Learning that living legend Evander “The Real Deal†Holyfield is searching for an opponent for his next fight, projected in April or May, representatives for Cedric “The Bos†Boswell offered their Sonny Liston look-alike to the future Hall of Famer. Boswell (23-1, 18 KOs) has fought in the shadows of the heavyweight division, largely due…
Welterweight Aaron Thomas is set to make his third appearance in the professional boxing ring at Stoke’s Kings Hall on 24 February. The 2004 Welsh ABA champion has made a perfect start to his pro career winning his first bout with a second round stoppage and emerging the victor on points against the tricky and…
Mia St. John: “I want to thank Rhode Island for being so kind to me. I’m excited to fight here for the first time. Jaime is a great fighter who has never ducked anybody. I’m excited to fight her.” Jaime Clampitt: “It’s hard enough for females to get on show and I want to thank…
Weights From Providence, RI Mia St. John 135 lbs. Jaime Clampitt 135 lbs. Ossie Duran 156 lbs. Jonathan Reid 155 1/2 lbs. Richard Starnino 159 3/4 lbs. Jesse Orta 162 lbs. Angel Camacho, Jr. 166 lbs. Greg Beeman 167 1/2 lbs. Manuel Antonio Lopes 175 lbs. Watson Myrtil 171 1/2 lbs. Mical Weisberg 173 lbs….
Only the second women’s world title fight ever held in Rhode Island headlines tomorrow night’s “Hearts Of Fire” pro-am show, featuring two-time world champions Mia “The Knockout” St. John and Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt fighting for the vacant IWBF lightweight title, at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. “I’ve gotten some criticism for putting…
The Snake And The Mongoose Luis Collazo is a fast and slick fighter. His performance against Ricky Hatton last year, despite the loss, showed skill that would be a complication for any fighter. But Shane Mosley is no turtle. He’s returning to welterweight, where he’d had a lot of success, and in spite of his…
At 33 years of age, Dean Francis has seen both good and bad in the sport of boxing during his 13 year career. In what may be his final drive to regain a meaningful title, the heavy handed light heavyweight will challenge the reigning Commonwealth Champion Ovill McKenzie this Friday at the Marriott Hotel in…
Newark’s Carl Greaves trained AA Lowe is set to make his third appearance in the professional boxing ring and will return to the scene of his first two contests at the Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent. Welterweight Lowe suffered an unfortunate points defeat to the much heavier John Musgrove in his pro debut but bounced back in…
Only four days after one of the most impressive wins of his career, Lovemore “Black Panther†Ndou is ready to make the best fights out there in the super lightweight division. A 12th round TKO win over arch rival Naoufel Ben Rabah on Sunday at the Homebush State Sports Centre in Sydney secured Ndou the…
On Saturday, February 17, undefeated welterweight prospect Andre Berto will box in a ten round bout against ex-Contender member Norberto Bravo at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York as part of an HBO Boxing After Dark broadcast. After an amateur career that saw him box for Haiti in the 2004 Olympics, the 23 year old…
The official announcementâ€â€and the start of an 11-city media tourâ€â€for the highly anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather will be Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The fighters and camps will then travel across the country making stops in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Chicago, Detroit,…
British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson has declared Leeds Town Hall as his home turf and vows to destroy sharply skilled challenger Ricky Burns when the two meet this Friday, 9 February for a scheduled twelve round championship contest. Johanneson, 25-2 (18), honed his ferocious assault type style of fighting in the gyms of America…