Fight Previews
In a battle of the veterans, former champions at light heavyweight clash when Montell Griffin and Glen Johnson meet in a title eliminator at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida tonight. Both men have victories over the great Roy Jones Jr to boast about. As a massive underdog against Jones in 1997, Griffin…
In an intriguing matchup, youth meets experience when Ulsterman Eamonn Magee attempts to annex the British Welterweight title from Scot Kevin Anderson tonight on a Matchroom promotion at the Concert hall in Motherwell, Scotland. Anderson has a professional record of 18 wins and only one defeat and as well as being the British champion, has…
Well, its fast approaching. The richest non heavyweight fight in boxing history will take place tonight. In one corner we have brash challenger Floyd Mayweather Jnr, 1996 US Olympian, world champion in four weight divisions and unbeaten in 37 professional fights spanning 10 and a half years. Opposing him, fellow American and boxing legend Oscar…
Britain’s Howard Eastman attempts to continue his winning ways when he fights this Friday in Dudley, England. The bout is for the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight championship and is a must win fight for the Battesea Bomber if he wishes to get back in the World Championship fold and have a third title challenge. Opposing him…
Tonight sees a bevy of boxing in the UK on two cards on opposite ends of England. At the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, Matchroom Promotions stages the initial title defense of hard punching European Light Welterweight Champion Ted Bami, who meets the man he beat for the belt, Italy’s seasoned Giuseppe Lauri. The first…
Tonight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, two men who have had the combined experience of 118 bouts do battle for the WBC Super Featherweight Championship. In what could be one of the bouts of the year, Mexican legend Click for larger image Marco Antonio Barrera risks his title against compatriot Juan Manuel…
Click for larger image© Wray Edwards Israeli heavyweight Roman Greenberg will make his Madison Square Garden debut on Saturday night, facing Michael Simms of Sacramento, CA over a scheduled ten rounds on the undercard of the Sultan Ibragimov – Javier Mora headliner. Greenberg, 24-0 (17), has fought the majority of his bouts in the UK…
Anthony Mundine will take on arch-rival Sam Soliman tomorrow night at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title. Mundine and Soliman have traded verbal jibes since the fight was announced in late 2006 upon Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler dropping of the WBA world title. The Australian rivals fought out…
Hotly Anticipated Edison Miranda – Allan Green Clash On Undercard Miguel Cotto puts his WBA Welterweight crown at risk for the first time tonight as the popular Puerto Rican fighter faces three time former world title challenger Oktay Urkal at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. Also on tap is the mouth watering middleweight showdown…
One of the top boxers in the world, although largely unknown in the west, Chris John, will put his WBA Featherweight title on the line for the sixth time as he meet Jose Rojas in a rematch tonight at the Indoor Tennis Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. John, 38-0-1 (20), first faced the Venezuelan Rojas, 23-5-1…
One of the most anticipated slugfests of the year takes place tonight on a Showtime card from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when IBF/IBO Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez, 36-3 (32), makes a long rumored step up in weight to challenge reigning WBC Super Bantam Champion Israel Vasquez, 41-3 (30). The undercard also features…
Tonight at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany, Robert Stieglitz will contend for vacant IBF Super Middleweight crown against Colombian puncher Alejandro Berrio. Former European Middleweight titlist Sebastian Sylvester puts his WBA Intercontinental belt on the line against Alessio Furlan on the undercard, which also features David Bostice, Timo Hoffman and Alexander Povetkin. Stieglitz, 29-0 (19),…