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…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Diego “Chico’’ Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo are signed, sealed and ready to deliver once again LIVE on SHOWTIME on Saturday, June 3 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The world’s most talented and courageous lightweights will collide in their eagerly awaited rubber…
ESPN and Tournament of Contenders today announced the date, venue and fight card for their third boxing special, “The Contender: Latin Warriors,†celebrating the Hispanic fighters of season one of “The Contender.†Launching Las Vegas into an exciting Cinco de Mayo weekend, “The Contender: Latin Warriors†will be held at the Aladdin Resort & Casino…
The Malignaggi-Cotto and Taylor-Wright championship mega fights in June are not the only DiBella Entertainment attractions on the horizon. The month of April promises to be a particularly busy month, with a trio of DBE main events set for the next two weeks. Olympian Andre Berto (10-0, 8 KO’s) will make his ESPN2 Friday Night…
Former world champion and local favorite Jose Antonio Rivera gets a second chance to win a world championship match in his adopted hometown when he challenges World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Alejandro “Terra†Garcia at the DCU Center on Saturday, May 6. The entire card has been dubbed Dynamite at the DCU by promoter…
“Bobby Bostick Promotions and the Palm Beach County Convention Center Presents Spring Break Boxing and The Battle of the Sexes Best Body Contest†April 19, 2006. The Palm Beach County Convention Center. As the lights go dim there is an electricity in the air. At first the music sounds far away but in a moment…
**Lot of Ringside Boxing Photos** Click for larger image © Mike McGuigan / Saddo Boxing The Blue Horizon was back in business this past Friday as promoter Veronca Michaels and Don Elbaum put together one of the best cards in recent memory at Philly’s legendary fight house. The six bout card was led by up…
Fight Academy’s Dennis Hobson has welcomed rival promoter Frank Warren’s latest public communication regarding the much talked about Clinton Woods v Joe Calzaghe IBF light heavyweight title fight. At Hobson’s request, Warren is now offering the Fight Academy promoter odds of 7-4 for the well-publicized six figure side bet the two promoters will have if…