Fight Previews
Chris Byrd weighed 213 pounds DaVarryl Williamson weighed 225 pounds James Toney weighed 235 pounds Dominick Guinn weighed 221 pounds All 4 meet tomorrow/Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime
British heavyweight hopeful Scott Gammer takes on former domestic champion Julius Francis tonight at the Showground in Carmarthen, Wales, on a Paul Boyce promotion. While Francis hasn’t won a bout in over two years, the 40 year old has been in with the best heavyweights in Europe and should provide the 28 year old from…
It’s a Danish spectacular tonight in Denmark as some of the Scandinavian country’s leading boxers see action at the Vesthallen in Slagelse. Leading the way is former European title challenger Martian Kristjansen who meets South Africa’s Anthony “Blue Jaguar” Tshehla for the vacant WBO Intercontinental Lightweight title. Ex-European Super Middleweight Champion Rudy Markussen faces South…
Puerto Rico’s Felix Flores will be looking to defend his WBO Latino title tonight in Kissimmee, Florida when the welterweight faces unbeaten Alejandro Juarez on the Telemundo TV Network. Flores, 20-4 (14), had previously achieved good success at light welter by winning the NABA and NABO crowns but coming up short in a WBA title…
Former IBF Lightweight Champion Javier Jauregui, 49-12-2 (34), tries yet another comeback tonight as the thirty two year old from Chatito, Mexico squares off against popular Filipino fighter Randy Suico, 23-1 (20), at USC’s Lyon Center in Los Angeles. Telefutura airs the show, put on by Golden Boy Promotions, which also includes former light welter…
Showtime and ITV partner up tonight for a transatlantic broadcast of an exciting night at the fights from the Park Lane Hilton in London, England. Ghana’s Ossie Duran will seek to retain his coveted Commonwealth Light Middle belt from the ambitions of promising unbeaten Scotsman Colin McNeil while as chief support, hot prospect Ross Minter…
On the 26th of November in Sheffield’s Hallam FM Arena, sparks are set to fly! Newly crowned IBF Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and current WBA Champion Carlos Maussa will go toe to toe in a much-anticipated light welterweight unification bout. Both Hatton and Maussa have only recently claimed their titles, Hatton with a stunning…
The long awaited Samuel Peter – Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight showdown will finally come to fruition on Saturday as HBO televises from Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall with WBO Light Welter Champion Miguel Cotto’s title defense against Ricardo Torres as the main co-feature. For the favored Peter, it’s an opportunity to matriculate from hot prospect status…
November 12th will see Vitali Klitschko put his WBC Heavyweight belt at risk against former title holder Hasim Rahman at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The two will headline an HBO Championship PPV lineup which may also include Antonio Margarito, Martin Castillo and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fans have waited for some…
Two true boxing warriors from different countries showed up at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Friday afternoon to weigh in for their Jr. Lightweight title fight. Australia’s Robbie “The Bomber†Peden came in at a ripped and ready 130lbs. The 5’7†Peden has been fighting at super feather since his pro debut in 1996…
Mosley, Cruz, Johnson, Chavez The MGM Grand in Las Vegas was the scene of the weigh-ins for Saturday night’s HBO PPV fights. Shane Mosley was beaming from the start and looks like he’s finally settling back down to his ideal weight class of 147lbs. If we get some fast combination punching from the Shane of…
The stars will light up the desert tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as sin city gets a little bit brighter. WBC Super Feather legend Marco Antonio Barrera will try and hold off Australian hardman and IBF Champion Robbie Peden in a highly anticipated unification bout while WBA Lightweight boss Leavander Johnson will…