelly had won that fight, he has been certainly been robbed of a European title. Last…
EBA’s European Ratings as of April 2006 HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 200 Lbs / Over 90.71 Kgs) EUROPEAN Champion: VACANT WBA NIKOLAY VALUEV (Rus) 1. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO (UA) 2. DANNY WILLIAMS (GB) CW 3. RUSLAN CHAGAEV (UZ) 4. PAOLO VIDOZ (I) EBU 5. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO (UA) WBO-IC 6. LUAN KRASNIQI (D) 7. VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UA)
Adeyinka Makinde, author of ‘Dick Tiger-The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal’ interviewed by Cheryl Robinson on ‘Just About Books,’ Harambee Radio. Cheryl Robinson: Hello, you are listening to Cheryl Robinson on the ‘Just About Books’ Talk Show, a worldwide Internet show on authors, book reviews, bookclubs and literary events for African-American book lovers….
In a terrific matchup of unbeaten flyweights, International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan will defend his crown against IBF No. 8 contender Luis Maldonado Saturday, June 3, 2006, on SHOWTIME. The 12-round world title fight, which was announced by SHOWTIME Sports & Event Programming General Manager Ken Hershman, will precede the…
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs / Impact Boxing On Friday 21st April Scott Lawton and Gary Reid took time out of their busy training schedules to help three juniors from Silverdale ABC. Luke Hodgkinson (13), Nathan Russo (14) and Sam Leverton (15) were given advice and coaching by Lawton and Reid who are…
“The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya is rigorously preparing for his May 6 WBC super welterweight championship against Ricardo “El Matador†Mayorga at the Wilfredo Gomez gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. De La Hoya is using an extreme and “back to the basics†training regime to prepare for the unpredictable Mayorga. The extreme training…
Bay Area fans will get the long awaited opportunity to witness their rising superstar and one of boxing’s most accomplished fighters when Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (16-1-1 9KO’s) makes his Bay Area debut May 18th in San Jose Ca, at the HP Pavilion in the main event (Opponent TBA). To help promote the fight, “The…
As speculation continues to mount surrounding the selection of “Super” Joe Calzaghe’s next opponent, the Welsh Wizard goes into his scheduled July 8 outing at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium still riding high from the utter domination of Jeff Lacy less than two months ago. “Against Lacy, I think that I fought the best I ever have…