Fight Previews
Danny Williams was walking into the Mandalay Bay hotel arena for a training session when a lone fan stood up in the stands and started clapping. “The next heavyweight champion of the world,” the man yelled as Williams walked by. Improbable as it might have seemed only eleven months ago, it could happen. A journeyman…
An interesting fight will take place tonight at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino in California, USA when former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer takes on fromer IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov. Moorer has proved to be rather unsuccessful in his comeback attempts such as being knocked cold by David Tua in quick time whereas Jirov has…
Former two times WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide believes that Vitali Klitschko will knock out fellow Brit Danny Williams at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas this Saturday. “Danny shouldn’t even be in the same ring as Klitschko,†said the thirty-three-year-old, who is currently in training for a ring return in the…
As world boxing attention fixes firmly on Las Vegas for the WBC heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams, the challenger took the opportunity of the enhanced media focus to launch a verbal attack on the champion. Williams offered a comparison to the press regarding how he managed to fight n and win…
We are so close now to the world heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams. Among the many factors that will determine the winner of the WBC championship fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas, what follows is a detailed look at the vital statistics of both fighters. Klitschko is a handy favorite…
LOS ANGELES, December 2nd – As Golden Boy Promotions wraps up its second year of presenting world-class boxing on HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oroâ€, the company has decided that there was no better way to give back to the people that have supported the series than to put on two…
The following is the complete transcript of Danny Williams’ nationally conducted conference call with a special guest appearance from former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. Opening Comments: Williams: I said weeks ago that I had surpassed the fitness I was for the title fight. I am in tremendous shape. This has always been a dream of…
England’s Jane “Fleetwood Assassin†Couch has pulled out of her rematch Friday night against former title-holder Jaime “The Hurricane†Clampitt. Couch, who has been stripped of her IWBF junior welterweight title, has been replaced on “Bragging Rights†by four-time world title challenger Eliza Olson against Clampitt for the now vacant IWBF championship at Foxwoods Resort…
U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada makes his pro debut Friday night in a four-round special heavyweight attraction on “Bragging Rights,†the holiday pro boxing show at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. World Boxing Council youth middleweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson (15-0, 10 KOs), of New Haven (CT), fights in his first main event…
Manny Pacquiao, the thrilla from Manila returns to his native country this weekend to fight Thailand’s Fahsan 3K Battery in a battle of southpaws that is thought to be no more than a workout for Pacquiao ahead of his rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez in the New Year. Fahsan will likely have an argument for…
Australian flyweight Hussein Hussein looks set to get a title shot against reigning and defending champion Omar Narvaez of Argentina early in the new year. Hussein has already lost one fight in title competition to Pongsaklek Wonjongkam for the WBC flyweight championship of the world. Trained by Jeff Fenech, Hussein will likely get his chance…
Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy is one of boxing’s most promising fighters and will be looking to build on that reputation as he defends his IBF super middleweight belt tomorrow night in Las Vegas against the ever-dangerous Omar Sheika. Lacy has only seventeen professional fights on his resume, and although the last seven have been against…