Chicago’s Carl Schurz High School has proclaimed Friday, October 12, “David Diaz Day†in honor of his induction into the Schurz Sports Hall of Fame. Diaz’s induction will take place at an all school pep rally as part of Schurz’s homecoming celebration prior to their Friday night football game in which the Bulldogs will take…
Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves Promotions will present a sensational championship fight card on Monday, November 12, 2007, at Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Former IBA Champion and World ranked Cruiserweight Bobby Gunn 18-3 {15 KO’s} will attempt to continue his winning streak on December 7th at Club Europe in Atlanta, Georgia. Gunn is excited about his first trip to the Peach State and hopes to get another major fight in the near future.
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing was at the characterful Rockingham Arms Hotel in Doncaster, England, yesterday for the official press conference previewing the Frank Maloney promoted fightnight “Nowhere to Run! Nowhere to Hide!” in which reigning champion Carl Johanneson and former champion Michael Gomez fight for the British Super…
Team Ruiz has challenged Team Liakhovich to publically produce an official WBA letter, according to a release Team Liakhovich distributed earlier today, ordering Team Liakhovich to begin negotiating with former WBA champion and present No. 1 rated Nikolay Valuev for an elimination bout to determine the WBA No. 1 mandatory contender.
When Miguel Espino and John Bray united back in 2000, it was just another fighter/trainer type relationship. Bray, recovering from a stroke at the time, saw Miguel as a fighter with a lot of potential. Miguel in return hired Bray to be his trainer while believing that he had the tools to get him to…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday evening before the fight card began at Madison Square Garden I took some time to relax and enjoy the unseasonably warm weather outside. As I smoked one of my favorite cigars various boxing scribes stopped by to say hello and make small talk about…
Just three days out from his bid to break the world record for consecutive first round knockouts, middleweight Tyrone Brunson has left nothing to chance, honing already monumental skills to a razor’s edge for his scheduled appearance on a Settles Entertainment promotion this Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Chez Paree Club in Carter Lake,…
It’s Joe Calzaghe’s Decade of Dominance tomorrow (11 October) as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his famous victory over British great Chris Eubank to win the WBO World Super-Middleweight title. The undefeated Welshman has made 20 successful defences of his belt in that time and also added the IBF crown to his illustrious record….
Universum´s show November 24 in Dresden will feature as previously announced, WBO lightheavy champ Zsolt Erdei. In the co-headliners, WBA interim cruiser ruler Firat Arslan will finally face champion in recess, Virgil Hill and WBC International super middle titleholder Denis Inkin defends against Argentinian Martin Abel Bruer.
WBA #2-rated former WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei “White Wolf” Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) and his manager, Ivaylo Gotzev, say they’re enraged at the “weak attempts” being made by former WBA Champ John Ruiz and his people to discredit Liakhovich’s hard-earned reputation.
Former US Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada had been training for his first title fight as a pro scheduled for October 12, against NABO heavyweight champion Joshua Blocus, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Blocus, however, pulled out of the verbally agreed upon championship match and now the NABO No. 14-rated Estrada…