WBO Junior Featherweight Champion and current Golden Boy Promotions fighter Daniel Ponce De Leon has re-signed a multi-fight deal/multi-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions. “Golden Boy Promotions is committed to the success of Daniel Ponce De Leon and we are very pleased that he has decided to remain in the Golden Boy family. At Golden…
Unlike previous media gatherings in advance of the September 2nd “NO RISK, NO REWARD†boxing event, today’s final press conference at LA’s Staples Center featured little in the way of the usual banter and personal insults. Instead, main event heavyweights James “Lights Out†Toney and Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter, and co-featured IBF Featherweight champion…
Hartlepool, England’s Michael Hunter, the reigning European Super Bantamweight Champion, is one of Britain’s most exciting boxers. His aggressive, come forward style of fighting delights both his loyal fan base – a huge crowd of vocal supporters who follow Michael to each and every fight he has – and a television audience that watch him…
“I’m Willing To Fight Anybody At 160-168!” What has boxing come to when one of the sport’s best prospects cannot land a quality fight? This seems to be the case for the Tulsa, Oklahoma native Allan Green, 21-0 (15). It is truly puzzling to me why any of today’s top fighters in the super middleweight…
The salmon can only leap over the bear so many times before it is finally caught. Before those great big teeth chomp down and devour. Once upon a time, not so terribly long ago, a courageous fighter by the name of Chris Byrd glided effortlessly over some of the grouchiest grizzlies in the land just…
Well they say that the third time is the charm and Sheffield’s Clinton Woods will be hoping this is true when he clashes with American rival Glen Johnson, 44-10-2 (29), for a third time this Saturday at the Reebok Centre in Bolton, England. Woods, 39-3-1 (24), will be making the third defence of his precious…
The “Tuaman†That Today’s Heavyweight Division Needs The bout between David “The Terminator†Tua and John “The Quiet Man†Ruiz wasn’t much of a fight. In fact, it was an absolute slaughter. And afterwards, the man whose lethal fists were responsible for the devastating destruction job was considered a dead-cert to go on and capture…
Don King Introduces WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev To America Legendary promoter Don King welcomes undefeated WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai “Russian Giant” Valuev, 44-0 (32), to the US with a giant sized media blitz to announce King’s upcoming Big Red October fight card featuring Valuev defending against challenger Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett, 31-4 (17), on…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing A serious-minded James “Lights Out” Toney was all business during a private workout Tuesday night, 8/30/06 at Billy Blank’s Gym in Sherman Oaks,CA.. A former world champion at middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight, Toney faces powerful-punching Samuel Peter in the main event Saturday at STAPLES…
“Iron Mike” Set To Prepare With Aussie Legend Jeff Fenech The storied career of Mike Tyson moves into a new phase as the former two time world heavyweight champion begins a four week long public training session at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Tyson is reported preparing for a series of…
Click for larger image © Mike Cleary BoxingPhotographs.com Sharp punching British lightweight Steven Bell has been hard at work preparing for his rematch with seasoned southpaw spoiler Daniel Thorpe, toiling under the watchful eye of former two time WBU Middleweight Champion Anthony Farnell in the Manchester gym of “The Warrior”. Bell, 8-0-2 (2), who as…
Click for larger image © Joe Miranda Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter (26-1, 22 KOs) and Robert “The Ghost’’ Guerrero (18-1-1, 11 KOs) participated in an open media workout Monday at the Los Angeles Boxing Academy as they continued to prepare for their big fights Saturday at STAPLES Center on SHOWTIME. Peter faces James “Lights…