Massive WBA Heavyweight Champion Nickolai Valuev of Russia retained his belt last night at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland, engaging challenger Jameel McCline for three rounds until the American collapsed, suffering from torn ligaments in a knee. After a feeling out period in the first, Valuev was starting to …
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Duva: Vitali Klitschko Can Wait in Line!
Promoter Dino Duva is responding sharply to rumors that former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has been considering a return to the ring that would involve stepping over his fighter, mandatory challenger Samuel Peter, to face current WBC boss Oleg Maskaev. “From the standpoint of Vitali personally, I respect him and …
Read More »Danny Green Fully Focused On IBF Pan Pacific Boxing Defense
IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Champion Danny Green meets PABA Champion Paul Murdoch tonight at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The hammer fisted ex-WBC Interim Champion is making his second foray into the light heavyweight ranks after tangling with such top super middleweights as Eric Lucas, …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Ricky Hatton
Ricky Hatton grew up in a large, grim council estate on the edge of Manchester known as Hattersley. The development was built in the 1960’s, intended as a large overspill estate by the Manchester City council. As a small boy, he trained in the basement of the pub he and …
Read More »Boxing Interview: Billy Graham
“We’ll Be Going After Mayweather!” Having completed his final day’s training, former two-division world champion Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton needs only to keep an eye on his weight as he counts down the hours to Saturday night, when he will cross swords with unbeaten IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango. …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-in Photos: Hatton – Urango
***Massive Boxing Weigh-in Gallery*** Click for larger image © Curtis McCormick / Saddo Boxing During a wildly exciting weigh-in at the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Ricky Hatton promised the assembled 800 strong throng of vocal British fans that he will bring two more world titles back to England after Saturday …
Read More »Boxing Results Lopez v Vargas – Ortiz v Cordova
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Looking more and more like a genuine contender than a prospect, undefeated southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez scored an impressive, one-sided sixth-round TKO over Cuauhtemoc Vargas in Friday’s main event on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” The co-feature between Victor Ortiz and …
Read More »Running Order: Junior Witter vs. Arturo Morua
Hennessy Sports Proudly Present First Defence @ Alexandra Palace Saturday 20th January 2007 In association with GoldenPalace.com Doors 6.30pm, Boxing Starts 7.00pm FINAL RUNNING ORDER 6×3 Light Middleweight George Hillyard vs. Tony Rendall (Canning Town) (Birmingham)
Read More »Boxing Info: Mia St. John-Jaime Clampitt
One of boxing’s most recognizable females, Mia “The Knockout” St. John, will fight in New England for the first time on February 9 when she defends her IFBA lightweight title against two-time world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt in the 10-round main event on the “Hearts Of Fire” pro-am show …
Read More »Martin Power vs. Tshifhiwa Munyai: Payback Or Playback?
While celebrated the Christmas and New Year festivities, Martin “Too Much” Power, 19-1 (8), has been relentlessly training in preparation for his red hot rematch with Tshifhiwa Munyai, 12-0-1 (7), for the Commonwealth Bantamweight title at Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England. This is Power’s first fight since being controversially stopped …
Read More »Big Brother not watching Hatton
It took Ricky Hatton three seconds to decide to turn down a six figure offer to appear on Celebrity Big Brother – and now he says sibling Matthew, 25, doesn’t need his big brother watching over him, either. “Magic’ Matthew – 3 years younger than his world champion brother – …
Read More »Boxing Info: Young Guns ready to back up Hitman
Ricky Hatton – Manchester, England’s walking weapon of mass destruction – will be ably supported by some of the hottest young sharpshooters in British boxing when he challenges Juan Urango for the IBF and IBO junior welterweight titles in Las Vegas Saturday night. Not only will the Hitman’s younger brother, …
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