Click for larger image © Howard Schatz In front of an excitable crowd and a throng of cameras, hometown hero “King†Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs) of Berlin, weighed in at the division limit 168 pounds. His opponent, Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KOs) of Little Rock, AR, who had more than 20 American…
As evidenced by the brisk pace at which tickets are selling, Philadelphia fight fans are excited to welcome back their former two division and hometown world champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins to the ring on December 2 when he faces Enrique Ornelas at The Liacouras Center at Temple University.
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing There was high drama at the historic Old Market Square in Nottingham today when Andre “The Matrix†Dirrell failed to make the weight at the first time of asking ahead of his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with Carl “The Cobra†Froch at the…
The boxing capital of the world will experience a first as Treasure Island Hotel & Casino hosts its inaugural boxing event on Saturday, Oct. 31. Partnering with Don King Productions, the event has two world championship bouts slated to begin at 6 p.m. PT and several more exciting undercard attractions will precede these matches. Tickets…
By Per Ake Persson Renowned trainer Fritz Sdunek must, for health reasons step back as trainer for the likes of Zsolt Erdei, Sebastian Zbik, Aleksander Dimitrenko, Dennis Boytsov and others, but will remain head coach for Vitali Klitschko, writes Bild Zeitung. The 62 year old Sdunek battled cancer but recovered and was recently suffered from…
Boxing fans will have to wait a little longer for the Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. rematch. Originally, the light heavyweight fight was scheduled to take place early in the New Year. According to officials however, there is a clause in the contract that allows Jones to honour an already agreed upon fight which…
© Emily Harney / Team Ruiz Two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz returned home today to right a wrong, making a donation to replace boxing equipment recently stolen from the South Boston Boxing Club (SBBC).
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Top ranked super middleweight challenger Andre Dirrell has put in all the hard work leading up to his clash with WBC champion Carl Froch this weekend and now is simply biding his time until Saturday night.
Highly-touted Long Island light heavyweight Joe Smith Jr. makes his long-anticipated pro debut Oct. 31 on the “Fright Night At The Sun†card, headlined by world-rated light heavyweight Joey “KO Kid†Spina against former world champion Lou “Honey Boy†Del Valle in the 10-round main event, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. “Fright Night…
International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko has boldly predicted he will score a knockout victory over undefeated IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Yonnhy “El Colombiano†Perez when they meet in Don King’s Halloween Thrilla at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31 on Showtime at 9 p.m….
I am off to England for the opening weekend of the Super Six World Boxing Classic and the gravity of the moment is hitting me, as it is everyone else associated with this rather grand event. Without overstating the case, this is a pretty significant undertaking. What makes it even more so is the fact…
Twenty years on from the last Derry man to be crowned European Champ Paul McCloskey will bid to follow in Charlie Nash’s footsteps by winning a European title on home soil. Nash enjoyed home advantage for his 1979 European Lightweight title win over French man Andre Holyk and McCloskey will be hoping that history repeats…