Famed boxing champion and future Hall of Fame fighter Oscar de la Hoya, one of the most decorated pugilists in the history of the sport, retired as a professional today during a noon press conference at Nokia Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. “After heartfelt discussions with my family and my closest friends, it is with…
When speaking of celebrated Cuban prizefighters, some of the names that readily come to mind are Jose “Mantequilla’’ Napoles, “Kid’ Chocolate, “Kid†Gavilan, Luis Manuel “El Feo†Rodriguez, Ultiminio “Sugar†Ramos and Joel Casamayor. It would be premature to suggest that Yuriorkis Gamboa is yet in that class, but “The Cyclone†has certainly created a…
Just eleven days out from the biggest fight of his life, Deandre Latimore was cool as the breeze Monday afternoon after a sparring session under the watchful eye of master trainer Kenny Adams, in addition to the best strength coach in boxing, Ray Franklin, at the Top Rank gym in Las Vegas. Latimore will battle…
Philadelphia trained, British super bantamweight Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston is still be reeling from the American authorities decision to refuse her a visa in order for her to compete on a boxing show on Amy 9 in South Philadelphia, PA. However, her American training team, led by former IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham, and her…
British featherweight champion Paul Appleby believes his April 25 challenger Martin Lindsay represents the toughest test of his 14 bout pro career, but is eager to test the Irishman’s resolve with some well-placed body shots. The 21-year-old Appleby, 14-0 (9), will venture to Belfast for “Hayemaker 8” and is confident of retaining his belt, despite…
New York’s most popular fighter, three-time world champion Miguel Cotto, returns to the Big Apple, risking his WBO welterweight title, to take on IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey in a rumble to determine the true world welterweight champion. Promoted by Top Rank, the Cotto vs. Clottey World Welterweight Championship will take place Saturday, June 13…
Newly crowned Commonwealth Welterweight Champion John O’Donnell believes he can follow stablemate Carl Froch all the way to a world title. O’Donnell lifted the Commonwealth title at the York Hall on Saturday night in front of the ITV cameras after a twelve round thriller to take the belt from defending champion, Craig Watson.
Long regarded as one of boxing’s most underrated champions, WBA featherweight champion Chris John showed the world just what he can do on the sport’s biggest stage when he battled Rocky Juarez over 12 exciting rounds in his United States debut on HBO this past February.
Promising prospect Danny O’Connor recently spent 10 days working out at the famed Athletes’ Performance Institute in Tempe, Arizona. Athletes’ Performance, where Boston Red Sox stars Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury trained during the off-season, is home base for numerous athletes in several sports.
© Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Hackney based Jamaican cruiserweight Bruce ‘Lionheart’ Scott, 27-9 (18), returns to the ring on May 19, 2009 at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, after a three year sabbatical from the sport.
In what will be a brutal battle of pure power punchers, Vic “Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan will attempt to become a world champion in a third weight class when he challenges IBF bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong†Agbeko on Saturday, July 11, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
Former WBC Super Middleweight Champion Richie Woodhall believes Carl Froch can pull off a massive win for British boxing by defeating Jermain Taylor in the U.S. on April 25. Froch is the current holder of Woodhall’s old world title belt and the bookies currently have him as an 11/10 outsider to retain the title he…