WBO super featherweight champion “Mighty” Mike Anchondo has failed to make the contracted weight for his showdown with Argentinean opponent Jorge Barrios scheduled for tomorrow. Several attempts to contact Team Anchondo have been unsuccessful. Leon, of Team Freedom, refused to comment saying, “we are not doing any interviews at this …
Read More »Jorge Rodrigo Barrios: The Man They Call “La Hiena” is No Laughing Matter.
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “This kid is going to get a brutal beat down on Friday.”-Jorge Barrios on opponent Mike Anchondo. Unless you are from Argentina, you probably have never heard of “La Hiena” (English translation: The Hyena, a nickname he was given as a child …
Read More »A-Force Vacates Title.
Former Olympic super heavyweight champion Audley Harrison has decided to vacate the lightly regarded World Boxing Federation title before it is taken from him. The WBF had threatened to strip the 33-year-old fighter of the title he won in March 2004. His last bout was nine months ago, but with …
Read More »Two Olympic Gold Medallists; a Study in Contrasts.
By Frank Maloney. In the summer of 1988, a British super heavyweight won a gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games while wearing the vest of his adopted country of Canada. With many high profile promoters and managers chasing him, he stunned the boxing world by signing with little old …
Read More »Boxing Pay-Per-View: An Evaluation.
As far as television is concerned, the Golden Age of boxing was in the1950s. There was boxing on every night, with fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Archie Moore and countless others headlining the cards. Being born in the late- 1960s, I missed it, but I can’t help imagining …
Read More »This Week in Boxing: Part Two.
As we continue our segment of “This Week in Boxing,” we will see a familiar face back in action, yet again. On Thursday, Yory Boy Campas just can’t seem to stop; he will headline a card in Burbank, California against newcomer Rigoberto Placencia. Expect a lot of fireworks from the …
Read More »Klitschko: “My goal is to win back the heavyweight championship.”
Making his first start in six-and-a-half months, Wladimir Klitschko will take on undefeated Eliseo Castillo in an important heavyweight bout Saturday, April 23, in Dortmund, Germany. The match will be shown on HBO After Dark at 9:45 ET/PT. “I am fighting a very dangerous opponent, but it is important for …
Read More »Froch: “Calzaghe will have no choice but to fight me.”
Nottingham’s Carl Froch will make his US debut against the highly respected Costa Rican Henry Porras on April 21st when he headlines an HBO Latino bill at the Avalon venue in Hollywood, Los Angeles in the first of a series of fights that will force WBO champion Joe Calzaghe to …
Read More »Dial “F” for Fight of the Year: Margarito-Cintron Conference Call Quotes.
“Hey you know, I’m just up to the challenge, you know. You know I believe that I have heart and I just want to fight the better guys. Through fighting and training, just because I don’t have the experience, you know, doesn’t mean I’m not going to win. I’m learning …
Read More »Fly on the Wall: In Photos.
**Tons of Exclusive Photos** Great fly on the wall photos from last weekend’s Showtime card… Click for larger images
Read More »This Week in Boxing: Part One.
After a terrific weekend in boxing behind us now, we can look forward to another exciting week of action packed fights. Our latest installment of “This week in Boxing” kicks off this Tuesday (April 5th) with the Venezuelan WBA flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra, who is making his fourth title defense. …
Read More »Fight Night in Worcester, Massachusetts: Part One.
The first bout of the night featured “Honey Boy” Lou Del Valle against the well-traveled journeyman Dan Sheehan. In an eight round match-up that was nothing more than a snooze fest, Del Valle won via a unanimous decision. The scores on the judge’s scorecards read 78-74, and 79-73 twice. Click …
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