Fight Previews
The bell signaled the end of the fight. Clinton Woods walked toward the referee and gestured like a fan seeking an autograph. The referee gave something to Woods alright: his first defeat. It was unfair but not a terrible injustice as David Starie, a decent fighter in his own right, won the Commonwealth super middleweight…
Jhonny Gonzalez will put his NABO bantamweight crown on the line on this Thursday’s HBO Latino broadcast from the Diamond Desert Casino in Tuscon, Arizona when he meets the undefeated William Gonzalez. The twenty-three-year-old from Mexico City is riding a fifteen-bout win streak but will have to be in top form as his opponent has…
After collectively taking off the month of August, the boxing industry in Britain gets back to business with former two time British title challenger Jonathan Thaxton hoping to retain the WBF lightweight title in his hometown of Norwich. Argentine import Eduardo Daniel Roman will look to keep Thaxton, 27-7 (14), from meeting his goal but…
This Wednesday in Carnival City, South Africa, IBO super featherweight titlist Cassius Baloyi will attempt to move up in weight and secure that organization’s lightweight crown. In the opposite corner will be fellow South African undefeated phenomenon, Isaac Hlatshwayo. Baloyi, 31-1 (16), is coming off two narrow victories over former IBF champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba and…
Red hot light welterweight prospect Oscar Diaz sees action tonight at the Thunderbird Wild West Casino in Norman, Oklahoma where he’ll match wits and fists with Thomas Davis over ten scheduled rounds. Tony Holden promotes and ESPN2 will air the contest as the headlining bout on its popular Friday Night Fights program which begins at…
Colombian light welterweight terror Juan Urango defends his WBC Latin American belt against tough Brooklyn based challenger Andre Eason on the undercard of Showtime’s big pay-per-view card taking place tomorrow night in Hollywood, Florida. Urango is one of the best up and coming 140-pound contenders and needs to put on an impressive display but will…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Undefeated light middleweight prospect Sechew Powell headlines DiBella Entertainment’s fight card from New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom tomorrow night when he faces battle hardened former WBA champion Santiago Samaniego over the course of ten scheduled rounds. Powell, a twenty-six-year-old southpaw from Brooklyn, has never faced anyone as remotely experienced as…
In my previous article documenting the coming season, I focused on the fights happening at world level but; what of the British scene? If you just include the four main belts, we currently have five world champions: Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton and Scott Harrison. So what of their future? Who are…
Showtime’s Saturday night broadcast of the IBF cruiserweight battle between titleholder O’Neil “Give ’em Hell” Bell and challenger Sebastian Rothmann looks to be a sure fire action fight that could very well remold the landscape of the cruiserweight division. Bell hasn’t lost a bout in over seven years but will be facing a tough, committed…
Fight fans will get the chance to see the twenty-first century flyweight incarnation of Jake Lamotta on Wednesday night, when Australia’s own “Raging Bull” Vic Darchinyan defends his IBF and IBO flyweight titles against Colombian Jair Jiminez at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney. Exactly what Jiminez did to deserve a title shot is unclear. He…
Let the record reflect that this debate is only big because of the collective girth of the combatants involved. Briggs-Mercer holds little relevance in the championship picture of 2005, but it is the best that the division can manage this week. That is not to say that these two former champions will not provide an…
Joan Guzman will start his journey into the featherweight division against Terdsak Jandaeng, on August 26. This move up to featherweight from junior featherweight is a combination of elevating his boxing legacy and a clever test to see if he is prepared to enter the reality of a wealthy division of well trained boxers. How…