Click for larger image © Mike Cleary / BoxingPhotographs.com The biggest result coming from the excellent bill of fights that took place this past Saturday at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas was that ageless wonder Bernard Hopkins continues to impress. The 42 year old remains the standard bearer of Philadelphia’s long tradition of producing top…
Ashley “Treasure” Theophane, GBC Welterweight Champion and No.1 Contender For the British & English Titles, has been sparring two time WBO World Champion Joan Guzman at Gleasons Gym in New York over the past week. Joan Guzman, nicknamed “Little Tyson” for his looks and body stature, is due to fight the winner of Alex Arthur…
Former World title challenger Glen “Kunga” Kelly has been back in the gym for much of 2007 and today announced that he will be fighting again between now and Xmas. Speaking from his home in Sydney, Australia, Glen had this to say on his decision to resume his career. “I decided at the beginning of…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was a fantastic atmosphere at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England on Friday night as Colin Lynes of Hornchurch faced Young Mutley of West Bromwich for the British and vacant European Light Welterweight titles. The fightnight, promoted by Matchroom Sports, also featured Birmingham’s Matthew Macklin…
Two-Time IBF world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is set to battle Olympic silver medalist and current #1 contender Rocky Juarez September 15 2007 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the co-feature to Juan Manual Marquez vs Jorge Barrios, televised live to millions tuning in on HBO PPV. The card labeled “Fireworks” was…
Promoter Rich Cappiello predicted that his prized fighter, Mike Oliver would “become a star on July 18th,” and that’s exactly what he did on Wednesday night, earning a lopsided unanimous decision over Cruz Carvajal, in their IBF super bantamweight title elimination bout. “Mike did exactly what we expected him to do,” Cappiello stated. “There will…
By Per Ake Persson Former WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev will return September 29 and it could be in a European title fight against Vladimir Virchis. The fight has July 30 as deadline for purse bids or agreement. Virchis´ manager Oleg Hug wants his man to be moved towards a world title but the question…
Following his seventh round TKO of Arturo Gatti last weekend in Atlantic City, Alfonso Gomez shared his thoughts on the win, his opponent, and who he wants to face next. Gatti announced his retirement after the fight, which took place July 14 on HBO. “I walked into the ring 100 percent confident due to my…
Former welterweight champions Vernon Forrest and Carlos Baldomir will fight July 28 at Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, in the state’s biggest professional boxing match in nearly two decades. With Floyd Mayweather, Jr. electing to keep his World Boxing Council welterweight title instead of the WBC super welterweight title he won from Oscar De La Hoya…
On July 28 at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany, Fight Production and Risum Boxing’s Fawaz Nasir (11-1, 6 KOs) from Denmark gets an excellent chance of making an instant impact on the European super middleweight scene, when he challenges Lukas Wilaschek (17-0, 6 KOs) for the International German title.
Parsons, TN – TheDailySports.com Boxing Promotions announced today that Thursday Night Fights, scheduled for August 30, 2007 at the Decatur County Convention Center, located at the Decatur County Fair Grounds, will be the first of four scheduled professional boxing events set for Parsons, Tennessee. The four-fight series will run throughout the remainder of the year….
Somehow thanks just doesn’t see to be enough…. At the start of 2007, most of us had the same questions. Was it going to be a year to remember as promised by the promoters, or was it going to be another year of proposed fights that never seem to materialize with just enough excitement thrown…