The first world title fight held at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas last night featured WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in action against late substitute Evert Brisceno. The Nicaraguan Brisceno stepped in at extremely short notice for troubled former world champion Eric Morel who looks set to face sexual assault charges and therefore could…
Of the twenty-seven punches Vernon “Viper” Forrest landed in less than two rounds of action in the opening bout of the televised action at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the last two were more than enough to end Sergio Rios’ night early. The final combination to the head felled Rios towards…
Taking very little chance in his return to the ring, Acelino “Popo” Freitas stopped thirty-eight-year-old Panamanian journeyman Fabian Salazar inside of a minute in a lightweight battle on Saturday. The fight, held in Freitas’ home of Salvador, Brazil, held absolutely no suspense, as Freitas bulled forward throwing haymakers in the style of his early career,…
Mark Krence stepped into a British Heavyweight title fight against the formidable Matt Skelton, replacing Danny Williams at the eleventh hour, and did much better than anyone expected before getting stopped in the seventh round. Krence was able to use his greater skills to good advantage and frustrated the stronger British Champion over much of…
Robbie “The Bomber” Peden (IBF super featherweight champion of the world). “I think Bernard Hopkins is just too experienced for Taylor. Bernard knows all the tricks and just will be too much of a pro for Taylor.” “Sugar” Shane Mosley (Former three-weight champion). “Bernard Hopkins is a true fighter. He was born a fighter and…
Fight fans, I ran into the firecracker known as Max Kellerman in the “War Room” (Media room) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this afternoon. He had this to say, “Hopkins is too experienced and too talented for Taylor at this point. He will take a comfortable unanimous decision.” In regards to the Oscar…
Howard Eastman and Brian Magee leave their British homeland in search of victory as they both take the stage in Nurnberg, Germany tonight. Magee has the higher profile assignment as he squares off against Vitali Tsypko in an eliminator for the IBF super middleweight title as well as to see just who will become the…
It’s always a special night when two world champions put everything they’ve worked so hard for on the line in search of a unification of their titles. Saturday, September 17 will be such a night when WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera looks to add another chapter to his storied career in a 12…
Continuing in it’s quest to revolutionize the business of boxing promotion and put the power back in the hands of the people who have worked tirelessly to entertain legions of fight fans, Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to welcome Marco Antonio Barrera and “Sugar†Shane Mosley as equity partners in the Los Angeles-based company launched…
Olympic Silver Medallist Amir Khan makes his greatly anticipated professional debut tonight in his hometown of Bolton, England on the undercard of Matt Skelton’s British Heavyweight title defense against late replacement Mark Krence. The eighteen year old lightweight is riding an unprecedented crest of public goodwill and is arguably responsible for the return of terrestrial…
Citing the flu, Danny Williams has pulled out of his British Heavyweight title bid against reigning champion Matt Skelton at the last minute and been replaced by former English beltholder Mark Krence. It was only yesterday that Williams weighed in for the much anticipated bout in Bolton, England’s Reebok Centre and scaled a surprising 283lbs….
Bernard Hopkins 160 Jermain Taylor 160 Wayne McCullough 120 Oscar Larios 122 Click for larger image © Sergio Martinez