By Per Ake Persson Sergey Dzinziruk, WBO junior middle champ but inactive since November 2008, continues in Ukrainian media to claim his contract with Universum is over with but what does Universum say? Well, today Universum have for the first time commented on the case and confirms a contractual dispute but states that a court…
After a Cristmas weekend filled with comments and reports related to the potential mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions are issuing the following statement in order to set the record straight. Let the record be clear: Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum are threatening to walk away…
O’Shea Bros. Boxing Promotions kicks-off its 2010 schedule January 15, featuring many of New York’s top young fighters in action on the “New Year, New Stars†pro boxing card, at the Yonkers PAL Gym. “Our goal is to bring old-school boxing back to the fans,†promoter Brian O’Shea explained. “We have some of the best…
By Per Ake Persson It´s official: the battle between the hurricanes is on: IBF middleweight champ Sebastian “Hurrakan” Sylvester defends the title January 30 in Neubrandenburg against Spaniard Pablo “Huracán” Navascues. Navascues is now # 15 in the IBF ratings and thus eligible for a shot at the title.
Richie Boy Promotions’ top prospects, IBF No. 15 rated junior lightweight Ira Terry and 2008 Ringside World Championships winner Chris Rudd, both closed out 2009 in style with knockout victories. Richie Boy Promotions also promotes undefeated IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs).
The famed Morris Park Boxing Gym in the Bronx has been a fixture in the athletic community for over four decades. Early Tuesday morning, just before Christmas Eve 2009 it burned to the ground. The cause of the fire remained unknown, but it started inside the first floor gym. The gym, which is home to…
This has been a turbulent year for boxing in so many ways. We’ve seen the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr, the end of Roy Jones as a possible serious contender, the fall of old champions and the rise of new. This year we were dazzled by Manny Pacquiao, who disposed of not only Ricky Hatton…
The mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is now in jeopardy after Golden Boy Promotions, on behalf of Mayweather Promotions, learned today that Manny Pacquiao is refusing to comply with Olympic style drug testing as outlined and mandated by the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) and as requested by Mayweather’s management to ensure…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Ghana’s two time Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Charles ‘The Crusader’ Adamu celebrated his victory over Liverpool’s Carl ‘Dynamite’ Dilks on Friday night by calling out current WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch.
By Per Ake Persson French bantam Malik Bouziane has relinquished the European title to concentrate on a possible shot at WBA king Anselmo Moreno during 2010. There was to have been purse bids for Bouziane vs Jerome Arnould today in Rome in what would have been a dangerous mandatory defence.
Women’s boxing champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, received a special award from the WBC at their WBC Cares Christmas Toy Drive event ,which took place this past Sunday in Los Angeles.
Middleweight king Kelly Pavlik retained his WBC and WBO crowns last night at the Beeghly Center in his home of Youngstown, OH. Pavlik staved off the challenge posed by Los Angeles native Miguel Espino, who brought an 11 bout wins streak to the bout. Espino had previously suffered close losses to Peter Manfredo and Daniel…