Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES IBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JAMES TONEY, HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER DOMINICK GUINN, IBF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION CHRIS BYRD, IBF MANDATORY CHALLENGER DAVARRYL WILLIAMSON THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2005, FROM EL DORADO HOTEL & CASINO, RENO, NEVADA James Toney defends his IBA heavyweight title against Dominick Guinn in…
Last night in Hamburg, Germany, WBO Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster was trailing well behind on the scorecards after getting thoroughly outboxed by challenger Luan Krasniqi, but was able to canvas the German in the eighth before finishing the job in the ninth round. Krasniqi, the current European Champion, used his superior boxing skills to outbusy…
Everlast Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: EVST), manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods and apparel under the Everlast brand name, today announced that it will continue its strategic merchandise, licensing and equity alliance and agreement with Contender Partners LLC, formed by leading entertainment companies Mark Burnett Productions and DreamWorks Television, involving the “The Contender,” the boxing-based…
MADDALONE READY FOR THE FIGHT OF HIS CAREER ON TARVER-JONES 3 UNDERCARD SATURDAY “I’ve seen everything he has. I know from the last fight, he tried to come at me, and he ended up just running away. He did everything he could do. All he saw from me was me coming straight in. He hasn’t…
IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd works the heavy bag during a workout Wednesday in Reno. Byrd defends his crown against DaVarryl Williamson Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, James Toney risks his IBA heavyweight belt against DaVarryl Williamson. Click for larger image© Tom…
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Dominick Guinn jumps rope during an open media workout Wednesday in Reno. In the most important fight of his career, Guinn challenges IBA heavyweight champion James Toney Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the co-feature, Chris Byrd defends his IBF heavyweight crown against…
Terms have been agreed for Britain’s two best heavyweights Matt Skelton and Danny Williams to finally slug it out on Saturday 3 December in London. Despite the British Boxing Board of Control imposing a six-month ban on Williams fighting for the British title for his late withdrawal against Skelton in July – a decision that…
“RUMBLE AT THE ROCK†McCLINE, MIRANDA, AND FOREMAN ADDED TO OCTOBER 21ST UNDERCARD The hunger! It’s something you can’t really describe, but you can see it. Look close, and you can see that hunger in the eyes of Heavyweight Title contenders David Tua and Jameel McCline, unbeaten Edison Miranda and rising star Yuri Foreman. It’s…
European Heavyweight Champion Luan Krasniqi steps up to the highest level of the sport tonight when he challenges the very tough Lamon Brewster for the WBO Heavyweight title at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. We were fortunate enough to speak with Luan as he was counting down the hours to fight time and…
DaVarryl Williamson hits the mitts during an open media workout Tuesday in Reno. Williamson, the IBF No. 3 heavyweight contender and mandatory challenger to IBF champion Chris Byrd, faces Byrd in the co-feature Saturday on SHOWTIME (9:15 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In a second 12-round bout on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Click for…
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TO PRESENT IBF/IBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, IBF BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE IBF Super Middleweight Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy vs. IBF No. 5 Contender Scott “The Sandman†Pemberton IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez vs. IBO Bantamweight Champion/IBF No. 1 Contender Silence “African Spice†Mabuza
SHOWTIME NETWORKS and DIRECTV TEAM UP TO DELIVER AN EXCLUSIVE “FIRST†FOR FIGHT FANS Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing Portal Initiated for Corrales vs. Castillo Rematch NEW YORK (Sept. 27, 2005) – Showtime Networks Inc. and DIRECTV have teamed up to deliver the first-ever Interactive TV (ITV) Boxing portal. Showtime, America’s No. 1 Boxing Network, will…