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
Well, the big fights just keep coming, and after De La Hoya’s golden performance in Vegas and Hatton’s close call in Boston, Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera continues on the path to cement his legacy this Saturday at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. A sure sign of Barrera’s reputation on both sides of the…
Well, my fellow boxing enthusiasts, we’re off to another fine year of middleweight boxing in 2006. Things are going to get hot in the next two to three months as scores will be settled, hearts will be broken, records will be lost, and titles will be shuffled. The turmoil of another sleepless insomniac’s night has…
There’s been more than a simple change in scenery for World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor as he prepares in Detroit’s historic Kronk Gym for his June 17th title defense against Winky Wright. It’s been a change in philosophy, a change in an already intense work rate, and a change in attitude. “It’s a boxing atmosphere…
Mohegan Sun will feature two of Connecticut’s promising young boxing talents on Saturday, June 17th in the Mohegan Sun Arena. New Haven’s undefeated Elvin Ayala (14-0, 6 KO’s) and Hartford’s undefeated Mike Oliver (12-0, 6 KO’s) put their unbeaten streaks on the line in separate bouts. The action begins at 7:30pm. In the main event,…
Red hot junior welterweight prospect Kendall Holt (20-1, 12 KO’s) is ready to “Rumble at the Trop” when the Paterson, New Jersey native squares off against vs. Jauquin Gallardo (17-4, 5 KO’s) in the main event on a spectacular fight night presented by Duva Boxing and Star Boxing at the Tropicana Casino And Resort in…
At Aussie Stadium in Sydney, Anthony Mundine cruised to a comfortable points decision against Danny Green on Wednesday night in an all-Australian super middleweight grudge match which failed to live up to expectations. With the victory “The Man” secures the WBA number one ranking. After a good first round for Green, Mundine’s blinding hand speed…
Dynamite Danny Williams has stepped into the breach left by Scott Harrison and will now fight on the big Belfast show at the weekend. Williams was due to appear in Huddersfield on June 1 so will be in fantastic shape on Saturday as he looks to send out a statement to big British rival Matt…
Click for larger image © Rafael Soto / Showtime Boxing Photo 1 (May 10, 2006) Jose Luis Castillo has cut his calorie intake considerably in preparation for his WBC lightweight showdown with Diego Corrales, June 3, 2006 on SHOWTIME. Living and training in the mountain town of Temoaya, Mexico, Castillo is focused on making the…
“SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION†In a battle of world-ranked contenders, Eric Harding (23-3-1, 7 KOs) defends his NABF light heavyweight title against undefeated Chad Dawson (21-0, 15 KOs, 1 NC) in an excellent main event on Friday, June 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation†(11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) on SHOWTIME. In…
Promoter Frank Warren has just added another title fight to the Sports Network super-show at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 8th July bringing it to a total of seven big-titles on the line. Boxing super-star Joe Calzaghe headlines the Homecoming show with a defence of his WBO and IBF Super-Middleweight titles and the latest addition…
Peltz Boxing Promotions, of Philadelphia, and Joe Hand Promotions, of Feasterville, PA, have agreed to an exclusive three-year deal with the New Alhambra Arena to promote boxing at the sports & entertainment complex, located at Swanson & Ritner Streets next to Forman Mills, in South Philadelphia.