Ian ‘Dapa’ Napa has given £500 to injured boxer Gilbert Eastman. Napa donated his cash prize for being voted ‘Fighter of the Night’ after taking the European Bantamweight title from Carmelo Ballone on October 17. In winning the cash prize, Hackney’s pocket dynamo edged out lightweight Henry Castle, who knocked out Graham Earl on the…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Three days before their must-see 115-pound title unification fight at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, WBC/WBA Champions Cristian Mijares and IBF Champion and Vic Darchinyan spent part of Wednesday in front of the Showtime cameras at the fight venue.
As the architect for some of the greatest fighters of all-time, including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman, Angelo Dundee’s name is synonymous with excellence. Now, the legendary trainer will look to impart his wisdom on boxing’s reigning superstar – Oscar de la Hoya – as a special consultant for the “Golden Boy”…
For world ranked junior middleweight Deandre Latimore it was a typical “good news, bad news†scenario. First the bad news; he won’t be fighting at the Family Arena outside of St. Louis on November 7 as planned, now the good news; he’s close to finalizing a world title “cross town show down” with former world…
Sometimes you see an injustice that makes you question your world. What took place in Montreal last Friday night, made me sick. In the last few seconds of the 12th round, challenger Librado Andrade in my opinion was robbed of a win by referee Marlon Wright. IBF Super Middle Champion Lucien Bute was given a…
Polish power puncher Pawel “Raging Bull†Wolak has added veteran trainer Tommy Brooks to his team as they prepare for his November 21 fight against Christian Lloyd Joseph on “The Grande Event†card, promoted by Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at the famed Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. Born in Poland and now residing in Brooklyn, the…
Birmingham’s Delroy “Sweet D†Mitchell is promising an uncomfortable homecoming for Henry Coyle when the two clash in a Light Middleweight 10 rounder at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar, Co. Mayo on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night on November 15. Coyle, the “Western Warrior†from Geesala in County Mayo relocated to Chicago last year to…
Cerveza Tecate brings its adult consumers Halloween celebrations with a powerful “Solo Boxeo Tecate†encounter this Friday at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, NV, broadcasted live as part of Telefutura’s programming. Bringing the passion of the sport to boxing aficionados across the nation, Tecate presents the return to the weekly boxing series of…
The Contender, Season Three winner Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika plans to cash in after an impressive win November 13 against two-time world title challenger “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo, Jr., runner-up in Season One of The Contender, for the vacant IBO super middleweight title in the 12-round main event headlining “Tough & Tested” at…
In response to Raul “El Diamente” Marquez’ recent claims to shock the boxing world November 8 when he fights unbeaten IBF middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham at Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany, unbeaten International Boxing Federation middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham suggests that the challenger start looking for a new job. Abraham believes there is…
By Per Ake Persson German-Turkish middle Mahir Oral fights Kofi Jantuah on Arena Box Promotion’ss show in Istanbul November 18. Mahir comes in fresh from 50 rounds of sparring with WBA challenger Sebastian Sylvester. In other action, heavyweight Steffen Kretschmann takes on once highly touted Russian Denis Bakhtov while Konstantin Airich face one time WBF…
The greatest Polish heavyweight boxer in history arrived in Chengdu, China, on Tuesday at 12:30 a.m. and notified his team when he awakened from a brief sleep, “I want to go see the Great Panda Bears.” He and three members of his team arrived at the nearby Great Panda Research Base in the early afternoon…