Joe Mesi Scores First Round KO On Undercard Tonight at the Mountaineer Racetrack in Chester, West Virginia, ex- WBO Heavyweight Champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison threw off over ten years of inactivity to knock out opponent John Castle in two rounds. 38 year old Morrison, 47-3-1 (41), was recently released …
Read More »Pickering Set For Norwich Showdown Against Callaghan
Esham Pickering claims winning back the British Super Bantamweight Title by defeating Marc Callaghan at the Norwich Showground on March 16 will be the first step back towards world title contention. The Newark boxer (30-5) faces Barking’s Marc Callaghan (19-10-1) for the vacant belt as co-feature on ‘The Showdowns At …
Read More »Star Boxing: Johnson Calls Out Ibragimov
Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson: “I’m More Than Ready To Step In For Briggs” In a recent press release heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov, who claims he can’t find a suitable opponent to replace the WBO belt holder Shannon Briggs, when he pulled out of their March 10th card due to pneumonia, obviously ignored …
Read More »Guerrero And Abazi Make Weight For IBF Boxing Title Fight
Earlier today, both Roberto Guerrero and Spend Abazi made weight in preparation for their scheduled 12 round contest for the vacant IBF Featherweight title at Falconer Centret in Copenhagen, Denmark tomorrow night. California based Guerrero scaled 125.75 lb while Albanian born, Copenhagen native Abazi tipped the beam at 125.84 lb.
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: David Tua
The hard punching heavyweight David Tua, 46-3-1 (40), will face Robert Hawkins, 21-6 (7) on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY. Tua is known for his knockout power and seeks his fifth consecutive victory since his return to the ring in 2005. In an …
Read More »Impact Boxing Plans Action Packed Show For King’s Hall This Saturday
Slightly larger and significantly more ornate than Bethnall Green’s famed “York Hall’, the Kings Hall, Stoke is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the most atmospheric boxing venues in the UK. This is due in no small measure to both the local Stoke-on-Trent public and to the quality of …
Read More »Boxing Champ Joan Guzman Supports Brother
WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman is showing support for his brother, super featherweight Jose Guzman, as well as the promoter’s concept to showcase Dominican Republic boxing prospects starting Saturday night in the first of the “Boxing At The Coliseum” series at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. …
Read More »Boxing Preview: De La Hoya v Mayweather Jr.
Massive Photo Gallery ©Jim Everett/SaddoBoxing The World Awaits NY Press Conference New York City has been a center of the world’s financial system since the early 1940’s and resident to several of the world’s most influential financial institutions and stock markets. Today, it marked the beginning of an eleven city …
Read More »Impact Boxing: Danny Johnston to Fight Veteran Howard Clarke
Cobridge middleweight boxer Danny Johnston will face Howard Clarke the veteran of 106 professional fights when he turns out at Stoke’s Kings Hall on Saturday. Still ranked as high as 27 in the super-middleweight division, Clarke is the only man to have beaten the highly rated Ross Minter (son of …
Read More »World Rated Bronco Rosales Headlines “Boxing At The Coliseum”
World-rated super featherweight Guadalupe “Bronco” Rosales headlines Saturday night’s (Feb. 24) “Boxing At The Coliseum,” a professional boxing series showcasing Dominican Republic prospects, at the Carlos “Teo” Cruz Coliseum in Santo Domingo. The boxing card will be immediately followed by a concert featuring local performers. Mexican and Mundo Hispano champion …
Read More »Boxing Info: Robert Guerrero Makes Waves In Denmark
Heading into the final week of preparation for his IBF world title fight, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero feels he’s ready for battle as he face’s off against Spend Abazi (35-1) of Denmark. Fighting overseas for the first time Guerrero stated, “Traveling across the Atlantic to fight for a world title …
Read More »Ricky Hatton Confirms June 23 For HBO/Sky Boxing Clash With Jose Luis Castillo
Photos ©Jane Warburton At a press conference yesterday at a casino in downtown Manchester, England, Ricky “Hitman” Hatton confirmed June 23 as the date that he will defend his IBO Light Welterweight title against ex-lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Dennis Hobson, head of Hatton’s British promoters, Fight Academy, was …
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