Two-time WBA Heavyweight Champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, 43-7-1 (29), rated # 2 by the WBA, travels to Germany once again to fight the 7-0, 320-pound giant who took his title belt over two years ago, # 1 contender Nikolai Valuev, 48-1 (34), on August 30 in Berlin.
Unbeaten former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora, 41-0-1, has cleared another hurdle in his comeback bid, returning to the gym on Monday after undergoing knee surgery June 3 by renowned specialist Dr. Keith Lustig at Sharon Regional Health Systems Hospital in Sharon, PA.
Three-time world champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno, 18-1 (5), wastes little time continuing the quest to become the greatest female boxer of her generation. Riding a ten fight winning streak, Moreno, the WBC Female Fighter of the Year, is ready to get back into the ring on August 21, 2008 at the Tachi Place Hotel…
Is “Pantera” the John Mugabi of our era? There is nothing more appealing than a knockout if you are a fight fan. In fact, 99.9% of the time, that’s what the average fan tuning in is hoping to see. I am a firm believer that only the dedicated fan appreciates a good tactician in the…
Itʼs sure to be another great night of boxing action this Thursday night at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in West Midlands, England. PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions are staging their last event of the season with a full ʽbillʼ which sees former British Champion ʽYoung Muttleyʼ as the headliner. Muttley (aka…
Click for larger image © Gianluca Rio Di Caro Following his hugely successful inaugural fight night in Salem, New Jersey last month, promoter Jarvis Robinson and his Fight Night Productions team are in the process of organizing an even bigger event ‘Casino Battle Royale’, which will take place in Atlantic City in November, 2008. Robinson…
Alex Matvienko is on the verge of becoming Bolton’s next professional boxing champion. Matvienko get his big chance when he boxes Lee Edwards for the vacant British Masters light middleweight title at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England on Sunday, September 14. Commonwealth lightweight champion Amir Khan is the talk of the town, but one-time…
By Per Ake Persson German paper Bild Zeitung wrote Friday that the German Federation, the BDB, which holds the membership to the EBU, has revoked the license from Arena Box Promotion. No exact reason is given, but it´s no secret there´s been tension all along coming to a head during recent shows in Spain and…
There were two shows of note last night, at University Arena in Limerick, Ireland and one Merseyside at the Olympia in Liverpool, England. At Limerick, local hero Andy Lee, 16-1 (13), returned home after a disastrous first loss, to Brian Vera in America last March, and regained his form by dramatically stopping Philadelphia boxer Willie…
Top heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin, 16-0 (12), stayed busy in preparation to his likely challenge of World Champion Wladimir Klitschko later this year by overcoming America’s Taurus Sykes, 25-5-1 (7), at 0:48 of the second round last night at Olimpyskiy Sports Palace in the Moscow suburb of Chekhov, Russia. 28 year old Moscow based Povetkin…
It was a good Saturday night across Asia and we’ll kick things off Down Under in Melbourne, Australia where there was a superb bill at The Peninsula. PABA Light Heavyweight Champ Daniel “Porky” Lovett, 17-3 (10), was in action in a non-title affair with former Australian titlist Jamie Guy, 9-9-1 (7) that went the distance….
There weren’t any big shows this weekend but there was a good bit of action strung out across Central and South America and going alphabetically, we begin in Argentina. On Saturday at Club Atletico Adelante in Sante Fe, Alejandro Daniel Gomez, 9-16-3 (2), reversed last December’s loss to crosstown local rival Oscar Jesus Pereyra, 14-1…