During every New Years celebration, the saying goes, “Out with the old, in with the new,†as well as “The more things change, the more they stay the same.†Neither could be more true concerning the mindset of Jermain Taylor as he starts the New Year with training camp in Las Vegas for his rematch…
By Per Ake Persson Luan Krasniqi and Aleksander Dimitrenko, both Universum fighters, are likely to clash for the vacant European Heavyweight title March 8 in what is a geunine crossroads fight.
It wasn’t the busiest weekend of the new year in The Sport of Kings but there was a bit of action across the globe aside from the big fights that we’ve already covered on the site and this week, we’ll tackle the task alphabetically! In Argentina on Saturday, the top super middle in the country…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Brooklyn’s own charismatic and flashy world champion Paulie Malignaggi won a closely fought junior welterweight bout over Cameroon’s Herman Ngoudjo at Bally’s Atlantic City by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 117-111, 116-113 and 115-113.
Last night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, local hero Allan Green boxed his way to a ten round decision over ex-world title challenger Rubin Williams and lightweight contender Zahir Raheem scored a first round KO in his bout with Ricardo Dominquez. Green, 26-1 (18), worked behind a superb jab to win…
Click for larger image © Scott Foster / Showtime Boxing Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., kept their undefeated records and hopes for a world title shot in 2008 in tact with convincing victories Friday in the co-featured bouts on ShoBox: The New Generation at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Photo © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The verbal sparring continued at Friday’s weigh-in from Ballys Atlantic City between two out-going and antagonistic rivals Paulie Malignaggi (139) and Herman Ngoudjo (140). Malignaggi, the Brooklyn-born IBF 140-lbs champ and Ngoudjo, the top ranked contender, went nose-to-nose before an enthusiastic crowd after making weight. They will go…
Two of the greatest boxers in history, Felix “Tito†Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr., will face each other in a battle boxing fans have been waiting for years to see at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. The event has been dubbed “Bring on the Titans†and will be produced…
Names Making News And What’s On For January 2008 Happy New Year one and all, I hope everyone’s holiday was good because it’s now time to get back in the groove. Let’s start out 2008 with a few rumors, updates and fights already signed making headlines. But, before we get started, a word of condolence….
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing On the eve of their hotly anticipated showdown on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, from Bally’s Main Ballroom in Atlantic City, NJ, airing live on SHOWTIME, Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 8PM, (delayed on the west coast), the charismatic Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi and Herman “The Black Panther” Ngoudjo held…
Thaxton ready to send out search party!!! · Thaxton vs. Khan for the prestigious British Title · Purse bids to be held Wednesday 9th January 2008 at Midday at the British Boxing Board of Control. · “5 Days to go and I’m counting†“After shooting your mouth off about me you’ve gone very quiet all…
WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov will take a break from his busy training schedule tonight, January 4, to check in with host Brian Kenny on this week’s edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights.