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…
Showtime will present a heavyweight collision this week as undefeated contender Samuel Peter comes up against once beaten contender Taurus Sykes. It’s “The Bull” versus “The Nigerian Nightmare” in what Showtime are billing as the start of a new era in heavyweight boxing. Press conferences between the two have been quite eventful, with Sykes employing…
News and Results from the Last week in the Fight Game. We start off in Jack the Ripper’s old stomping (and ripping and shredding) ground of Bethnal Green, East London. On Sunday night, in historic York Hall – surely in the top three worldwide venues for amount of fights held – and top of the…
Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super†Judah extended his congratulations to “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather today after his dominating performance against Arturo “Thunder†Gatti on Saturday to become a three-division world champion. Judah also extended an invitation to Mayweather to fight at 147 pounds if he wants to try to become a four-division champion. “Floyd’s…
Hi fight fans and welcome to this second edition of “The TKO Boxing Show.” This week you will find a complete rundown of our boxing news features including Jonny Townsend’s “World Boxing Round-up,” and we end up the show with “This Week in Boxing.” Those of you that enjoyed our special “Suckerpunch” feature with Ricky…
Many felt Floyd Mayweather’s pre-fight boast that he would easily take Arturo Gatti apart to be a typical arrogant, egotistical statement but that’s exactly what the now three- weight world champion achieved last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. While the fight itself ended in a stoppage by Gatti’s corner after all of five rounds,…
Vivian Harris lost his WBA belt and any credibility of being a world-class operator he carried into the ring in Atlantic City last night on the under-card of the Mayweather-Gatti card. Long gone is any sense of mystique that Harris, who had begun to claim references in the press as being the most underrated and…