On Sunday, August 17, 2008, the last two U.S. boxers competed in the Quarterfinals with only one moving forward to the medal rounds and the other suffering a discouraging loss, frustrated with the judges and the scoring system. Welterweight Demetrius Andrade, arguably the most talented athlete on the U.S. boxing team and current world champion,…
This past Friday, August 15, 2008, a boxing gala took place on the grounds of River Cree Resort and Casino in Canada. What was so special about the boxing event held in the Edmonton suburb of Enoch, Alberta? It was the first time that a pay-per view service provider broadcasted a boxing event nationwide in…
With less than two weeks to go, the principals for “History In The Making: Fallon Night Of Fights” are lining up. Tyler Hinkey, 4-0-1 (3), who is coming off of an explosive first-round knockout victory in Reno this past June, will face Christopher “Da Future” Green, 4-3-1 (3), from Denver, CO. Green, six-foot five-inches tall,…
After a long reflection and several discussions with business partner Mr. Jean Bedard and trainer Stephan Larouche, former WBC World champion and InterBox President Eric Lucas, 38-7-3 (14), is considering a return to the ring. Eric Lucas has the best intentions in mind, but is fully aware that he has to fulfill two critical conditions…
Last Saturday, Kofi Jantuah and his newly founded promotion “Prize Fight Entertainment†held their first own show in Kumasi, Ghana, labeled as “Rumble in the Garden Cityâ€. Although it started to rain, there was an audience of 6,000 people watching at the outdoor Baba Yara Stadium when former world title contender Jantuah, now 32-3-1 (21),…
Saturday August 16, 2008 was a big day for the U.S. as Michael Phelps made history by winning his unprecedented eighth Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympics, but for the eight members of the U.S. boxing team, their story has not been as fruitful. Middleweight Shawn Estrada and light flyweight Luis Yanez were unsuccessful in…
Despite the disappointment of Team Great Britain’s Khalid Yafai’s defeat yesterday at the hands of Cuba’s flyweight Andris Lafitta by a score of 9-3, James DeGale put in a great effort as he faced US ‘favourite’ Shawn Estrada in the second round of the Middleweight division. Neither man scored in the first frame, but DeGale…
On Friday night, Hennessy Sports and The Fight Network promoted a 10 round non-title middleweight contest between “Dazzling” Darren Barker of London, England and iron-chinned Canadian Larry “Razor” Sharpe at the River Cree Resort in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. Undefeated Barker, the Commonwealth Middleweight Champion, was looking for his eighteenth win but veteran southpaw Sharpe lets…
The Cuban boxing team continued their domineering ways today in Beijing’s Worker’s Gymnasium as they continue to steamroll anyone who gets in their monumental quest for Olympic Gold. Just three days after his 20th birthday, lanky light welterweight Roniel Iglesias continued to shatter the myth that the Cuban team would be hurt by defections earlier…
Click for larger image © Michael Pimentel WIBA President Ryan Wissow and Jarvis Robinson, CEO of Fight Night Productions, announced today that three time World Champion – IFBA/GBU Featherweight and IBA Super Bantamweight – Kelsey ‘Road Warrior’ Jeffries will be one of the opponents competing for the vacant WIBA Super Bantamweight title at the ‘Casino…
The second round of elimination bouts did not fare as well for featherweight Raynell Williams as it did for team mate Demetrius Andrade, who will proceed to the quarterfinals on Sunday. On Friday, August 15, 2008, Williams lost his chance at an Olympic medal when he was defeated by Khedafi Djelkhir of France, an opponent…
It wasn’t too long ago when a loss to the likes of Sebastian Lujan would have been considered an upset of epic proportions and a severe blow to Jose Luis Castillo. As the result shook out on July 30 in Southern California, it did prove a severe blow to the career of Castillo but an…