Three of America’s top super middleweight prospects dazzled Friday evening on a spectacular ShoBox: The New Generation card from the Windy City. Marcus Johnson kept his undefeated record intact with a workman-like performance over Derek Edwards, handing him the first loss of his career. In the co-feature hometown hero Don George stole the show with…
Click for larger image © Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions In preparation for tonight’s big fight card featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr and Sugar Shane Mosley at MGM Casino in Las Vegas, NV, the boxers all weighed in yesterday. Welterweights, 12 rounds Shane Mosley: 147 lb Floyd Mayweather Jr: 146 lb
As participants in perhaps the greatest welterweight fight of the last 30 years, “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Thomas “Hitman” Hearns gave their opinions to the media concerning tonight’s “Sugar” Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. welterweight clash. Sugar Ray Leonard, Seven-Time World Champion On Mayweather vs. Mosley: “I see this fight as rather intriguing. I…
Integrated Sports Media, North America’s undisputed champion of major pay-per-view boxing distribution, announced today it will be involved in the airing of the May 29th “Fists Of Steel†event, featuring three-time and reigning WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali “Dr. Ironfist†Klitschko against European title-holder Albert “The Dragon†Sosnowski, live from Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
© Lawrence Lustig Tonight, at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England, former two-time WBO heavyweight champion and current WBC international cruiserweight champion Herbie Hide enters as the bookie’s favourite into Prizefighter: The Cruiserweights II. Hide is 48-4 with 43 of those wins coming inside the distance and 26 of those stoppages not going…
In a shocking upset, Mexico’s Fernando Montiel unseated reigning WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa today at Nihon Budokan in Tokyo. Montiel, who had previously held the WBO flyweight and super fly titles, moved up to 118 pounds in 2008, capturing the WBO bantam strap in February by defeating Cisco Morales in Las Vegas, NV. But…
One of Australia’s top super middles was back in action on Thursday as Les Sherrington won the biggest fight of his eight year pro career. 27 year old local man Sherrington was all business against America’s Rubin Williams, mounting a surging attack from the first bell that put the visitor on the defensive. Williams could…
Just shy of his twenty-first birthday, Mayweather Promotions rising star, Jesse Vargas (9-0, 4 KO’s) prepares to defend his undefeated record in a showdown with Arturo Morua (25-13-1, 14 KO’s) in a non-televised undercard bout on the highly anticipated Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? mega-fight night on Saturday at the MGM Grand in…
Six talented, promising super middleweights will be featured on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, tonight live on Showtime at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. In a battle of unbeaten, world-ranked 168-pounders in the 10-round main event, Marcus “Too Much†Johnson (18-0, 14 KOs), of Houston, Tex., takes…
Before their appearance on Saturday’s Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr fight card at MGM in Las Vegas, NV, the undercard boxers met the media. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “I’m happy to be here and eager to get in the ring. I have a lot of respect for my opponent, but like everything, I come to…
Cuban sensations Mike “The Rebel’ Perez and Luis “The Lion†Garcia will finally make their ring returns in Limerick on May 15th on the Yanjing Fight Night. The event at the University Sports Arena is headlined by Andy Lee’s clash with former European Champ and Knockout artist Mamadou Thiam while reigning World and European Lightweight…
© Lawrence Lustig Welshman Wayne Brooks is confident he can stun the boxing world and defeat former WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide on Friday. The pair are two of the eight contenders in Barry Hearn’s latest one-night Prizefighter tournament – Cruiserweights II – at the York Hall in London’s East End.