As the fight between “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather and Arturo “Thunder†Gatti approaches this Saturday, Gatti has been telling many of the media people that he is struggling to make the weight for this fight. This was something he shared with yours truly, when I interviewed the fighting legend. This was also very evident as,…
This fight card represents the end of the light welterweight business for this half of 2005 as in addition to the main event, WBA champion Vivian Harris faces Carlos Maussa on the under-card. Arturo Gatti has nothing left to prove in terms of being a true fighter, he has done it all in the ring….
Last night, the main event of the evening on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series featured 122-pound monster Daniel Ponce De Leon taking on Phillip Payne for the vacant NABO super bantamweight title. It was an entertaining, brisk contest that featured several exchanges early. The difference in power quickly showed as Ponce De Leon floored Payne…
Ahead of tomorrow night’s world light welterweight championship fights tomorrow night, the main event participants as well as the chief support fighters weighed in with no problems today. Be sure to check out the weigh-in photos published earlier in this press release section. Arturo Gatti made weight at 140-pounds and was the only fighter to…
Fringe world super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon may be within inches of securing the world title shot he desires so greatly. Since losing his first bout to Celestine Caballero, De Leon has wasted no time in racking up impressive victories, and tonight, he was at it again, knocking out Phillip Payne in the…
Former fringe heavyweight contender Oleg Maskaev lit up Friday Night Fight’s with a third round stoppage of previously unknown fighter Livin Castillo earlier this evening. Maskaev took care of business against Castillo as he always does against this type of opponent, and would likely have done so had either Dale Crowe or Terrance Lewis turned…
With unbeaten Jermain Taylor – a rising star with credentials – taking on Bernard Hopkins – the long-reigning middleweight champion who is considered by most to still be at his prime – on July 16 at the MGM GRAND in Las Vegas, it’s interesting to take a look at some of the other bouts from…
Gatti weighs 140 – Mayweather weighs 139 Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime
Vivian Harris is a world champion but his name is not a power punch in the boxing world. He is the WBA’s belt holder since 2002 and he is a man on a mission. Harris is a puncher in every sense of the word, and is always willing to counter punch with his opposition. Pull…
European light welterweight champion Junior Witter believes he will be in for a relatively long night when he meets mandatory contender Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday July 9th at the Nottingham Arena on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ promotion being shown live on ITV. If his predictions are correct the Bradford switch hitter – trained by the…
With a world title unification showdown against World Boxing Organization (WBO) 168-pound titleholder Joe Calzaghe all but set for later this year, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Jeff Lacy will first have to defend his crown against former world champion and current International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight kingpin, Robin Reid, on SHOWTIME…
Unbeaten junior welterweight sensation Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita (22-0, 13 KO’s) will speak to alumni of the birthright israel program in the gallery of the National Museum of American Jewish History where Sting Like a Maccabbee: The Golden Age of the American Jewish Boxer is on exhibit. Salita, 23, is a native of Odessa,…