Ray Hatton has been busy managing the careers of his sons Ricky and Matthew Hatton as they prepare for their Las Vegas debuts on January 20. Ricky will challenge IBF Light Welter Champion Juan Urango while Matthew contends for the vacant IBF International Welterweight crown against tough spoiler Frank Houghtaling. In part one of this…
Travis Simms, along with WBA #1 Middleweight Contender Randy Griffin, have been in Columbia, South Carolina, since Thanksgiving training for their upcoming fights. Simms has strong ties to South Carolina having fought here several times over the years. WBA Champion “In Recess” “Tremendous” Travis Simms takes on the current WBA Super Welterweight Champion Jose Antonio…
Crowd-Pleasing, Undefeated Prospects Square Off In Co-Featured Bout On “ShoBox: The New Generation’’ Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, at 11 p.m. ET/PT A pair of talented, unbeaten boxers with eerily similar pro careers will collide when Nick Casal (15-0-1, 1 NC, 12 KOs) faces Jose Antonio Izquierdo (15-0-1, 13 KOs) in an excellent co-featured attraction on…
Okay folks, the big day is over Finally! Now it’s time for the New Year, the one day we get a chance to start from a clean slate and hopefully have a better year then the last. Well, at least in theory anyway. It is also a time to reflect on the past. Each New…
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No BCS controversy or photo finishes here. The two most talented fighters in the “ShoBox†super middleweight tournament will clash for the championship when Jean Paul Mendy faces Tony Hanshaw, Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. Gary Shaw…
Frank Maloney has added two solid supporting bouts to the hotly anticipated Commonwealth Bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Tshifhiwa Munyai and British titlist Martin Power at Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England on Friday 26 January.
By Benn Lettman The walls inside the TKO Gym are adorned with the faces of fighters, past and present, who have walked through its doors to grunt, sweat and bleed in pursuit of their dream. Those faces include former heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, current WBU lightweight champion Graham Earl and Ireland’s most famous pugilistic export,…
The rematch between James ‘Lights Out’ Toney and Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter takes place on January 6 and Toney, controversially defeated in the initial bout, has blanked it from his mind. And ‘Blank’ with a capital ‘B’ is now a significant part of Toney’s daily routine since Billy Blanks, the renowned fitness guru, began…
The WBC is made up of 162 countries bound together by their passion for the sport of boxing. We reflect the world as we hope it will be someday… a place where all conflicts are settled in the ring. Perhaps we alone can’t change the world but we can teach our children by our actions….
Promoter Has Not Spoken to the Filipino Prizefighter or His Trainer Promoter Don King denies media reports this week claiming he has been pursuing representation of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. “I have not called nor have I spoken with Manny Pacquiao, his trainer or anyone in his camp,†King said. “I have no idea where…
Top Rank/Peltz Promotions will hold the next VERSUS televised card on Thursday, January 11 at the New Alhambra Arena in South Philadelphia. At stake in the main event will be the NABF Lightweight title as Las Vegas based Kid Diamond, 23-1-1 (14), squares off against Mexico City veteran Antonio Pitalula, 41-3 (35). Alos on the…