A new and improved Juan “Golo” Gomez-Trinidad (23-4, 16 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, September 17 at the Dana Barros Sports Complex in Mansfield, Massachusetts. “Mayhem in Mansfield” is promoted by New England Ringside Promotions in association with Irish Ropes and Cedric Kushner Productions. “The Trinidad name is so …
Read More »Powell Draws Difficult Assignment.
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Undefeated light middleweight prospect Sechew Powell headlines DiBella Entertainment’s fight card from New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom tomorrow night when he faces battle hardened former WBA champion Santiago Samaniego over the course of ten scheduled rounds. Powell, a twenty-six-year-old southpaw from Brooklyn, has never faced …
Read More »The Autumn Season Approaches – What can we expect? Part Two.
In my previous article documenting the coming season, I focused on the fights happening at world level but; what of the British scene? If you just include the four main belts, we currently have five world champions: Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton and Scott Harrison. So what …
Read More »Darchinyan Stops Jiminez.
Vic Darchinyan successfully defended his IBF and IBO flyweight titles tonight in Sydney with a predictable fifth round stoppage win over tough Colombian challenger Jair Jiminez. After a sluggish couple of opening rounds Darchinyan cranked up the pace in round three, stinging Jiminez repeatedly with straight left hands. After instructions …
Read More »Heavyweight Heat this Friday.
After 16 years in the professional boxing game, it takes more than a little trash talk from his upcoming opponent, Shannon Briggs, to get “Merciless’ Ray Mercer riled up. “I’m too old for that type of stuff,” said Mercer (34-5-1, 25 KOs). “I do my talking in the ring with …
Read More »Adamek-Ulrich for WBC Title.
On October 15 German Thomas Ulrich will challenge for a world title for the first time in his career. The 30-year-old man from Berlin is ranked WBC number and will officially challenge reining champion Tomasz Adamek from Poland for the World Boxing Council title. „Düsseldorf is a perferct place for …
Read More »Bell – Rothmann: An Explosion Waiting to Happen.
Showtime’s Saturday night broadcast of the IBF cruiserweight battle between titleholder O’Neil “Give ’em Hell” Bell and challenger Sebastian Rothmann looks to be a sure fire action fight that could very well remold the landscape of the cruiserweight division. Bell hasn’t lost a bout in over seven years but will …
Read More »Trinidad-to-Cotto: The Passing of the Torch.
Puerto Rico has been the proud home of many boxing champions throughout history. From Sixto Escobar, to Carlos Ortiz and Jose “Chegui” Torres, to Wilfredo Benitez, Wifredo Gomez and a host of other champions in Puerto Rico’s heyday of boxing in the 1980’s, the torch has always been passed to …
Read More »Revised Showtime September 3 Card Details.
In a World Boxing Council (WBC)/International Boxing Federation (IBF) 12 round eliminator, former WBC cruiserweight champion Wayne “Big Truck” Braithwaite will take on Guillermo Jones in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). The 12-round heavyweight co-feature …
Read More »Heavyweight Champions Missing in Action.
Still there are no reported fights set for either WBA heavyweight champion John ruiz or IBF titlist Chris Byrd. Ruiz has not fought since his April beating by James toney, a fight that was eventually declared a no contest due to Toney’s steroid test turning up positive. Ruiz was declared …
Read More »Foreman Forms New Company.
Former boxing champ George Foreman is expanding from countertop grilling to something all his own – a signature line of products. The former heavyweight champ and grillmaster hopes that by partnering with publicly traded MM Companies Inc. to create George Foreman Enterprises Inc., he can expand on his previous business …
Read More »Klitschko-Rahman in November?
It is rumored that WBC heavyweight champion will finally return to the ring after what will be an almost one year absence to face WBC number one contender Hasim Rahman. Rahman secured his place earlier this month with a twelve round decision win over perennial contender Monte Barrett in a …
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