Year: 2007

Jon Thaxton defends his British Lightweight Title in front of his home crowd in Norwich on Friday in the latest stage of his comeback after thinking a car accident had ended his career as a boxer. The Norwich boxer initially retired after a car smash with a lorry in 2002 left him with a shoulder…

Alfonso Gomez heads across the Atlantic this month for the first time in his career, confident that he will be able to add a win to his record and showcase his skills in front of English boxing fans on March 30 in Newcastle. Gomez (15-3-2), who gained recognition on the first season of the Contender…

“One organization forced a true champion to fight a bum mandatory, and on the other side another organization is preventing their true mandatory from fighting the champion.” Dino Duva Still embroiled in prolonged negotiations for his fighter Samuel Peter’s twice-earned shot at the WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev, promoter Dino Duva, of Duva Boxing, says…

Promoter Don King arrived to good news in Paris on Sunday when he was told by local promoters from the Levallois Sports Club that the rematch between defending World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell and former unified cruiserweight world champion Jean-Marc Mormeck on Saturday at the Palais des Sports…

Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (25-2, 18 KOs) won’t be boxing’s best kept secret if he keeps sending his opponents to the canvas. Celestino, co-promoted by San Diego-based Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Davie, Fla.-based Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions, will try to floor one more when he puts his WBA…

Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ World Boxing Association super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (25-2, 18 KOs) won’t be boxing’s best kept secret if he keeps sending his opponents to the canvas. Celestino, co-promoted by San Diego-based Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Davie, Fla.-based Seminole Warriors Boxing Promotions, will try to floor one more when he puts his WBA…

Keith Chadwick Previews Friday Night’s British Title Showdown When Scott Lawton enters the ring in Norwich at around 10 pm on Friday night he will be carrying the hopes and best wishes of the Potteries with him. A victory by Lawton on the evening will represent the biggest sporting victory for the city since Stoke…

Esham Pickering intends to win back the British Super-Bantamweight Title at the prestigious Norfolk Showground on Friday night to show he deserves a rematch with either Michael Hunter or Bernard Dunne. Newark’s former European champion faces Barking challenger Marc Callaghan (19-10-1) for the title on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com “The Showdowns @ The Showground’…

Russian heavyweight, Sultan Ibragimov claimed his first victory of 2007 after destroying the Mexican fighter, Javier Mora with a spectacular 46 second knockout in the first round Saturday, March 10. The battle between Ibragimov and Mora was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Seminole Warrior Boxing and Golden Grain Promotions and took place at Madison Square…

Octavius James, CEO of One In A Million Inc., has announced an impressive under card of local standouts to support Mia St. John’s main event bout on April 20th at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Jimmy “The Fighting School Teacher” Holmes (14-0-2, 7 KOs) of DeMotte, Don Moore (10-0-1, 8 KOS) of Gary…

Flashy Frankie Figueroa, the New York State Junior Welterweight champion, will add some hard-punching Latin flavor to DiBella Entertainment’s March 22 Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub card at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City when he steps into the ring against the veteran Antonio Ramirez.