After spending more than three months in Southern California, former World Boxing Council welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Baldomir is fighting for the vacant WBC super welterweight championship Saturday, July 28, when he faces veteran Vernon Forrest at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Two-Time IBF world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero joins #1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden, NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton and a growing list of professional athletes that have partnered with the popular new sports blog site, Yardbarker.com. Yardbarker is a new kind of sports site where fans get to interact with professional athletes on…
Click for larger image© Jim Everett Saddo Boxing When television’s “The Contender†series first aired, there were mixed emotions. Those who were old school fans of the sport turned their heads away, saying “Real fighters don’t need a reality showâ€. The casual viewer of the sport seemed intrigued at the series. It gave a genuine…
By Per Ake Persson Former WBA middle champ Mariano Carrera returns to action on Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany and takes on Hungarian Janos Petrovic. Carrera won the title last year with an upset stoppage win over Spaniard Javier Castillejo in a fight of the year candidate but was later stripped of the title after a…
Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon and Hugo Cazares show good shape for their August 25 th fight at Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mini flyweight title in the first pre weigh in take place at the Wilfredo Gomez Arena Gymnasium in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
It’s been a long time coming, but on Saturday, August 4th, WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero will finally make his long-awaited return to premium cable airwaves when he defends his title on Showtime against perennial contender Jorge Lacierva. “I’m ecstatic that Showtime subscribers will get to see the fighter we’ve been raving about for…
In a world full of negativity, the WBA’s annual KO to Drugs event is a shining light for those looking for some positive news and to see one of boxing’s most influential entities giving back to the community. This year, Seminole Warriors Boxing and its highly touted featherweight contender, Adailton De Jesus, will show their…
With the sun nearly set and the temperature still a warm and humid 85 degrees Fahrenheit, Celestino “The Towering Inferno†Caballero finds himself leaning on a rail outside a non-descript boxing gym. He looks up at the near-darken sky and realizes its best to head inside for more work. “The clouds are moving in again,…
One of boxing’s most feared punchers of all-time, David “Tuaman†Tua, takes the next step in his comeback when he headlines the August 18th “Pinnacle FiteNite†pay-per-view show against Mexican heavyweight champion Saul “La Cobra†Montana in the 10-round co-main event at the South Towne Exposition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Aug. 18…
Click for larger image © Mike Cleary / BoxingPhotographs.com The biggest result coming from the excellent bill of fights that took place this past Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas was that ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins continues to impress. The 42 year old remains the standard bearer of Philadelphia’s long tradition of producing top…
Ashley “Treasure” Theophane, GBC Welterweight Champion and No.1 Contender For the British & English Titles, has been sparring two time WBO World Champion Joan Guzman at Gleasons Gym in New York over the past week. Joan Guzman, nicknamed “Little Tyson” for his looks and body stature, is due to fight the winner of Alex Arthur…
Former World title challenger Glen “Kunga” Kelly has been back in the gym for much of 2007 and today announced that he will be fighting again between now and Xmas. Speaking from his home in Sydney, Australia, Glen had this to say on his decision to resume his career. “I decided at the beginning of…