Fight Previews
Former kickboxing star Matt Skelton has thoroughly terrorized the heavyweight set in Britain, winning the British and Commonwealth championships despite having only been participating in professional boxing since August of 2002. Julius Francis, Michael Sprott, Michael Holden, Keith Long and Jacklord Jacobs have all fallen to the six-foot-three, 250-pound nightmare in gloves. Now Skelton has…
After eight years as a professional, Robbie “The Bomber” Peden finally gets a world title opportunity as he meets Nate Campbell in Australia tonight for the IBF super featherweight crown. This will be a rematch of their brutal showdown in March of 2004 when Campbell dropped his hands in the fifth round and stuck out…
Howard “the Battersea Bomber†Eastman failed to win a world title last Saturday night, so perhaps another bomber, this time of the Australian variety will be more fortunate this Wednesday. Robbie “Bomber†Peden has beaten people up all over the world, but never claimed a world title for his own. Having knocked Nate Campbell out…
Howard Eastman’s reintroduction into world-class company may be a tad late, but only those ignorant of his credentials and boxing ability can deny his right to fight against Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins aims for a twentieth middleweight title defense, a historic feat, but one in which he faces a true middleweight contender at last. Having fed…
The life of a prospect in the sport of boxing is harrowing. So much is on the line that one slip up and you’re on thin ice. Mis-step a second time and you’ll find yourself in a steep sided dustbin, almost impossible to climb out of as the money that provided your career ladder is…
Exclusive interview with “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis and his manager Mike Michael. Look out Miguel Cotto! With head spinning velocity, twenty-five year old southpaw Mike Arnaoutis ripped through an impressive selection of up and coming American based light welterweight prospects in 2004, and is on track to continue his Sherman-like swath of destruction march to a…
Hello fight fans and welcome to a new week in the boxing world. This week, we begin our coverage of the world’s major boxing action once again on Thursday as Daniel Ponce De Leon aims to extend his unbeaten streak of twenty-four straight wins against Celestino Caballero. The hard-punching De Leon acquired quite a reputation…
EXXECUTION DAY POSTERClick for larger image When Howard Eastman addressed the media in the presence of Bernard Hopkins, stating that Hopkins is not the world’s best fighter, he did nothing to assuage suspicions that he was being disrespectful; however, Eastman guaranteed that the Hopkins he faces in Los Angeles on February 19 would be the…
Michael Gomez has come from hell and back to get himself within striking distance of a major world title opportunity and has only to turn back the Argentine tide of Javier Alvarez to secure the possibility of rare glory for a British fighter. Ranked number three at super featherweight by the WBO, Gomez may yet…
The roulette wheel of opponents has finally stopped for top-notch British welterweight Michael Jennings as Romanian Vasile Dragomir has been selected as his opponent for tonight’s bash in Manchester, England. Serving as chief support to headliners Michael Gomez and Steve Foster Jr., the English champion has been through a range of prospective foes from Juho…
Let it never be said that Bernard Hopkins can’t talk up a fightâ€â€or anything else, for that matter. Having just witnessed first hand Hopkins in full flow, I assure you that the man can talk for America…and then some. Topics ranged from Howard Eastman to the latest happenings in the NFL. These exchanges, admittedly, left…
That bloke delivering your post may have a little more going on besides mucking about with a satchel full of letters and junk mail. Don’t give him too much grief if you get your neighbor’s mail by mistake because he may just be a future super featherweight champion. That is, if you live in Manchester,…