Photo ©Bernard Miller/SaddoBoxing Tshifhiwa Munyai makes his fourth UK appearance in 12 months when he fights at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on June 15 and the Johannesburg resident’s return to the Capital is good news for London’s boxing aficionados following his previous three victories. The unbeaten Martin Power, then …
Read More »Impact Boxing: Gary Reid Enlists Big Guns For Olusegun Fight
Photo ©Karl Stubbs/Impact Boxing Stoke’s Gary Reid has stepped up preparations for his encounter with unbeaten Ajose Olusegun which is scheduled to take place on 15th June at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Reid, who hopes to secure the Commonwealth light-welterweight title, has enlisted the support of British light-middleweight champion …
Read More »Boxing Opinion: Jermain Taylor
As a fan of middleweight boxing, this writer feels it’s due time that we all began to question the validity of our current Undisputed World Middleweight Champion’s ascension. Before we go any further, you need to know that it was a bit hard to pen this piece as a former …
Read More »Fight Academy Boxing: Russian KO Artist Added To Hatton vs. Castillo
Ricky Hatton will come face to face with the former “Baddest man on the Planet’ Mike Tyson on June 23 in Las Vegas. But the unbeaten “Hitman’ won’t be swapping punches with the ex-undisputed heavyweight world champion, as Tyson will be in Victor Odanov’s corner on the undercard of Hatton’s …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Eagle Kyowa Retains WBC Minimumweight Title In Yokohama
One of the world’s top minimumweight fighters was in the ring earlier today in Yokohama, Japan as Tokyo’s Eagle Kyowa retained his WBC crown for the fourth time of his second reign with a wide points decision over local prospect Akira Yaegashi, 119-107 (twice) and 118-108. Despite having very little …
Read More »Shamone Alvarez Leads Way On Ibragimov – Briggs Boxing Undercard
There was some good action on the undercard of the sleepy Sultan Ibragimov – Shannon Briggs WBO Heavyweight title contest at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday with 30 year old local welterweight southpaw Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez, 18-0 (11), clearly outpointing California’s Jose Luis Cruz, 32-3-2 (26), to …
Read More »World Boxing Organization Champion Briggs Loses Belt To Ibragimov In Snoozer
In a virtual repeat of his WBO title winning effort against Serguei Lyakhovich last November, Shannon Briggs barely showed a pulse in the ring but this time there was no last second hail mary punch to pull out the fight as Sultan Ibragimov won a unanimous decision to annex the …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Bobby Rimmer
Photos ©JaneWarburton/SaddoBoxing As a welterweight and light middle in the early to mid 1980’s, Bobby Rimmer made a name for himself in Manchester, England as a hard nosed, all action fighter that was as tough as they come. After his career ended, Bobby eventually began to work on the training …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Prospects Kirkland, Bradley Win On ShoBox
Two of boxing’s most talented prospects, James Kirkland and Timothy Bradley, kept their undefeated records in tact and took the next step toward word title shots with impressive victories Friday on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” Kirkland (19-0, 16 KOs), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 13 junior middleweight contender, scored …
Read More »Boxing News: Contender Jesse Brinkley Returns To Fight In Reno On July 6
Northern Nevada’s Jesse Brinkley will face off against Dallas Vargas from Toledo, Ohio in the ten-round main event on the professional boxing card, titled “Heavy Hands”, on July 6 at the Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada. Brinkley (26-5-0, 17 KOs) appeared on NBC’s boxing reality show The Contender in …
Read More »Boxing Prospect Mark “The Bazooka” DeLuca Headlines June 8 Boston Fight Card
Former highly-decorated amateur boxing star Mark “The Italian Bazooka” DeLuca headlines “Pro Boxing,” presented by Rising Star Promotions, on Friday night, June 8 at Freeport (IBEW) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts. DeLuca (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Whitman (MA), was the gold medal winner at the 2004 National Silver Gloves …
Read More »Boxing Quotes And Weights: Light Middleweights On ShoBox
Two of boxing’s most-talented, world-ranked and unbeaten prospects look to elevate their status to legitimate world title contenders when James “Mandingo Warrior’’ Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) and Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (19-0, 11 KOs) co-headline in separate bouts Friday, June 1, on Showtime’s popular program “ShoBox: The New Generation”, 11 …
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