This Saturday in Mannheim, Germany Chris Byrd makes the fifth defence of the IBF World Heavyweight Title against a man he knows very well, Wladimir Klitschsko.For Byrd, now 35 years of age, this could be the toughest test of his three and a half year reign which began in December 2002 when he outpointed veteran…
DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…
DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2006 SITE:4 BEARS CASINO & LODGE NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA TELEVISION: SHOWTIME 11 P.M. ET/PT (TAPE DELAYED ON WEST COAST) PRINCIPALS: JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT SPECIAL ATTRACTION – 10 ROUNDS Lamont Peterson vs. Mario Jose Ramos 16-0, 7 KOs – 16-2-1, 3 KOs Undefeated 140-Pound Contender – Junior Welterweight Contender Washington, D.C. –…
Last night on a Goosen – Tutor card from the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, two heavyweight boxers saw their career trajectories cross paths. Ex-hot prospect Dominick Guinn climbed back into serious contender status by sending former promising British Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison further into the tailspin started by fellow Englishman Danny…
Welterweight Frederic Klose led the way at the Parc des Expositions in Reims, France last night, regaining the European title with a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Antonio Lauri. Frenchman Klose lost the title last May to Oktay Urkal but was able to turn away the Italian Lauri by scores of 117-111, 116-114…
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…