The headlining bout of Sports Network’s Glasgow card was a cracking fight between WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison and top notch Australian visitor Nedal Hussein. Hussein had talked a good game during the build up to this greatly anticipated showdown but it remained to be seen whether or not the …
Read More »Boxing Rd By Rd: Amir Khan V Steve Gethin
One of the undercard attractions on Sports Network’s super Scottish bill last night from Glasgow was Olympic Silver Medallist Amir Khan making his third professional outing. The Bolton Wonder met Walsall’s Steve Gethin for a scheduled four rounder, looking to continue his fistic matriculation in the paid ranks. Round One: …
Read More »The Last Round
I attended a local card last Friday, mostly young fighters on their way up, no big names, though there were a couple who had their moment’s of past success. Tony Marshall was on the undercard. Tony held some minor titles and was ranked in the top ten for a short …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-in: Lacy-Pemberton and Marquez-Mabuza
Jeff Lacy Scott Pemberton Both 168 pounds Rafael Marquez Silence Mabuza Both 118 pounds Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on west coast).
Read More »Can WBO Champion Harrison Turn Back The Boxing Challenge of Hussein?
By Robin York Scott “The Real McCoy” Harrison makes the 6th defence in his second reign as WBO Featherweight champion against big punching Australian Nedal “Skinny” Hussein tonight at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. The fight will be going out live on ITV, a major boost for the Scottish …
Read More »Boxing Results: Powell, Ter-Meliksetian, Green and Codrington.
Click for larger image © J.D. Crenshaw/For Showtime POWELL BESTS TER-MELIKSETIAN WITH 10-ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION, GREEN FLATTENS CODRINGTON IN 18 SECONDS ON A “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION” DOUBLEHEADER FROM THE BUFFALO RUN CASINO IN MIAMI, OKLAHOMA
Read More »Power Retains British Bantamweight Boxing Crown In Maloney Promotions Thriller
It took every ounce of heart, determination and sheer guts for Martin Power to retain his British title tonight in London’s hallowed East End venue of York Hall. The Camden Towne bantamweight had his hands absolutely full with the razor sharp reflexive boxing skills of challenger Ian Napa, a man …
Read More »Ex World Boxing Champ Zoff Fails in European Title Bid
Former WBA Lightweight titlist Stefano Zoff may have finally hit the wall at age of thirty nine as the cagey Italian was finished inside the tenth round by unbeaten Juan Carlos Diaz Melero in Leganes, Spain. At stake was the vacant European crown, a title that Zoff, 43-11-2 (17), has …
Read More »British Boxing Preview: Scott Harrison – Nedal Hussein
Don’t Miss This Cracking Sports Network Fight Card Live on ITV4 Sky Channel 136 Starting at 10 pm Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime On a night when its should have been a Super Middleweight Unification between Joe Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy we get a bout that potentially could be …
Read More »A Look At Cedric Kushner\’s New York City Boxing Homecoming
Tonight at Manhattan’s luxurious Hammerstein Ballroom, Cedric Kushner Promotions presents a hotly anticipated fight card that’s being termed “The Homecoming”. The main event features middleweights John Duddy, 12-0 (11), and Bryon Mackie, 25-11 (8), colliding head to head. The venue, located at West 34th Street and 8th Avenue, is over …
Read More »My Excellent Double Title Fight Boxing Weekend
By Frank Maloney This is a weekend that I’m really looking forward to. My fighter Martin Power defends his British Bantamweight title at York Hall on a Maloney Promotions bill tonight and then tomorrow on Guy Fawkes Night, which if you’re British you will know is the night in history …
Read More »Showtime Championship Boxing Preview: Jeff Lacy – Scott Pemberton
Check Out This Great Fight on Showtime This Saturday Starting at 9PM! Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy puts his IBF Super Middleweight strap on the line this Saturday night when he takes on rugged contender Scott Pemberton at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada. Be sure not to blink. Lacy has swept …
Read More »