The final press conference between WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs and challenger Sultan Ibragimov is due to take place this coming Wednesday in New York. Given the bad feeling that has been brewing between the two, the media in attendance could be in for some early fireworks as the countdown for their world…
Chris Sanigar brings a night of championship boxing to Guild Hall in Plymouth, England on Sunday, June 17 when Jon Harrison and Gatis Skuja clash for the vacant International Masters Light Middleweight title. The scheduled ten round main event pitts Plymouth’s own Harrison, winner of six of his last eight bouts, against steel chinned pressure…
James Kirkland, like many up-and-coming fighters, has something to prove. It’s easy for even a young and talented fighter to be missed when there are countless others to choose from. But a record of 18-0 with a boastful 16 KOs, the light middleweight has established himself as a power hitter which will surely catch even…
Arthur Abraham puts his IBF Middleweight title at risk by facing Sebastien Demers tonight in at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany. This will be Abraham’s first time back in the ring following his tremendous firefight with Edison Miranda last September, in which the IBF Champion was victorious but suffered two fractures to the jaw…
Due to the withdrawal of Martin Power from his proposed clash with Jason Booth at Crystal Palace on June 15; British fight fans have been rewarded with a thriller as Ajose Olusegun 19-0 (10) steps up to fight the talented Gary Reid 13-16-1 (8) for the vacant Commonwealth light welterweight title. Olusegun, 27, has been…
IBA & NBA super middleweight champion Rubin “Hollywood” Williams goes right into NABO 168-pound title-holder Jean Pascal’s backyard on June 8 to fight for Pascal’s NABO belt, as well as the vacant NABA & NABF championships, at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Williams (29-1-1, 16 KOs), rated No. 27 by the WBC, is coming off…
The Big Bang Theory goes off the drawing board and into the ring with “X-PLOSIVE!” — the world welterweight championship featuring undefeated World Boxing Association champion MIGUEL COTTO, the pride of Puerto Rico, defending his title against two-division world champion ZAB “SUPER” JUDAH. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Prize Fight Boxing, “X-PLOSIVE!” will…
LEE SAMUELS, TOP RANK: This is a very, very exciting time for Top Rank, the two-division World Champion is with us, Zab Judah. He’s on his, from Memphis Tennessee, where he is training at the Prize Fight Gym getting set for June 9th, Madison Square Garden live on HBO Pay-Per View. Zab will be taking…
In the annals of world history, July 14 is known as Bastille Day. On that fateful date in 1789 the people of France stormed and seized the dreaded Bastille, a prison beset by inhumane conditions in Paris as the first step in the French Revolution, which eventually overthrew the 17-year monarchy of King Louis XVI….
Dedication the key for Risum Promoter Henrik Risum has revealed the defining factor when scouting for boxers for his stable, dedication. “If you don’t have the dedication, the will to learn, the desire to train, and some times do so for small money in the beginning, then you are not going to go anywhere in…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Main Events hosted a press conference in New York City to announce their upcoming doubleheader from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City , NJ on July 14, 2007. “Welter Skelter†will feature the human highlight reel Arturo Gatti, 40-8 (31), as he faces Contender Season One…
James Toney looked every inch a shot 38 year old fighter last night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA as the former multi-weight world champion posted a boring split decision victory over journeyman Danny Batchelder at heavyweight. Coming in at 229 lb, the lightest for Toney since 2004, “Lights Out” looked sluggish the…