It is not unusual for professional boxers to have a second job as they jump start their careers. It’s a way to put bread on the table. But it is quite unusual for a school teacher to moonlight as a prize fighter. This is the case for Chuck “The Professor” Mussachio (6-0, 3 KO’s), a…
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) has signed heavyweight Charles Shufford (20-6, 9 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract, CES president Jimmy Burchfield announced today. Shufford, 33, lives and fights out of Las Vegas. His most notable victory was a 10-round decision in 2000 against former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster, which was preceded by…
Silverhawk Boxing has signed unbeaten welterweight prospect Adrian Mora (15-0-1, 8 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract. Mora, 27, fights out of Thornton, Colorado. He already holds a win against former champion Steve “The Mongoose” Quinonez, 33-fight winner Roberto Valenzuela (DEC8) and veteran Shawn Simmons. “We’re very happy to add an undefeated prospect like Adrian…
Ricky “the Hitman’ Hatton has warned rival champion Miguel Cotto not to slip up on the silky smooth skills of undefeated Paulie Malignaggi this weekend if he wants to keep their dream-bout alive. Cotto, the Puerto Rican WBO junior welterweight title holder who has long been linked with Hatton, fights speedster Malignaggi at Madison Square…
By Keith Chadwick Whilst the nation prepares to cheer on England in this weekends opening World Cup fixture against Paraguay, Stoke lightweight Scott Lawton, himself a huge football fan, has his eyes set on another prize. He travels to South Yorkshire on Friday night to take on local favourite Stefy Bull for the vacant English…
For Period Ended June 5, 2006 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER Welterweight 2. WINKY WRIGHT Middleweight 3. MANNY PACQUIAO Junior Lightweight 4. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Junior Lightweight 5. RAFAEL MARQUEZ Bantamweight 6. RICKY HATTON Junior Welterweight 7. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO Junior Welterweight 8. ANTONIO TARVER Light Heavyweight 9. JOE CALZAGHE Super Middleweight 10. PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM Flyweight
The whole country has gone World Cup Crazy and everyone is waiting to see if Wayne Rooney will make it to Germany. Whilst other sports are suffering Boxing Promoter Frank Maloney is smiling and rubbing his hands together as he has unearthed a genuine World class fighter and is amazed that other promoters have not…
Without wishing a fellow British world champion ill, IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods is nevertheless happy that Joe Calzaghe’s July 8 title fight with Glen Johnson is off. Calzaghe pulled out of the Cardiff clash Friday even as it was due to be announced, and now Woods is hopeful that he will get the…
Team Malignaggi is upset about Friday’s weigh in being held at 1 PM, rather than the traditional 5 PM start, for Saturday night’s WBO light welterweight title match at Madison Square Garden between defending champion Miguel Cotto (26-0, 22 KOs) and Paulie “The Magic Man†Malignaggi (21-0, 5 KOs). Malignaggi’s manager, Sal LoNano, questioned the…
Popular heavyweight Chauncy “Hillyard Hammer” Welliver and veteran Frank Wood have agreed in principle, pending the former’s scheduled match this weekend, to fight each other on the July 29th “Hold Nothing Back!” pay-per-view event for the vacant WBC Continental Americas title at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. Five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4,…
Click for larger image © Natasha Chornesky / Saddo Boxing Australian flyweight king Vic Darchinyan made the most of his sudden opportunity as the headliner for Showtime boxing on Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Darchinyan used his phenomemal punching power to overwhelm tough Mexican Luis Maldonado and force…
What some of you may not have known is that a heavyweight title fight took place Saturday night in Germany. Russian Nikolai Valuev put his WBA strap on the line against a very undeserving challeneger in Owen “What the Heck” Beck. The Jamacian Beck was coming off losing his last two out of three fights….