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…
Friday Night Spectacle In Albany Pugnacious Promotions set off their second show of the year last night at the Albany Armory with a card billed as Spring Time Spectacle. It was a repeat performance of their last show held in March, earlier this year. A lot of local talent showcased their skills with the enthusiasm…
This past Wednesday saw the much awaited pairing of super middleweights Danny Green and Anthony Mundine, one of the biggest fights to ever grace Australian soil, at the huge Aussie Stadium in Sydney. After a close fight early, Mundine’s greater skill began to show and the ex-Rugby League star cruised to a unanimous decision win,…
Former WBA superfeather title holder Yodsanan 3K Battery won a unanimous decision over PBF 140lb champion Arniel Tinampay in a eight round non-title bout on Friday at New World-Shienghai Shopping Center in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand. Although Yodsanan’s mobility looked slower than his last appearance, he still controlled the show with his aggression and finally won…
Hungarian hotshot Laszlo Komjathi has branded Amir Khan a kid and says he will take him to school when he fights him in Belfast tomorrow night. Komjathi, 30, has already boxed for the Europan lightweight title, only losing to Steffano Zoff on points. He has also boxed a host of top name Europeans, including classy…
In a true first, Internet-Television pioneer, JumpTV, will provide the only live broadcast of the Heavyweight title bout for the USBA, NABA and NABO world championships between Shannon Briggs (46-4-1, 40 KOs) and Chris Koval (23-2, 18 KOs) on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 PM (EDT). The premiere event for Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing will…
For Period Ended May 15, 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