Getting ready to be “Too Smooth” for Jeremy Williams On November 24, undefeated NABF Cruiserweight Champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, 16-0 (9), sets to defend his title for the second time against Jeremy “Half Man Half Amazing” Williams, 42-5 (35), in Hartford, Connecticut’s Convention Center. Godfrey, who will be fighting for the third time in…
Ronald “The Motor City Cobra†Hearns has one of the most famous last names in the sport of boxing, racked up 13 KO’s in 16 victories against no losses and has fought all across the country in his brief three-and-a-half year career. But he is still largely unknown. However, with the dawn of 2008, many…
Click for larger image The mega fight “Undefeated†between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton is just under three weeks away. With the fight fast approaching Golden Boy Promotions will be hosting a series of conference calls for the media to discuss the upcoming event. The media conference calls began last week with the announcement of…
***Ringside Report with Slideshow*** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Golden Boy Promotions in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions put on a highly anticipated match-up on Saturday night at the Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ as Joan Guzman defended his WBO Junior Lightweight Title against hard-hitting contender Humberto Soto. Although Guzman…
How tough is Olympic-bound boxer Demetrius “Boo Boo†Andrade, the United States’ best bet to medal next year in China? Andrade recently dominated the AIBA Men’s World Championships in Chicago, capturing a gold medal in the 152-pound division, despite competing with impacted Wisdom teeth that were extracted last week.
By Per Ake Persson WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight champ Aleksander Dimitrenko stopped German challenger Timo Hoffmann this weekend in the twelfth and final round of a brutal, exciting and controversial fight that headlined this Universum promotion.
Light middleweight Gary ‘Hot Stuff’ Woolcombe proved the old adage that while all the best fighters tend to get beaten sometime, the great ones learn from the experience and come back stronger.
With the closing of the very successful 2007 WBC Convention in Manila, Philippines, the following measures were taken: The current WBC sanction fees structure will be modified in order to adjust to the current times and prevent the common problems that arise from this difficult topic. The WBC is a non-profit organization and none of…
Click for larger image © Sumio Yamada / Sycuan Ringside Promotions WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman out-boxed, out-slicked and out-worked challenger Humberto Soto en route to winning a 12-round unanimous decision, Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Borgata Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. on the acclaimed HBO series “Boxing After Dark.†The one-sided scores were…
It was the 16 of August, 2003 and the stage was set for Danny Green to win his first world title. Everything was going according to plan. The hard punching pressure fighter from Perth, Australia had travelled to Nuerburgring Racetrack in Nuremberg, Germany to fight WBC Super Middleweight Champion Markus Beyer. Beyer’s record standing at…
Click for larger image © Teddy B. Blackburn / Golden Boy Promotions Undefeated WBO junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman (right) weighed 129.6 pounds, while challenger Humberto Soto (left) tipped the scales at 130 pounds during Friday’s weigh-in at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J. HBO will televise the 12-round junior lightweight…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Two previously undefeated fighters were handed their first loss on Friday night in paradise. In the main event, hard-hitting heavyweight Joey Abell (18-1, 1 NC, 17 KOs) of Minneapolis, won a 10-round majority decision over previously undefeated Teke Oruh (14-1-1, six KOs) of Nigeria.