Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank†Williams has been waiting years for the opportunity he’ll finally get August 18 when he fights unbeaten “Baby†Joe Mesi in the 10-round co-feature on the “Pinnacle FiteNite†pay-per-view event live from South Towne Exposition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Williams (33-10-2, 19 KOs) had an up-and-down career until…
Junior Witter will be “living the dream” when he defends the WBC light-welterweight title against Vivian Harris in his home city of Doncaster on Friday, September 7. The former European, Commonwealth and British champion faces the New York-based mandatory challenger on a Hennessy Sports show to be televised live by Sky Sports at The Dome…
As the August 4, 2007 showdown between undefeated super middleweight prospect Don “Da’ Bomb†George and seven year fight veteran Shay Mobley rapidly approaches, Mobley took an unexplainable verbal shot at “Da’ Bomb†during a recent press release which was posted on a internet website.
Boxing’s sleek thoroughbred – undefeated welterweight sensation Andre Berto – the fight game’s version of three-year-old Triple Crown race winners Street Sense (Kentucky Derby), Curlin (Preakness) and Rags To Riches (Belmont Stakes), invades America’s horse country when he squares off against Cosme Rivera on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights this Friday, July 27 at Saratoga Springs…
Risum Boxing’s three Kenyans, David Kiilu, James Kimori and Samson Onyango, will all return to action on August 4 in Nairobi, on a show promoted by Ashira Oure Promotions. The show will be staged at the Pal Pal Gymnasium, and sanctioned by the Kenyan Professional Boxing Commission. Opponents are still being sought.
The League of Women Voters of Houston the Houston Area and Voter Registrar Paul Bettencourt, the Harris County (Texas) Tax Assessor/Collector, are pleased to announce that WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz has been deputized as a Volunteer Voter Registrar. Mr. Diaz completed the prescribed training program at the Harris County Tax Office and received his…
It is a great time for boxing fans. The best fighters are actually fighting each other, rather than talking about it. The coverage on major sports networks, such as ESPN, is reaching an all time high. And for the first time since Lennox Lewis retired, we are going to have two of the four alphabet…
Undisputed and Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor will make the fifth defense of his two-year title reign when he faces the stiff test of number 1 contender (WBC, WBO) Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik on Saturday night, September 29, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, it was announced today by Lou…
After spending more than three months in Southern California, former World Boxing Council welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. Baldomir is fighting for the vacant WBC super welterweight championship Saturday, July 28, when he faces veteran Vernon Forrest at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Two-Time IBF world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero joins #1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden, NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton and a growing list of professional athletes that have partnered with the popular new sports blog site, Yardbarker.com. Yardbarker is a new kind of sports site where fans get to interact with professional athletes on…
Click for larger image© Jim Everett Saddo Boxing When television’s “The Contender†series first aired, there were mixed emotions. Those who were old school fans of the sport turned their heads away, saying “Real fighters don’t need a reality showâ€. The casual viewer of the sport seemed intrigued at the series. It gave a genuine…
By Per Ake Persson Former WBA middle champ Mariano Carrera returns to action on Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany and takes on Hungarian Janos Petrovic. Carrera won the title last year with an upset stoppage win over Spaniard Javier Castillejo in a fight of the year candidate but was later stripped of the title after a…