Heavyweights headlined the Showtime telecast from the Little River Casino in Michigan on Saturday, with fellow undefeated prospects Chazz Witherspoon and Mike Alexander squaring off. Round 1 The fight starts off with both fighters meeting in the center and Witherspoon immediately popping off with a straight right hand. The much taller Witherspoon is the more…
The torch was passed Saturday from old generation to new when three sons of former world champions and a cousin of another fought on a historic special edition of “Shobox: The New Generation†on SHOWTIME. DiBella Entertainment promoted the notable event from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Mich.. It aired at 10 p.m….
At the Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Phillipines, Manny Pacquiao hopes to impress an adoring hometown crowd when he puts his WBC International Super Featherweight title at risk against former longtime WBC 122 lbs Champion Oscar Larios. Larios, 53-4-1 (36), is the latest in a series of top Mexican fighters that Pacquiao has faced over the…
Well we are past the first half of the year. Many things have changed, many remain the same. Some for the worse, some for the better. More importantly, I think there have been some lessons to be learned by some of the fighters themselves. It seems that they missed the lesson first time around, so…
SHOWTIME will make television history when three sons of former world champions and a cousin of another are featured in a special edition of “ShoBox: The New Generation†Saturday, July 1, 2006 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. The outstanding lineup on a DiBella…
Heavily favored British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power was upset on Thursday by relatively unknown South African tourist Tishifhiwa Munyai as the two vied for the vacant Commonwealth title at London’s historic mecca of boxing, York Hall on a Maloney Promotion’s bill. Despite applying himself fully to the task, the previously unbeaten Power, now 19-1 (8),…
There are contenders and pretenders, but knockout artist Sam Peter, is ranked in the top five by all major organizations, and is also universally recognized as the top contender. Now, Peter is on a mission. “Sam clearly illustrated that he belongs with the heavyweight elite in his match against Wladimir Klitschko last year,†said his…
Jorge Paez Jr. will not be able to fight July 1 in Manistee, Mich., because he has been denied entry into the United States by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security it was announced today. The 18-year-old Paez Jr. attempted several times to gain admittance into the U.S. Thursday and Friday, but access was…
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Leo Nolan (25-0, 10 KOs), promoted by Silverhawk Boxing, returned to the ring last Thursday (June 29) after a 14-month absence and won a unanimous eight round decision against twice-floored Wallace McDaniel at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina. Nolan’s next scheduled fight is August 25 against an opponent to be determined…
Tonight in Hollywood, Florida, two junior welterweights will fight for the IBF title which was vacated by Ricky Hatton. As we all know the Jr welterweight division just a few short years ago was was loaded with talent, from Koysta Tszyu, Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel C! otto, and Ricky Hatton. Today Tszyu has one…
Eight-Man Tourney Begins Friday, July 28, 2006, at 11 p.m. ET/PT On “ShoBox: The New Generation†Some of the best 168-pound prospects in the world are set to compete in a single-elimination tournament on “ShoBox: The New Generation†to determine the top super middleweight contender. In the first professional boxing tournament televised on the “ShoBox 
The last two years have been tough for Dominick Guinn, ironically nicknamed “The Southern Disaster”, once thought to be one of the best up and comers on the American heavyweight scene. Since March of 2004, Guinn has only seen victory over such bit players as Audley Harrison and Phil Jackson while drawing with journeyman Friday…