Sergio Mora, Ishe Smith and Alfonso Gomez all came up with wins on two separate fight cards last night in America. Mora, 19-0 (4), had the toughest assignment in the form of towering middleweight Eric Regan, 26-3 (17), but “The Latin Snake” used his natural athleticism to keep away from his power punching hometown opponent…
When a man wakes up in the morning, looks in the mirror and slaps on gasoline rather than aftershave, lighting a match around him is about as imprudent as leaning through the bars to feed a gnarling, half-starved tiger. Someone should have told heavyweight contender Samuel Peter beforehand that he was about to share a…
Junior welterweight prospect Chad Brisson, of Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, makes his first start in 12 months when he boxes veteran Russell Stoner Jones, of Denver, CO, in the scheduled 10-round main event Friday, Sept. 29, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia. First of seven fights at…
Ricky Hatton and his promoter Dennis Hobson have welcomed the news that pound-for-pound fighter and potential rival Jose Luis Castillo has escaped a lengthy suspension from boxing. On Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission fined the Mexican $250,000 – the maximum amount allowed – for his failure to make the 135lbs championship weight limit for…
A new date has been set for the IBF Middleweight World Title fight between Edison Miranda and Arthur Abraham for September 23, 2006 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany. The fight, which was originally scheduled for this Saturday, August 26th at the EWE-Arena in Oldenburg, Germany, was postponed when Abraham suddenly developed the Flu.
Former Heavyweight Champion “Terrible†Tim Witherspoon, in association with Fingerspoon Promotions, presents REDEMPTION. In a night that is sure to be, one of the best nights in Philadelphia Boxing, Undefeated Chazz Witherspoon 13 – 0 (7KO’s) will attempt to keep his streak going under the lights of the National Guard Armory in NE Philadelphia. “The…
When Mark Burnett came up with idea of bringing 16 professional boxers to a national audience, they sold the package as an inside look at the lives of potential world champions. The suits at NBC bought into it and before long, a product that was a cross between a boxing telecast and reality TV quickly…
In his first outing since losing his WBA 140 pound crown to Ricky Hatton, Columbian brawler Carlos Maussa attempts to get back to winning ways in Miami against Mexican Manuel Garnica. The 34 year old Maussa shocked the boxing world last June when he KO’d defending champion Vivian Harris to take the WBA 140 pound…
Click for larger image © Joe Miranda The 20-year anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues in spectacular fashion on Saturday, Sept. 2, when James “Lights Out†Toney faces Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare’’ Peter in a 12-round WBC heavyweight elimination bout on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at STAPLES Center in…
With a chest and arms so chiseled he looks as though he could go 12 rounds without breaking a sweat, undefeated former world champion Joan Guzman’s sculpted body, along with his tremendous stamina and lightning-quick speed, just might ensure his title bout with Jorge Barrios for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight title doesn’t…
A star studded undercard highlighted by the Broadway Boxing debut of David Estrada will thrill fight fans on the Dmitriy Salita (25-0-1, 15 KO’s) vs. Francisco Campos (20-7-1, 12 KO’s) and Edgar Santana (18-2, 12 KO’s) vs. Vladimir Khodokovsky (14-9-2, 3 KO’s) main event doubleheader on Wednesday, September 20 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New…
Highly-regarded Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter is by no means the only top-flight heavyweight in the stable of Duva Boxing and promoter Dino Duva. Here comes undefeated Mike “The Italian Stallion†Marrone, who will show his considerable talent on the under card of the big Peter vs. Toney show at Staples Center on Saturday night,…