Ricky Hatton strolled into the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas, ahead of 15 hard rounds on the infamous bodybelt with trainer Billy “The Preacher” Graham. In attendance was Laila Ali, daughter of the Great Muhammad Ali. The two fighters got on great with Ricky inviting Laila to his fight against Juan Urango at the…
Silverhawk Championship Boxing added another title belt to its growing display case as Adrian “Juanito” Mora captured the vacant NBA super lightweight championship last night in Tampa, while stablemate Rubin “Hollywood” Williams retained his NBA super middleweight crown Friday evening in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Potteries’ boxing promoters and managers Impact Boxing today revealed that Gary Reid will step down from light-welterweight and will campaign at lightweight in future. Reid becomes the latest of an increasing number of boxers who are either moving up from super-featherweight or down from light-welter to swell the ranks of the lightweight division. Impact Boxing…
World class light heavyweight contender Danny Green wowed the public during an open air training session at Federation Square in downtown Melbourne on Thursday. The session gave fans an small insight into the hard work boxers go through both mentally and physically in a fight preparation. Australia’s most popular fighter is in the thick of…
As if making his Las Vegas debut, underlining his status as the world’s best junior welterweight and setting up a pound-for-pound collision with superstar Jose Luis Castillo isn’t motivation enough, Ricky Hatton will be fighting to get his hands on a special birthday present for his son next weekend. Hatton challenges Juan Urango for the…
With the sixth and (hopefully) final instalment of the Rocky series currently doing great business at the box office in America, I recently had the pleasure of speaking with a fighter many have called, “The closest real life similarity to the gutsy Rocky Balboa.†And certainly, New York’s Vinny Maddalone is one tough, somewhat crude,…
Sugar Shane Mosley and Luis Collazo met face-to-face to officially announce their upcoming championship fight coming February 10th at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mosley (43-4, 1 NC 37 KO’s) a three-time world champion in three weight divisions, says he understands the type of opponent Click for larger image he is facing…
Click for larger image © Paul Speak / Team Hitman Promoter Dennis Hobson of Fight Academy arrived in Las Vegas yesterday and immediately met with the star of his promotional stable, Ricky Hatton, who is in town preparing for his hotly anticipated IBF/IBO Light Welterweight title showdown with Juan Urango.
Click for larger image © David Martin Four talented, crowd-pleasing boxers with a combined record of 130-6 with 89 knockoutsâ€â€a winning percentage exceeding 95 percent — will be featured during an excellent world championship doubleheader on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Feb. 3, it was formally announced Thursday during a press conference at Miami Arena…
Five titles will be on the line Friday night, Jan. 19 in “Super Fights,” co-promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing and Knockout Promotions, at Knox Arena in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Two 12-round championship matches, featuring NBA heavyweight champion Sherman “The Caribbean Tank” Williams and world-rated light heavyweight Prince Badi “The Fighting Prince” Ajamu, have been added…
WEIGHTS FROM MINNESOTA Anthony Bonsante 158 lbs. Matt Vanda 158 lbs. Joey Abell 242 lbs. Larry White 265 lbs.
Bradford’s Junior Witter, who made history in September by becoming the first ever Brit to win a WBC world championship at 140lb, believes the clock may be ticking on an all-domestic marquee affair against Ricky Hatton. Whilst the 32-year-old has a raft of options ahead of him as the holder of the most prestigious belt…