Tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm puts his belt at risk for the second time when he faces America’s Randy Griffin over twelve scheduled rounds. Sturm, 28-2 (12), is over three years removed from his stellar performance against Oscar De La Hoya in which the newly minted WBO…
Brian Peters puts on a superb bill tonight at National Stadium in Dublin with two middleweights possibly heading for a massive showdown leading the way. Continuing his triumphant return home after a solid career start in America, John Duddy, 21-0 (16), faces a towering 19 year old, 6 foot 3 inch middleweight from Droylesden, England…
Promoter Chris Sanigar puts on a full night of boxing at Guild Hall in Plymouth, England on Friday, November 9 with light middleweights John Harrison and Gatis Skuja scheduled over ten rounds for the International Masters title. Harrison, 9-13-1 (0), has been away from the ring since September of 2006 when the Plymouth man lost…
Talk about saving the best for last! Showtime Championship Boxing will present a world title tripleheader as its season finale featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver, super welterweight champion Vernon “The Viper†Forrest and flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, on Saturday, December 1. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, the Tarver-Forrest-Donaire world title extravaganza will…
Let’s Get It On Promotions releases the final card and weights from yesterday’s weigh in. The main event features super middle Jessie Brinkley, 29-5 (19), going against Isaiah Henderson, 11-6 (7). Chief support is light heavyweight Joey Spina, 19-1-1 (14), facing Shannon Miller, 23-37-8 (17). Jesse Brinkley 167 Isaiah Henderson 166
It was over almost before it started. In a stunning upset, T.J. Wilson captured the International Boxing Association (IBA) Continental Americas heavyweight title with an unpopular, controversial 15-second, first-round knockout over previously undefeated Travis Walker Friday in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. The amazing run of streaking, vastly improved Jesus “Chuy†Rodriguez…
Mexican beer giant Tecate sponsors another night of great boxing on tonight’s Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” program from the Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, CA, starting at 8PM, 7PM Central. The main event features what is sure to be another amazing fight between battle hardened super lightweights Rogelio Castaneda, 23-13-3 (8), and Ubaldo Hernandez, 22-18-2 (10),…
8 Count Productions presents a full card of boxing this evening at Cicero Stadium, located at 1909 S. Laramie in Chicago. Weights: Jaime Sandoval: 129 lb Juan Carlos Martinez: 129 lb
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday, the Rockingham Arms Hotel in Doncaster, England hosted the official weighin ahead of tonight’s Frank Maloney promoted clash between British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson of Leeds and his challenger, ex-British titlist Michael Gomez of Manchester. Gomez arrived early with trainer Bobby Rimmer. I…
In the first of three consecutive ShoBox: The New Generation telecasts that will feature promising heavyweight prospects, hard-hitting, undefeated Travis Walker (25-0-1, 19 KOs) will defend his IBA title against former national amateur champion, southpaw T.J. Wilson (11-1, seven KOs), tomorrow/Friday, Oct. 19, on SHOWTIME live at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast)….
Is it time for “The Baby Faced Assassin” to retire before he ends up on everyone’s hit list? Marco Antonio Barrera’s career has been a storied one to say the least, Barrera, who unlike many young men from his native country of Mexico, did not enter the sport of boxing in to make a financial…
As the date nears for Sports Network’s massive promotion on November 3 at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium featuring WBO Super Middle Champion Joe Calzaghe and WBA/WBC Champion Mikkell Kessler, a boxing conference call was held yesterday with moderator Fred Sterburg, Joe Calzaghe, his father/trainer Enzo Calzaghe and a score of journalists. Fred Sternburg: Welcome everybody. We’re…