I love my position as Assistant Editor. On one hand, I get to associate with and learn from the biggest names this sport has to offer. On the other hand, I get to scratch my creative itch and showcase my mumbo jumbo for the world to read. Yes folks, life as an Assistant Editor is…
Estrada-Manley at Mohegan Sun 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, coming off of his first pro loss, promises to unveil a new, relatively svelte physical look April 6 for his six-round fight against Alvin Manley (11-1-2, 3 KOs) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In response to a suggestion from Arturo Gatti’s promoter Main Events this week that he is out of the mix for a July 14 match, IBF super lightweight world champion Lovemore “Black Panther†Ndou hit back at the politics in boxing that hurts the sport. “I’m always in the mix!†Ndou said, from his Sydney…
The future good citizens of Nottingham will roar on local favourite Carl Froch tonight when he faces Sergey Tatevosyan in a 12 round international super middleweight contest at the Nottingham Arena, after event sponsors GoldenPalace.com donated 100 tickets to his favourite charity. Over the last year Froch has become a patron for the ‘Help A…
The Countdown clock is ticking with six weeks remaining before the highly anticipated “The World Awaits’ super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Saturday, May 5 from MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to offer media members a schedule of weekly international media conference…
Back in the United States after a disappointing weekend in France, former undisputed world cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell has plenty to say about the circumstances surrounding his 12 round decision loss to Jean-Marc Mormeck in their highly anticipated rematch. “I had a lot of respect for Mormeck before that fight and I considered him a…
Connecticut heavyweight prospect, Tony Grano, the 2005 United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion, returns to the ring Friday night at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut. Grano (7-0-1, 6 KO) risk his undefeated record, when he takes on Missouri’s John Turlington in a six-round undercard attraction. The bout will be Grano’s second in a one-month…
The fans have turned out in record numbers to watch welterweights Delvin Rodriguez (20-1-1, 12KO) and Jesse Feliciano (14-5-3, 8KO) lock horns for the USBA Welterweight Championship this Friday, March 23rd, at the sold-out Fox Theater. This bout is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and will be televised live on ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights 
Photos © Action Images Nottingham’s British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Russia’s Sergey Tatevosyan came head to head for the first time yesterday ahead of their 12 round showdown at the Nottingham Arena on Friday night. The pair compete at championship weight in the top of the bill contest on the Hennessy…
If future Hall of Fame boxer Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill becomes any more popular in Germany, where he is preparing for his March 31st pay-per-view fight against Henry “The Gentleman” Maske in the main event on “The Rematch” card, promoted by WHS International at Olympia Hall in Munich, Bavarians will make him an honorary Baron. Click…
Don King received a papal blessing and presented Pope Benedict XVI with specially made world championship boxing belts denoting the Pontiff as the “world champion of peace and love†at the Vatican today. King sat in the first row on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica with an unobstructed view of the Pope’s weekly public…
On 13th April Stoke’s Chris Edwards will enter the ring at Altrincham Leisure Centre hoping to repeat his victory over Dale Robinson and in doing so secure for himself the British title. Should Edwards prevail he will become the first Potteries based boxer to win a British title since Tommy Harrison won the British bantamweight…