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…
History repeats itself. Don’t let it repeat on you…. I was at the video store the other day in the section where they keep the movies that almost no one ever rents (sometimes you find an oldie you’ve been looking for). I came across a movie named “Champion”, a foreign film about the late Korean…
Boxing In Germany: Felix Sturm Challenges Maselino Masoe on March 11 German middleweight contender Felix Sturm will challenge WBA world champion Maselino Masoe, 26-2 (25), on March 11 in Hamburg. Sturm, 24-1 (11), was originally scheduled to face Masoe on November 26, but was forced to pull out due to an elbow injury. He is…
Hennessy Sports regrets to announce that the Championship Boxing promotion at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday 27th January 2006 has been cancelled following the withdrawal of Danny Hunt from the headline event. Hunt was to have met Wanstead based Scot Dave Stewart, promoted by Hennessy Sports, in an eliminator for the British…
Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended January 12, 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…
Belfast’s own boxing hero Brian Magee has sworn to finish the job started by St. Patrick in 450 AD and rid Ireland completely of the emerald isle’s last remaining snake, Carl “The Cobra” Froch, vowing to drive the brash Nottingham man into the sea. Maloney Promotions are thrilled to stage this most anticipated domestic super…
Mary Jo Sanders returns home to fight Iva Weston in Detroit, Michigan Mary Jo Sanders is The Ring Magazine’s 2005 Female Fighter of the Year. At 5’7″, Mary Jo “KO” Sanders is the daughter of former Detroit Lions great Charlie Sanders. A naturally gifted athlete, she’s a crowd pleaser, a great boxer, and a solid…
***With Photos*** Click for larger image © Matthew Voyle SaddoBoxing.com Sports Network put on a well run press conference in Cardiff earlier this week to publicize 2006’s most anticipated fightcard, Joe Calzaghe – Jeff Lacy, taking place at Manchester’s MEN Arena on March 4th. It was a cold day in Wales on the day of…
Commonwealth and European light welterweight champion Junior Witter is another Hennessy Sports fighter set for a massive 2006 after being officially installed by the WBC as the mandatory contender to their light welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather. A purse bid was due to be held today for his contest against Gianluca Branco to establish who would…
Last Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, former undisputed welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah suffered a devastating collapse. Judah, of Brooklyn, New York, 34-3-1NC (25), dropped his WBC title by losing a unanimous decision to the rugged veteran of Argentina, Carlos Baldomir, 42-9-6 (12). Although the…
Boxing superkid Amir Khan faces the first foreign test in his professional career against the tough Belarussian Vitali Martynov on Saturday 28 January as he starts his 2006 campaign. The Olympic Silver Medallist, unbeaten in four starts with three knockouts, also steps up to his first six-round contest against Martynov at the Nottingham Arena to…
Harlow hitter Steve Murray reckons a tampon will help him batter Willie Limond on February 18 at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Stadium. Murray challenges Glaswegian Limond for the Vacant WBU World Lightweight crown but has been plagued with hand injuries in recent fights due to his heavy-handed attacking style. He was worried that injuries would resurface in…