You’ll hear boxing fans lament, “They don’t make fighters they way the used to,” and few will argue with that point, but every now and then, there are rare exceptions. British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore is one such example, a hard as nails pressure fighter as tough as they come but also a southpaw…
Carl Froch sees his forthcoming British Super-Middleweight Title defence against Robin Reid as a stepping stone to a world title fight. “The Cobra’ defends his title for the fourth time against former world champion Reid at the Nottingham Arena on a Hennessy Sports show with title partners GoldenPalace.net on November 9. Sky Sports will televise…
Golden Boy Promotions is bringing one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year to Southern Arizona when Juan Manuel Marquez will face Ricardo Rocky Juarez for the World Super Featherweight Championship on Saturday, Nov. 3, at Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Ariz. The touted battle of super featherweights will headline the Showtime Championship…
Werrington’s Scott Lawton will return to the ring at Stoke’s Kings Hall on 17 November only six weeks after facing Amir Khan. Lawton, the area’s most successful boxer since the 1930’s, is hoping to rebuild his career after suffering a fourth round stoppage defeat at the hands of the aforementioned Khan in a Commonwealth lightweight…
“Polish Raging Bull” Pawel Wolak vs. “Contender” Jonathan Reid and local star Chucky “The Professor” Mussachio highlight a talent rich card at the Wildwoods Convention Center’s Oceanfront Arena.
ShoBox: The New Generation will celebrate its 100th telecast with arguably the finest match-up and most significant heavyweight fight in the series’ distinguished six-year history. The heavyweight “Battle for the Ages†will pit “Fast†Eddie Chambers (29-0, 16 KOs) against Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock (31-1, 23 KOs) in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight…
By Per Ake Persson Comebacking Swedish heavy Attila Levin is off DiBella Entertainment´s show in Hollywood, Florida, on October 30, for promotional reasons. On the show are Cuban stars Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy. Gamboa, at feather, faces Brazilian Adailton de Jesus, who´s # 11 with the WBA. Barthelemy, at flyweight, is in against Alejandro…
I take off my hat to two of my fighters, Commonwealth light welterweight champion Ajose Olusegun and light heavyweight prospect Tony Salem. Both fighters were formerly managed by former British heavyweight champion James Oyebola who was murdered in cold blood by some mindless thugs.
El Korita restaurant will be the place for Chicago fight fans on Thursday night, October 25, as they host this week’s “3 Gallos” Solo Boxeo weigh-in on the eve of world class professional championship boxing set for Cicero Stadium on Friday, October 26.
Poland’s top television journalist and former light welterweight female world champion Agnieszka Rylik has stunned the world of poker by finishing runner-up in her opening heat of the world famous PartyPoker Late Night Poker TV tournament. As well as being a massive achievement for someone who was a beginner at the game, it is also…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Walking up to the big old buildings in Denton – you’d never guess it was home to one of the greatest boxing trainers – Billy “The Preacher†Graham, or that a Boxing World Champion was training inside for the fight of his life. Strolling through…
The super-bantamweight division’s unstoppable force – Kiko Martinez – will face boxing’s immovable object – Wayne McCullough – in a world class 10 round collision at the historic battleground of the King’s Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 1. The 21 year old Spaniard Martinez, 17-0 (14), is one of the hottest prospects in world…