On Saturday, December 6, the main event in boxing proved to be the one sided fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. However, in Nottingham, England, one of the very best bouts of the year took place. Jean Pascal of Montreal lost a unanimous 12 round decision to Carl Froch, in a contest…
In a substantial shakeup on the South African promotional scene, IBF Super Featherweight Champion Cassius Baloyi has moved from the Golden Gloves stable to that of fierce rival firm, Branco Sports Promotions. This is just the latest defection from the Golden Gloves camp to that of BSP and the move gives promoter Branco Milenkovich a…
If you ask him, he would tell you he’d fight anyone that you put in front of him, and he wouldn’t be lying. Since first turning pro on February 13, 2003, the self-proclaimed greatest heavyweight in the world, Star Boxing’s Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson has been telling anyone who would listen he was destined to become…
Espinoza Boxing Club prospects Luis Ramos, Carlos Molina, Abraham Lopez and Ronny Rios all posted big wins this past weekend to stay undefeated, closing out a huge year for the young fighters. “Each one stepped up to the plate this past weekend and showed their mettle against tough and sometimes awkward fighters,†said manager Frank…
World ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley will travel to the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, this Saturday night, December 20, to battle James Johnson at the Burr Arena in a six round bout.. With the announcement of “Civil Warâ€, Brinkley’s crosstown grudge match against Joey Gilbert set for Saturday, February 14, at the Reno Events Center,…
World ranked super bantamweight Rendall Munroe continues his busy reign as European champion when he meets rugged Italian challenger Fabrizio Trotta on a big boxing show at City University’s The Helix in Dublin, Ireland tomorrow, Thursday, December 18. Supporting the main event is a the much anticipated debut of Olympic Bronze Medallist Darren Sutherland at…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There were two other ʽtitleʼ fights on Saturday night at the Brentwood Centre, Essex, as Brian Magee faced Stevie McGuire for the vacant British Super Middleweight belt and Lee Purdy met Peter McDonagh for the British Southern Area Light Welterweight crown. Irish-born ʽConnemara Kidʼ McDonough – now…
Wilfried Sauerland’s Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Don King Productions, present a PPV broadcast , distributed by Integrated Sports, from Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday, December 20, 2008. The main event features Nikolay “The Russian Giant†Valuev, 49-1 (34), the two-time and reigning WBA Heavyweight Champion from St….
At the boring world heavyweight championship bout between Wladimir Klitschko and Hasim Rahman this past Saturday, the only man who brought some excitement to the show was former undisputed world cruiserweight champion David Haye, who showed up in Mannheim, Germany, to call out both Klitschko brothers.
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has announced the signing of Phoenix, Arizona’s 24 year old light middleweight contender Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzalez, 24-1 (13). The Mexican- American southpaw, whose nickname translates into “The Hammer” in English, was one of the most decorated amateurs to ever come out of Arizona, and was widely considered to be America’s…
Tony Jeffries is set to take Sunderland by storm as the “Mackem Mauler” begins his professional career with one aim in mind – to bring the world title to the North-east. Olympic Bronze Medallist “Jaffa†Jeffries has signed professional forms with Sheffield-based promoter Dennis Hobson in what promises to be a match made in heaven.
Recently deposed IBF cruiserweight champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham speaks out for the first time since the epic battle at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on December 11, which saw Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek from Jersey City, NJ. capture the IBF crown by a contentious split decision.