Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Corley = 139.25 pounds – Witter = 139.5 pounds The sun shone yesterday at Alexandra Palace, London, England for the weigh-in of Junior “Hitter’” Witter of Bradford and DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley of Washington D.C. for the vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title which takes place…
Click for larger image Junior “The Hitter” Witter has for many years been regarded as a tainted talent, originating from the world famous Ingle Gym in Sheffield, England. He has on occasion showed the makings of something special but at other times Witter has dwindled, generating bouts of criticism about his career. Junior started out…
As two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) awaits a purse bid for his mandated World Boxing Association title eliminator against No. 2 rated challenger Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs), the No. 1 ranked Ruiz formally announced he has signed a managerial contract with German Wilfried Sauerland.
Pro boxing goes on the diamond September 30th with “Battles at the Ballpark,” featuring welterweights Robert “La Ameneza” Garcia and Homer “The Natural” Gibbons in the 10-round main event, at Edinburg Baseball Field in Edinburg, Texas. “Battles at the Ballpark” is promoted by Julio Marines in association with Silverhawk Championship Boxing.
Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing Boxing promoter Top Rank has put together a nice fight card to take place in Las Vegas at The Orleans Arena on Thursday night. The bouts will be shown on The Outdoor Life Network (OLN), a channel found in most basic cable television packages. In…
An exciting weekend of World Championship action kicks off on Friday evening when Junior Witter takes on Demarcus Corley for the vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title on a Hennessy Sports promotion at London’s Alexandra Palace. For Witter, this is his chance to shine. With only one defeat in a 36 fight career, which occurred in…
Although he has the looks of a man at least ten years his junior, Ray Leonard reached his half century in May of this year. Also, as amazing as it may seem, Leonard’s finest fight, against his finest opponent, hits the twenty five year old mark this month on 16 September. It really was back…
Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a third time when Diego “Chico†Corrales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and RING lightweight titles against former world champion and longtime adversary, southpaw Joel “El Cepillo†Casamayor, on Saturday, Oct. 7, during a Free Preview Weekend…
With all four world heavyweight champions hailing from the former Soviet Union, much has been made of America’s lack of heavyweight mettle. Can Brooklyn’s Shannon “The Cannon†Briggs crash the Eastern-bloc party when he challenges World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight titleholder Sergei “The White Wolf†Liakhovich on Saturday, Nov. 4? You’ll have to tune in…
A live outdoor boxing workout will be held Tuesday, September 19, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM at the Old State House (800 Main St.) in Hartford to promote the September 23rd “Night of the Rising Stars” Pro-Am boxing show at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
At last, the long awaited and much talked about British Light Middleweight clash between Jamie Moore and Matthew Macklin finally takes place on 29 September at the George Carnell Leisure Centre in Manchester, England. This is the fight which has captured the imagination of the entire British boxing public, such is the significance and excitement…
Finally, a new trainer has been announced for the Netherlands’ hard-punching heavyweight Richel “The Dutch Sonny Liston’ Hersisia and it is renowned German coach Torsten Schmitz. The new team started working out at the Universum Gym in Berlin on Monday, it was confirmed. For the Dutchman’s manager Olaf Schroeder of Fight Production, the engagement of…