The ultimate compliment in boxing is for opponents to try just about anything to take a star such as Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade out of his game. Andrade, 19, has dominated the 152-pound weight class in the United States the past two years to the point now that his foes have taken extreme measures, to…
No stranger to being knocked down then coming back to win, Sprott injury forces postponement of Matt Skelton Commonwealth title fight With a record of 30-10 (15), Michael Sprott can now be considered a ring veteran. The man from Reading, England was becoming a gatekeeper to the European and British title belts until his last…
By Per Ake Persson AMI Production have moved their big show in Marseille one day forward and it will now go ahead June 29 instead of June 30. Headlining the show is WBA and EBU Female Junior Welter champ Ann Sophie Mathis who again takes on Miriam Lamare. Those who saw the first fight say…
Hennessy Sports head Mick Hennessy wants to know if rival boxing promoter Frank Warren intends for the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch to share a ring with pop sensation Gwen Stefani. He is also wondering if the Sports Network chief now finally agrees with his opinion that Froch is the future of…
Due to a training conflict the June 2nd dinner-dance fund-raiser for Performing Arts Technical High students in Brooklyn, sponsored by IBA World middleweight champion “Ireland’s” John Duddy and Irish Ropes Promotions, has been postponed until September. Duddy (20-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 8 by the WBO and No. 9 by the IBF, is scheduled to…
After barnstorming the country for the last week, boxing legends Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright brought their six city national press junket to a close with a final stop yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. On hand were Hopkins and Wright, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Winky Promotions’ President, Chris Lighty….
Ex-world heavyweight title challenger Michael Grant and former Contender TV contestant Nick Acevedo will take part in open media workout in New York on Thursday in preparation for their next fights on “Black-Tie Boxing,” presented by Thomas Gallagher Productions, Inc. The main event features Yusaf Mack (22-1, 14 KOs) and will be televised live on…
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, on the heels of promoting De La Hoya vs. Mayweather, the most financially successful fight in boxing history, today announced that David Itskowitch has been hired to fill the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer of Golden Boy Promotions.
Ali Blasts The UFC Commonwealth Welterweight king Ali Nuumbembe has laughed off the suggestion the UFC could soon replace boxing saying, “The UFC is no where near as fast as boxing, and there is nowhere near as much action.” “The Silent Assassin”, who defeated British Champion Kevin Anderson in his last fight in February, does…
With Amir Khan and Joe Calzaghe making waves on British television through ITV, many fighters who should perhaps be given the same opportunity are simply not. Fighters such as Graham Earl, who’s last stunning showdown with Michael Katsidis was broadcast on ITV4, have not been given the exposure the British public needs to make boxing…
It was a disappointing Saturday night in Memphis for middleweight contender Edison “Pantera’ Miranda as he suffered his first real loss of his career to Kelly Pavlik. But Miranda vows to be back in the ring and better than ever in the future. “I’m sorry to all my fans for my performance on Saturday night, 
Chicago based lightweight world champion David Diaz and his wife Tanya welcomed their second son, Elias Armando to the world on Friday, May 18 at 2:40pm. Elias, joining his two year old brother David, came into the world weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces and is 20.5 inches long. Both Elias and his mother are doing…