A superb clash of light heavyweight champions took place last night at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, England as British titlist Tony Oakey and Commonwealth king Dean Francis went at it tooth and nail on a Frank Maloney promotion. Francis dominated the first round as he picked off the always come-forward Oakey but the local…
WBA Super Feather kingpin Edwin Valero and WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa were in action at the Nihon Budokan in Tokyo on Thursday night and both retained their titles. Valero, 24-0 (24), kept his magnificent knockout streak alive with a seventh round pasting of former Japanese Lightweight titlist Takehiro Shimada, 22-4-1 (15). Shimada used his…
Their first fight played out like a Hollywood script: rife with drama, incredible two-way exchanges, a broken jaw, multiple head butts, low blows and controversy. On Saturday, June 21, undefeated middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, and the explosive, hard-hitting Edison Miranda will co-star in the emotionally charged sequel, live on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m….
Undefeated world middleweight contender “Ireland’s†John Duddy is training in Miami with his new trainer, Pat Burns, for his return to Boston on Saturday night, June 28 against Charles Howe, headlining “Hassle In The Castle†at The Castle in downtown Boston. “I’m looking forward to fighting again in Boston,†Duddy said from training camp. “I’ve…
© Gianluca “Rio” Di Caro Philadelphia’s middleweight battler Jamaal ‘Da Truth’ Davis was just 81 seconds from certain victory on Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Times Square in New York when the referee stepped in to stop the fight with New Jersey’s Richard Pierson after a cut Davis received during an accidental clash of…
Super middleweight Fawaz Nasir, 13-2 (8), and super featherweight Kim Poulsen, 8-1 (1), are sweating it out in the gym with trainer Brian Mathiasen, working towards fights in July. Manager Henrik Risum is currently waiting for the last pieces of the puzzle to come together before hopefully announcing bouts for the two Danes inside the…
British boxing legend Joe Calzaghe has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list announced yesterday. The 36-year-old from Newbridge in Wales, who was appointed an MBE in 2003, was recognised for his services to sport and voluntary services to Wales.
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Deandre Latimore “rocked the house†in an upset victory by scoring a seventh round technical knockout over Sechew Powell at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square, New York City on this week’s ESPN Wednesday Night Fights promoted in association with Warriors Boxing and Gotham Boxing. Not…
Great eras in sports are defined by the athletes that compete in them. On the eve of the U.S. Open golf championship, we are reminded of golf’s “Big Three”; Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, who ushered in the sport’s television era contributing to its popularity explosion.
Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward looks to take the next step toward a world title shot when he battles former Olympian Jerson Ravelo in a 12-round North American Boxing Organization (NABO) super middleweight championship on Friday, June 20, 2008, live on the SHOWTIME series ShoBox: The New Generation 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west…
With their thrilling light heavyweight showdown looming tonight at Portsmouth, England’s Mountbatten Centre, British champion Tony Oakey and his Commonwealth counterpart Dean Francis have both leaped the final hurdle in their preparations as Oakey tipped the scales at 173 pounds (12 stone 5) while Francis came in at the divisional limit of 175 pounds (12…
History is in the making as the boxing scene is buzzing about the recent retirement of Floyd Mayweather and its effect on the Oscar De La Hoya. As De La Hoya eagerly searches for a worthy opponent, he will find one in former Middleweight champion, Ronald “Winky” Wright, of whom he’s been avoiding for years….