One of the undercard attractions on Sports Network’s super Scottish bill last night from Glasgow was Olympic Silver Medallist Amir Khan making his third professional outing. The Bolton Wonder met Walsall’s Steve Gethin for a scheduled four rounder, looking to continue his fistic matriculation in the paid ranks. Round One: Amir starts with a flashy…
I attended a local card last Friday, mostly young fighters on their way up, no big names, though there were a couple who had their moment’s of past success. Tony Marshall was on the undercard. Tony held some minor titles and was ranked in the top ten for a short while some time back. Like…
Jeff Lacy Scott Pemberton Both 168 pounds Rafael Marquez Silence Mabuza Both 118 pounds Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime Saturday on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on west coast).
By Robin York Scott “The Real McCoy” Harrison makes the 6th defence in his second reign as WBO Featherweight champion against big punching Australian Nedal “Skinny” Hussein tonight at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. The fight will be going out live on ITV, a major boost for the Scottish star who has a chance…
Click for larger image © J.D. Crenshaw/For Showtime POWELL BESTS TER-MELIKSETIAN WITH 10-ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION, GREEN FLATTENS CODRINGTON IN 18 SECONDS ON A “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION†DOUBLEHEADER FROM THE BUFFALO RUN CASINO IN MIAMI, OKLAHOMA
It took every ounce of heart, determination and sheer guts for Martin Power to retain his British title tonight in London’s hallowed East End venue of York Hall. The Camden Towne bantamweight had his hands absolutely full with the razor sharp reflexive boxing skills of challenger Ian Napa, a man nearly impossible to catch flush…
Former WBA Lightweight titlist Stefano Zoff may have finally hit the wall at age of thirty nine as the cagey Italian was finished inside the tenth round by unbeaten Juan Carlos Diaz Melero in Leganes, Spain. At stake was the vacant European crown, a title that Zoff, 43-11-2 (17), has already held twice before but…
Don’t Miss This Cracking Sports Network Fight Card Live on ITV4 Sky Channel 136 Starting at 10 pm Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime On a night when its should have been a Super Middleweight Unification between Joe Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy we get a bout that potentially could be just as entertaining. Scott Harrison,…
Tonight at Manhattan’s luxurious Hammerstein Ballroom, Cedric Kushner Promotions presents a hotly anticipated fight card that’s being termed “The Homecomingâ€. The main event features middleweights John Duddy, 12-0 (11), and Bryon Mackie, 25-11 (8), colliding head to head. The venue, located at West 34th Street and 8th Avenue, is over one hundred years old and…
By Frank Maloney This is a weekend that I’m really looking forward to. My fighter Martin Power defends his British Bantamweight title at York Hall on a Maloney Promotions bill tonight and then tomorrow on Guy Fawkes Night, which if you’re British you will know is the night in history that Guy Fawkes tried to…
Check Out This Great Fight on Showtime This Saturday Starting at 9PM! Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy puts his IBF Super Middleweight strap on the line this Saturday night when he takes on rugged contender Scott Pemberton at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada. Be sure not to blink. Lacy has swept all before him as a…
Ring Boxing Ratings for Period Ended November 2, 2005 POUND-FOR-POUND 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER Junior Welterweight 2. WINKY WRIGHT Junior Middleweight 3. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Junior Lightweight 4. MANNY PACQUIAO Junior Lightweight 5. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ Featherweight 6. ERIK MORALES Junior Lightweight 7. RICKY HATTON Junior Welterweight 8. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO Junior Welterweight 9. JERMAIN TAYLOR…