© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Last night at The Tank in San Jose, CA, light middlewight contender James Kirkland pulled off another impressive showing by outslugging Colombian power puncher Joel Julio, as the southpaw forced Julio to quit after six hard fought rounds. Kirkland started off the bout by going right after Julio, mounting…
Star Boxing put together an exciting seven bout card at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT. The card, which was aired live on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” featured Star Boxing’s top welterweight contenders Delvin Rodriguez defending his USBA welterweight championship against Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez.
Click for larger image © M.A. Sayer Graciano Rocchigiani’s first show as trainer for Arena Box Promotion was a complete success. “Mini-Tyson†Selcuk Aydin and “Dancing Destroyer†Herbie Hide scored wins in front of a sold-out crowd in Cuxhaven, Germany, Friday night.
Amir Khan showed all the benefits of a lengthy training camp in California today as he wowed the press during a media workout in Bolton, England. Looking in the shape of his life, Khan vowed to set up a world title opportunity when he faces Marco Antonio Barrera next weekend. The 22-year-old will meet the…
Irish Ropes Promotions announced Yesterday that its scheduled March 16 “Erin Go Brawl II†pro boxing show at WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden had been cancelled due to the poor economy in the United States and Ireland that adversely effected advance ticket sales.
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz has one final chapter to live before his boxing career is finished: to capture another world title, defend his belt back home in Massachusetts, and fight for the first time in Puerto Rico. The WBA Championship Committee recently declared No. 3 rated Ruiz, 43-8-1 (29 ), as…
Fresh from speaking on Sydney, Australia based radio station 2KY’s program ‘The Big Sports Breakfast’ with great friend Michael ‘Slats’ Slater and Terry ‘TK’ Kennedy this morning, Billy ‘The Kid’ Dib had one simple message for his opponent in the upcoming two-title championship bout on March 11, saying, “I’m sorry Davey Browne, but I’m knocking…
Tonight, Jamie Moore could realize the potential he first saw come to fruition with a British and Commonwealth title win in 2003 as he contends for the European title. Moore, 30-3 (21), meets Italy’s former IBF Welterweight Champion Michele Piccirillo, 50-4 (21), for the vacant European Light Middleweight title on a Frank maloney promotion at…
Bitter Birmingham rivals Wayne Elcock and Matthew Macklin mightn’t agree on much but one thing they can agree on is that a sparring session when they were both in the early stages of their pro career will have no bearing on their British Middleweight title fight at the Aston Arena on March 14. The two…
Richard Schaefer:?So it’s Ricky Hatton versus Manny Pacquiao, two of the most exciting fighters of our generation, the best pound for pound fighter against the most popular fighter in the world, and the stage is set for a great showdown on May 2 live from the MGM Grand and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. In 1889,…
WBC supervisor Rudy Tellez and WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, 23-0 (11), convened yesterday for the mandatory WBC-regulated 30-day weigh in review. The well-conditioned Bradley weighed in at exactly 150 pounds and had one simple message for Kendall “R Rated” Holt, 25-2 (13), who he is scheduled to square off against in…
All participants for Star Boxing’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” show Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT tonight weighed-in yesterday. USBA Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Delvin Rodriguez: 147 lb Shamone Alvarez: 145.75 lb