This is hopefully a warm-up defense before the big one against Jeff Lacy. Famous last words eh? Certainly in Joe’s case. Since winning the WBO title in 1997, the Welshman through one reason or another has seen chance after chance for a big match-up slip through his fingers. For instance, in 1999, he was a…
118-pound NABO bantamweight champion, Jhonny Gonzalez (29-4-0 With 25 KOs), who was suppose to be facing Mark “Too Sharp†Johnson, ended up fighting Nicaraguan William Gonzalez (19-1-0 with 17 KOs). William, who is a southpaw, came out fast, swinging with both fists. As the Nicaraguan waded in carelessly, the freakishly tall NABO champion countered with…
You will not believe this fight fans, the second bout of tonight’s HBO Lation’s “Boxeo De Oro†boxing series, featured yet another young prospect. Jonathan Oquendo, 123-pounds, is Puerto Rico’s newest boxing promise. Oquendo, who faced Elvis Martinez, is a stand up orthodox fighter who is quick, and seems to have good boxing fundamentals as…
Tonight’s HBO Latino “Boxeo De Oro†boxing series kicked off with Golden Boy’s 126-pound prospect Aaron Garcia making his television debut. Garcia is an aggressive young charge with very solid skills, good hand- speed, and the amateur pedigree needed to succeed in this sport. The young warrior from Vista, California was pitted against a tough…
New England Ringside Promotions has scheduled an open workout and press conference, featuring Irish boxers John Duddy (11-0, 10 KOs) and James Moore (2-0, 1 KO), Wednesday, September 7. Duddy, the hottest prospect in boxing, headlines the Sept. 17 “Mayhem in Mansfield.†He and his Irish Ropes stable-mate Moore will conduct an open workout at…
JAMES TONEY (68-4-2, 43 KOs) “I am still the IBF champion, period. If I were on steroids, I would be cut. Look at me, do I look like I am on steroids? I am not thinking about anything but Guinn, October 1 on SHOWTIME. I am still the champion. The belt does not make me,…
Overall, the Tarver-Jones trilogy carries more additional significance than its modern boxing counterparts. Of course, battles such as those fought between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward, and Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera resembled greatness in their own right, but essentially, they told the story of two fighters happily beating ten shades out of one…
One of Oz’s top welterweights, Chad “Hollywood” Bennett, headlines the Blaster Promotions bill taking place on Friday in Newcastle West, New South Wales, Australia. Bennett, 15-1-3 (10) will try and take down the far more experienced Thailander, Plaisakda Singwangcha, who brings a 26-8 (22) mark to the party. On the table is the vacant IBO…
“When you been in the game long enough, you know that speed kills. Raheem is going to be too fast. He is going to be ready, Morales can’t catch Zahir, he’s too fast.‖Don House is preparing Zahir Raheem to challenge Mexican legend Erik Morales. Don House is a trainer with a traditionalist attitude, he believes…
There were two important matches tonight in boxing mad Thailand, with both contests taking place in the capital city of Bangkok. In the primary bout, a battle royale between unbeaten fighters took place at the Rachadamnern Stadium with native Thai Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym banging out a split decision over Panamanian southpaw Ricardo “Maestrito” Cordoba. Kratingdaenggym, 23-0…
Issac Hlatshwayo dropped the more experienced Cassius Baloyi with a right hand in the second round of their bout tonight in Carnival City, South Africa and went on to record a unanimous decision. With the victory, “The Angel” assumes the vacant IBO lightweight title and furthers his solid top five world ranking. The twenty-seven-year-old Soweto…
All looked lost yesterday for WBF lightweight titlist Jon Thaxton when his opponent for this Saturday night, Eduardo Daniel Roman, pulled out of their scheduled twelve-round bout to take place in Thaxton’s hometown of Norwich, England. Today, however, the situation is now stabilized with the entry of Vasile Dragomir into the fray. The former Romanian…