Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night in Manchester, England, a packed Altrincham Leisure Centre saw a light middleweight contest promoted by Frank Maloney and VIP Promotions, billed as “Jamie Moore: The Fighter’s Fighter!†Jamie Moore, the popular Salford boxer and reigning two time British Champion, was looking for a…
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs / Impact Boxing There was a high profile bout last night on the undercard of Frank Maloney Promotions’ Jamie Moore – Sebastian Lujan headliner and the torrid rematch between Chris Edwards and Dale Robinson for the vacant British and Commonwealth Flyweight crowns ended up being the contest of…
Brian Young, promoter of Zab Judah and last night’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights†card, stiffed Judah’s opponent Ruben Galvan and he blames it on ESPN. “Brian Young told me that he had to wait for ESPN2 to pay him, before he could pay Ruben,†said Galvan’s promoter, Octavius James of One In A Million Inc….
Zab Judah was involved in yet another boxing debacle last night but this time it had nothing to do with the bad behavior that the former two-weight world champion has become famous for. At Fitzgerald’s Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, the Brooklynite met durable journeyman Ruben Galvan in a scheduled ten round welterweight contest…
Former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson, deep into training camp for his May 16th bout with Montell Griffin at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, had some choice words for promoter Gary Shaw, who recently stated that Johnson would have to “wait his turn†for a shot at his fighter, WBC champion Chad…
The match-up between two of the premier heavyweights in the world and fierce rivals Shannon Briggs and Sultan Ibragimov will finally settle their score when they square off for Briggs’ WBO Heavyweight Championship at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, on Saturday, June 2nd.
Two-Time IBF featherweight world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has landed in San Antonio TX, to watch the highly anticipated showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Jorge Solis. Guerrero, who recaptured the IBF crown when he defeated Spend Abazi in Denmark, is looking to clash with the elite contenders at the 126 and 130lbs divisions. Guerrero’s…
From Executioner To Executer A few Fridays ago, an evening of great fights played out in the Wayne Hall of Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. There were celebrity appearances from ex-Lions players Herman Moore and Charlie Sanders along with former multi-weight boxing champion and modern day great, Pernell “Sweet Pea†Whitaker. Click for larger image©…
Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that Junior Witter will make the second defence of his WBC light welterweight title against former world champion Vivian Harris in the UK this summer. The right to stage the Championship was due to have been decided by a purse bid at 6pm GMT today, but Witter’s promoter Mick…
“Blaze Of Glory!” Saturday, April 14, 2007 at The Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Live on PPV Promoter Bob Arum, who served in the Justice Department under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy during John F. Kennedy’s presidency, is hitting the campaign trail stumping for Congressional candidate Manny Pacquiao.
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs / Impact Boxing Jamie Moore weighed in at 156 lb yesterday ahead of his light-middleweight clash with Sebastian Andres Lujan at Altrincham Leisure Centre tonight, Friday, April 13, 2007 in Manchester, England.
NIALL HICKMAN, RINGSIDE, DAILY EXPRESS – 12/04/07. A furious war of words has erupted between Amir Khan and highly-rated John Murray, who insists the Olympic hero is “seriously confusedâ€. Khan dismissed Murray’s credentials as his next opponent, saying he had “played with’ the Manchester fighter when the pair sparred together as juniors. But Murray is…