David Rodriguez is a six foot five, 28 year old heavyweight prospect working his way up through the ranks. The native of El Paso, Texas is undefeated in 20 fights, 19 of which were finished inside the distance and 18 of those were in the first round but right now few fans outside of the…
SHOWTIME boxing begins its New Year with an exciting world championship doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). In the main event, one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, undisputed welterweight champion Zab “Super†Judah, will put his World Boxing Council/International Boxing Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime…
Every year we sit and make resolutions for ourselves. We claim that we’re going to quit smoking, spend more time at the gym…etc. Resolutions that we almost never live up to for more than a week or so. I myself am comfortable with my bad habits. I look at my habits as the only things…
ESPN.com boxing columnist Dan Rafael listed the Shannon Miller-Vinny Maddalone heavyweight bout in Saratoga Springs, New York co-promoted by Pugnacious Promotions in August 2005, among his top fights of the year in his annual ranking. Rafael, the former USA Today boxing writer who is one of the sport’s most respected analysts, called the match “ESPN2’s…
Click for larger image HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE VACANT 1. VONDA WARD, US 2. MARTHA SALAZAR, US 3. KATHY RIVERS, US 4. JACQUI FRAZIER-LYDE, US 5. GWENDOLYN O’NEIL, GUYANA
“Brawlroom Boxing†makes its return to the Denver area and its thirsty fight fans on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. Following a highly successful inaugural show back in September 2005; Tuesday Night Fights, LLC is anxious to bring another high-octane card to the Denver area. The classy and historic Sherman Street Event Center will once again…
One of the best lighter weight fighters to lace up the gloves in the last thirty years, Jeff Fenech, finds himself in a tight spot after being arrested in the resort town of Broadbeach on Australia’s Gold Coast and charged with allegedly shoplifting three watches with an alleged accomplice. Today the hall of famer pleaded…
Hot bantamweight prospect Raul “The Cobra” Martinez heads back to Chicago next Friday night as he is featured in the co-main event of ShoBox “The New Generation” an action packed evening of professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions,’ home of the best in Chicago boxing, Kathy Duva’s Main Events Inc. along with…
Danny Williams will tame the Bedford Bear Matt Skelton before he goes on the hunt for the Beast from the East Nicolay Valuev. Williams takes on Skelton for the Commonwealth Heavyweight title on February 25 at the ExCeL London and the winner could meet man-mountain Valuev, the new WBA World Champion, next. The Brixton banger…
There is old saying that goes, “It is not what happens to you that counts, it is how you react to it!” It seems that Acelino Freitas’s negative mental reaction to his loss to Diego Corrales last August has created far more damage then the mere loss of a fight regardless how brutal that loss…
If you can’t perform like a champion at least act like one. I have been a detractor of John Ruiz since his first bout with Evander Holyfield. He was an undeserving opponent who in all reality was considered a safe opponent for the aging Holyfield. Up until that time, Ruiz’s most notable fight was a…
© Curtis McCormick With only New Year’s Eve left to celebrate, British and Commonwealth Lightweight Champion Graham Earl is chomping at the bit for January 27th to come around so he can celebrate his holidays all in one go, roughly a month too late. And the Luton man is steaming about having to reschedule the…