Undefeated WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Tomasz Adamek Settles Differences With Boxing Promoter Don King Plus Co-Featured Main Event of “Big Red October’; Tyson Conqueror Kevin McBride to Tangle with Local Prospect Mike Mollo
Read More »Baldomir And Mayweather In LA To Announce Boxing Unification Clash
Tomorrow welterweight boxing champions Carlos Baldomir and Floyd Mayweather hold a press conference in Beverly Hills to announce their upcoming title unification clash on a Goosen-Tutor/Sycuan Promotions card. The much anticipated showdown is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 4 November at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. …
Read More »Germany Boxing Notebook: Veit, Krasniqi And Gevor In Action
Mario Veit Defends Against Dennis Inkin 21 October in Halle/Saale Super Middleweight Mario Veit, from Cottbus, who has been with Universum for nearly 10 years, has made it again: on October 21st he will headline the Universum Champions Night in Halle / Saale, which will be shown live from 10:00 …
Read More »Exclusive Boxing Interview: Mark Hobson
Third Time Lucky For Hobson? On Friday night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Bethnal Green, London, England Mark Hobson will be given his third shot at the WBU Cruiserweight title and this time he hopes that it will be his arm raised aloft after the dust settles. Standing opposite …
Read More »Boxing Profile: A Gentleman, But Not Gentle
By Josh Stewart courtesy of the Long Island Press Long Island Heavyweight Rossy Knows He’s In The Pain Game It’s 10:45 a.m., and the BQE is a parking lot. You wait for the angst to rise in the pit of Derric Rossy’s stomach, as he’s running late for his workout …
Read More »Remillard-Hernandez in WBC Youth boxing title fight
Unbeaten prospect Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard moves up in weight to fight undefeated Jose Hernandez for the vacant WBC Youth super featherweight championship September 23 in the 10-round “Night of the Rising Stars” co-feature at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. “Night of the Rising Stars,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s …
Read More »Boxing Info: Holyfield, Muhammad Invade New York
This Thursday living legend and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield hits New York with promoter Murad Muhammad as the pair plan to announce the details for the next fight of “The Real Deal”. Long written off by the media, the 43 year old Holyfield, 39-8-2 (26), kept his dreams to …
Read More »Duva Says Sam Peter Wants WBC Boxing Champ Maskaev Now!
On the heels of his stunning victory over James Toney on Saturday night in Los Angeles, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter has his eyes set on WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. “We want Maskaev, now,” said Dino Duva, Peter’s promoter. “I will be contacting Dennis Rappaport (Maskaev’s promoter) to begin …
Read More »Boxing Profile: Wladimir Klitschko – His Stock Has Risen
Without throwing a single punch, the reputation of IBF Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko was enhanced over the weekend. Due to the result in a fight between two other prominent heavyweights, the pro record of “The Steel Hammer” now commands even more respect. In handing James Toney his first loss in …
Read More »Woozel, Boxing, and Me
Woozel, Boxing, and Me is Rusty Rubin’s most recent book. Over the past two years, the industrious Mr. Rubin has written three books. (I should forewarn the readers that I co-authored Mr. Rubin second book, Billy Soose, The Champion that Time forgot. I also contribute to Mr. Rubin magazine.) This …
Read More »Boxing News: Joan Guzman
As Joan Guzman plows through another grueling sparring session, his body is soaked with sweat each time the bell sounds ending a round. But rather than use a towel to dry the undefeated former world champion, Guzman’s trainer uses an American Express card as a make-shift squeegee–and a motivational tool. …
Read More »Gotthard Hinteregger Continues Unlikely Boxing Comeback
“Knezevic Scared Of Another Hiding!” says Manager “Old cougars hunt best,” smiled newly crowned Austrian superwelterweight champion Gotthard “The Cougar’ Hinteregger and the 39-year-old continues his comeback with an appearance at Vienna’s City Hall on October 28. Hinteregger’s fight will constitute the main attraction of an amateur meeting, but further …
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