Former two time WBO Heavyweight Champion Herbie Hide has returned to the sport of boxing after two years of inactivity and is now campaigning as a cruiserweight. His long awaited return to the ring saw Hide blow away one Mitch Hicks in a single round earlier this month. Now based in Las Vegas, the British…
Samuel ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter must grant James ‘Lights Out’ Toney an immediate rematch to determine an official challenger to champion Oleg Maskaev, ruled the WBC Board of Governors earlier this week. The decision comes after a sustained public outcry over the outcome of the pairs September 2 bout, which was awarded to Peter via split…
Lenny Daws will make the first defence of his British light welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 20th October. Sky Sports will televise live. Whilst many new champions look to make a quick voluntary defence, the popular Londoner goes straight in against his mandatory contender…
Hennessy Sports promoted John Murray, who will now campaign at lightweight, has been voted by the Boxing Writer’s Club as “Britain’s Young Boxer of the Year’. “This means everything to me,†said the 21-year-old on hearing the news. “It’s a very prestigious award that is voted for by boxing people who watch the sport week…
“The Contender Special – Put Up or Shut Up” Oct. 14 in Providence & on ESPN2 The Contender I star Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo, Jr. plans to embarrass his bitter Providence ‘hood enemy Joey “KO Kid” Spina on October 14 in the 12-round main event on “The Contender Special – Put Up or…
Rugged British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore puts his cherished Lonsdale Belt on the line tonight against Irish Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin on a Maloney Promotion from the sold out GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England. In his second reign as British Champion, Moore, 24-3 (17), puts his title at risk against a bigger, stronger…
Click for larger image © Showtime Boxing In one of two exciting semi-final match-ups, Jean Paul Mendy will take on Henry Buchanan Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) as the “ShoBox†super middleweight tournament continues. In the other 10-round contest from the Chumash Casino Resort in…
Paul Spadafora returns in co-feature Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, October 20 on PPV Future Hall of Fame boxer “Iron†Mike Tyson kicks-off the “Mike Tyson World Tour,†a series of four-round exhibitions, on an October 20th pay-per-view event also featuring the return of Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid†Spadafora, at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio….
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a relaxed atmosphere at Monton House Hotel, Manchester, England yesterday for the weigh-in of British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore and his opponent Matthew Macklin. The two will certainly be a little more tense during their clash tonight on a Maloney Promotion at…
“2007 Is Going To Be A Big Year!” As founder and CEO of DiBella Entertainment, Lou DiBella is one of the biggest names in boxing promotions. The New Yorker has a stable of top veteran fighters and up and coming stars; Fres Oquendo, Kofi Jantuah, Paul Malignaggi, David Estrada and Sechew Powell along with two…
Ricky Hatton’s trainer Billy Graham travels onto hostile ground this Friday when his fighter Matthew Macklin challenges reigning British Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore on a Maloney Promotion from the GH Carnall Centre in Manchester, England. Irish Middleweight Champion Macklin may have taken up part-time residence in the British capital of boxing since joining Graham…
Corrales to Face Former World Champion Joel Casamayor on Saturday, Oct. 7, At 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Two boxers with a genuine disdain for each other will duke it out with bad intentions for a third time when Corrales defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) and RING lightweight titles against former world…