Steve McNair never wrapped his hands, hit a heavy bag, or starved himself to make weight but in many ways, he was just like a model pugilist. A hard working community oriented athlete who refused to let injuries take him off his game, McNair was known for much more than winning the 2003 NFL co-MVP.
Danny McIntosh is determined to upset the odds in London tonight and capture the vacant British title by handing Welsh wizard Nathan Cleverly his first defeat. McIntosh, the reigning English Champion also holds an impressive undefeated record but he remains a 4/1 outsider ahead of the bout.
OK, this is a little awkward. When the news broke this week that Showtime has created a six man tournament in the super middleweight division I was, well, ecstatic. I love the talent in super middleweight division, and I think boxing needs something fresh and daring like this tourney. Now those are my honest, gut…
© Ginamarie Russo / Saddo Boxing Lou DiBella of DiBella Entertainment made a recent trip to Puerto Rico to finalize signing of junior welterweight prospect, Joel “Joelo” Torres. DiBella comments, “I have no doubt in my mind that Joelo has the qualities to become a big star in Puerto Rico. “From now on, we will…
Securing his WBC Cabofe title and streaking up the heavyweight rankings, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (28-4, 18 KO’s) triumphed in spectacular fashion with a one-punch KO over Travis “Freight Train” Walker (31-3-1, 25 KO’s). When the opening bell rang, both fighters felt each other out, with Walker trying to land the big blow as Quezada…
Last night, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing brought boxing back to Westchester County with a six-fight card at the beautiful Hilton Rye Town Hotel in Rye Brook, NY. n the main event bout of the evening former light heavyweight title challenger, the Pride of Port Chester, David Telesco (30-6-1, 25KO) made his long awaited return to…
CES Boxing puts on a show tonight at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Light welterweights Hank Lundy: 141 lb Josh Beeman: 141 lb
© Tom Casino Two of the best left-hook punchers in boxing, 8-time world boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and former 2-time super middleweight title-holder Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs), will square-off August 15th in the 12-round main event to determine whom the better “hooker†really is today, headlining the “Hook…
© Winfried Mausolf First off, the boxing community is eternally indebted to Ken Hershman, Showtime’s boxing chief. Consider, for a moment, what he has actually managed to do: six fighters with five different promoters across two continents have agree to a 12-fight, round robin tournament over the course of about two years. It sounds like…
All participants for tonight’s Star Boxing show at the Hilton Rye Town Hotel in Rye Brook, NY weighed-in yesterday at 5:00 PM at the Hilton Rye Town Hotel. Light heavyweights, 8 rounds David Telesco: 175 lb William Gill: 176 lb
© Winfried Mausolf Copenhagen… Thousands of fans gathered Tuesday at Copenhagen´s famous Tivoli Gardens to give the Super Six World Boxing Classic fighters a warm welcome. Just 20 hours after the opening press conference at Madison Square Garden, the international PR tour stopped in Denmark to present the ground-breaking tournament to the European public and…
Unbeaten duo Danny McIntosh and Nathan Cleverly will come face to face tomorrow (1pm at the York Hall) to weigh in ahead of their British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title showdown at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday night. The double title clash headlines the Hennessy Sports event with ITV4’s coverage of the Big…