“We have been in contact with University Medical Center in Las Vegas this morning. While Leavander Johnson remains in critical condition and in a barbiturate-induced coma, he continues to show signs of improvement and reason for optimism. “He is with his family, and the response from the boxing community has been extraordinary and appreciated. “While…
Denver, Colo. – On Tuesday, September 20, 2005, the 1770 Sherman Street Event Center will be rockin’ and rolling when Denver’s finest prize fighters take the ring. Promoted by Tuesday Night Fights, LLC in conjunction with Tortillas Mexico, “Brawlroom Boxing†is looking to establish itself as the “must-see†boxing event of 2005. On paper, these…
Brian Halquist Productions produced an excellent fight card at the Emerald Queen Casino on Saturday night and all in attendance benefited from a superb night of entertainment. The main event featured Spokane’s Chauncy Welliver and Travis Fulton, from Iowa, in a ten round heavyweight bout. Chauncy began the fight with the added edge of the…
Tons of boxing photos from the Barrera, Mosley and Chavez fights Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto Chavez V Johnson
Aside from the high profile Las Vegas card last night, a lot of important action took place across the globe, so let’s get busy! In Tacoma, Washington it was another entertaining Battle on the Boat put on by Brian Halquist Productions at the Emerald Queen Casino. In the main event, super active heavyweight Chauncy Welliver…
Marco Antonio Barrera proved to have just too much experience at the MGM Grand tonight, masterfully handling a very good fighter in Australia’s Robbie Peden to add the IBF belt to his trophy cabinet. Barrera was already the WBC Champion and will likely attempt to unify all three titles in his next bout. The Mexican…
On the undercard of HBO’s enormous PPV card from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight there was a lot of great action and the landscape of at least one weight division changed dramatically. Jesus Chavez succeeded in his mission to wrest the IBF Lightweight title belt from the grasp of Leavander Johnson over the…
Former US Olympian Roberto Benitez won his second pro bout on the undercard of Friday’s WBA Lightweight title eliminator between Lakva Sim and Ebo Elder in Duluth, Georgia.The 25 year old super bantam proved too much for his winless opponent as Benitez used good foot movement and raked Lucas with combinations. The end finally came…
Two true boxing warriors from different countries showed up at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Friday afternoon to weigh in for their Jr. Lightweight title fight. Australia’s Robbie “The Bomber†Peden came in at a ripped and ready 130lbs. The 5’7†Peden has been fighting at super feather since his pro debut in 1996…
Fight fans! Minutes ago, I had a conversation with Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy and he was gracious enough to give the greatest fans on the plant his take on what is going to happen tonight when Robbie “Bomber” Peden faces Marco Antonio Barrera on HBO’s pay-per-view boxing series. Make sure you tune in and hear…
Mosley, Cruz, Johnson, Chavez The MGM Grand in Las Vegas was the scene of the weigh-ins for Saturday night’s HBO PPV fights. Shane Mosley was beaming from the start and looks like he’s finally settling back down to his ideal weight class of 147lbs. If we get some fast combination punching from the Shane of…
Johnny Tapia led the parade of favorites who were knocked off last night but the former all time great wasn’t the only fighter to feel the underdog’s bite. Lightweight contender Ebo Elder’s 20 month resurgence was crushed by hard as nails ex-WBA Champion Lakva Sim in Duluth, Georgia during the 12th round of their WBA…