IBF Mandatory Challenger Wants Heavyweight World Title Bid He Has Earned International Boxing Federation mandatory heavyweight challenger Ray “The Rainman†Austin watched with great anticipation as IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko scored a seventh-round knockout at Madison Square Garden last Saturday in an optional defense over Calvin Brock.
“I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN.†In response to a recent news item that saw Wilfried Sauerland – promoter of IBF Middleweight “champion’ Arthur Abraham – state that he expects his fighter to be back in action in April while making no mention of his requirement to fight number one contender Edison Miranda by June 23rd,…
By Keith Chadwick Stoke’s Chris Edwards is likely to have his work cut-out on Friday night when he takes on Huddersfield’s pocket dynamo Dale Robinson for the vacant English flyweight title at King’s Hall in what is the fifth promotion by Impact Boxing Ltd, entitled Evolution. To claim the vacant belt Edwards will have to…
DeGuardia hopes WBO will step in and protect integrity of title “Almost universally, the press, HBO commentators, Harold Lederman and fans had Arnaoutis winning the fight.†Promoter Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing agrees with the press and with the most of the fans in attendance that the official decision in the WBO Light Welterweight Championship…
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch put a fearsome opponent through his paces earlier this week: Nottingham Forest striker Nathan Tyson. The 29-year-old, who meets long-term rival Tony Dodson this Friday live on Sky Sports 1 at 10pm, headed to the City Ground in his hometown to train with his fellow local sporting…
Popular Chicago middleweight Freddie Cuevas has retired from the squared circle after an eleven year professional career, it was announced yesterday by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.
Cappiello Promotions in association with Don Chargin Productions has announced that undefeated New Haven, Connecticut super-middleweight prospect Elvin Ayala (16-0, 7 KOs) will now take on Portland, Oregon’s David Banks (11-1-1, 2 KOs) in the main event of his Friday, November 24 Telefutura fight card at The Roxy in Boston.
Against Brian Minto, Axel Schulz and all German parties involved in Saturday’s proposed fight. According to promoter Dino Duva of Duva Boxing, the fight proposed for Saturday at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, Germany, between former heavyweight champion Axel Schulz and Brian “The Beast†Minto, as currently planned, would violate the promotional contract between…
Newly crowned IBA World middleweight title-holder “Ireland’s” John Duddy, rated No. 8 by the WBO and No. 10 by the WBA, will be presented the prestigious Rocky Marciano Award as a distinguished champion on December 3 at the Boxerama XXV awards luncheon, celebrating the 25th American Association for the Improvement of Boxing, Inc. (AAIB), in…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Fight Academy and Ricky Hatton held a press conference to officially announce that Ricky will be facing Juan Urango in Las Vegas on the 20th January. Saddo Boxing was in attendance to bring you the whole audio of the Conference where Ricky reveals his thoughts…
A Tinsel Town Affair It has all the intrigues of a Hollywood movie. The young, cocky and talented up and comer looking to make an impression on the world audience and in the other corner, the old, humble, clean cut, golden boy fighting in his last bout, hoping to notch one more win in what…
State of the Weight Diego Corrales? Finished. Jose Luis Castillo? Gone. Floyd Mayweather Jr? A distant memory, in the lightweight division at least. Depending on how you’re looking at it, the lightweight division is either in a molting phase, shucking off its most popular current names, or it’s making way for the next batch of…