If Rubin Williams truly was Andre Ward’s first test as a professional, then he passed the exam with relative ease. Fighting in front of a restless home crowd in San Jose on Thursday night, Ward shut out his opponent before a cut forced an end to the bout at the closing of round seven. The…
Former IBA cruiserweight champion Bobby Gunn, 18-3-1 (15), battled to a six round draw with Cory “The Cobra†Phelps 11-3-1 (6), in the main event at the Fort McDowell Casino in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Gunn was cut over his eye only 30 seconds into the first round as an accidental headbutt immediately caused him bleed…
Where, Oh Where, Has Our “Blood And Guts Warrior” Gone? Our illustrious hero, our never say die champion, our hard hitting combatant has ridden off rightfully and honorably into the sunset. He went out just as we knew he would, on his shield. There would be no sadness or sorrow because we saw it coming;…
American literary great Mark Twain once said “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog”. Well, that sentence perfectly sums up the performance Newbridge’s Gavin “The Rock” Rees gave when he ripped the WBA light-welterweight title from tough Frenchman Souleymane M’Baye last summer. Despite…
By Per Ake Persson Sinan Samil Sam vs. Matt Skelton for the vacant European heavyweight title have been set for May 30 in Istanbul, Turkey. This will be the second Arena show inside a week in Turkey as Selcuk Aydin faces Lucky Lewele for the vacant WBC International junior welter belt April 25 in Trabzon.
A massive month for Irish Boxing kicks off at the National Stadium in Dublin with the next Ladbrokes.com Fight Night. It’s the first of three big promotions all featuring Irish talent up against men with true world class credentials. Tonight it’s Irish middleweight champ, Matthew Macklin’s turn to take centre stage as he battles former…
WBC Champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno dominated Maylea Perez in a four round tune up fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose CA on thursday night. From the opening round, Moreno graciously countered Perez with great speed and accurate punches as she improved to (17-0, 5KO’s). Carina also won the second edition of Goossen…
Promoter Don King has always been one for accomplishing “firsts†in the world of boxing. The world came to St. Louis and now the World’s Greatest Boxing promoter, Don King will be taking St. Louis to the world as he steps into the future and starts his own television network via the internet at www.donkingtv.com…
Birmingham middleweight Matthew Macklin looks to start a new chapter in his life at the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland tonight when he tackles the battle tested, but now considerably past his best, former IBF Light Middleweight king “Yory Boy” Campas. For Macklin, 20-2 (16), the bout will be his first with new trainer Buddy…
ESPN2 Friday Night Fights comes to Twin River Events Center on April 4th as 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada takes on former NABO/NABA/WBC Continental Americas champion Lance “Mount†Whitaker in the 10-round main event on “Heavy Hitters,†promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment, Inc.
Vegas style boxing action returns to Northwest Indiana on Saturday, April 19, when NABC junior welterweight champion “Merciless†Mary McGee (13-0, 7 KOs) of Gary puts her perfect record on the line in the main event of the “Majestic Rumble†at the Majestic Star Casino & Hotel in Gary, IN. Presented by Octavius James’ One…
Welterweight Scott Miller of Impact Boxing pulled off his first professional victory on the road last night by overcoming local lad Chris Mullen on points at South Shieldsʼ Temple Park Leisure Centre. In a contest of six two-minute rounds, both boxers played their part in producing the most scintillating bout of the evening.