Only July 16, an intriguing match-up will take place. Call it historical; call it whatever you wish but this just might be the changing of the guard for an old warrior. Bernard Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs) will square-off against the brightest middleweight prospect this decade in Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs) in what…
I had the luxury of spending some quality time watching some old footage of Oscar de la Hoya’s two fights against Shane Mosley and a thought entered my mind right then and there. What would a fight be like between De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather? This fight has the promise of rising to the…
Fans arriving early to the “Trailblazers’ event at the Nottingham Arena on July 9th co-headlined by Carl Froch and Junior Witter will get to see an extra – guaranteed to be exciting – fight. With doors opening at 5.30pm and boxing not scheduled to start until 6.30pm, promoters Hennessy Sports have decided to fill the…
Friday night’s “Plymouth Rocks” pro boxing show, presented by NER Promotions, will be the focus of Thursday and Friday night’s New England Ringside Radio Shows. NER Promotions, a division of New England Ringside, promotes its first ESPN2 Friday Nights Fight show – Plymouth Rocks – Friday evening (July 1) in historic Plymouth (MA), headlined by…
Former British heavyweight champion Julius Francis continues to fall from the respectable position he once occupied on the domestic heavyweight scene in the United Kingdom. Francis, who once defeated Danny Williams and was Mike Tyson’s opponent on the former heavyweight champion’s U.K. tour, has now lost his last twelve fights, bringing his record to a…
Further to the news just given that former WBC super middleweight champion Eric Lucas will return to the ring this September, we are happy to inform you that current WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer of Germany is poised to make his return to the ring, also in September. Beyer finally proved his superiority over…
Former super middleweight champion Eric “Lucky Luke” Lucas may return to the ring later this year, and September is the likely choice for that return to happen. After losing back to back fights with Markus Beyer and Danny Green in the mix for the WBC super middleweight championship, Lucas took over as the head of…
British promoter Frank Warren could hardly be described as a happy negotiating partner for Vivian Harris. Warren argued back and forth constantly last year with Harris about the now former WBA champion making an appearance in England to face Ricky Hatton. Harris stubbornly refused to accept terms from Warren that would have seen him make…
As you may know, boxing, also known as the “sweet science†is among the most unique and intense sports in the world. You cannot “play†boxing if you want to keep your marbles long into old age; you need to live boxing twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. All the hype at the…
Ricky Hatton was left stunned by a dazzling array of blows from Floyd Mayweather – and that was from the sanctuary of his ringside seat. Hatton watched spellbound as his light-welterweight rival captured the WBC crown from Canada’s Arturo Gatti inAtlantic City. Mayweather, touted as a future opponent for Britain’s 140lb kingpin, produced a masterclass…
Light welterweight contender Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi is aiming to return to boxing this August after a protracted absence from action. The young, flamboyant 140-pound star has suffered a series of hand injuries throughout his ealry career and with the right therapy, he intends to resume his career in style. Malignaggi turned professional in 2001…
It seems that everyone wants to see Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather in a boxing ring as soon as possible following Mayweather’s convincing sixth round destruction of former WBC champion Arturo Gatti. Many felt that Mayweather’s decreased physical presence at the higher weight of 140-pounds might prove to be a burden against stronger fighters such…