Chicago has the hottest ticket in the nation this Saturday night as the dynamic Midwestern city plays host to another massive Don King Productions card headlined by a bad blood heavyweight WBC Interim title bout between former world champion Hasim Rahman and surging contender Monte Barrett. The main co-feature is a superb one with the…
Ricardo Mayorga, as is his habit, has been trashing his opponent through the media this week. It’s been the usual declarations that his opponent is weak, lacks ability and is simply a stepping-stone to a bigger fight. The Nicaraguan’s antics do make for interesting theater and fun reading but the object of all this attention,…
If you were going to match two opponents that should possibly never fight one another, Don King might have actually done it for his card in Chicago this weekend. The Showtime televised card featuring a headline bout between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett for the interim WBC heavyweight title has a peculiar under-card attraction to…
Longtime WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will return to action this September, though who against is not yet known at this time. After having a title fight with Brian Magee scrapped earlier this year an embarking on a rematch with Germany’s Mario Veit, Calzaghe has done little to convert those that believe he will…
Sadly, it must be reported that former heavyweight contender Clifford “Black Rhino” Etienne has lost the plost at the waning of his boxing career and reverted back to the criminal lifestyle that once saw him imprisoned. Etienne is being held by police in his home state of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the armed robbery of…
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “I really appreciate the fact that I have so many fans behind me that love my father, so are loyal to me too. It is an honor to be able to have such great people behind me. I am going to continue to fight for the people…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. weighed in at 144-pounds while his opponent, Jonathan Nelson scaled in at 138. Jorge Paez Jr. weighed 138-pounds while his opponent, Javier Segura, weighed 134-and-a-half-pounds. These two young superstars in the making will make appearances at tomorrow night’s fight card held at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas. The headline…
“Everyone said I had the wrong strategy going into the fight and I beat him. He (Castillo) believes that I am not ready to fight that type of fight for a second time. What better way to prove it, then to do it again? I am a gladiator. Bob (Arum) and Castillo can say whatever…
David “Kid Dynamite” Walker Set to Challenge British Champion Jamie Moore. Exciting Londoner David Walker has earned another big opportunity, as he will have a chance to face the imposing British light middleweight champion Jamie Moore on September 3 at the GH Carnall Leisure Centre in Moore’s stomping grounds of Manchester. Walker is without a…
One man is a boxing legend and a future hall of famer; the other is a knockout artist with his sights set on creating his own memorable legacy. On Thursday, September 1, in a bout to be televised live on HBO Latino’s “Oscar De La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro†from the beautiful Desert Diamond…
Two-time world jr. middleweight champion Fernando Vargas and members of his training camp were sent scurrying onto East Monroe St. in Chicago at 9:00 am this morning following a fire at the landmark Palmer House Hilton Hotel, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Vargas has been staying at the Palmer House…
Training camp is coming to a close none too soon for unbeaten WBC International light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi who’s been preparing for his ring return after an eight-month absence. Malignaggi (19-0, 5 KOs) faces Jeremy “Carolina Kid” Yelton (16-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round match August 25 on a DiBella Entertainment…