It was fight night 52 at the Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, Washington and the canvas was on fire with seven superb contests! In the main event, light middle Reggie Davis stamped his authority all over Honorito Garcia, posting a ten round unanimous decision. Davis, a smooth, relentless boxing technician literally picked his opponent apart….
Mercurial lightweight and super-journeyman Emanuel Augustus got back on track Friday night at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut by stopping Colombian banger Jaime Rangel in the tenth and final frame of what had been a very close bout. It was the big punching of the Colombian that made the contest close but the cagey…
Ex-WBC Lightweight Champion Cesar Bazan nearly paid dearly for his slow starting style as the towering Mexican banger pulled a split decision out of the fire against hard luck light welter journeyman Marteze Logan Friday night at San Antonio’s Roseland Ballroom. Logan, who makes a habit of taking last minute bouts as a replacement opponent,…
Heavyweight Hasim “Rock†Rahman has completed his first week of training at the new ROC Boxing & Fat itness Center 524 Atlantic Ave. in Rochester, NY. Rahman’s camp is training daily at the ROC between 1:00 and 3:00 pm these are closed sessions no media and no spectators. Open training sessions are scheduled for Friday…
Despite no opponent being confirmed for Ricky Hatton’s American invasion, part of the plan was revealed at a packed press conference on Thursday aboard the WW2 era warship HMS Belfast. The thrust of the event was that Ricky Hatton had signed a three fight deal with Philadelphia based Banner Promotions and British outfit Fight Academy,…
The saying goes “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger” and that saying is oh so true for heavyweight “Fast” Fres Oquendo. Oquendo has seem some rough days in his career as a professional fighter. His one main goal is to become heavyweight champion of the world. He has held the NABF title, but…
Why The Hammerstein Ballroom In NYC Will Be A Knockout Feb 16! “Many are called but few are chosen” is a familiar and true saying and those who are familiar with this verse understands the depth of the meaning, so I choose not to use it lightly in comparing it to the art of having…
Three Hennessy Sports fighters have landed British Title shots. Lenny Daws has been formally rewarded for his outstanding win over Colin Lynes in January with a showdown against Nigel Wright at light welterweight, whilst Lee Meager and Dave Stewart will meet for the lightweight version of the Championship. The British Boxing Board of Control announced…
USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (10-0, 4 KOS) is locked and loaded for his Sunday night (Feb. 12) showdown against veteran Ernest “M-16” Mateen (28-11-3, 10 KOs) in their six-round bout on “The Contender Special – East Coast Pride” at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence.
HBO Sports will present a thirty- minute special, “Countdown To Vargas – Mosley”, analyzing the upcoming HBO pay-per-view fight between Fernando Vargas and Shane Mosley, premiering this Saturday night, Feb. 11 (12:15 a.m. ET/PT) on the main HBO service. The special features fighter profiles, expert analysis and forecasts for the showdown in Las Vegas. “Countdown…
On the same night as the eagerly awaited British Heavyweight showdown between Danny Williams and Matt Skelton, another big fight takes place on the other side of the pond. In an eliminator for the 154 pound crown, Shane Mosley meets Fernando Vargas in a battle between two men who many claim have seen better days,…
Fan favorite Ireland’s John Duddy (15-0, 13 KO’s) will be back in the Big Apple spotlight and looking to roll off his 16th consecutive win when the middleweight battles Shelby Pudwill (21-2-1, 9KO’s) for the WBC Intercontinental Americas Middleweight Championship in the main event at “Shamrock Express.” The bout headlines an Irish Boxing extravaganza on…