Last night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, former NABF light welter champion Ben Tackie squared off with recent WBO title challenger Kendall Holt before losing a ten round majority decison by scores of 95-95 and 98-92 (twice) after ten rounds. The seasoned Ghana native now calling The Bronx home, had lost his last…
Showtime will thrill boxing fans with an exciting and explosive light heavyweight championship doubleheader when IBO 175-pound champion and former undisputed light heavyweight kingpin Antonio Tarver defends his crown against IBF titleholder Clinton Woods at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, FL. on Saturday, April, 12.
Two living legends came together yesterday in London with longtime world champions Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins going nose to nose ahead of their massive clash taking place on April 19 in the Planet Hollywood ring at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Ageless wonder Hopkins has long made a name for himself…
Pechanga Resort and Casino is known best for their fun and relaxing atmosphere, a perfect retreat when one needs to get away from reality. That was not the case Thursday in Hummingbird Hall for the final press conference before undefeated Paul “The Punisher” Williams (33-0, 24KOs) defends his WBO welterweight title against Carlos “El Indio”…
ITV and Hennessy Sports can today (08.02.08) announce that boxing’s WBC super-middleweight world title final eliminator between Carl Froch and Russia’s Denis Inkin will be broadcast live on ITV1 on Saturday March 29th from the Nottingham Arena. British champion and WBC number one challenger, Froch is undefeated in 22 fights and has won 18 by…
“You’ve obviously got your uncle’s name, but it seems you haven’t got his courage†“I read your quotes from yesterday’s article and my message to you is grow a set of cohanas†“How can you say you never agreed to take this fight, these are your quotes in your interview with Jake Donovan on the…
Irish middleweight prospect Andy Lee (15-0, 12 KOs) takes another step toward the middleweight championship when he faces The Contender’s Brian Vera (15-1, 9 KOs ) in the ESPN2/Friday Night Fights-televised main event of a Pugnacious Promotions’ boxing card at Mohegan Sun on March 21.
Andre Berton vs. Michel Trabant On Undercard HBO’s late-night boxing series presents a night of compelling welterweight action when HBO Boxing After Dark: Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana and Andre Berto vs. Michel Trabant is seen Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 PM (ET/PT), from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, exclusively on HBO.
As previously announced, Glenn “The Filipino Bomber” Donaire, 16-3-1 (9), will be returning to the ring in Reno, NV on February 22. Donaire will be facing a former foe in Brazilian Olympian, Jose Albuquerque, 8-2-1 (2). This bout is being billed as the co-main event under the Jesse Brinkley/Otis Griffin super-middleweight USNBC championship contest.
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez successfully completed their WBC mandatory pre weigh in one month before their third and final clash, Saturday, March 1 from the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA and live on Showtime Championship Boxing. Vazquez weighed in at 129 ½ pounds, well below the allowed limit of 134 pounds, at South…
Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy†Poulsen (6-1, 1 KO) is ready to make his Danish TV debut as a professional on Saturday in Aabybro, Denmark. The 21-year-old stylist from Horsens will face durable Slovakian Lubos Priehradnik at a catchweight of 60,5 kilos over six rounds, and should expect a hard nights work. Priehradnik…
When Devin Vargas splashed onto the pro boxing scene back in 2004 after coming home from the Summer Games in Greece, it was clear, after knocking out his first three opponents in the first round, that the boxing world would be feeling his “ripple effect” for years to come.