Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham’s hopes of facing Enzo Maccarinelli in Manchester, England on March 14 were dashed when promoter Frank Warren wrote in his weekly column in The Sun that Maccarinelli will now face interim champion, Victor Ramirez, for the vacant WBO title.
Before a jam-packed gathering, which included 12 television and internet cameras but not Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan had center stage to himself as he spoke with the national boxing media Saturday morning at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. Arce, who had agreed to attend the press conference, spent Saturday instead in the mountains…
Former four-time U.S. national amateur champion Bobby Harris will be inducted into the prestigious CES Ring of Honor, Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield announced, during a special “February Frenzy†card ceremony February 6 at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
Promoter Mick Hennessy admits he has a real problem with Tyson Fury; just how does he hold the 6 feet 8 ½ inch heavyweight phenomenon back? In front of the ITV cameras last weekend Fury despatched German KO artist Marcel Zeller in the third round in only his second pro fight. The vastly experienced Zeller…
Unbeaten welterweight prospect Mike Jones makes the first defense of his NABA title against Larry Mosley on March 6, at the Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Jones, 25, broke into the world ratings in 2008 by scoring knockouts over Juliano Ramos and Luciano Perez, and decisions over Germaine Sanders and Gilbert Venegas.
It was with great surprise that the #1 IBF contender Hermann Ngoudjo (17-2-0, 9KO) read the press release where former IBF champion Juan Urango (20-1-1, 16KO) claimed he was going to knockout “The Black Panther†Ngoudjo. Ngoudjo will take on the Colombian for the vacant IBF Super lightweight world championship in Montreal next Friday, For…
© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Last night’s fight between “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito will not be easily forgotten. Mosley entered ring as the 4-1 underdog and almost no one believed he could pull off the upset. His only real chance of winning was to use his speed and boxing skills to outbox…
European Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck continued to crush the opposition as the heavy-handed 24 year old spent his Saturday night handling the challenge posed by Belgium’s undefeated Geoffrey Battelo at Edrgas Arena in Riesa, Germany. Battelo took the fight to Huck and wanted a close quarters brawl but the champion patiently kept his distance, scoring…
Tokyo’s famed Korakuen Hall was the scene of the action this weekend in Japan and on Saturday night, the hallowed venue played host to a OPBF Featherweight title contest. Yokahama slugger Satoshi Hosono had won the belt against Makyo Sugita in October and came into the first defense of the OPBF crown with a flawless…
There was a good fight card at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton last night, headlined by the vacant WBA Fedecaribe Light Middleweight title between local man Kris Andrews and big punching Christopher Henry of Barbados. 36 year old Henry was definitely the more experienced fighter, having faced, in losing efforts, the likes of Joachim…
**With 2 Slideshows** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Frank Maloney and Impact Boxing hosted a fight night which saw local boxer Chris Edwards face Grimsby’s Wayne Bloy for the British and Commonwealth Flyweight titles. Bloy had plenty of support from the Grimsby fans…
Click for larger image © Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions In a matchup I’m personally looking forward to, Mexico’s Antonio Margarito makes the first defence of his WBA Welterweight Championship against three weight world champion Shane Mosley tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For the 30 year old Margarito, the big fights are…