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KOSTYA TSZYU. “I have had a very good training camp and I am here to show all my skills. Ricky is a great challenger. I have seen him fight. This is about respect, boxer to boxer. Fighting Ricky in his hometown does not matter at all to me because inside …

“I practiced everything to box in the gym, but as soon as that bell rang, it all went out the door (laughing). When you hear the roar of the people, you just want to get them out of there (laughing).”–Carlos Hernandez on his gutsy performance against Jesus Chavez last weekend. …

“Very few fighters are in my league. I don’t think that Zab (Judah) is one of them either. The only reason he is the undisputed champion (welterweight) right now is because he fought a guy (Cory Spinks) in his league. Once he steps up, he will lose because he will …

WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison faces a true do or die situation against his most dangerous domestic rival, three time world title challenger Michael Brodie, this Friday at Manchester, England’s enormous MEN Arena. The Frank Maloney managed Glasgow man is coming off a sub-par title defense against Colombia’s Victor Polo …

British fight manager Jack Trickett has launched a verbal attack on WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison ahead of Harrison’s clash with Trickett’s fighter, Michael Brodie this Friday. According to the Scotsman.com online source, Trickett stunned media and onlookers alike with a tirade against Harrison, prompted by Harrison’s lateness to a …

Yes, believe it or not, there is in fact another fight taking place this weekend. Of course, you would be forgiven for being none the wiser. Tszyu-Hatton has cast an almighty shadow over what would ordinarily be boxing’s headline-grabber of the week; however, it is a credit to Harrison and …

Lee Meager will meet Liverpool’s David Burke in a sensational eliminator for the British lightweight title in the chief support contest on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ bill on Saturday July 9th at the Nottingham Arena. It will be the Salford man’s first outing since, according to most ringsiders, he comprehensively …

In anticipation of their HBO televised championship bouts on August 20th at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois two time junior middleweight champion “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas and #1 ranked featherweight Rocky Juarez will hold a press conference at Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant this Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 1pm. Lalo’s Mexican …

“I knocked out the Cuban amateur star Felix Savon in Cuba, in two rounds (sparring session) you know, but nobody ever talks about that. Oh my God man! He could really hit hard you know (laughing).”–Samuel Peter on his readiness to step into the heavyweight big league. Akwaibom, Nigeria born …

Kostya Tszyu is the king of the junior welterweights, but also one of the most inactive boxers in the richly talented division. Pure boxing ability, patience when picking his shots, arduous training and a power punching combined in one and you have Tszyu. Earning wins over Diosbelys Hurtado, a past …

British fight manager Frank Maloney is causing a stir ahead of his fighter, Scott Harrison’s WBO world title fight with Manchester fighter Michael Brodie. Maloney is fuming about the fact that his man Harrison, from Cambuslang in Scotland, has to defend his championship with an all-English judging panel officiating the …

June 11, remember that date. Two big bills in two major U.S. cities on the same night at the same time. One, in the political capital of the U.S., is relying on the names of two great ex heavyweight champions to bring the fans in while the other bill, in …