Denver, CO – Recently it was announced by the promoters of Nicolay Valuev that he would not only defend his WBA Heavyweight Title on April 1st in Germany, but that they had also narrowed their list of potential opponents down to five. That list included myself, Barrett, Beck, Austin &Holmes. I want to make is…
It was 1976. World events that year included the election of the 39th President of The United States Of America Jimmy Carter and the Montreal Olympic Games. At those Montreal Olympic Games, Cuban Teofilio Stephenson won his second heavyweight gold medal. A young light welterweight by the name of Sugar Ray Leonard won gold before…
Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended January 18, 2006 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER Junior Welterweight 2. WINKY WRIGHT Middleweight 3. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Junior Lightweight 4. RICKY HATTON Junior Welterweight 5. MANNY PACQUIAO Junior Lightweight 6. ERIK MORALES Junior Lightweight 7. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ Featherweight 8. RAFAEL MARQUEZ Bantamweight 9. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO Junior Welterweight…
Lightweight contender Rolando Reyes has signed to fight former two-time World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo in the main event Saturday, Feb. 4, on SHOWTIME. Showtime Sports & Event Programming General Manager Ken Hershman, and co-promoters Bob Arum and Gary Shaw made the announcement on Wednesday.
2002 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Darren Barker is looking forward to boxing at the home of British Boxing for the first time as a professional this Friday. The Barnet light middleweight takes on the tough Richard Mazurek over eight rounds on the undercard of the Hennessy Sports HS:BOX promotion, being covered by SKY Sports, at…
The “Morden Massive’ will be in full effect on Friday night after moving into action to support Hennessy Sports promoted Lenny Daws in his final eliminator for the British Light Welterweight Title against Colin Lynes. “There could be people hanging off the rafters at the York Hall,” said the unbeaten Daws yesterday. “The people of…
Former two-time world champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston (37-3-1, 17 KOs) and world light heavyweight contender Prince Badi Ajamu (24-2-1, 13 KOs) will be in separate crossroads fights January 27 in “Collision Course, A Night of Champions,” featuring three world championship matches and two other title fights, at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in…
Walter Lambert, President of Northeast Promotions in association with Brian Young, Prize Fight Promotions present an ESPN 2 card featuring 4 of the top young prospects in the world, live February 17, 2006 at the Fed Ex Center in Memphis, TN.
USNBC cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (10-0, 4 KOS) faces the stiffest test of his young career February 12, when he fights battled-tested veteran Ernest “M-16” Mateen (28-11-3, 10 KOs) in a six-round bout on “The Contender Special – East Coast Pride,” at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence.
From Monday, January 16th to Thursday, January 19th, Undisputed World Champion O’Neil Bell – fresh from his title-unifying knockout win over Jean-Marc Mormeck on January 7th – will meet and greet with members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and tour the Tribe’s reservations to celebrate his stirring victory and ascension to the elite level…
Click for larger image© Kirk BravenderSaddo Boxing In a four bout event Friday night at Cicero Stadium promoted by Windy City KO, cruiserweight Aaron Williams stood out as the most complete fighter of the night. The fluid and lean lefty knocked out veteran James Johnson with a right uppercut to the gut at 2:35 of…
Tons of Boxing Photos Greg Robinson’s Power Promotions put on an explosive card Friday night at The National Guard Armory in Philadelphia and those in attendance were treated to an amazing five consecutive first round stoppages that kicked off the evening. In the final analysis, only one of seven fights lasted the distance with previously…