Anthony Small headlines Frank Warren’s fourth annual DebRA charity dinner on Friday, September 12, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. The three previous events have raised a combined total in excess of £1million, and have been attended by the stars of stage, screen and sport. In a special UK v s.USA fight card, Small will…
Undefeated world middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik and legendary former two-division world champion Bernard “The Executioner†Hopkins will host a news conference, followed by a boisterous fan-friendly public Pep Rally, in Youngstown, OH on Wednesday, August 27, celebrating their upcoming light heavyweight showdown. Admission is free. Members of the Pavlik Nation are invited to…
Liverpudlian David Price faced Lithuanian Jaroslav Jaksto in the super heavyweight quarter-final this week at Worker’s Gymnasium at the Beijing Olympics. A relaxed Price – who lost to Jaroslav four years ago – scored the first point with a left and moments later notched up a second. Jaksto hobbled off at the end of round…
It’s no secret that Nate Campbell and Joan Guzman don’t like each other very much. Both fighters have exchanged insults in the lead up to their championship showdown on September 13 on Showtime. Making his first title defense, Campbell will risk his IBF, WBO and WBA Lightweight titles against the undefeated two-division world champion Guzman…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has added three additional exciting undercard fights to the already stellar card on September 5 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The card will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.TV and with an intriguing double header, featuring “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, 19-2-2 (9), vs. Nasser Athumani, 20-6 (16), and Kevin…
Up until this past Monday, unbeaten WBC Youth Featherweight title-holder Matt “Sharp Shooter†Remillard, 14-0 (7), was scheduled to fight WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Champion Adalberto “Terrible†Borquez, 18-6 (17) on August 29 in “Title Wave,†live on ESPN Friday Night Fights from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Remillard, fighting out of nearby Manchester,…
Flashy boxer Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell will make the first defense of his IBF, WBO and WBA Lightweight titles against undefeated two-division world champion Joan “Sycuan Warrior†Guzman on Saturday, September 13 at the Beau Rivage Theatre in Biloxi, Miss. Campbell, 32-5-1 (25), from Jacksonville, FL., picked up his titles in a tremendous upset…
I hated writing the words that make up the title to this piece, but after seeing a replay of Cotto vs. Judah last week, I had to admit that Zab doesn’t get due credit for something boxing fans find pretty important: fighting dangerous opponents. Sure, he loses to them more than he wins, but can…
America has become too fixated on the fights that generate the most money. This acts as a force that steers the attention of fans and the media onto a mere fragment of the boxing world, rather than the whole. The history, the amateurs, the professionals–famous, unrecognized, or in need of deserving credit, promoters, managers, trainers,…
While Cuba’s Olympic boxing team continues to perform head and shoulders above everyone else at Worker’s Gymnasium, the first crack has surfaced in the seemingly invincible cadre of boxers operating out of Havana. The first loss to be suffered by the Cubans came when 2008 Pan American Featherweight Champ Idel Torriente was edged out by…
Banner Promotions president Art Pelullo and Golden Gloves president Rodney Berman won the purse bid for the vacant IBF Featherweight world championship fight between Cristobal Cruz and Orlando Salido. Cristobal Cruz of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, has a professional record of 36-11-1 with 23 knockouts. He is ranked number three by the IBF in the…
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,…