Bernard Hopkins’ twenty-first title defense ended with him on the losing side for the first time in twelve years. Jermain Taylor walked in victory and gained the undisputed middleweight title in only his fourth year as a professional. The judges’ tally had it 116-112 for Hopkins, 115-113 Taylor and 115-113 …

During the post fight press conference in the aftermath of Jermain Taylor’s huge upset of Bernard Hopkins for the undisputed middleweight championship of the world, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Oscar de la Hoya told the assembled media that the rematch would happen and HBO had already set October 1, …

This is the fight that the boxing world had been waiting for with great anticipation since the moment it was announced. Bernard Hopkins, ruler of the middleweight division for ten years and undefeated in twelve, at forty-years-old, could he defy the odds and post his twenty-first middleweight title defense? Or …

As extensively detailed on this site, many people figured Wayne McCullough to be a spent force in terms of world title contention. However, the Irish warhorse proved all of the doubters wrong last night in Las Vegas with a stunning performance against Oscar Larios in a rematch for the WBC …

The first world title fight held at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas last night featured WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in action against late substitute Evert Brisceno. The Nicaraguan Brisceno stepped in at extremely short notice for troubled former world champion Eric Morel who looks set to face sexual …

Of the twenty-seven punches Vernon “Viper” Forrest landed in less than two rounds of action in the opening bout of the televised action at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the last two were more than enough to end Sergio Rios’ night early. The final combination to …

Taking very little chance in his return to the ring, Acelino “Popo” Freitas stopped thirty-eight-year-old Panamanian journeyman Fabian Salazar inside of a minute in a lightweight battle on Saturday. The fight, held in Freitas’ home of Salvador, Brazil, held absolutely no suspense, as Freitas bulled forward throwing haymakers in the …

Mark Krence stepped into a British Heavyweight title fight against the formidable Matt Skelton, replacing Danny Williams at the eleventh hour, and did much better than anyone expected before getting stopped in the seventh round. Krence was able to use his greater skills to good advantage and frustrated the stronger …

Robbie “The Bomber” Peden (IBF super featherweight champion of the world). “I think Bernard Hopkins is just too experienced for Taylor. Bernard knows all the tricks and just will be too much of a pro for Taylor.” “Sugar” Shane Mosley (Former three-weight champion). “Bernard Hopkins is a true fighter. He …

Fight fans, I ran into the firecracker known as Max Kellerman in the “War Room” (Media room) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this afternoon. He had this to say, “Hopkins is too experienced and too talented for Taylor at this point. He will take a comfortable unanimous decision.” …

Howard Eastman and Brian Magee leave their British homeland in search of victory as they both take the stage in Nurnberg, Germany tonight. Magee has the higher profile assignment as he squares off against Vitali Tsypko in an eliminator for the IBF super middleweight title as well as to see …

It’s always a special night when two world champions put everything they’ve worked so hard for on the line in search of a unification of their titles. Saturday, September 17 will be such a night when WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera looks to add another chapter to his …