Come Saturday evening, we will know the answer to the question of whether or not Carlos Baldomir’s 15 minutes of fame is coming to an end or not . The match between the Argentine WBC Champion and four weight former world champion Floyd Mayweather has been highly anticipated by boxing public, and in my view,…
This past October 14th, Fingerspoon Promotions made their promotional debut with a card titled “Redemption†featuring some of the best fighters in Philadelphia. In the co-main event, Max Alexander, 12-0-1, was scheduled to face off against Marty Lindquist, 12-4, in a fight that most thought would be a showcase of Alexander’s skills. That was not…
By Simon Jackson Come On, Everyone Knows This Any horse trainer will tell you the best form is recent form. It doesn’t matter what his stable star did last year, the key is how he’s doing today. Boxing trainers are the same and know a fighter who has won his last five of ten is…
In the Heavyweight division, a fighter is always just one punch away from glory. When you’re a three-time holder of the sport’s most prestigious crown, your odds are even better, so with boxing’s glamour division wide open and in need of a spark of life, Michael Moorer has returned to provide that spark, beginning with…
In a crossroads fight, Duva Boxing will pit two of the brightest young super lightweights when Kendall Holt (20-1, 12 KO’s) squares off against unbeaten Isaac Hlatshwayo (25-0, 1 NC, nine KOs) for the vacant North American Boxing Organization (NABO) 140-pound crown Friday, Nov. 3, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In the co-feature from Bally’s Casino…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Swinging For The Fences: Shannon Briggs, promoter Don King and Sergei Liakhovich get into the swing of things as they pose at home plate after Thursday’s heavyweight weigh-in at Chase Field in Phoenix. Briggs weighed 268 pounds, 30 more than Liakhovich, who tipped scales at…
The dream year of Argentinean Carlos Baldomir continues this Saturday evening at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas when he defends his WBC Welterweight Championship against pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Cast your mind back to January. In what was seen by many as a routine defence by Zab Judah before an April…
British super middleweight king Carl Froch and upcoming challenger Tony Dodson will finally go eyeball-eyeball next Tuesday in the champion’s home city. The long-term rivals are both set to appear at Nottingham’s “NCCL Galleries of Justice’ museum to promote their highly anticipated showdown on Friday 24th November at the prestigious Nottingham Arena, being shown live…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing FIGHTING MAD: They don’t meet until Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), but WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich and challenger Shannon Briggs nearly came to blows before Wednesday’s press conference in Phoenix . When it was his turn to speak,…
The much awaited return of ex-WBC Champion Glenn Catley takes place this Friday at the Dolman Exhibition Hall in Bristol, England as “The Cat” meets leather tough veteran Hussain Osman in a scheduled six round contest. The weight in will take place today as the return of one of the best super middles in the…
Don King is known for packing his fight cards with supporting attractions that would be main events for many other boxing promoters, and Saturday’s non-televised undercard at Chase Field in Phoenix will be no exception. The doors at Chase Field will open to the public at 2:30 p.m. with seven domestically non-televised supporting attractions beginning…
Bonsante vs. Lowry, Vanda vs. Robertson Nov. 17 at Target Center in Minneapolis A Minnesota all-star caliber pro boxing show billed, Boxing Is Back!, is on tap Friday night, November 17, featuring many local favorites including archrivals Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante and Matt “The Predator” Vanda in separate bouts, at the Target Center in Minneapolis.