Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves and Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions will present a sensational fight card on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Featured fights will be televised live on Supersport. The main event, scheduled for 12 rounds, will match Philip “Time Bomb†Ndou, 32-3 (31), of Johannesburg against unrelated…
By Per Ake Persson WIBF and WBC female feather champ Ina Menzer beat US challenger Francheska Alcanter over ten one-sided rounds in the headliner of Universum´s show at Hall 7 in Bremen on Saturday.
Seminole Warriors Boxing latest signing, Cestus Management’s super middleweight, Don “Da Bomb” George, sensationally returned to the ring by blasting out Mike Walthier in one minute and forty-five seconds of the first round. As soon as the bell rang, George got down to business, peppering Walthier with hard jabs and a fast combination to the…
Bad†Chad Dawson has pulled out all the stops in training for his upcoming defense of the IBF/IBO light heavyweight title belts he proudly wears courtesy the unanimous decision victory he earned over the previous champion Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver on October 11.
KO losses don’t come any more devastating than the one Ricky Hatton suffered against Manny Pacquiao and the question must now be asked: should “The Hitman” retire or keep going? There doesn’t seem to be any point in a rematch given Pacquiao’s thorough dismantling of the British bulldog, unlike the Filipino’s clashes with Mexican greats…
Former WBO light welterweight titlist DeMarcus “Chop Chop†Corley is traveling halfway around the planet in hopes of keeping alive his dream of becoming world champion once again. Corley, fighting out of Washington D.C., faces former Brazilian lightweight champion Sidney Siqueira, 12-3-1 (7), in an eight round bout May 9 on a star-studded card, headlined…
Former world title challenger Tony Petronelli will be honored for 40 years of dedication to boxing May 20 at Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton, MA. Petronelli was co-managed and co-trained by his father, Pat, and uncle, Goody, the same combination that handled world middleweight champion “Marvelous†Marvin Hagler. Tony, 42-4-1 (22) captured the NABF, United…
Six-division world champion, No. 1 pound for pound kingpin, boxing’s top attraction, the best fighter of his era…call him what you want, but one thing is certain, boxing finally has a super hero and his name is Manny Pacquiao! Ricky “Hitman” Hatton, 45-2 (32), from Manchester, England, the junior welterweight champion who had never lost…
**With Massive Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland, England, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night which would feature three title fights and one title eliminator. The event – billed as ‘Fighting on Home Soil’ was headlined by Jamie Moore, Rendall Munroe and Danny Williams. There would…
Wladimir Sidorenko waited a year to make his ring return following the loss of his WBA Bantamweight title and last night at Hall 7 in Bremen, Germany, the Ukrainian rematched the man who took his belt, Anselmo Moreno of Panama. All went to plan in the first half of the bout for Sidorenko, who outworked…
© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Six-time world champion in five weight divisions, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, has returned to the sport. He will immediately put his undefeated record on the line when he faces the dangerous and highly touted five-time world champion in three divisions Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez in “Number One/Numero Uno” on Saturday,…
Last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Manny Pacquiao made a mockery of the lengthy pre-fight buildup with opponent Ricky Hatton, turning what had been promoted as a titanic battle of light welterweight warriors into a one-sided hammering that ended with Hatton KO’d before he even hit the canvas in the second…