2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (18-1) won a wide unanimous decision to dethrone IBF intercontinental champion Konstantin Airich (23-6-2, IBF#12 / WBO#11) in front of 2,500 fans at Pharr Convention Center in Pharr, Texas. After a 14 months layoff due to the bad knee injury he had suffered in his WBC world heavyweight championship…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returned to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York last night with a sensational ESPN Friday Night Fights card. In front of an enthusiastic crowd of Capital Region boxing fans, Philadelphia’s Raymond “Tito” Serrano and defending NABO junior welterweight champion Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield headlined in a scheduled ten round…
He worked the mitts flawlessly, each punch sending a message. Showing off his lean, muscular physique, Providence’s own Joey “K.O. Kid†Spina turned heads at Saturday’s open workout at the Twin River Casino while promising to finish his opponent, Vladine Biosse, in grand fashion Thursday night.
Two heavyweights who are bringing excitement back into British boxing are David Price and Tyson Fury. I have been very impressed with both fighters in their most recent outings and both men certainly are making an impact in the world heavyweight scene. I was disappointed that Price vs. Fury did not happen, but one must…
This Saturday, Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis (17-1) will return to the ring after a 14 months layoff due to the bad knee injury he suffered when challenging WBC champion Vitali Klitschko in Cologne, Germany in March 2011. In Pharr, Texas “La Sombra” challenges IBF intercontinental champion Konstantin Airich (23-5-2). “This is a very tough…
2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis will step into the ring with 267.5 lbs. for his comeback fight after a 14 months layoff due to the knee injury he suffered when challenging WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in March 2011. This is about the same weight “La Sombra” had when he annihilated former world title…
Even with more than 90 victories in close to 100 bouts, Zack Ramsey lacked the stability outside of the ring to be considered a top prospect on the competitive New England amateur circuit. The 22-year-old Hartford, Conn., lightweight – a self-described “knucklehead†for several years as a teenager – showed promise, but didn’t always take…
Former Olympic champion Audley A Force Harrison finished training camp today and announced himself ready for his final assault on the heavyweight division. Audley leaves for England tomorrow, confident and focused for his bout with Ali Adams at the Brentwood Center, Essex, on Saturday 26th May.
Three World title challengers are in the first four names announced for the Prizefighter International Heavyweights tournament on Wednesday June 20 at York Hall, Bethnal Green. Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson, Albert Sosnowski and Kali Meehan have all stepped in the ring to fight for World titles and that trio are joined by Kent’s Tom Dallas in…
Unable to secure a unification title fight against the other 175-pound world champions, WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to make his fourth title defense against former super middleweight world title challenger Enrique Ornelas (33-7, 21 KO’s) at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in…
In the fourth part of a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing’s British based contributor Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the British scene and what he thinks the future holds in 2012 and beyond. In this latest episode, he turns his attention to the Super-Middleweight division, a weight…
WBA congratulates former World Champion, Sugar Ray Leonard on his 56th birthday celebration. Leonard was born in 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He began boxing at the age of 14; in 1976 he was Gold medalist in the Montreal Olympic Games to become a professional in November of that same year. With Angelo Dundee in…