After news reached Warriors Boxing Promotions that IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods and his promoter, Fight Academy, had announced an optional title defense against Jason DeLisle on May 13 without first receiving an exception from the IBF for this defense – which would bypass mandatory contender Glen Johnson, the Hollywood based promoter quickly jumped…
USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (11-0, 6 KOS) puts his title on the line against NABA cruiserweight title-older Shauna George (11-0-2, 5 KOs) in a unification bout headlining the “Put Up Or Shut Up” card May 10, on ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights, at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Fight Academy can confirm that International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods will defend against Australian Jason DeLisle at the Ponds Forge Centre in Sheffield, England on May 13. The hometown hero from the Steel City will be the main event of the sister show to Ricky Hatton’s American invasion the same night in…
Hobson also revealed that his £1million offer to Joe Calzaghe to move up and fight Woods has been turned down by Calzaghe’s promoter Frank Warren. Hobson made his offer to Warren mid-week but, sadly, the offer was rejected out of hand.
Caribbean heavyweight champion Sherman “The Caribbean Tank” Williams (29-10-2, 16 KOs) added the NBA World title belt to his display case with a sensational third-round TKO of veteran “Dangerous” David Washington (15-9, 9 KOs) last Friday night (March 31) at the new Ybor City Multi Fight Complex in Tampa, Florida.
Undefeated and Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor knows something about big fights, as he’s coming off two epic wins over Bernard Hopkins and is now preparing for a third straight mega fight, this one against Winky Wright on Saturday, June 17th at the FedexForum in Memphis, Tennessee. So who better to ask…
Click for larger image© Karl Stubbs Promoters Impact Boxing revealed today that they had received an approach by Sports Network (Frank Warren) regarding the possibility of, popular Stoke lightweight, Scott Lawton becoming a future opponent of Olympic silver medal winner, Amir Khan. Impact Boxing’s Mick Carney said: “We have a number of opponents in mind…
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs Former jump Jockey, Ian Clyde, will make his professional boxing debut in the light-welterweight division on 6th May 2006 at The Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent.
Guillermo “El Felino” Jones will face Steve “USS” Cunningham for the IBF cruiserweight title when the 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues on Cinco de Mayo weekend with a world championship doubleheader Saturday, May 6, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass.
Cestus Management’s 140-pound top ranked terror “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis is scheduled to face Mike Walker on the under card of this Friday’s ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights show which is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing in association with One Punch Promotions. “Mighty†Mike’s advisor Mike Michael said, “We are very excited to be a…
The eagerly awaited clash for the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight title fight between Brian Magee and Carl Froch will be backed up with Britain’s fast rising light-middle star Gary Woolcombe in his first big test against hard punching Southern Area light-middleweight champion Gilbert Eastman over ten rounds. The ten rounder for Eastman’s Southern Area title…
Super-featherweight hot-shot Kevin Mitchell aims to derail Argentinian train Angel Hugo Ramirez at the York Hall on Saturday 13 May. Unbeaten Mitchell headlines the Brat Pack show alongside top talents Ross Minter and Danny Hunt when he makes the second defence of his IBF Intercontinental title against the Buenos Aires puncher nicknamed El Tren. Ramirez,…