Martin “Too Much” Power made a very impressive second defence of his British Bantamweight crown as he dominated tough challenger Issac Ward before finishing him off with a booming right hand in the eighth round at the York Hall in Bethnal Green during a Maloney Promotion on Tuesday night. Ward, from Darlington, had big support…
Cassius Baloyi and Manuel Medina crossed paths last night at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA and engaged in a spirited clash that saw several swings in momentum. Hanging in the balance was the vacant IBF Super Feather title as well as Baloyi’s IBO belt. As expected, Medina was the more active fighter,…
British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Mark Hobson looks to defend his titles tonight in Barnsley, England, against challenger John “Buster” Keaton on a superb bill put on by Sports Network. With ten of his thirteen losses coming by way of stoppage, Keaton, 25-13 (15), may not last the distance with the towering Hobson, 24-4-1 (12),…
The clock is well and truly ticking on Ross Minter. The English welterweight champion now finds his mandatory contender John O’Donnell breathing down his neck following Alan Bosworth’s decision to return to his natural light welterweight division. Minter was due to make a voluntary against Bosworth in May, with the British Boxing Board of Control…
How much would you pay for a boxing show featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, three-division titlist Marco Antonio Barrera, and heavyweight legend Larry Holmes? $30, $40, $50? More? How does $14.95 sound? In an unprecedented move to bring some of the most exciting moments from boxing’s classic bouts to diehard fight fans around the…
Last night on a Maloney Promotion at the York Hall in London, Martin Power retained his British Bantamweight title for the second time with a dominating eight round stoppage over brave Northern tourist Issac Ward. In front of a rabid hometwon crowd, Power looked magnificent from the off by dropping his opponent in the first…
The word making rounds in British boxing circles is that former IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson will be the man opposing WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 8 July. Should that be the case, expect the already brisk ticket sales for the Sports Network promotion to accelerate…
Tonight at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, the amazing Manuel Medina will contend in his twenty first major world title bout when he meets South African Cassius Baloyi for the both the vacant IBF and the IBO Super Featherweight crowns on a Banner Promotions bill. A five time world champion, 80 bout…
Undefeated lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez will be featured in the co-main event on Friday June 16 at Cicero Stadium on the internationally televised Destiny, an action packed, world class professional boxing card, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated.
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most emotionally draining years for British boxing fans. We were subject to both massive highs as well as agonising lows in 1986. We were put through such emotions by some of our most popular and well known boxers – men like Frank Bruno, Lloyd Honeyghan…
Undefeated British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power clashes tonight with an unbeaten challenger, Isaac Ward, tonight at London’s historic York Hall on a Maloney Promotion card televised by Sky Sports. Power, of nearby St. Pancras, has built up an 18-0 (7) record by slashing through such good domestic opposition as Dale Robinson, Ian Napa and Shinny…
The great summer of boxing continues this coming Saturday evening at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas when Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales renew hostilities for the WBC lightweight title. Their first bout last year was certainly for me the fight of 2005 with one of the most dramatic turnarounds in boxing…