June 11, remember that date. Two big bills in two major U.S. cities on the same night at the same time. One, in the political capital of the U.S., is relying on the names of two great ex heavyweight champions to bring the fans in while the other bill, in Madison Square Garden, chooses to…
Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya is set to return to action for the first time since losing by ninth round knockout last year in a bid for the undisputed middleweight championship. Bernard Hopkins put paid to De La Hoya’s middleweight ambitions, and De La Hoya will return to the ring since suffering his fourth…
Following his stoppage loss to Hawaiian prospect Brian Viloria this past weekend, boxer Ruben Contreras suffered serious injuries and now lies in a come, induced by doctors at the California hospital where he is receiving treatment. Contreras suffered bleeding on the brain a a result of his fight with Viloria, he collapsed and was rushed…
The time is almost at hand for the huge IBF light welterweight title fight between champion Kostya Tszyu and undefeated challenger Ricky Hatton. The fight will take place in Hatton’s Manchester in the early hours of the morning, and the world’s media will be on hand to provide massive coverage of this most legitimate championship…
Nova Scotian heavyweight Kirk Johnson will return to the ring later this month against Cuban heavyweight Yanqui Diaz. The fight will take place at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in California and it is Johnson’s first significant action since being blown out in two rounds by Vitali Klitschko. Diaz’ last action came on an HBO…
Fresh from his self-imposed retirement and third-time championship crowning, WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz will have to try and overcome the biggest physical obstacle currently in boxing today in his next mandatory defense: Russian giant Nicolai Valuev. Valuev took out former contender Clifford Etienne in three rounds very recently and is often spoken of in…
Eric “Little Hands of Steel” Morel of Puerto Rico will take his second chance at a world title in succession as he goes into battle against WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel on July 16. Former champion More’ls last title tilt was ended by current WBA champion Martin Castillo, and Morel will not likely find…
Undefeated Venezuelan WBA flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra returns to action against another undefeated fighter in his next bout. Parra will defend his championship against Frenchman Brahim Asloum, whose record stands at eighteen wins against no defeats. As the European flyweight champion, Asloum has faced such names as Alexander Mahmutov, Noel Arambulet and Zolile Mbityi, and…
British, European and WBU light middleweight champion Wayne Alexander will play a part in the coming week’s boxing excitement as he faces Christian Bladt of Denmark on June 4. Alexander is only one fight removed from his stunning one-punch stoppage of fellow British domestic contender Takaloo. Alexander’s current record stands at twenty-two wins agains two…
Well fight fans, welcome back and I hope you had a great weekend. For those of you who were fortunate enough to see Jesus “El Matador†Chavez vs. Carlos “El Famoso†Hernandez, we can only hope that they decide to fight each other again, and soon. It was a classic and could have gone either…
May 28, 2005. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California was filled to the rafters with over twenty-thousand fans that were saying goodbye to a legend as Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. made his final walk to the ring, at least in California, and defeated “Mighty†Ivan Robinson over ten heats. Chavez, showing some flashes of…
By Robin York www.scottharrison.net The long awaited clash between Scotland’s’ WBO Featherweight king Scott Harrison and Manchester’s Michael Brodie is almost upon us. Billed as ‘The Battle Of Britain’, this fight has been eagerly awaited for over a year now and in that time both fighters have changed dramatically. Brodie put up a tremendous fight…