Six time world champion Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, home of the best in chicago boxing team up with Miller Lite and TCF Bank to present another action packed evening of fantastic internationally televised professional boxing on Friday, January 27th at Cicero …
Read More »Boxing Info: Nicolay… You want me, you got me!
Denver, CO – Recently it was announced by the promoters of Nicolay Valuev that he would not only defend his WBA Heavyweight Title on April 1st in Germany, but that they had also narrowed their list of potential opponents down to five. That list included myself, Barrett, Beck, Austin &Holmes. …
Read More »Boxing History: George Foreman – Ron Lyle 30 Years On
It was 1976. World events that year included the election of the 39th President of The United States Of America Jimmy Carter and the Montreal Olympic Games. At those Montreal Olympic Games, Cuban Teofilio Stephenson won his second heavyweight gold medal. A young light welterweight by the name of Sugar …
Read More »Boxing Ratings: Ring Magazine
Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended January 18, 2006 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER Junior Welterweight 2. WINKY WRIGHT Middleweight 3. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Junior Lightweight 4. RICKY HATTON Junior Welterweight 5. MANNY PACQUIAO Junior Lightweight 6. ERIK MORALES Junior Lightweight 7. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ Featherweight 8. RAFAEL MARQUEZ Bantamweight 9. …
Read More »Boxing News: Jose Luis Castillo Vs Rolando Reyes
Lightweight contender Rolando Reyes has signed to fight former two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo in the main event Saturday, Feb. 4, on SHOWTIME. Showtime Sports & Event Programming General Manager Ken Hershman, and co-promoters Bob Arum and Gary Shaw made the announcement on Wednesday.
Read More »Boxing Info: Darren Barker
2002 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Darren Barker is looking forward to boxing at the home of British Boxing for the first time as a professional this Friday. The Barnet light middleweight takes on the tough Richard Mazurek over eight rounds on the undercard of the Hennessy Sports HS:BOX promotion, being …
Read More »Boxing Info: Lenny Daws Vs Colin Lynes
The “Morden Massive’ will be in full effect on Friday night after moving into action to support Hennessy Sports promoted Lenny Daws in his final eliminator for the British Light Welterweight Title against Colin Lynes. “There could be people hanging off the rafters at the York Hall,” said the unbeaten …
Read More »Boxing News: Johnston & Prince Badi
Former two-time world champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston (37-3-1, 17 KOs) and world light heavyweight contender Prince Badi Ajamu (24-2-1, 13 KOs) will be in separate crossroads fights January 27 in “Collision Course, A Night of Champions,” featuring three world championship matches and two other title fights, at the …
Read More »Boxing Info: Young Guns Invade Memphis
Walter Lambert, President of Northeast Promotions in association with Brian Young, Prize Fight Promotions present an ESPN 2 card featuring 4 of the top young prospects in the world, live February 17, 2006 at the Fed Ex Center in Memphis, TN.
Read More »Boxing Info \”M-16\” Mateen in \”Too Smooth\” Godfrey\’s crosshairs
USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (10-0, 4 KOS) faces the stiffest test of his young career February 12, when he fights battled-tested veteran Ernest “M-16” Mateen (28-11-3, 10 KOs) in a six-round bout on “The Contender Special – East Coast Pride,” at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence.
Read More »Boxing Info: O\’Neil Bell
From Monday, January 16th to Thursday, January 19th, Undisputed World Champion O’Neil Bell – fresh from his title-unifying knockout win over Jean-Marc Mormeck on January 7th – will meet and greet with members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and tour the Tribe’s reservations to celebrate his stirring victory and …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Germain Sanders – Anthony Bowman
Click for larger image© Kirk BravenderSaddo Boxing In a four bout event Friday night at Cicero Stadium promoted by Windy City KO, cruiserweight Aaron Williams stood out as the most complete fighter of the night. The fluid and lean lefty knocked out veteran James Johnson with a right uppercut to …
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