On Dec. 16 Card At New Alhambra Heavyweight John Poore, of Boothwyn, PA, makes his first start in nine months when he boxes Chris Riley, of Chicago, IL, in a scheduled eight-round contest Friday evening, Dec. 16, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets, next to Forman Mills in South Philadelphia. First fight at…
“The Future Of The 154lb Division is Here!” Argentine light middleweight wrecking machine Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez has put together an impressive record of 35-1-1 (17) since joining the paid ranks in 1997 and the thirty year old southpaw has been successfully fighting out of Madrid, Spain since 2002. After an early loss to current WBO…
Rugby League stars Paul Johnson, Adrian Morley and Martin Gleeson took time out ahead of their crunch Gillette Tri Nations match with Australia on Saturday to see first hand how Ricky Hatton was preparing ahead of his “Unification’ fight in Sheffield with Carlos Maussa. Click for larger image Hatton, the IBF Light Welterweight World Champion,…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Dawson: 166 1/4 Gardner: 163 Flores: 131Jimenez: 129 3/4 Dawson, Ian Gardner, Daniel Jimenez and Benjamin Flores pose after Thursday’s weigh-in from New Haven Athletic Center in New Haven, Conn., 11/17/05. In an excellent doubleheader tomorrow/Friday November, 18th, 2005 on “ShoBox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME (11 p.m.,…
Super middleweight southpaws “Bad†Chad Dawson and Ian “The Cobra†Gardner will put their contender status on the line in a 12-round battle Friday, Nov. 18, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.†In an entertaining co-feature, Benjamin Flores will oppose Daniel “Azuquita†Jimenez in an eight-round junior lightweight bout. SHOWTIME will televise the Gary Shaw Productions,…
After trying to stop an impromptu brawl between Heavyweight contenders Lance “Mount’ Whitaker and Sultan Ibragimov on Wednesday in New York City that left him unconscious for some tense moments, respected boxing figure Sampson Lewkowicz is thankfully doing fine. “I am fine,†said Lewkowicz, the matchmaker and agent for Ibragimov. “I thank everyone for their…
During what was supposed to be a press conference to announce a contest between veteran heavyweight contender Lance “Mount” Whitaker and undefeated prospect Sultan Ibragimov at Gallagher’s Steak House in Manhattan, an impromptu, sustained no holds barred brawl broke out between the principals. The trouble started when Whitaker took exception Click for larger image© David…
Click for larger image Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt was looking forward to finishing off 2005 in a big way, with a win over undefeated Gisselle “Magic” Salandy on Wednesday, November 23rd. Her desire to defend her IWBF world lightweight title, however, was overshadowed by a hand injury suffered last Thursday evening in sparring. The extent…
Okay folks, it’s that time of year again. Naseem Hamed has announced his intention to return to the ring “sometime” next year. I’ve read the interviews, listened to the audio and heard the testimony of “experts” rating his chances of a return to former glory but its now time for the joke to stop. Being…
Before his unanimous win over Verno Phillips in June of this year, Ike Quartey was on hiatus for more than five years. But with a renewed confidence and determination, the veteran from Ghana is determined to earn a title shot and become world champion once again. Quartey is set to do battle against Carlos Bojorquez…
Whenever there are relatives in the same sport, they are constantly compared to one another. In racing there was Dale Earnheart Sr and Jr, while in the sport of tennis, Serena and Venus Williams come to mind. In boxing over the last twenty odd years in there has been the Mayweather brothers, Floyd Sr, Roger…
Yusef Mack dominates Christian Cruz to retain the USBA Super Middleweight and UBA Light Heavyweight Titles! Last Thursday in Philadelphia, Shuler Promotions put on a show from that city’s First District Plaza with the main attraction being undefeated, rising contender Yusef Mack. The local man was hoping to stay busy after a proposed bout with…