Fight Previews
Sometimes, when boxing is suffering from the effects of another self-inflicted bloody nose or black eye, I am filled with doubt about my continuing affection for the sport. The cause of my disappointment may be another outrageous Vegas decision, where a house fighter only has to remain vertical to get a decision. Alternatively, the source…
This weekend is 2005’s first true championship weekend and it is only fitting that we have two fighters in particular of considerable promise to observe. Samuel Peter is being mentioned by many people as a serious contender to be a future heavyweight champion and in tonight’s HBO showcase, he gets the chance to show whether…
“I know he’s going to come prepared as best he can, but I’m ready too.â€-Juan Diaz. Juan Diaz is without question one of boxing’s brightest lights. The undefeated phenomenon is all set to illuminate the glittering Reliant Center in his hometown of Houston Texas tonight and he spoke to us about how he feels about…
Floyd Mayweather, a boxer and fighter who I always will regard as a modern display of fine boxing skills. Here we go again in the business of being fans and watching a fight that a lot of people will deem as no major advancement in the area of competition. Yet we must deal with the…
WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli is nearing the stage of his career that will in all probability see him take his dynamite fisted style into true world-class circles. Before that can happen however, the lanky twenty four year old must first turn back the challenge of dangerous American spoiler Rich “The Mountain” LaMontagne. The two…
Typifying the quality match-ups that viewers of “ShoBox: The New Generation” have come to expect during the past three-and-one-half years, four talented prizefighters with a combined 77-3-1 record will square off on SHOWTIME Feb. 4 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. In the main event, World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 2/World Boxing Association (WBA)…
This week sees many important fights taking place across the world as the sport of boxing finally shakes off the holiday season doldrums. From Africa to North America to Europe to South America and beyond, this week will bring title bouts and other important action to many, many places. Come along for the ride as…
Main Event: Mick Pony Shaw Vs. Ranee Ganoy 8 x 3 minute rounds, lightweight contest. Alex Leapai Vs Vai Toevai, heavyweight contest 4X3. Kina Malpartida Vs Mirelle Walford 65 kilo catch weight contest 4X3. One other pro bout to be added to the card. This is the first of four Friday Night Fight Cards that…
Long-time WBO light flyweight champion Nelson Dieppa of Puerto Rico will make his latest defense of that title against Alex Sanchez on the 29th of this month at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, Bayamon in Puerto Rico. Dieppa won the title in the year 2000 but has not defended it as many times as would have…
Australian middleweight star Sam “The King” Soliman will return to the ring in February in Melbourne, Australia against Miguel Julio. Soliman, who fought an incredible seven times last year has made several statements regarding his intent to challenge the top middleweight names including the likes of Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor. However, Hopkins has an…
Despite the Tsunami devastation that ravaged his country of Thailand, WBC flyweight champion of the world Pongsaklek Wonjongkam will make the latest defense of his almost four year reign as champion against Noriyuki Komatsu in Japan. Komatsu has only one defeat on his record against nineteen wins and an almost unheard of five drawn bouts….
A New Year yields fresh opportunities for the world’s greatest fighters to adjust their positioning in the mythical pound-for-pound stakes. Such honors are always subject to fierce debate throughout the boxing industry, but if the majority of fans and supposed experts were asked to set aside their personal preferences, I’m sure they would admit that…