There’s nothing in the world like Texas heat in August. On Saturday, August 22nd, four of boxing’s best will square off at Houston’s Toyota Center in an event that will raise the temperature of a sweltering summer of boxing even higher. In the main event, former Undisputed Lightweight World Champion and hometown hero Juan “Baby…
If the media members who participated in the Showtime Media Prediction Poll have called it correctly, Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan will walk out of the ring a five-time world champion with a victory over Joseph “King Kong†Agbeko. A triumph also would make Darchinyan a three-division world champ at 112, 115 and 118 pounds.
Sovereign Nations Boxing Council (SNBC) cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey defends his belt against Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk in a battle of full-blooded Native Americans on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at The Arena in Philadelphia. Godfrey (18-1, 10 KOs) is rated No., 6 by the World Boxing Council and No. 7…
On July 11th, Star Boxing’s hard hitting super middleweight contender, Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (20-2, 14KO) will look to position himself amongst the elite of the super middleweight division when he takes on unbeaten Polish contender Piotr Wilczewski (22-0, 7KO) at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The card is headlined by IBF cruiserweight champion, Tomaz…
A week and a half ago, I finally got a chance to see “King” Arthur Abraham fight in front of his loyal subjects in Germany. It was a fun and exhilarating experience, but I realized while watching King Arthur beat a better than advertised Mahir Oral that the venue is not the deciding factor in…
Tony Jeffries was accused last night of being a pampered fighter. The Olympic bronze medallist was on the receiving end of a verbal salvo from Ilya Shakuro, who boxes ‘Jaffa’ at Sunderland’s Seaham Centre this Friday in a six round light-heavyweight battle. Speaking through his interpreter, Belarusian Shakuro (2-1) said: “Jeffries doesn’t have the same…
Nine of the 10 Bantamweights nominated in “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer†promotion are inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the one who isn’t enshrined yet, Hozumi Hasegawa, is still actively fighting. Seven different countries are represented in this group of fighters whose professional years range from 1909 to today.
Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect “Hammerin’†Hank Lundy has been added to the July 17th “Braggin’ Rights†Pro-Am boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln. Philadelphia native Lundy (13-0-1) will be fighting in Rhode Island for the fourth time as a professional. He…
Over the past two weeks, Star Boxing has added numerous wins and yet another champion to its roster, but this time it wasn’t in Boxing but rather in Baseball. Star Boxing’s sponsored baseball team recently captured the Ardsley Little League championship, winning a best out of three series to take home the crown. Following their…
NABF and SNBC cruiserweight champion, Matt “Too Smooth†Godfrey hopes the fourth time is the charm for him when he takes on unbeaten Shawn “The Sioux Warrior†Hawk in the main event on this week’s ESPN2 Friday Night Fights show from The Arena in Philadelphia. In a battle of full-blooded Native Americans, Godfrey (18-1, 10…
Boxing stars appearing in Don King’s Summer Sizzler on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center, televised by Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, laced up their gloves to participate in gym workouts for the media today at Punch Fitness. IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko, who meets Vic “The Raging Bull†Darchinyan in the main event, IBF…
Growing up as children, one of the hardest things we learn to deal with is reality. It just baffles our little minds when we find out Santa Claus is not real, that Superman is just a cartoon and our favorite athletes put on their pants one leg at a time, just like everyone else. The…