International Boxing Federation No. 1-ranked lightweight and mandatory challenger Nate “Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell is confident going into his match against undefeated unified lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz on March 8 at Plaza de Torros in Cancun, Mexico. “I don’t want to sound conceited or overconfident but Juan Diaz is not a demigod,†Campbell…
After a dismal performance by Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov in last weekend’s unification match at Madison Square Garden, the boxing world is desperately searching for a new torchbearer among the heavyweights. Here in England, promoter Barry Hearn hoping to inject some excitement into the weight class with a knockout tournament at London’s York Hall…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents yet another exciting night of boxing, March 6th at The Grand Ballroom at The Manhattan Center, and once again GoFightLive’s “World Fight Night” will be there to cover all the action!
The American Boy Goes For Gold! Featherweight Jason “The American Boy” Litzau, 23-1 (19), seems to have one mode when in the boxing ring; seek and destroy! Anyone who has seen Jason in action knows exactly what I mean. Over recent years, Litzau has been showcased on many ESPN fight cards and each time out,…
**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing “Two World Championships…One Night” Monday in New York City, Top Rank held a press conference to announce “Two World Championships…One Night†which features WBA Welterweight Champion, Miguel Cotto, 31-0 (25), against Contender star, Alfonso Gomez, 18-3-2 (8). The co-feature will be the highly anticipated rematch between IBF…
By Per Ake Persson Cruiser Marco Huck returns to action April 12 in Neubrandenburg in a supporting bout to Sebastian Sylvester vs Javier Castillejo and Cristian Sanavia vs Karo Murat. Huck lost to IBF champ Steve Cunningham late December in a very tough fight but took only a few weeks off before getting back to…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Wladimir Klitschko, 50-3 (44), unified the IBF, IBO and WBO Heavyweight titles by defeating formerly unbeaten Sultan Ibragimov, 22-1-1 (17), in front of a very vocal group of 14,011 fans by scores of 119-110, 118-110…
Click for larger image © Jorge Garcia Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez participated in a public open media workout Monday as they continue to wind down preparations for their highly anticipated rubber match, “Final Confrontation†for the WBC/The Ring Magazine super bantamweight title this Saturday, March 1, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif….
On Saturday, March 1, Showtime subscribers will have access to a secondary audio program (SAP in Spanish, where available) for one of the most anticipated rubber matches in boxing history, Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez III. The fight, airing live on Showtime from The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA at 9 p.m. ET/PT delayed…
By Per Ake Persson Ukrainian light heavy Yuri Barashian won the European title with an eighth round stoppage of Thomas Ulrich, the defending champion. Ulrich was hurt by a bodydshot late in fifth, floored three times in the seventh from the very same southpaw left hooks to the liver region.
Dimitriy Kirilov defends his title vs. Cecelio Santos in Main Event in first defense of the IBF Junior Bantamweight championship at The Roseland Ballroom February 28. Promoters Cedric Kushner and Steve Bash announced today that tickets in the $50 price category are sold out for the Russians Are Coming fight extravaganza set for Thursday night…
One of Denmark’s most promising prospects, super featherweight Kim Poulsen (7-1), has been added to the April 4 card in Aarhus, Denmark, where former IBF world title-challenger Allan Vester and super middleweight Fawaz Nasir headline at the NRGI Arena. Team Vester, in cooperation with Risum Boxing, promotes.