Boxing Profile: Howard Eastman

Less than two years ago, Howard “The Battersea Bomber” Eastman was preparing for the fight of his life, one that could turn him into the great fighter he always believed he was. An undisputed middleweight championship crown was within his grasp, with only the legend himself, Bernard Hopkins, standing in …

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Boxing Quotes: David Haye

All British eyes will be on David Haye, the European cruiserweight champion, when he’s step into the ring for the right to challenge the number one cruiserweight in the world O’Neil Bell. With 2006 drawing to a close and most British people feeling down with the England football team’s performance …

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Boxing Info: Ossie Duran targets Ishe Smith

When promoter Jimmy Burchfield first heard that Ishe Smith reportedly was having problems finding a suitable opponent, he immediately contacted Golden Boy Promotions and offered his junior middleweight, Ghana native Ossie Duran, for Smith. “I told them Ossie would fight Smith anytime, anyplace,” Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. president Burchfield …

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Heads up boxing report: Froch vs. Dodson

18 months after first being scheduled to clash, British super middleweight champion Carl Froch and former title-holder Tony Dodson finally came face-to-face yesterday. The pair both appeared in a mock courtroom at the “NCCL Galleries of Justice’ museum in Nottingham ahead of their clash on the Hennessy Sports “Outright Promotion’ …

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