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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Crown Boxing returns to the Mardi Gras Ballroom at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, March 7. Headlining the show will be a GBU Lightweight title fight between Layla McCarter, 28-13-5, and Dominga Olivo, 5-2-1. Also on the bill is a rematch between junior welterweights Johnny “The Cobra” Taunton, 5-0-1, and…
Stacked card features respected veterans, undefeated prospects and a chance for boxing history! Carlos Llinas of CLIP Boxing and Bluecap Promotions have announced an outstanding Fox-televised card at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant Michigan, on Saturday, March 29. In the main event, former WBO Light Middleweight Champion Bronco “Superman” McKart (51-8, 31 KOs)…