It is hard to believe but May 25 sees the fortieth anniversary of one of the most controversial fights in heavyweight history. Much had happened since Cassius Clay, as he was then known, won the world heavyweight championship from Sonny Liston in February 1964. Born in 1942, Clay’s only reason …

Ricky Hatton knows that Kostya Tszyu is the single most feared fighter on the planet. He’s well aware that the native Russian was unstoppable in the amateurs and went on to clean out the most competitive division in boxing earlier this decade, unifying the three major titles at light welter. …

Daniel Jacobs of New York City defeated Williams Boggs of Pennsylvania to capture the 165-pound division of the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions on Saturday night at State House Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jacobs was one of 11 champions crowned, with two fighters from nearby Knoxville — …

Lamon Brewster. They can’t see me. When God is with you they can’t take it away. If we can’t work and make it we can still take it. Andrew Golota was the only thing keeping me from the land of milk and honey. I’ve got more than just heart – …

Former IBF cruiserweight champion of the world Kelvin Davis had to suffer the indignity of seeing the title he never lost in a ring go to O’Neil Bell on Friday night, and now, a fourth round stoppage at the hands of unheralded Guillermo Jones. The fight was a fairly even …

Unbeaten Polish light heavyweight Tomasz Adamek won the vacant WBC championship tonight in one of the evening’s featured attractions to the Brewster-Golota championship fight. The fight went to the scorecards after twelve rounds of action and Adamek took the victory after one card read 114-114 even, another read 117-113 and …

WBO heavyweight champion of the world “Relentless” Lamon Brewster lived up to his nickname tonight in Chicago, Illinois as he wiped away the challenge of Polish contender Andrew Golota in less than a minute. Brewster managed to get inside of Golota’s defense almost immediately to land his vaunted left hook, …

In exactly the type of exciting, non-stop-action brawl that typifies what “ShoBox: The New Generation” is all about, unbeaten lightweight Americo Santos did just enough to record a disputed 10-round split decision over previously undefeated Isaac Mendoza Friday on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature, undefeated super middleweight Allan Green scored a …

Few fighters can claim four attempts at a world heavyweight championship, and even less could do so having endured a career as turbulent as that of Andrew Golota. “The Foul Pole,” is now more affectionately referred to as “The Powerful Pole” by Don King’s promotional company; and a less sinister …

Tonight, live on ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights series, O’Neil “Give ’em Hell” Bell faced Dale “Cowboy” Brown for the vacant IBF cruiserweight championship. Round one: Dale “Cowboy” Brown (33-4-1 with 21 KOs) comes out in his orthodox stance, using a quick, stiff jab against the right handed O’Neil “Give …

Martin Power became the British bantamweight champion tonight in London, England with a twelve round decision win over Dale Robinson. Power got off to an advantageous start as Robinson suffered what might have otherwise been a fight ending cut. But Robinson proved his mettle and fought on and even decked …

“Every time I step in to a ring, I fight for all of El Salvador.”–Carlos Hernandez. On May 28, 2005, “El Leon De Culican”, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, will headline a fight card that is promoted by Top Rank, and televised as part of Showtime’s pay-per-view boxing series. Although …