By Robin York. In what is largely considered a warm up fight for a showdown with IBF champion Jeff Lacy, Joe Calzaghe makes the 17th defence of his WBO Super-Middleweight crown against the relatively unknown Kenyan Evans Ashira this Saturday night at the Cardiff International Arena. A big crowd is expected as Calzaghe makes a…

Superstar Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will make a defense of his world title when he faces the #1 rated challenger, undefeated Ricardo Torres of Colombia, on the ‘Boardwalk Brawls’ championship event at the Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, Sept. 24 Cotto, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has a record of 24-0 with 20 knockouts. Torres is…

A very interesting heavyweight collision has been added to the undercard of the event on September 28 which features the WBO heavyweight championship between Lamon Brewster and Luan Krasniqi in the main event. Alexander Dimitrenko, 19-0 (12), a 23-year-old heavyweight prospect of the Universum stable, will face two-time world title challenger Vaughn Bean, 45-5 (34),…

Former European title challenger Craig Docherty will be the main support at the Fife Ice Arena on Friday 30th September 2005 when local hero Kevin Anderson challenges for the Commonwealth Welterweight Championship. At a press conference today Docherty stated he was honoured to be on the bill particularly as it is hoped Kevin wins the…

British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight champion Junior Witter is set to make two appearances on TV over the coming weeks. First up, the Bradford switch hitter goes in to the BBC studios this Thursday to participate in an episode of Question of Sport that will be shown over the coming month. He will feature…

The terrific Oct. 1 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING fight card just got better. International Boxing Federation (IBF) Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd (38-2-1, 20 KOs) will make the fourth defense of his title against mandatory challenger DaVarryl Williamson (22-3, 18 KOs), it was formally announced today. The attractive tripleheader on SHOWTIME begins at 9:15 p.m. ET/PT (delayed…

Promising Manchester fighter Andy Morris will be back in the ring on September 23 as he takes on Kevin O’Hara at the Hilton hotel in London. To date, Morris, known as the “Wythenshawe Warrior,” has won all of his elevn fights and stopped three opponents inside the distance. Being still only twenty-two, Morris has plenty…

Undefeated light middleweight contender Joachim Alcine of Quebec, Canada returns to the ring this Saturday in Montreal as he goes up against Marco Antonio Avendano in a battle for the NABA light middleweight championship. Alcine has won his last six fights by stoppage, even getting rid of former world champion Carl Daniels in six rounds….

Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab Judah will be in the ring at the end of this month at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. On September 30, Judah will face Argentinian Carlos Baldomir in defense of the titles. Baldomir is thirty-four, with nine losses and tellingly, only twelve stoppages in forty-one victories. Baldomir’s nickname is…

Reports out of England depict an IBF/WBA light welterweight showdown between Ricky Hatton and newly crowned WBA champion Carlos Maussa. The Colombian Maussa shocked the boxing world this past June as he knocked out Vivian Harris in eight rounds to become a surprise champion. Meanwhile, Ricky Hatton, who has been ever-present since his historic destruction…

Olympic gold medallist Andre Ward continues his fledgling professional career next month as he makes yet another under-card appearance on a Roy Jones fight card. As part of Jones’ Square Ring Promotions company, Ward will get maximum exposure as a support feature to the light heavyweight showdown between Jones and consensus champion Antonio Tarver. Ward’s…