English starlet Michael Jennings will be given his final exam tomorrow night in Bolton as he meets veteran hard case Jimmy Vincent for the vacant British welterweight title on the under-card of the much-anticipated Matt Skelton – Danny Williams heavyweight showdown. Jennings is already the reigning English titlist but the man in the opposite corner…
WBU featherweight titlist Steve Foster Jr. faces journeyman Jim Betts tomorrow in Bolton in a non-title bout as he gears up for much higher profile contests that are on the horizon for the Manchester area puncher. The son of former Commonwealth light middleweight titlist Steve “The Viking” Foster, Steve Jr. has ripped through the domestic…
World Boxing Council Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko’s next fight will be against the winner of the Aug. 13 Hasim Rahman-Monte Barrett “interim” WBC heavyweight title bout. A letter from the WBC dated July 14 and sent to Klitschko, the management teams of Rahman and Barrett and Don King Productions, said that Klitschko, as WBC champion,…
The Board of Governors of the World Boxing Council, presided by doctor Jose Sulaiman, announces from its offices in Mexico City that a final decision has been taken in regards to the heavyweight division, as follows: 1. The WBC requires that Vitali Klitschko make his following defense against the interim champion, winner of the Rahman-Barrett…
Howard Eastman is unfazed at the prospect of fighting in front of a partisan home crowd when he takes on unbeaten German based Armenian Arthur Abraham in a WBA Intercontinental clash that doubles as a WBC eliminator at the Versicherung Arena in Nuremberg tomorrow night. “I’m actually looking forward to it,†said the Battersea Bomber…
Former two-times WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide has offered to save the day by stepping in to challenge British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight champion Mark Hobson next Friday following the withdrawal of original opponent and mandatory contender David Haye. “Give me that job,†said Hide. “I don’t care about the timeframe; I will come in on…
This week sees something quite big happen in regards to boxing in Britain. Terrestrial television, roughly the equivalent of “Network” TV in America, is returning to the sport here in the UK. This is similar to when NBC started showing boxing in the US a couple of years back; it provides a much larger audience…
The definition of the middleweight division will happen tomorrow and the outcome could be shocking and surprising, as all conflict of who is the ruler of this division will finally settle. Bernard Hopkins versus Jermain Taylor is more than a middleweight showdown of experience versus youth. It is a match-up that will signal the making…
Everything went wrong for Kassim “The Dream” Ouma last night in Las Vegas as he dropped a twelve round decision to new IBF light middleweight champions Roman “Made in Hell” Karmazin. Ouma was on the canvas twice thanks to Karmazin’s sharp punching but came back to force a steady defense of his title until the…
Every once in a while, a fighter comes along exhibiting a toughness and resolve that is difficult for anyone to argue against. It could be said that Kassim “The Dream†Ouma is one such fighter, perhaps the fighter of that description in these modern boxing times. Considering varying degrees of danger extremity leads one to…
Undefeated Oxnard, CA native Daniel Cervantes (6-0) returns to the ring on July 15 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Cervantes, who is co-managed by two-time world champion Fernando Vargas, will compete in a six round jr. welterweight bout against Colorado City, CO native Anthony…
DiBella Entertainment’s Leavander Johnson (34-4-2, 26 KO’s) is the new IBF Lightweight champion and has his sights set on Erik Morales (48-2-0, 34 KO’s), but Johnson feels that the Mexican standout is ducking him. Johnson’s last victory was an impressive seventh round knock out over Stefano Zoff to capture the vacant IBF title. Johnson once…