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…
In a legitimate Fight of the Year candidate, WBO welterweight champion Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado†Margarito (34-4, 1 NC, 24 KOs) will make his seventh defense when he faces unbeaten, No. 1-ranked contender Paul “The Punisher†Williams (32-0, 24 KOs) in the main event of a stellar fight card Saturday, July 14, 2007, in the…
For Stoke boxers major titles are like buses; you don’t get one for ages and then three come along all at once. On 15th June Gary Reid will follow stable-mates Scott Lawton and Chris Edwards, both of whom have already challenged for British and Commonwealth titles this year, when he contests the vacant Commonwealth light-welterweight…
The “Universum Champions Night” returns to Dusseldorf, Germany on June 2 with world female flyweight champion Regina Halmich (52-1-1, 16 KOs) headlining at the Burg-Wächter Castello. The women’s boxing icon plans to conclude her long and successful career this year. Following her highly rated exhibition match against television entertainer Stefan Raab, Halmich’s next fight could…
WHAT: Former world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver will participate in an open media workout in Tampa, FL on Friday as he continues to prepare for his upcoming big fight against Elvir Muriqi on Saturday, June 9, at The Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn.
Jamie Sanigar puts on an International Masters Bantamweight Championship fight card in Newport, Wales on Saturday, June 16 at the Newport Centre. Headlining the bill is the scheduled ten round bantamweight title fight between hometown man Matthew Edmonds and Pakistan’s Jamil Hussain. The fully stocked undercard sees lightweight Gary Buckland of Cardiff squaring off against…
Welterweight boxer Aaron Thomas will appear at Old Trafford on 31st March on an SMP promoted card. The Chris Sanigar managed Thomas will be seeking to secure his fourth consecutive victory since turning professional last September. Thomas last turned out at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke earlier this month when he successfully managed to…
Brooklyn’s Shaun George knew he had to do more than just earn a victory; he needed to make an impression. Squaring off against his most difficult assignment to date, dangerous knockout artist Richard “The Destroyer” Hall, George shined on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights in front of a nationally televised audience on May 18. All three…
“Desert Storm” Looking To Come Up The Right Way Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley is getting ready to make his fourth appearance on Showtime’s upcoming June 1 edition of ShoBox, this Friday night. After a long amateur career that started at 10 years of age and consisted of two national titles, Bradley left the ranks as…
Ricky Hatton will meet a losing finalist from the hit US reality show Contender every day in the gym for the next two weeks. Last September Steve Forbes dropped a controversial split decision to Grady Brewer in the final of the second series of Contender. Forbes, a former IBF super-featherweight champion, arrived in Manchester on…
By Simon Jackson Tony Oakey’s prediction that 2007 was going to be his year was proved correct on Friday night at London’s Docklands ExCel Arena when the 31 year old produced an impressive boxing display to stop Steven Spartacus and become the new British light heavyweight champion. Oakey has long had his sights set on…
Roy Jones and opponent Anthony Hanshaw were on hand yesterday at Madison Square Garden to announce their July 14 Pay Per View bout to be held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. Roy Jones Jr: “I love to do what I do and I am back to doing what I do. No one…