Mike Martinez: Fighting Mad!
By Andre Courtemanche You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. “They used to call me ‘The Incredible Hulk’ in the Marine Corps,” laughs easy-going junior middleweight Mike Martinez. “Sometimes I get mad in there.”
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Bobby Rimmer talks with Saddo Boxing
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer confirmed this evening that everything has gone great for his two young boxers fighting this Saturday night. Brian Rose and Jack Arnfield are boxing on the Steve Woods (VIP Promotions) fight night billed as ‘Power at the Tower’. A full venue is expected at the famous Blackpool…
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2008: High Tide For British Boxing – Gavin Rees vs. Andreas Kotelnik
Part Two of a multi-part series On Saturday, March 22, WBA Light Welter Champion Gavin Rees is set to make the first defense of his crown when he faces German based Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik at the International Arena in Cardiff, Wales. While this bout isn’t quite up to the anticipation level of the Haye vs….
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2008: High Tide For British Boxing – Maccarinelli vs. Haye
Part One of a multi-part series By all accounts, 2007 was a pretty good year for British boxing but it all fell apart at the end when Ricky Hatton was KO’d by Floyd Mayweather and a ring post in early December. Amazingly enough, the first half of 2008 is shaping up to be an even…
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Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez Boxing Quotes
The first two Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez fights produced the most exciting, bloody, give-and-take slugfests of 2007, and inevitably have led to one of the most highly anticipated rubber matches in boxing history. Now, they battle for the WBC 122-pound title, The Ring Magazine 122-pound crown and super bantamweight supremacy in the third and…
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Klitschko Vs Ibragimov Boxing Week
February 17th both fighters have been enjoying the warm weather of South Florida and will break camp to head for fight week. With less than 7 days to go before their fight, the IBF/IBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov will finally arrive to heat up winter-stricken New York City for their long…
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WBC Boxing Champion Moreno Off February 29 Card
After two opponents fell through, WBC strawweight champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno will not be defending her title on February 29, 2008 at the Tachi Palace Casino. “Carina is one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world.” said promoter Christian Printup. “Her manager Repo Rick and I will do our best to…
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European Boxing News: Stieglitz, Andrade, Carrera, Gevor, Morua
By Per Ake Persson IBF # 4 Robert Stiegltiz, 32-1, and IBF # 5 Librado Andrade, 27-1, will fight an eliminator for the # 1 spot in the IBF Super Middle ratings. Stieglitz, based in Germany and signed with SES, was originally all set to take on Ukrainian Vitaly Tsykpko but he withdrew with a…
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WBC Boxing News: President Sulaiman Responds To ABC Commission Concerning Tommy Morrison
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: “I would like to respond to erroneous interpretations and accusations in certain news reports that we at the WBC and boxing commissioners in Mexico ignored a request, reportedly sent by the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States to the boxing commission in Leon, Guanajuato, to not allow Tommy…
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Reggie Johnson Wants Hall-of-Fame Career!
By Andre Courtemanche Former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Reggie “Sweet” Johnson (43-7-1, 25 KOs) has had a good career. In his first world title fight in 1991, Johnson had a prime James Toney legitimately down and hurt, but lost a razor-thin split decision. Two fights later, he lifted the WBA strap from the talented…
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Adnan Amar hopes “Magic†Matthew Hatton doesn’t do a disappearing act.
Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that they have won the purse bid for the Vacant English Welterweight title fight between Adnan Amar and Matthew Hatton, this long awaited fight will be added to the undercard of the Froch vs Inkin show to be held at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday 29th March. Nottingham born…
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Boxing Promoter Frank Maloney Bets On Scott Belshaw
As the architect of Lennox Lewis’ meteoric rise to the undisputed world heavyweight title in the late 1990’s, brash promoter Frank Maloney knows a thing or two about the big men and doesn’t mince words when it comes to his take on the glamor division. “There are two categories in boxing; the heavyweights and then…