Tonight on a Sports Network card at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland, flashy British, Commonwealth and European Super Featherweight Champion Alex Arthur risks all against the highly accurate boxer and fellow Scotsman Ricky Burns. The heavy handed, charismatic Arthur is calling this his British swan song as he has big post-fight world class plans…
Reigning British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch defended the latter title last night on a Hennessy Sports bill against an older, smaller but very willful Australian, Dale Westerman, at London’s historic York Hall. But the brash Nottingham native was shocked by the hard Melbourne man for the first half of the contest as…
Can “Z-Man” Defeat “Popo”? As announced, Acelino Freitas and Zahir Raheem will cross their gloves at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut on April 29. It is certainly an interesting matchup and I am glad that it is taking place. For Zahir Raheem, this is a great opportunity to prove to the boxing public that his win…
It was the perfect day off in California; a pleasant afternoon at the beach, with Hawaiian barbecue, a few Coronas, beautiful women and harmonic melodies. In short, a celebration of life. Indeed, it was a celebration as the WBO celebrated the title winning effort of Daniel Ponce De Leon, 27-1 (25), and gave five local…
Two-time World Boxing Council lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad†Johnston (38-3-1, 17 KOs) wants to go back to the future, so to speak, and rule the lightweights like he did between 1997 and 2000, or, better yet, be the recognized class of the super lightweight division.
By Frank Maloney It’s been four weeks since I stepped out into the big, bad world of boxing promotion on my own in order to join my brother Eugene in the family firm, Maloney Promotions. In that time, I’ve regained my enthusiasm and love for the sport. I’ve been to a number of shows that…
One night before SHOWTIME will offer the eagerly anticipated Jeff Lacy-Joe Calzaghe showdown for the undisputed super middleweight championship, America’s No. 1 Boxing Network will continue to commemorate its 20th anniversary of televising world-class match-ups with an excellent world title fight Friday, March 3, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.’’
SHOWTIME On Demand is replaying two exciting SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts featuring unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (21-0, 17 KOs) and his WBO counterpart, undefeated Joe Calzaghe (40-0, 31 KOs). In perhaps the most highly anticipated unification showdown in years, the talented, outstanding 168-pound world champions will collide for the undisputed super middleweight…
The stakes will be high on February 24th when Glen Johnson battles knockout artist Richard Hall in a fight that will shake up the Light Heavyweight title picture, but two days before “The Destroyer’ tries to disrupt “The Return of the Road Warriorâ€, both 175-pound stalwarts will meet with the media to discuss their upcoming…
Click for larger image© Jane WarburtonSaddo Boxing The GH Carnall Centre in Manchester was host to a great boxing on Sunday when Steve Woods and Maloney Promotions teamed up to produce a cracking fight card headlined by one of Britain’s rising stars, undefeated welterweight Ali Nuumbembe. Not only was the promotion a first class affair…
Question – What do Nelson Mandela, The Tokyo Dome, A 42-1 longshot and the baddest man on the planet all have in common? Answer – They were all part of one of the most amazing weekends in world and sports history. On the weekend that Nelson Mandela was finally freed from incarceration after twenty seven…
Hennessy Sports promoted Carl Froch has vowed to be at the top of his game on Friday night, (February 17th), at the York Hall in Bethnal Green to overcome Commonwealth title challenger Dale Westerman and line up a massive 2006. The 28-year-old from Nottingham has been watching videos of his tough Australian opponent, so fully…