Hot New England prospect Danny O’Connor is ready for Saturday night’s throw-down with 21-fight veteran Travis Hartman on the Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor undercard at MGM Grand Foxwoods in Ledyard, CT. 2004 U.S. Olympic Team alternate O’Connor, 5-0 (2), will be fighting not too far from his Framingham, MA home for the second time…
A household name in his native England, talented, undefeated Carl Froch will look to make a major statement and enhance his reputation in America when he defends his WBC super middleweight title against one of the most highly regarded and recognizable fighters of this generation, former undisputed middleweight belt-holder Jermain Taylor, Saturday, April 25, on…
Cruiserweight prospect “Awesome†Aaron Williams is in Las Vegas, sparring with unbeaten light heavyweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson, in preparation for his potential career-changing fight May 9 against former Cuban amateur champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez at Jako-Arena in Bamberg, Bayern, Germany. Nine-time amateur champion Williams, 19-1-1 (13), born in Cleveland and fighting out of Las…
Brian ‘Bionic Bull’ Cohen, 9-2, heads up an awesome 10 fight card when he faces Lafayette, Indiana’s Robbie ‘Taz Mexican Devil’ Tovar, 15-4-1, for the WBC Americas Light Heavyweight title at the Donna Cohen promoted ‘Brawl On Broad Street’ event at South Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, PA on May 9. Cohen, who cuts an…
Jermain Taylor’s promoter, Lou DiBella, admits that this weekend’s world title showdown with Britain’s only reigning world champion, WBC Super Middleweight titlist Carl Froch, is a must win fight for the man known as “Bad Intentionsâ€. The former undisputed middleweight champ is aiming to become a two weight world title holder at the MGM Grand…
Former WBC Lightweight world champion, Jessica “The Ragin” Rakoczy, 29-3, returns to the ring April 23, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA, in a rematch against Belinda Laracuente, 23-24-3. Rakcozy took a year off to give birth to a healthy 7 lb 9 oz baby boy, whom she named Jesse Jr, on…
On Sunday at Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, flyweight Nonito Donaire won his 20th straight bout by defending the IBF and IBO title belts with a fourth round stoppage of previously unbeaten Raul Martinez of America. Despite having previously won regional titles at as high as bantamweight, Martinez, 24-1 (14), was no match for Donaire,…
On Saturday night at North-West University Sports Complex in Mafikeng, South Africa, Malcolm Klassen regained his IBF Super Feather title with a seventh round stoppage of top rival Cassius Baloyi. No one could have predicted the dominant performance that Klassen, 24-4-2 (15), produced as the former titlist had Baloyi’s number the minute the bell rang…
On Sunday at Bussum, Netherlands, Nigerian born Amsterdam lightweight Innocent Anyanwu, 18-0-2 (11), saw the victory parade continue as the 26 year old BeNeLux Lightweight and Super Feather Champion dropped Belgium’s Herve De Luca, 14-4-1 (7), twice before finishing him off in the third. This isn’t the first time the pair have clashed as Anyanwu…
On Saturday night at Club Sarmiento in Pigue, Argentina, the continent’s top super feather prospect, Matias Daniel Ferreyra, once again failed to unseat South American Champion Roberto David Arrieta. 33 year old Arrieta, 33-14-4 (14), also the WBC Mundo Hispano Champ, decked Ferreyra twice before cruising to a wide points decision when the initially met…
Sensational super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs will face Nicaraguan veteran Jose Varela in the co-main event on ESPN2’S Friday Night Fights Friday, April 24 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The 22 year old Brooklyn, New York raised Jacobs has quickly made an impact as an outstanding prospect since turning professional in December 2007. With…
Former world title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. knocked out tough Tunisian veteran Walid “Tempete de Sable†Smichet in the seventh round of yesterday’s scheduled 10-round co-feature at Montreal Casino. The 28-year-old Manfredo, 32-6 (16), star of The Contender, Season I, got his career back on the right track with a strong performance.