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It was to be the last time the incomparable Muhammad Ali would ever successfully defend the heavyweight championship. It would be held in boxing’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden. It would also feature Ohio’s most popular heavyweight of the last quarter of a century,

Former undefeated super featherweight and lightweight champion Acelino Freitas will reassume his career in his native Brazil on December the 11th. An opponent for Freitas is yet to be determined but the appearance will give the boxing world an opportunity to gauge exactly how affected he has been by his …

Scott Harrison comes out for the first round and immediately goes looking for the challenger with typical pugnacity. Without giving the Ethiopian time to settle, or the fans for that matter, Harrison floors Kebede with a right to the top of the head. I and, no doubt, the rest of …

NEW YORK (October 29th, 2004) Undefeated, hard-hitting Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will be featured as the top undercard attraction of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday, December the 11th, live on HBO Pay Per View from The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. …

BOSTON, Mass. (October 28, 2004). One of boxing’s most popular fighters of all-time, ‘Irish’ Micky Ward, has been selected as the official goodwill ambassador for the U.S. Marines boxing team “Great Northeast Tour,” commencing November 9th at The Roxy in Boston and continuing that week at Foxwoods Resort Casino and …

Scott Harrison’s big plans of unification hinge on the outcome of his WBO featherweight title defense tomorrow night against unheralded Ethiopian boxer Samuel Kebede at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena. Is this just a tune up for the amazingly strong 126-pound champion? One that will last as long as Harrison feels like …

Compiled by Jim Cawkwell. The Mike Tyson saga has descended further still, from mediocrity to a despairingly bleak point in what was once the most celebrated career in heavyweight boxing history. Tyson is not a man who stubbornly refuses to accept the ravages of time that have depleted his abilities …

Lovemore N’dou has been boxing professionally since 1993, working his way up first in South Africa, and then on the east coast of Australia. He crashed US shores for the first time in 2002, dropping a majority decision to Jose Luis Juarez in an action packed fight. N’dou’s big break …

This Friday, October 29, at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scott Harrison (22-2-1) will put his WBO World Featherweight Title on the line against undefeated Ethiopian Samuel Kebede (24-0). Click for large image Harrison, coming off an impressive third round stoppage of the highly regarded William Abelyan, will look to …

Interim IBF 140-pound champion Sharmba Mitchell held an open media workout at Joe Goossen’s Gym in Van Nuys, California, October 27th. Two of boxing’s most talented pound-for-pound fighters will square off in a highly anticipated rematch when International Boxing Federation (IBF) “Super” 140-pound champion Kostya Tszyu defends his title against …

After his seventh round destruction of Rudiger May in September, WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson has been ordered to defend against former WBC champion Vincenzo Cantatore. “This is a genuine world title fight,” enthused Nelson. “Cantatore is currently rated WBO number one, number three with the IBF and WBA and …