By Per Ake Persson Panamanian light heavyweight Tito Mendoza have been in full training to face WBA ruler Stipe Drews in Germany this fall but as Drews reportedly is injured, laprensa.com writes that Tito now will be the opponent for WBO champ Zsolt Erdei, who defends the title November 24 in Dresden. Mendoza is not…
Former US Olympian Jason “Big Six†Estrada had been training for his first title fight as a pro scheduled for October 12, against NABO heavyweight champion Joshua Blocus, at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Blocus, however, pulled out of the verbally agreed upon championship match and now the NABO No. 14-rated Estrada…
As the dust settles after Saturday night’s contest between Scott Lawton and Amir Khan, the remainder of Impact Boxing’s boxers together with their coaches are busy preparing for a busy month of October. Both of Impact’s other big guns, Gary Reid and Chris Edwards, have important fights coming up. On 19 October, Gary Reid faces…
Chicago’s 8 Count Productions has announced details of three terrific evenings of world class professional boxing at Cicero Stadium over the next 45 days. These shows will also feature the debut of the 8 Count dancers along with a night club atmosphere similar to the David Diaz/Erik Morales lightweight world championship event at the Allstate…
Undefeated Mike Jones, fresh off his eleventh consecutive knockout, takes on former world title challenger Israel “Pito†Cardona in the 8-round welterweight main event Friday evening, Nov. 9, at the New Alhambra in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at 7.30 p.m. CN8 will televise the Jones-Cardona bout as well as the heavyweight semifinal between…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-7-1, 28 KOs) has signed a contract to fight former WBO title-holder Serguei “White Wolf†Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) on October 13 in Chicago. Ruiz and Liakhovich are rated No. 2 and No. 3 in the WBA, respectively. “I’ve been in Puerto Rico training for a fight…
In less than three weeks, nearly 10,000 closed circuit tickets for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton welterweight championship fight Saturday, Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, have been sold at MGM Grand. The mega-bout, whose 16,000-seat live gate sold out in less than one hour, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and…
Promising light middleweight Tony Hirsch has been added to the Settles Entertainment fight card headlined by Tyrone Brunson’s attempt to break the world first round KO record this Saturday, October 13 at Chez Paree Club in Carter Lake, Iowa. Hailing from the mean streets of Oakland, CA, Hirsch has won both of his professional contests…
It’s the most important heavyweight fight of 2007, and perhaps one of the most historic ever, as the legendary Evander Holyfield attempts to win a record fifth world heavyweight title when he squares off against WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov on Saturday, October 13 in Moscow, Russia.
In a superb battle for the British Lightweight title, Jon Thaxton outlasted and eventually overwhelmed Dave Stewart in the twelvfth and final round to keep a dream fight with Amir Khan alive. It was a gallant effort from Stewart, who more than proved he belonged at this level. He gave the champion all the trouble…
Last night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, super featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera fought to overcome nemesis Manny Pacquiao in a rematch, but the 33 year old Mexican also found himself contending with the withering effects of an eighteen year career and dropped a unanimous decision to the celebrated Filipino southpaw. In the early…
Samuel Peter, 29-1 (22): When you were down did you think you were done? “No, no. I am the champion and I needed to defend my belt. When I went down I knew I had to stand up. I broke my left hand during training camp and both of my hands were hurting me tonight….