Tonight in front of a hometown audience at the Cricket Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, “The Boxing Banker” Calvin Brock outboxed seasoned journeyman David Bostice to take a unanimous decison victor on a Main Events promotion. Brock secures the vacant IBA Continental Americas belt in the process and remains undefeated at 27-0 (21). Since beating…
By Jimmy G Click for larger image © Punch PromotionsMark Robinson He is, quite literally, boxing’s equivalent of Dr Jekyll and Mr “Hyde’; a mild mannered, happy go lucky, down to earth gentleman outside of the ring who transforms into a cold-blooded, calculating, ruthless assassin inside it. Ricky “The Hitman’ Hatton is a very rare…
Super middleweight contender Chad Dawson treated his hometown to a brilliant victory on this night, promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC from Greater New Haven Athletic Center. Dawson improved his record to 20-0, 14 KOs in an impressive knock out performance over Ian Gardner (19-3, 7 KOs) of New Brunswick, Canada. Click for larger image©…
Well, after the postponement yet again of Klitschko v Rahman (ive lost count now) the next big action we have to look forward to happens a week on Saturday at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. Newly crowned WBC 140 pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr dips his toes into the welterweight division when he takes…
While reports that Matt Skelton has split with longtime manager Eugene Maloney are true, rumors that the British Heavyweight Champion has let Maloney ago are totally false. The respected fixture of the London boxing scene chose to drop his commitment to Skelton on a matter of principle. It may be the first time that a…
Don’t Miss This Action Packed Evening Only on HBO Current WBC Light Welter king Floyd Mayweather makes his first appearance at 147 pounds in an intriguing welterweight match-up against former longtime WBA Light Welter Champion Sharmba Mitchell tonight on HBO. Immediately following this hotly anticipated contest, HBO Sports presents a thirty- minute special that analyzes…
Leverkusen – Bad luck for Michel Trabant. The German welterweight contender off the Universum boxing stable can’t fight the IBF eliminator scheduled for November 26 in Leverkusen, Germany. The 26-year-old man from Berlin suffered a deep cut on his eye during a sparring session on Thursday.
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,…