Due to an injury to his left hand suffered during training, two-division world champion Joan Guzman has been forced to withdraw from his WBO lightweight title challenge against interim champion Michael Katsidis on May 26th at The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. “He injured his left …
Read More »Martin Power: Back From The Brink
Some of the best fights of the year have come from the smaller weight divisions where fighters have so much to prove and so much to lose. Martin Power, who is looking to get back on track after two brave defeats at the hands of Tshifhiwa Munyai earlier in the …
Read More »Potteries Fight Night Preview
by Keith Chadwick Stoke promoters Impact boxing stage their latest show on Saturday night with Fenton Manor Sports Complex hosting the six fight show. Unbeaten Tunstall welterweight Jimmy Doherty will be looking to improve his record to 6-0 with a bout against Worcester’s Steven Cooper who is a better boxer than …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-In And Quotes: Peter Manfredo vs. Ted Muller
CES Boxing presents “The Pride Is Back” tonight at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. Tickets, priced at $100.00 and $65.00, are available through Twin River Event Center (877.82.RIVER/www.twinriver.com) and CES (401.724.2253/2254/ www.cesboxingo.com). Peter Manfredo, Jr. 169.5 lbs. Ted Muller 169 lbs. Click for larger image© Emily Harney …
Read More »European Boxing News: Zsolt Erdei, Bernard Dunne, Jackson Osei Bonsu
Universum announced today that WBO Light Heavy champ Zsolt Erdei will make a defence against George Blades on June 16 in Budapest, Hungary. Also on the bill are Erdei´s Hungarian stablemates Zsolt Bedak and Karoly Balzsay. Not announced but still very likely to end up on this show are cruisers …
Read More »NYC Boxing Icon Paulie Malignaggi Gets Lovemore N’dou In IBF Challenge
DiBella Entertainment’s Paulie Malignaggi challenges veteran world titlist Lovemore N’dou in an IBF Junior Welterweight Championship bout on Saturday night, June 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, it was announced today by DBE president Lou DiBella. HBO Sports exciting Boxing After Dark series will televise live. It will …
Read More »Weights From 8 Count Boxing’s Mano A Mano Card
The combatants for tonight’s 8 Count Boxing bill at Cicero Stadium in Chicago, IL weighed in yesterday. Tavoris Cloud, 176 vs. Jim Strohl, 175, ten rounds Carl Davis, 229 vs. Zack Page, 202, ten rounds Leo Martinez, 134 vs. David Maund, 135, six rounds Jeff Curran, 150 vs. Guadalupe Diaz, …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Enzo Maccarinelli
Click for larger image © Rhun Leeding / Saddo Boxing WBO Boxing Champion Returns July 7 But Dreams Of Headlining Hometown Stadium Welsh puncher Enzo Maccarinelli, 26-1 (20), has revealed to SaddoBoxing that his dream would be to fight in front of a full house at the Liberty Stadium in …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Kim Poulsen
“Golden Boy” Of Denmark Desperate For Victory Danish Super Featherweight prospect Kim Poulsen returns to the ring in Oranienberg, Germany on May 12, and has sent out a defiant message to whoever he fights against stating, “I must win by all means.” Poulsenʼs return comes less than a month since …
Read More »Boxing Viewpoint: Down But Not Out
Saturday was a great night for Michigan in sports. The Red Wings won, the Tigers won, the Pistons won and Floyd won. But with that being said, boxing was the only sport of the four that was out of the casual sports fan’s mind come Monday morning. The city of …
Read More »Boxing Info: Edison Miranda – Kelly Pavlik
With just over one week to go before his big showdown against Kelly Pavlik in Memphis Tennessee on HBO, Edison Miranda, the ‘People’s Champion’, took some time to talk about his thoughts for his upcoming fight. “Kelly Pavlik is a very unlucky guy. I had a goal after I saw …
Read More »Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Bout Shows That Boxing Is Still Alive
MAY 5TH SUPERFIGHT BREAKS ALL RECORDS With critics threatening that boxing was in trouble and in danger of losing its grip on the American public, the sport needed a great event to give it a shot in the arm. On May 5th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, boxing got …
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