The draw for Prizefighter Cruiserweights has been made and some old scores could be settled on Tuesday, May 19. Eight cruiserweights will be competing in Barry Hearn’s next all-in-one-night tournament at the Earl’s Court in London where the last man standing earns £25,000. Four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final will be staged inside an…
Number 6: Marco Antonio Barerra puts on a clinic against undefeated Naseem Hamed in 2001. Result: 115-112, 116-111 and 115-112, all for Barerra. Barerra came in to this fight as a “washed-up” 27-year-old who was recently beated badly by Junior Jones twice via a fifth round retirement and decisive UD 12 loss. He shot back…
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro The southern area seismic centres are going to have to shut down this coming Tuesday as former WBU International, Commonwealth and British Cruiserweight Champion Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott learned that his first opponent in the Prizefighter Cruiserweight tournament is Sheffield’s John ‘Buster’ Keeton.
TKO Boxing Promotions inaugural show in Houston, Texas, “The Beatdown In H-Town” is proving a hot ticket as the May 28 card at the Arena Theatre is headed towards a sellout over two weeks from the event. Said Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions “Although we live here, this is our first event in…
It’s about respect and more for Andre Ward, 18-0 (12), who faces his sternest challenge as a professional when he meets ultra-confident Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda, 32-3 (28), in the main event this Saturday, May 16, on a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed…
As most boxing fans know, when Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz wasn’t hitting opponents in the boxing ring, he was hitting the books at the University of Houston. The former three-time world champion will close the college chapter of his life on Sunday, May 17, when he will receive the academic equivalent of a world championship…
Edison Miranda has not been shy about how he feels about Andre Ward, his opponent in Saturday’s colossal super middleweight battle in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, CA. “I can’t wait to get in the ring and to get into his face because I have no respect for Ward,†said Miranda, 32-3 (28). “No, I wasn’t…
The draw for the latest event in the thrilling Prizefighter Series will take place on Thursda, May 14. Eight cruiserweights will be competing in Barry Hearn’s next all-in-one-night tournament on Tuesday, May 19 at the Earls Court in London.
© Lawrence Lustig Micky Steeds expects to become Prizefighter Cruiserweights Champion on Tuesday, May 19 and will then demand a rematch with British title holder Rob Norton.
Former two-time world champion Byron “Gator” Mitchell says his comeback won’t be derailed by one setback. Mitchell took a short-notice chance at a quick bump in the world ratings and paid for it over the weekend by suffering his fifth career loss to undefeated Kazakhstan native Beibut Shumenov at the Stadium Khadjimukan in Chimkent, Kazakhstan,…
Crown Boxing Inc. of Las Vegas, NV, heads into the final week before their IBA Heavyweight Championship match between former three time world champion Oliver McCall against the current Australian Champion John Hopoate from Sydney, Australia. The fighters are in training camps, with Oliver McCall in Las Vegas, and John Hopoate in California. Both contestants…
This article is meant to be contrasted as only opinion, but there is more to it. This writer will explore the tale-of-the-tape, the circumstances and how it went down, who deserved to win, and most importantly, why. This will only cover modern-era fights, mainly between 1980’s until now, because one can simply not find enough…