Heavyweight “Big” David Howe has signed a three year contract with Frank Maloney and will make his London debut under the FTM banner on the undercard of Ian Napa’s European Bantamweight title challenge of Carmelo Ballone on Friday, October 17, 2008 at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, the home of British Boxing on a…
Jon Thaxton is confident that sparring with former world champion Junior Witter will ensure he is crowned European lightweight champion on Saturday. Thaxton goes for glory at the Norfolk Showground which will be televised live on ITV4 “Big Fight Live†show as part of a new deal with Hennessy Sports.
Alex Bunema was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, nine months after the city hosted the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle,†Muhammad Ali’s stunning upset knockout of George Foreman in October, 1974. Before and long after the fight, an unprecedented boxing buzz engulfed Zaire and Alex was immediately drawn to the Sweet Science.
By Per Ake Persson Cuban heavy Odlanier Solis face American Chauncy Welliver for the vacant WBC Int´l title October 11 in Berlin in a supporting bout to Klitschko vs Peter. The show is interestingly enough supervised by the BDB and not the GBO, who previously handled K 2´s shows in Germany. Also on for the…
Former NABO champion Otis “Triple OG” Griffin has traveled halfway around the world, from his California home to Germany for Saturday’s (October 4) fight against Enad Licina, in order to prove that “The Next Great Champ” winner is much more than a reality television fighter.
© Emily Harney With his successful pro debut now behind him, 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor is hoping to stay busy as well as further adjust to fighting longer rounds with smaller gloves and no headgear.
Four time female world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, returns to the Tachi Palace Casino on October 23, 2008 where she will defend her WBC and WIBA minimumweight titles against Jodie Esquibel of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
IBA President Dean Chance has officially stripped Franklin “Ya Ya” Lawrence of Indianapolis, Indiana of his Heavyweight Continental Championship belt.
James Kimori added another victory to his ledger on Saturday, September 27, at Jivanjee Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya, but it was not as satisfying as he had hoped. Opponent Joseph Odhiambo was cut from an uppercut from Kimori already in the first round, and the referee decided he couldn’t continue.
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,…