Rogers Mtagwa, coming off a match which was a candidate for Fight of the Year worldwide, and Ricardo Medina, who last year was involved in Philadelphia’s Fight of the Year, will collide in a battle of veteran war horses when they go at it for 10 rounds or less in the super featherweight main event…
2004 US Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada held an open media workout today at his â€Big Six Academy†in Providence before he departs Sunday for Germany to fight Alexander Povetkin, 2004 Olympic gold medalist and the IBF’s No. 1 contender, April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Estrada, 15-1 (3), and Povetkin, 16-0 (12), nearly fought several…
Ronald Hearns loves March and all the madness that goes with it. The son of legendary eight-time world champion Thomas “Hit Man†Hearns, Ronald earned his college degree in criminal justice from American University in Washington D.C. While in college, Hearns played for the basketball team. This year American University’s basketball team won the Patriot…
Israel Vazquez’s third epic junior featherweight battle with Rafael Marquez has been named the 2008 Fight Of The Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. The third Vazquez vs. Marquez fight, which took place on March 1, culminated an outstanding trilogy thought by many to be the best in the history of boxing.
Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions will induct three new members into it’s Hall of Fame this Friday night, March 27, at their inaugural “Windy City Fight Card†professional boxing at the UIC Pavilion. Joining last year’s inductees, Rocky Martinez and Mike Garcia, will be native Chicagoans Luke Capuano, Freddie Cuevas and Luis Mateo.
Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach were named 2008 Fighter of the Year and Trainer of the Year, respectively, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Pacquiao and Roach, boxing’s dynamic duo, were honored for a year that can only be described as Henry Armstronesque. The Pinoy powerhouse captured the WBC super featherweight title by defeating…
By Per Ake Persson European Super Middle Champ Karo Murat reportedly defends the title against Italian Lorenzo Di Giacomo, a former European Union champ and European two-time challenger at middleweight, on May 30 at a site to be announced in Germany.
Super Channel, Groupe Yvon Michel and Hennessy Sports team up to bring Canadian fight fans a stirring afternoon of boxing action on Saturday, April 4, featuring the return of super middleweight contender Jean Pascal, and the sixth pro fight of stellar prospect Logan Cotton McGuinness, live from the Casino de Montreal.
Boxing’s No.1 pound for pound king and reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao and world junior welterweight champion Ricky “Hitman†Hatton invite their Filipino and British fans to the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, this Monday, March 30, where they will walk the red carpet and speak to their fans before hosting…
Tyson Fury believes that heavyweight newcomer David Price should heed his own advice and issue a restraining order against him if he is to have any chance of making it in the pro ranks. Price has yet to step between the ropes as a pro but the Beijing bronze medallist has accused unbeaten sensation Fury…
Lenny Daws is predicting that Peter McDonagh will be in for a nasty surprise when they clash for the English Light Welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports show at the York Hall on April 11. McDonagh has said that he believes Daws is struggling to boil down to Light Welterweight ahead of their title clash…
If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley and Kendall “Rated R†Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.†In what is being called the biggest international boxing event in…