MAY 5TH SUPERFIGHT BREAKS ALL RECORDS With critics threatening that boxing was in trouble and in danger of losing its grip on the American public, the sport needed a great event to give it a shot in the arm. On May 5th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, boxing got what it needed when Oscar…
Mohegan Sun, in association with DiBella Entertainment, presents live championship boxing on Saturday, June 16 as IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Lovemore N’dou (45-8-1, 30 KO’s) from Australia defends his title against Brooklyn bad boy Paulie Malignaggi (22-1-0, 5 KO’s). In the co-feature, Curtis Stevens makes his HBO debut in a 10-round super middleweight battle against…
Unbeaten middleweight sensation “Ireland’s” John Duddy headlines “Tomorrow’s Champions” in the 10-round main event against Dupre “Total Package” Strickland (18-1-1, 7 KOs) on May 18th at the famed Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. The Northern Ireland born Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), now living in Queens (NYC), is the reigning IBA World and WBC Continental Americas middleweight…
By Per Ake Persson European Middleweight Champ Amin Asikainen´s defence against Sebastian Sylvester that was set for Bamberg May 26 has again been postponed as Sylvester suffers from a bad cold. Pekka Maeki, Asikainen´s trainer and promoter, says he was informed Monday of Sylvester´s illness. “I didn´t know that being scared is a medical term”…
Hennessy Sports are bringing their hallmark brand of competitive championship boxing to the “seni07 Combat Sports Show’ at ExCeL London in Docklands with “SENI:BOX,’ the launch event of the three-day showcase of Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Extreme Fitness that debuts in the Capital. Fittingly, the bill on May 18th will feature a raft of…
IBA world lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston has been training in Colorado Springs since May 1 to re-acclimate himself to the area’s high altitude for his May 18 title defense against WBC Latino & WBA FEDEBOL super featherweight champion Humberto “El Fuerte” Toledo in the 12-round main event, headlining “Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return…
Time Warner’s HBO Pay Per View arm (formerly known as TVKO) has announced that this past Saturday night’s WBC Jr. Middleweight title between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has set the all time record for PPV sales in any sporting event. The official tabulation was 2.15 million PPV buys, comprised of 1,225,000…
Sunlight slices its way into Barry’s Gym through two massive doors that are thrown open to bring in the warm and refreshing Las Vegas breeze. Joan Guzman stands in the center of the ring with a slight daydream look as he stares toward the incoming sunlight. The balmy, sunny day grabs Guzman’s attention for only…
Literally packing as he spoke from his home in Tallahassee, Florida, undefeated light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud prepared to leave for Chicago and his main event battle with Jim Strohl this Friday night at Cicero Stadium at “Mano A Mano”, another evening of world class professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions.
The WBC Medical Convention was a huge success. There are many new technologies that are being explored that will make boxing a safer sport. So far the WBC has improved conditions by adding the fourth rope, the attached thumb, cutting the number of rounds to 12; as well as many other innovations suggested by Jose…
Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated cruiserweight prospect Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk appears in an eight-round bout May 11 in Lewiston, Idaho. Hawk, who has a record of 13-0-1 with 11 knockouts, is scheduled to meet Dennis McKinney, a veteran of more than 70 bouts and his most experienced opponent to date. The 22-year-old Hawk scored…
The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship is on the line when Vili “The Tongan Warrior†Bloomfield, who is an Everett, WA native and weighs in around 225 lbs. will face Eric “Night Train†Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a ten win one loss record.