With his scheduled clash with Bernard Hopkins in Atlantic City just two weeks away, light heavyweight Antonio Tarver will hold a national teleconference with the American media on Thursday and is expected to rip his hated rival. This will undoubtedly lead to a countering Hopkins conference and set the wheels in motion for a highly…
Professional sensation Amir Khan says he can’t wait to fight at the Millennium Stadium on July 8 – and reckons a bumper crowd will inspire him to his best ever performance. Khan extended his winning streak to 7-0 in Belfast over the weekend when he comfortably beat former European lightweight title challenger Laszlo Komjathi.
Cedric Kushner has launched a new boxing promotional company entitled Gotham Boxing, which will make its debut with The Premiere at the Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center on Eighth Avenue at West 34th Street on Wednesday night, May 24, featuring Brooklyn heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs vs. Chris Koval in the main event for the vacant…
Ode’s and Upsets At The Hammerstein Ballroom In NYC Ode to a Mexican were the words that Edgar Santana and his team proclaimed after a hard fought fight at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC against Tomas Barrientes in the nights main events. Edgar and his team goes on to thank all their fans and friends…
I’m glad that British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch has finally resurfaced and woken up to the fact that he is defending his titles this Friday against Brian Magee. Reading the latest press release from the Froch camp, it seems very clear that the words attributed to Carl are more like those his…
Superstar Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao from The Philippines, and Mexican buzz saw Oscar “Chololo” Larios will go mano-a-mano in a 12-round championship bout in the historic Araneta Coliseum, which hosted Ali-Frazier III – “The Thrilla in Manila†— nearly 31 years ago. Pacquiao, a world champion in three different weight divisions, will be defending his WBC…
The best light heavyweight never to fight in a world title bout, Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince” Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs), looks at his July 29th showdown against five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) as a golden opportunity to gain respect in the boxing world. Prince Badi holds five belts – NABO,…
WBC and The Ring magazine lightweight champion Diego “Chico” Corrales, and his trainer Joe Goossen, will host a media workout, this wednesday at Joe Goossen’s Gym in Van Nuys, CA. Corrales is training for “War To Settle The Score”, the highly anticipated world lightweight title rubber match against two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo, the…
Santana And Starks Both Victorious In Latest Broadway Boxing Show Promoter Lou DiBella was back in The Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York on Friday night to display another group of his promising fighters. Edgar Santana improved his record to 18-2 (12) with a hard fought decision win over the game Tomas…
This past Saturday the great Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera had his hands full at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, barely edging southpaw slugger Rocky Juarez in defense of the WBC Super Featherweight title. Initially, the judges scored the bout a draw but then later it was announced that a mistake had been made…
Duran’s Last Great Win! Roberto “Hands of Stone†Duran was put on the short end of 3-1 odds for his bout with Iran “The Blade†Barkley back in 1989. The fight was set for February 24th at the Convention Centre in Atlantic City and most people were expecting a successful first defence by Barkley, who…
As fans of Danny Williams and Amir Khan will already know, tonight in the UK it’s another ITV fight night! Sports Network puts on a good show at King’s Hall in Belfast, where unfortunately the crowd will be without previous headliner Scott Harrison. However, they will have Williams and Kahn, as well as sweet counter…