Fight Previews
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…
On Saturday October 1st, Showtime is scheduled to air a very interesting and potentially exciting fight card. A card potent enough to even spoil Roy Jones’ welcome back party. Ok, lets weigh our options; you have three potentially entertaining fights. Lets say for argument’s sake that all three fights are boring, but you have three…
Don’t Sleep on This fight! For those of you who are saying that this Saturday night’s HBO pay-per-view fight between Mexico’s WBC 130lb Champion Marco Antonio Barrera and his IBF counterpart, Australia’s Robbie “Bomber†Peden, is just not a quality matchup, then you are just not a true boxing fan. It’s time to wake up,…
“Sugar” Shane Mosley will be just one of the cogs that make up HBO’s big Saturday night pay per view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, a Golden Boy promotion which airs as a PPV at 9pm ET/6pm PT, but make no mistake, the onetime pound for pound top fighter in the world is…
Jon Thaxton and his team today read with interest in Boxing News that Michael Gomez was willing to step into the ring with him, even in his beloved Norwich answering a challenge set down by Thaxton, Gomez said he wanted a warm up fight first, but then would fight Thaxton, anytime, anyplace before Christmas at…
The first time a fighter defends a world title belt, it’s often a glorified tune up bout against a mandatory challenger who hasn’t really earned the position. For tonight in Sheffield, England that’s clearly not the case as Clinton Woods will place his IBF Light Heavyweight crown in danger against hardnosed former WBO titlist Julio…