London’s York Hall has long been recognized as the spiritual home of British boxing and the historic venue also draws some of the most ferociously partisan fans to be found anywhere. It is into this cauldron that European bantamweight champion Carmelo “The Belgian Butcher” Ballone will place himself on Friday, October 17, 2008 when he…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at the Municipal Hall in Colne, Lancashire, England, VIP Promotions’ Steve Wood hosted an afternoon of boxing which saw the return of Irish-Mancunian former two-time British Super Featherweight Champion Michael Gomez. Gomez was back out for the first time since his defeat to Bolton’s Commonwealth Lightweight…
IBF Cruiserweight World Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, was quick to praise the performance of his former championship opponent, Krzysztof ‘Diablo’ Wlodarczyk 41-2 (3KOs), who is taking part in the Polish television version of American hit series ‘Dancing with the Stars’. ‘USS’ Cunningham and ‘Diablo’ have had two epic title battles. The first, in November 2006,…
Danny McIntosh is confident he will go on to fight for bigger titles after Saturday’s English Light Heavyweight title challenge against Steve Spartacus. The Norwich boxer has won all of his seven fights and will be seeking to keep his home fans happy when he takes on experienced Ipswich warrior Spartacus at the Norfolk Showground…
One year ago, Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik transformed himself from the No. 1 middleweight contender into world middleweight champion and boxing folk hero. It was on Saturday, September 29, 2007, in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, that Pavlik pulled himself off the canvas after a second round knockdown, served up by undefeated defending champion Jermain Taylor,…
© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Shane Mosley may not be top caliber light middleweights anymore but they refuse to go away quietly as they rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night with a thrilling back and forth epic that saw both men have their moments before Mosley’s…
After many years as a nearly man, Panama’s Guillermo Jones finally fulfilled his promise as he ripped the WBA Cruiserweight title from reigning champion Firat Arslan at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Arslan began the bout applying the kind of pressure that had won him the title against Virgil Hill almost a year…
The packed Arena Mexico in Mexico City saw a torrent of action last night with four titles being fought over and by the time the smoke cleared, there were two new champions. Edgar Sosa, 33-5 (17), once again kept hold of his WBC Light Flyweight crown, outboxing hardened Filipino visitor Sonny Boy Jaro, 28-7-5 (17),…
Salem, New Jersey’s, Mark ‘Oak Tree’ Brown 14-1 (7), is the new WBF Americas Heavyweight Champion after a dramatic knockout of Tony Grano 14-1-1 (12), in just over 1 minute of the eighth round last night at the Harbor Yard Arena, Bridgeport, CT The plucky Brown, who overcame two knockdowns on his way to victory…
The European super-bantamweight champion picked up his gong at a swanky awards ceremony in Birmingham on Saturday night. Munroe (16-1) held off fierce competition beating British middleweight champion Wayne Elcock, Carl Froch and amateur star Frankie Gavin to one of the most prestigious prizes in domestic boxing. Leicester’s punching dustman was shocked to receive the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England, First Team Promotions main men PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson staged a fight night which was headlined by Rob Hunt of Stafford, who faced experienced Jason Nesbitt of Birmingham in an eight round welterweight contest. Not the tidiest…
© Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions In what should prove to be an interesting boxer vs. slugger matchup tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, former multi-weight world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga meet in a 12 round contest between aging warriors. Mosley, 44-5 (37), is the more decorated of the…