Boxing promoter Don King believes the World Boxing Association must strip Ruslan Chagaev of any claim to its heavyweight championship after the Finnish Boxing Federation reviewed blood tests and refused to allow Chagaev to participate in Saturday’s match against WBA champion Nikolai “Giant Russian†Valuev in Helsinki. “Unfortunately for Ruslan Chagaev, he has suffered from…
Team Ruiz has filed an official petition with the World Boxing Association asking that heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev be stripped of his “Champion In Recess†status and demanding an immediate purse bid for Valuev-Ruiz III to be held by August 30 for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title. Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz…
Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions has announced details of “Windy City Fight Night 3” their next action packed evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, June 26th at the UIC Pavilion. Headlining is an outstanding junior welterweight showdown between undefeated Chicago fan favorite, Ivan Popoca and Tulare, California’s Hector Alatorre.
Pro boxing returns June 12 to Plymouth, MA as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents a rare pro-am card, “Brawl At The Hall,†at historic Plymouth Memorial Hall. “Brawl At The Hall†is the second of four shows in “The Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Fight Series,†scheduled in 2009 at Plymouth Memorial…
The upcoming battle between two former Cruiserweight World Champions, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham (IBF) and Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite (WBC), is a mouth watering prospect. But when you add into the equation that the winner will earn the right to face current Champion, Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek, in the mandatory defense of his IBF title later this…
© Emily Harney Lightweight contender Rolando Reyes made his first Houston visit a memorable one as he spent part of Thursday night assuring former world champion Juan Diaz that he is “more than ready†to return for a summer showdown.
New York’s rising female boxing star Keisher “Fire†McLeod-Wells, continued her winning ways by dominating the tough Panamanian Abigail Billar at the IBF Convention in Panama City, Panama.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Frank Maloney promoted a fight-night headlined by local-man Chris Edwards’ first defence of his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles. Billed as ‘Lord of the Flys’, Edwards faced Derby boxer Usman ‘Uzzy’ Ahmed in what would turn…
Last night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, FL, Andre Berto retained his WBC welterweight title with a superb points win against challenger Juan Urango. Urango, the current IBF light welter titlist, employed his trademark pressure approach from the start but had difficulty in finding the target as Berto didn’t stick around to…
Despite the headlining Ruslan Chagaev vs. Nicolay Valuev WBA heavyweight title rematch being called off, the show at Hartwell Arena in Helsinki, Finland went on as planned last night. Local man Juho Tolppola, 22-6-1 (9), failed in his bid to win the European Union light welter title from Italian evergreen Giuseppe Lauri, 48-6 (28), when…
Baltimore native Cory “Black Ice†Cummings upped his record to 17-4 (13 KO’s) with an emphatic 9th round stoppage of Washington DC ’s Demetrius Davis 19-15-5 (7 KO’s) in the main event Friday night at the Du Burns Arena. The opening round was a rough one for Cummings, who had to deal with a gash…
Unbeaten Andre Berto continues his run as WBC welterweight champion tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida when defends his crown against two-time IBF light welter champion Juan Urango. This is the 3rd defence of the title for the 25 year old American. After distance defences against Steve Forbes and Luis Collazo, Berto…