There have been several successful and famous brother tandems in boxing over the years, including Leon and Michael Spinks, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, Jerry and Mike Quarry, Gaby and Orlando Canizales, and Terry and Orlin Norris. For all of their achievements, few had anything on Mexico …
Read More »Boxing Info: Roy Jones – Prince Badi
When living legend Roy Jones, Jr. steps into the ring July 29th after a 10-month absence, Idaho fight fans will have their first opportunity to watch a bonafide Hall of Fame candidate fighting live in Boise for the first time in more than 66 years, since former lightweight champion Jimmy …
Read More »Boxing Info: Hobson to offer Joe Calzaghe £1,500,000 to face Clinton Woods
Dennis Hobson is to offer Joe Calzaghe £1,500,000 to move up to light heavyweight and face world champion Clinton Woods in an all British showdown. Providing both men come through their next bouts with wins, Hobson would like to stage the fight in Britain this winter. The Fight Academy promoter …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Shane Mosley – Fernando Vargas
The speed of Shane Mosley was simply too much for Fernando Vargas on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mosley was just waiting for an opening in the sixth round before planting a lightning left hook square on the chin of “El Feroz” , who fell …
Read More »British Boxing: Championship Update
The British Board of Boxing Control made their latest round of announcements earlier this week concerning the sport in the UK. The top news was that super bantamweight triple champion Michael Hunter was to meet nemesis Esham Pickering this autumn in defense of the European title which Hunter won from …
Read More »Boxing Result: Mosley Schools Vargas In Rematch
Spurred on by a listless, weight drained Fernando Vargas, Shane Mosely finally regained the confidence taken away by a spearing Vernon Forrest body shot four years ago and put on a riveting two fisted performance to stop “El Feroz” in the sixth round of their non-title light middleweight contest last …
Read More »Can David Haye Rule Boxing’s Crusierweight Division?
With the cruiserweight division now seeming the most talented out of all the heavier weight classes at this point in time, and probably the only weight class to boast talents that rival some of the lower weights. David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, O’Neil Bell, and the former champion Jean Marc Mormeck, …
Read More »Castillejo Shocks Sturm To Take WBA Middleweight Boxing Crown!
38 year old Spanish warhorse Javier Castillejo walked into the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany after being given very little chance to upset reigning WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm last night but the ex-WBC Light Middle kingpin walked away a winner after stopping the German in the tenth round. …
Read More »Boxing Interview: Tom Yankello
Part two: Where The Modern Era Meets The Old School Saddoboxing: How are Monty Meza Clay and Verquan Kimbrough doing? Tom Yankello: They’re doing good. In fact, we’re going to have a card at The Mountaineer with both of them. It’s going to be on ESPN2 on August 11. Edner …
Read More »Mike Arnaoutis: Fight Off Due to Cut
Cestus Management’s top 140-pound contender, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, suffered a cut during sparring which has caused the cancellation of his July 29, HBO Boxing After Dark showdown with “Vicious” Vivian Harris. Arnaoutis was immediately taken to a specialist who informed the fighter and his management company that the fight would …
Read More »Shane Mosley – Fernando Vargas: Boxing Preview and Weights
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada was buzzing with more pre-weekend energy than usual on Friday in anticipation of Saturday’s rematch between two of this generation’s top boxers, Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas. The two Southern Californian based fighters …
Read More »Two WBA Boxing Titles On The Line In Germany
Tonight at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Felix Sturm and Wladimir Sidorenko put their WBA titles at risk against challengers Javier Castillejo and Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, respectively. Sturm, 25-1 (11), puts his middleweight belt on the line for the first time since winning it against Maselino Masoe in March …
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