SHOWTIME ON DEMAND REPLAY: SPINKS vs. JUDAH II – February 5, 2005 BRAITHWAITE vs. MORMECK – April 2, 2005 Catch Mormeck & Judah’s Impressive Victories at SHOWTIME On Demand As They Prepare For “Undisputed†January 7, 2006 – LIVE on SHOWTIME NEW YORK (Dec. 19, 2005) – SHOWTIME On Demand will replay two exciting SHOWTIME…
After having been awarded several controversial decision victories during title fights, WBA Heavyweight Champion John Ruiz found himself on the losing end last night at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin after seven foot tall Russian challenger Nikolay Valuev walked off with a split decision win. It was like many Ruiz fights, all clinching and mauling,…
Click for larger image © Simon Shaw / Saddoboxing.com The undercard of Fight Academy’s David Haye – Alexander Gurov European Cruiserweight title bout in Bracknell last night was full of cracking contests, headed by a heavyweight bout between Maidenhead’s Roman Greenberg and Texas tourist Kendrick Releford. Greenberg, originally from Russia by way of Israel, came…
Click for larger image © Simon Shaw / Saddoboxing.com The main event of the night on Fight Academy’s card from Bracknell, England last night was the European Cruiserweight Title bout between Champion Alexander Gurov of the Ukraine and challenger David Haye from the Bermondsey section of London. The first thing noticed about the “Hayemaker” as…
It’s always been clear that London area cruiserweight David Haye has had bags of potential but in his big step up fight over a year ago, the hammer fisted power puncher failed to knock out IBO Champion Carl Thompson and paid the price for suspect conditioning as “The Cat” roared back and stopped Haye in…
It was a soggy, cold evening in the big apple but that didn’t stop fight fans from coming to the Hammerstein Ballroom for the last installment of the Broadway Boxing Series of 2005. As I entered the Ballroom, Gary Starks was up and as usual, he controlled the pace from beginning to end, dominating his…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/SHOWTIME Circle the wagons!! Bombs away!! Timber!! Diego “Chico†Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo are ready to do it again in “The War To Settle The Score On Feb. 4 †on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. The two most talented and courageous lightweights in the…
Click for larger image© Jane Warburton Saddoboxing.com Bombs Away! Hold on to your hats folks, David Haye is back in action this Friday night at Bracknell Leisure Centre but the man standing between the London area bomber and his fast track to world glory is European titleholder, and former two-time WBA title challenger. Alexander Gurov…
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins its 20th year of televising fights with a world championship doubleheader on Jan. 7, 2006 (9 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super†Judah defends against WBC No. 1 welterweight contender Carlos Baldomir in one of the world title fights. In the SHOWTIME co-feature, WBC/WBA…
Amir Khan is to visit Oxfam’s Earthquake Response Programme in Pakistan on Saturday 17 December. The Olympic Silver Medallist will travel with Oxfam to Muzaffarbad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir devastated by the October 8th earthquake. He will visit camps where Oxfam is providing shelter, water and sanitation for thousands of those displaced by…
Northeast Promotions Signs Promotional Contract with Junior Welterweight Shamone Alvarez Walt Lambert of Northeast Promotions in association with Sampson Lewkowicz is pleased to announce the signing of Top Junior Welterweight prospect Shamone Alvarez (12 – 0 8 KO’s) Atlantic City, New Jersey to a long term promotional agreement.
It’s fight week, and DiBella Entertainment’s New York stalwarts are ready to “Deck the Halls” and cap off the year in the season’s finale of Broadway Boxing Presented by Turning Stone Resort & Casino when they hit the ring on “Season’s Beatings” Thursday night, December 15, at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center. The…