Undefeated IBF/IBO super middleweight champion JEFF “LEFT HOOK” LACY has landed in Manchester, England and he is on a mission — to defend and unify the world super middleweight crown against undefeated WBO champion Joe Calzaghe. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Frank Warren’s Sports Network, the Lacy-Calzaghe super middleweight title unification fight will be…
Who Will Carry The Torch Passed From Vitali? Three weeks from this Saturday we see the first world heavyweight title fight of 2006 when WBC champion Hasim Rahman defends his newly won title against the enigmatic James Toney. Its certainly an interesting match which hopefully will pave the way for exciting times in the division…
Today in Manchester, England WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe began the symbolic countdown that will culminate in the downfall of IBF Champion Jeff Lacy. The Welshman confidently predicted that the American’s brief title reign, lengthened by the consumption of such recycled Calzaghe victims such as Omar Sheika and Robin Reid, will come to an…
European cruiserweight king David Haye who is currently in training in Miami in preparation for his defence against Lasse Johansen at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on the March 24th will be watching intently this weekend as two of his domestic 200 lb rivals, Enzo Maccarinelli and Mark Hobson, do battle in Manchester.
After six years of working together Frank Maloney and Danny Hunt have parted company. Frank Maloney has found it increasing impossible to work with Danny Hunt and his father, who seems to be getting more and more involved with his son’s career. Over the past year Hunt has declined more fights than he’s wanted to…
Ed Levine, president of the IBO, has spoken out on the organisation’s pioneering world ranking system and other issues currently concerning boxing fans. The IBO is the only sanctioning body to offer an unbiased, computerised ranking of fighters, for which it has received much praise. However, critics have pointed to what they believe are politically…
With his serious preparation completed, Jeff Lacy held a light open media workout Tuesday in Manchester, England. In an eagerly-awaited battle of undefeated super middleweight champions, IBF titleholder Lacy will take on WBO kingpin Joe Calzaghe in a 12-round 168-pound world unification bout Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Click…
International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, Sheffield, England, has backed fellow Brit Joe Calzaghe, Newbridge, Wales, to defeat big-punching American Jeff Lacy at the MEN Arena this Saturday. Calzaghe and Lacy attempt to unify the WBO, IBO and IBF super-middleweight belts in the early hours of Sunday morning, local time. Fight Academy promoted…
Northeast Promotions in association with Cappiello Promotions presents “Night of The Irish†live from the Roxy Nightclub, St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2006. The main event pits former British Commonwealth Welterweight Champion Neil Sinclair, 28 – 4 24 by KO, Belfast, Ireland taking on former IBF JR. Welterweight Champion “Cool†Vince Phillips, 48 – 9…
The Cream of the Crop: The New Irish Murderer’s Row With the bitterly cold days of February behind us, we look forward to the hopefully warmer days of March, and ultimately spring. But before the spring season is upon us we must get through the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Boxing fans around the globe can…
A war was promised, and on Saturday night at the ExCel arena in London, a war is exactly what we got. Brixton’s Danny Williams is the man of the moment, narrowly out pointing Bedford born bruiser Matt Skelton over twelve punishing rounds live on ITV1 to retain his Commonwealth crown and solidify, once and for…
Click for larger image The injury that Carl Froch suffered whilst defeating Dale Westerman earlier this month has forced him to delay the highly anticipated mandatory defence of his British super middleweight title against Brian Magee, originally scheduled for March 31st in Belfast. During a second consultation yesterday with Orthopaedic specialist Dr. Nick Downing, the…