IBF cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Give ’em Hell” Bell changes his professional name to O’Neil “Super Nova” Bell. As O’Neil Bell prepares to defend his world championship belt in the next few months, he has made major changes in his personal and professional life. In addition to developing the blue print of his life and training…
Earl – Bennett Card Now a Four Title Fight British Mega Event on Sunday, June 19th. “Lightweight Bragging Rights”, the long awaited British and Commonwealth Lightweight title clash between Graham Earl and Kevin Bennett has now become a four title fight British mega card and becomes the only such event that will have been viewable…
RED CORNER BLUE CORNER JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 10 ROUNDS Dmitriy Salita vs. Louis Brown Brooklyn, NY Indianapolis, IN 21-0 (12 KO’s) 14-1 (10 KO’s) Weight: 142.25 lbs. Weight: 137 lbs. JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS Andre Berto vs. Anthony Little Winter Haven, FL Akron, OH 5-0 (3 KO’s) 4-1 (1 KO) Weight: 151 lbs. Weight:…
By Frank Maloney. This past weekend saw one of the biggest boxing events to be staged in Britain since such high profile occasions such as the Lewis -Bruno, Lewis – Ruddock, Benn – McClellan or McGuigan – Pedroza fights. The Hatton – Tszyu card had been the fastest selling fight on record in Britain, with…
It will be the veteran warrior against the young turk fighting in his home town when Team Freedom Promotions, Inc. presents “Battle For Pride,” a super welterweight showdown featuring Mexican great Yory Boy Campas, the former world champion, against Matt Vanda, the local hero, live on Pay-Per-View on Friday night, June 24, from the Target…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Now that the furor over Ricky Hatton’s triumph over Kostya Tszyu has begun to die down somewhat, it is time to stand back and take a measured look at the aftermath of what was an unforgettable night of boxing. The chief point I would like to address is the…
To President Gilberto Mendoza: I am proud to be the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion. As the first Latino to ever win the world heavyweight title, it is an honor that I have fought for or defended nine times since August of 2000. It has come to my attention that, behind my back, James Toney…
Russian born, Israeli raised heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg (18-0, 13 KOs) fights Saturday night in Las Vegas for the second time in his young career and he appreciates the significance of headlining in the modern-day Mecca of Boxing. “It’s great,†Greenberg remarked about fighting in Las Vegas. “I’ve fought here once before, but this time…
Main Events is pleased to announce that thanks to the release of production holds and sponsorship holds, a limited number of tickets have become available for purchase to the June 25 Arturo Gatti-Floyd Mayweather WBC super lightweight championship showdown at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy…
The WBA super middleweight championship of the world is still in the grasp of Danish fighter Mikkel Kessler thanks to his unanimous decision win over Australian former champion Anthony Mundine. In a dominating performance, on the score-cards at least, Kessler remained undefeated at thirty-six wins with no losses and keeps himself viable for high-profile unification…
Marcy Garriott is an Austin, Texas based independent filmmaker, and the creator of the documentary “Split Decision.†The film chronicles the life and legal struggles of former WBC champion and current super featherweight contender Jesus “El Matador†Chavez. If one does not know Jesus’ story, then seeing Chavez be victorious over Carlos “Famoso†Hernandez, and…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Well, add another upset to the books. Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton defeated Kostya Tszyu by technical knockout after the end of the eleventh round. Tszyu didn’t come out for the twelfth and final round; he had had enough and told his corner-men to call the fight. After the battle,…