Keith Chadwick Previews Friday Night’s British Title Showdown When Scott Lawton enters the ring in Norwich at around 10 pm on Friday night he will be carrying the hopes and best wishes of the Potteries with him. A victory by Lawton on the evening will represent the biggest sporting victory for the city since Stoke…
Esham Pickering intends to win back the British Super-Bantamweight Title at the prestigious Norfolk Showground on Friday night to show he deserves a rematch with either Michael Hunter or Bernard Dunne. Newark’s former European champion faces Barking challenger Marc Callaghan (19-10-1) for the title on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com “The Showdowns @ The Showground’…
Russian heavyweight, Sultan Ibragimov claimed his first victory of 2007 after destroying the Mexican fighter, Javier Mora with a spectacular 46 second knockout in the first round Saturday, March 10. The battle between Ibragimov and Mora was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Seminole Warrior Boxing and Golden Grain Promotions and took place at Madison Square…
Octavius James, CEO of One In A Million Inc., has announced an impressive under card of local standouts to support Mia St. John’s main event bout on April 20th at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, IN. Jimmy “The Fighting School Teacher†Holmes (14-0-2, 7 KOs) of DeMotte, Don Moore (10-0-1, 8 KOS) of Gary…
Flashy Frankie Figueroa, the New York State Junior Welterweight champion, will add some hard-punching Latin flavor to DiBella Entertainment’s March 22 Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub card at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City when he steps into the ring against the veteran Antonio Ramirez.
The current pugilistic epoch is irrevocably tarnished by contentious decisions, “safe” matchmaking and a marked absence of irrefutable champions. There is little connection between claiming to be the “best” and actually validating such an assertion. There is however, a gladiatorial schism, rising from the mediocrity, willing to risk being carried away upon their shield if…
Everyone is familiar with the saying, “the show must go onâ€. This past Saturday night at Madison Square Garden should NOT have been one of those nights. Sultan Ibragimov was originally slated to challenge Shannon Briggs for the WBO Heavyweight title, but Briggs was forced to pull out due to a case of pneumonia. The…
WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon “The Cannon†Briggs has released the following statement in response to today’s press release from mandatory challenger Sultan Ibragimov’s camp that claimed, among other things, Briggs was “running†from him.
“Al Certo and I have been training very hard for this fight. At the crack of dawn, he has me out in the snow doing my roadwork. My sparring has been intense with some of the best guys we could find. They are preparing me for everything that Holyfield will throw at me.†“Evander Holyfield…
Fresh off a 46 second annihilation of Javier Mora on Saturday night at The Theater in Madison Square Garden, number one WBO Heavyweight contender Sultan Ibragimov is looking forward to getting his shot at champion Shannon Briggs on June 2, in his home country of Russia.
Tony Grygelko’s Seconds Out Promotions, co-promoting with Goossen Tutor Promotions, is bringing Showtime’s “Showbox: The Next Generation” series to Minneapolis on April 6 at The Target Center. “Heavyweight Invasion,” headlined by a 12-round title bout between Travis “Freight Train” Walker and George “El Torito” Garcia for the vacant IBA Americas heavweight championship, features Minnesota native…
Well traveled Russian spoiler Leva Kirakosyan pulled off yet another upset on Saturday night by stopping hometown hero Antonio Joao Bento in the third round and annexing the European Super Featherweight title, recently given up by Alex Arthur, as a result. Kirakosyan came into the bout riding a ten bout win streak and had previously…