“I’m looking forward to all the attention that he (Chavez Jr.) brings because I’m ready for it this time. I have the experience of all that attention now and I’m ready for this one.‖Jose “The Punisher†Perez Jr. looking forward to sharing a stage with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Click for larger image© Jesus Sanchez…
Tuesday night in Lula, Mississippi, ESPN2 presented a main event featuring light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson, one half of the fighting Peterson brothers. Peterson came into the fight buoyed by an undefeated 11-0 (6 KOs) record while his opponent, Miguel Torrecillas entered the bout having won sixteen bouts, lost four, drawn one and stopped seven…
© Sergio Martinez Now that we have had a few days to reflect on the middleweight title this past weekend, what did it show us and what does the future hold for both men? In my analysis prior to the bout I stated that in order for Taylor to be successful he would need to…
Fresh off his stirring win over Bernard Hopkins on July 16, undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions†Taylor will make the first stop of his post-fight victory tour as a special guest on ESPN’s hit series “Jim Rome is Burningâ€. Taylor’s appearance will air on Wednesday, July 20, at 4:40pm (ET) / 1:40pm (PT). The…
Roy Jones Jr.’s Square Ring and Goossen Tutor Promotions are pleased to congratulate Andre Ward, who was honored last weekend at the 2005 Victor Awards for his Gold Medal winning performance in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Ward, 4-0 (2 KOs) as a professional fighting in the middleweight division, received this prestigious award last Saturday…
Undefeated NABF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (15-0-1 8KOs) will be in attendance at this week’s boxing matches in San Jose Ca. First on the list is this Thursdays “Fight Night at the Tank” at 7:30 P.M. Then “The Ghost” will be at Saturdays Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight at the San Jose St….
Further to the breaking news that heavyweight contender Samuel Peter was placed in a final eliminator for the WBC heavyweight championship, it has also been revealed that Peter will have the choice of the WBC and now the IBF heavyweight championship route. The IBF boxing organization have ordered that Peter take part in a box-off…
Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion and Mike Tyson conqueror Danny Williams is under severe fire after his last moment pull-out this past weekend. Williams was supposed to fight current British, Commonwealth and WBU heavyweight titlist Matt Skelton in a hugely significant domestic clash, but Williams cancelled his appearance right at the last moment, forcing…
Bernard Hopkins cast himself as the people’s champion, a proclamation that was perhaps nevermore poignant than in the fight’s preceding weeks as he shared promotional duties with boxing golden boys Oscar de la Hoya and Jermain Taylor, fighters bred for stardom, walking a designated route upon which they would make no mistakes. Click for larger…
Eastman, Magee and McCullough all come up short. A certain aging American middleweight champion was not the only fighter to be unlucky this weekend as three British fighters found themselves in the losing column after giving their all in title fights. Two went down the tubes in Germany while a third did not find Las…
The plot thickened surrounding Don King’s Global Glory pay-per-view event at the United Center on Aug. 13 after the World Boxing Council ruled Friday that the winner of the card’s main eventâ€â€Hasim “The Rock†Rahman vs. Monte “Two Gunz†Barrettâ€â€will next face Vitali Klitschko in a WBC heavyweight title match. The WBC sanctioned Rahman vs….
Promoter Don King has announced that former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Ricardo “El Matador†Maryorga will face former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Michelle Piccirillo for the WBC super welterweight championship as part of “Global Glory†at the United Center on Aug. 13. The colorful Mayorga (27-5-1, 23 KOs), a…