Over-Anxious Calzaghe Wins Ugly, Remains Unbeaten On a night in which he was under considerable pressure to sparkle, WBO and IBF super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe was forced to dig deeper than anyone expected in order to overcome tough Cameroonian Sakio Bika. Having set a near flawless standard for himself when trouncing heavily hyped American…
Even between friendly rivals like Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton, all is fair in love and war. And, apparently, that includes a spot of spying… The two cruiserweight sluggers collide for the vacant British Cruiserweight Title this Friday at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, in a 50/50 match. But Lincoln based Swaby believes he…
Promoter Kevin Houston makes his return to boxing on December 5th when he puts on the ‘King’s Cup’ a spectacular dinner show at the Ricoh Arena, home of Coventry City football club to celebrate the King of Thailand’s birthday. The two-hundred table show will feature the former WBA super-bantamweight champion Yoddamrong Sithyodthong challenging for the…
I was at one of those things your wife drags you to one night, you know, the dinner party type thing where you can’t stand anyone there, her friends or their husbands, but go just to keep the peace. Then I looked at the clock after what seemed like forever and realized that I was…
Mogens Palle, who is coming up on his 50th anniversary as Europe’s leading boxing promoter, has put British promoter Frank Warren “on blast” for what Palle said are complete lies concerning an offer made to Mikkel Kessler to fight Joe Calzaghe. Kessler, by virtue of his stunning, three-round KO over Markus Beyer, now holds both…
The co-featured main event on the Nov. 4 edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING will showcase World Boxing Association (WBA) Lightweight Champion Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz against Ecuadorian challenger Fernando “La Fiera†Angulo from Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. This bout and the world heavyweight championship main event featuring World Boxing Organization titlist Sergei “White Wolf 
Click for larger boxing weigh in image Undefeated “Desert Storm” Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. weighed in tonight at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario for his main event fight against Alfonso “Poncho” Sanchez. “I was not expecting to fight at 147 lbs. but I’ll make my opponent pay for that. I was the WBC Youth champ…
A packed crowd at the Broncos Leagues Club in Red Hill, Australia on Friday night witnessed some incredible action which culminated in the crowning of a brand new XFC Middleweight Champion. The first fight of the night set the pattern for the under card with an incredible first round stoppage – your winner was Tyrone…
Just minutes after he brutally destroyed WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer, probably knocking the German veteran into retirement, two-belt champ Mikkel Kessler stood and spoke with the media and well-wishers near his dressing room at Parken Stadium. Someone mentioned that the now 38-0, 29 KOs Dane had picked a good fight for his American…
Two-time world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt has announced that the surgery performed on her right hand three weeks ago at the Lahey Clinic, was a complete success and she is now hoping for a 2007 return to the ring, as long as her hand heals completely. “It feels good,” said Clampitt. “I can move…
This Friday two of British boxing’s most dangerous journeymen will square off for the right to be known for the rest of their days as “Champion of Great Britainâ€. With 29 losses between them, Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton are grizzled veterans of the British circuit but, nevertheless, the vacant cruiserweight title bout at…
WBO Heavyweight Champion, Sergei Liakovich 23-1 (14), will make his first title defense against WBO No. 3 ranked Heavyweight Contender, Shannon Briggs 47-4-1 (41) on November 4, 2006 at Chase Field, in Phoenix, AZ. In an exclusive interview we had the opportunity to discuss the Heavyweight division and his upcoming bout with Shannon Briggs. Although…