Heavyweight contender James ‘Light’s Out’ Toney was robbed of victory last weekend in his WBC heavyweight elimination bout with Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter, claims his opinionated promoter Dan Goosen. After swapping blows for 12 brisk rounds this past Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it appeared …
Read More »Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero: Another Shobox Graduate to capture a World Boxing Title
In last Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero dominated defending champion Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight title. In doing so, Guerrero (19-1-1, 12 KOs) of Gilroy, Calif., joined a growing list of young fighters from “ShoBox: The New Generation” to …
Read More »Boxing News: Corrales – Casamayor
Lord of the Flys, Vic Darchinyan to Defend Title against Glenn Donaire in Co-Feature Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING From Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a …
Read More »Gary Davis added to Impact Boxing Bill
English lightweight champion Scott Lawton will be joined by super-bantamweight British Masters and Central Area champion, Gary Davis on Impact Boxing’s 30th September show at the Kings Hall, Stoke. The 24 year-old Liverpool boxer is set to produce fireworks having gone the distance only once in his six previous professional …
Read More »King’s Promotions To Put On Boxing Benefit Show This Saturday
King’s Promotions’ Saturday Night at the Fights, to be held this Saturday evening September 9th in the Reading Eagle Theater at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA, will include a special tribute to the two local Reading police officers killed recently in the line of duty. Honored will be Officer …
Read More »Boxing Info: Bailey and Bazan to Hedline TV Azteca Show
With a combined knockout percentage of 78%, it goes without saying that the featured performers on the Seminole Warriors Boxing show on Friday, October 13th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida, are going into battle with just one thought in mind: Getting the Knockout.
Read More »Witter – Corley WBC Boxing Showdown Heating Up!
European Light Welter Champion Junior Witter’s long awaited return to a world championship bout nears the boiling point as the Bradford, England based power puncher is set to meet former WBO titlist DeMarcus Corley on 15 September at the Alexandra Palace in London for the vacant WBC title on a …
Read More »Ex-Boxing Champ Oliver McCall Counting Down Time Until Wilson Fight
Back in the saddle and on the road back to the Heavyweight Title, it may be an omen of good things to come when former World Champion Oliver McCall makes his debut in the hometown of the legendary Muhammad Ali on Saturday, September 9th, when he fights for the WBC …
Read More »Boxing News: Jose Antonio Rivera – John Scully
2006 CES Ring of Honor inductees Godfrey-Batchelder headlines “Night of the Rising Stars” Sept. 23 Pro-Am show in Hartford World Boxing Association super welterweight champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera and retired boxer and present trainer “Iceman” John Scully will be inducted into the CES Ring of Honor during a …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Emmanuel Steward
Kronk: Still Standing Thomas Hearns. Oscar de la Hoya. Lennox Lewis. Wladimir Klitschko. Jermain Taylor. Just the tip of the iceberg in a Who’s Who amongst the boxing elite, past and present. These are all fighters churned out by the world renown Kronk Gym. Under the tutelage of Emmanuel Steward …
Read More »Rhode Island Boxing Event Honors Late Trainer
The Rhode Island Boxing Gym will present the first annual “Tiny Ricci Memorial Show,” a special night of amateur boxing on Saturday, October 28th at the historic Columbus Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. The event is being presented as a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Boxing Gym in Warwick, and …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Strong Women In Good Company
“Universum Champions Night” on 9 September in Magdeburg at 10:30 pm live at ZDF German Television The female World Champions are coming to Magdeburg. Alongside the World Champion and the “Queen of women’s boxing” Regina Halmich there will be spotlight boxing World Champion Ina Menzer, Universum World Champion Alesia Graf …
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