Curtis “Showtime” Stevens Also On Bill Of April 20 Broadway Boxing Card On Thursday night, April 20th, the ever-popular Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort & Casino returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center with knockout artist Curtis “Showtime†Stevens (11-0, 10 KO’s) back in action. The card is headlined by an IBF…
Click for larger imagethompsonboxing.com New Date – Monday, April 24th At The Doubltree Hotel, Ontario CA Future super featherweight contender Dominic Salcido will headline the next installment of the popular “Path To Glory” Boxing Extravaganza on Monday, April 24 at the Doubletree Hotel Event Center in Ontario, California. The original date was scheduled for Friday…
On Friday, April 21, Sky Sports viewers will have the chance to see feisty Irishman Damaen Kelly attempt to take the European Bantamweight title from its newest owner, Italy’s Simone “Boom Boom” Maludrottu in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Italian, who is taking a rare trip out of his home country to defend the title, has…
The big fight is over. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has beaten Zab Judah like most thought he would, although not as easily. Aside from the Melee in the tenth round that is causing the purses to be held up, things went as planned…or did they? Many thought it would be an easy fight for Floyd and…
In today’s news, boxing is almost always put on the back burner. Most championship fights tend to happen without much coverage from many sports networks and papers. The only press boxing does seem to get is if there is a death in the ring, or Mike Tyson happens to make an appearance, or even when…
Undefeated welter Paul “The Punisher” Williams was in fine form last night at the Tai Chi Palace in Lemoore, California as the lanky puncher destroyed knockout artist Sergio Rios in just two rounds of action on a Goosen-Tutor promotion. Southpaw Williams, now perfect in twenty-nine contests, used his tremendous reach to keep Rios at the…
Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., grew up homeless, but they feel right at home in the ring. The up-and-coming, unbeaten junior welterweights are a combined 32-0 with 20 knockouts. Lamont, who at 22 is 14 months older than Anthony, is 16-0 with seven KOs. Anthony is 16-0 with 13 KOs. In their…
O’Donnell And Barker Also In Domestic Championship Contests Five Hennessy Sports team members are to contest the prestigious British title over the coming months. Lenny Daws takes on Nigel Wright for the vacant light welterweight crown at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on May 12th following the promotional outfits successful purse bid for the…
Hatton Gives Up IBF 140lb Title! © Mike Cleary Ricky Hatton has given up the IBF Light Welterweight title in order to pursue the WBA Welterweight title of Luis Collazo on May 13 in Boston, MA. Below is the letter Team Hatton sent to IBF President Marian Muhammad to notify that organization of his decision….
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Yesterday, the Beverly Hills Hotel in California was the site for the official press conference announcing the third fight between two great warriors, Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo. The fight is being promoted by Bob Arum and Top Rank and will be held at…
Joe Calzaghe is more than just the hottest fighter in the world today, he’s also one of the greatest super middleweights to ever lace up the gloves since the division was formed back in the early 80’s. Fresh off a dominant showing against America’s top man in the division, Jeff Lacy, “Super Joe” speaks on…
In a fight widely ignored here in good old blighty, Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison is back in action this coming Friday against Dominick Guinn on a Goosen – Tutor card from the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. For Harrison, this is crunch time. After suffering his first professional defeat last December against…