A humble, soft-spoken young man and dedicated Christian, Issac “The Angel†Hlatshwayo was a choirboy when he was young. However, he was no angel. One of five children, Hlatshwayo was a street fighting kid. “I used to provoke guys to get them to fight me,’’ Hlatshwayo said. “It was just a matter of me enjoying…
Carl Johanneson, who is described as one of Britain most exciting fighters, makes the first defence of his British Super Featherweight title against Bradford’s Femi Fehintola at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England on November 3. Johanneson, from Leeds, won his belt in sensational style at Bethnal Green’s York Hall last July against Wembley based Billy…
Two-time world champion Manny Pacquiao, who has been in all-out fierce sparring the last two weeks, will step on the scale and weigh in today at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Calif. A World Boxing Council (WBC) representative will be there to announce the weight.
Former world title challenger Corey “Primetime†Johnson and prospect “Classy†Chris Gray, both promoted by Silverhawk Boxing, registered impressive wins this past weekend on two different shows. Detroit super middleweight Johnson (34-3-2, 11 KOs) completely dominated veteran Virgil McClendon (22-10, 8 KOs), pitching a “shutout†last Saturday night in his six-round victory by unanimous decision…
The spotlight focuses on heavyweights this week as new Silverhawk Boxing stable-mates Gerald “The Jedi” Nobles and Robert “Desert Storm” Davis are featured in the main event and co-feature, respectively, on the “Thursday Night Fights” show at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina. “Thursday Night Fights” is presented by Jim Kelley Promotions in association with…
He once held the IBO Light Middleweight Championship and has only ever lost in world championship fights, with the exception of one points loss in his second pro fight, yet Richard “The Secret” Williams is the man who will take on Howard Eastman for the vacant British Middleweight title on December 15 at the York…
With last weekend’s double shooting fresh in the memory, local promoter Derek Williams teamed up with anti-street violence organization Mothers Against Guns to bring to Elephant & Castle an auspiciously timed message wrapped within an action-packed night of boxing. Lucy Cope, chairperson of Mothers Against Guns, co-promoted the heavily-stacked card which took place on Saturday…
Hard-hitting Ray Narh, of Pittsburgh, PA, knocked out veteran Justo Sanchez, of Howell, UT, in six rounds Friday, Oct. 20, at the Chevrolet Center. The 28-year-old Narh used the match as a warmup for his Nov. 17 bout at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, PA, where he and unbeaten lefty Ramazan Palyani meet for the…
Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions has announced plans for Cicero Chill, the next huge card of world class professional boxing at Cicero Stadium on Friday, November 10th, headlined by a twelve round USBA featherweight title fight between Mexico City’s Martin “El Brochas†Honorio and Tanzanian native Rogers “The Tiger†Mtagwa. Said Pesoli, “I’m…
Currently preparing for his November 11th title bout against Wladimir Klitschko at Madison Square Garden, America’s only undefeated heavyweight contender, Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock, has released the following statement in support of the Superfighter tournament. Calvin Brock: Superfighter is one of the best concepts I know of that can positively enhance and raise the…
With a couple of fights falling out at the last minute and the added pressure of a packed house, promoters Andrew Stokes and Billy Stanick pulled off yet another successful boxing show and continue to bring in quality prospects(Marcus Upshaw, Rommel Rene and Omri Louther)from around the country. Knowing how hard it is to put…
**With Massive Boxing Galley** Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a battle royale of British cruiserweights last night at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield as veterans Lee Swaby of Lincoln and John “Buster” Keaton of Sheffield went at it in a brutal contest on a Fight Academy promotion…