On the 26th of November in Sheffield’s Hallam FM Arena, sparks are set to fly! Newly crowned IBF Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton and current WBA Champion Carlos Maussa will go toe to toe in a much-anticipated light welterweight unification bout. Both Hatton and Maussa have only recently claimed their titles, Hatton with a stunning…
The long awaited Samuel Peter – Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight showdown will finally come to fruition on Saturday as HBO televises from Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall with WBO Light Welter Champion Miguel Cotto’s title defense against Ricardo Torres as the main co-feature. For the favored Peter, it’s an opportunity to matriculate from hot prospect status…
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING National Conference Call Transcript IBA Heavyweight Champion James ToneyJames Toney, Heavyweight Contender Dominick Guinn, IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez IBF No. 1 Bantamweight Contender Silence Mabuza Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005
The war drums will be sounding as around 200 Londoners make the long trip up the M6 to the GH Carnall Leisure Centre in Manchester on Friday night to rally behind David Walker in his challenge to British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore.
Tuesday Night Fights, LLC presented their inaugural card in grand fashion from the Sherman Street Event Center in Denver, Colorado.
It’s that time of the week fight fans and here’s another edition of the TKO Boxing Show, found only on Saddoboxing.com. This week, I provide some feedback on last weekend’s “Parade of Champions” card and IBF Super Middle Champion Jeff Lacy stopped by for a chat that you’ll definitely want to hear. I close things…
That’s the message loud & clear from the camp of IBF number one Middleweight Sam “King†Soliman. No trash talk from me said Soliman from Europe re Winy this week. Lets just get it on, it’s a natural match up. WBC & WBA # 1 against IBF # 1 with the winner fighting the winner…
Since the new boxing season began in the UK, it’s been a fast and furious roller coaster ride. Some of the latest happenings involve the biggest names in the business right on down through former champions and highly touted novices. We’ll wrap it all up for you in one fell swoop as another highly charged…
By Kevin Taylor of BritishBoxing.net Just as negotiations were getting to critical stage, Michael Gomez has had long discussions with his manager, trainer and other advisers and has decided to stay at super-featherweight for the foreseeable future and try to get a rematch with Javier Osvaldo Alvarez, the man who stopped him in six rounds…
November 12th will see Vitali Klitschko put his WBC Heavyweight belt at risk against former title holder Hasim Rahman at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. The two will headline an HBO Championship PPV lineup which may also include Antonio Margarito, Martin Castillo and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fans have waited for some…
WBO Super lightweight champion Miguel Cotto enjoyed a spirited workout with his trainer Evangelista Cotto today at Crunch Fitness in Manhattan in preparation for his world title defense against unbeaten Ricardo Torres set for this Saturday night, September 24, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The Puerto Rican star will put his unblemished record (42-0,…
Reigning IWBF world lightweight champion Jaime Clampitt was able to raise $1,320 for victims of Hurricane Katrina, both human and animal. Clampitt sold the trunks she wore in her first world title winning fight, October 31st, 2003 against Eliza Olson, on eBay for $660. The proceeds of that auction went directly to the American Red…