Arum to Promote Tyson?

It is thought that Top Rank chief Bob Arum is willing to take a gamble on promoting Mike Tyson if the former heavyweight champion retains his fitness and returns to the ring. Arum was set to bid for Tyson’s signature for a multi-million dollar deal last year, but the move …

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Tyson Return?

Ringside at the middleweight championship contest between Bernard Hopkins and Howard Eastman last night was none other than former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Still recuperating from the knee injury he sustained while fighting Danny Williams last year, Tyson spoke of returning to the ring around May of this year for …

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Golden Boy Sign Witter.

Despite knowing he will not be able to resume his boxing career as soon as he would like due to a broken hand, Junior Witter has plenty to celebrate. The source of Witter’s celebrations lay in the fact that he has been signed up for a three fight deal with …

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Eastman Wants Trilogy.

Pound for pound king Hopkins told Eastman’s promoter Mick Hennessy that his man deserved a second showdown following his outstanding effort. For the Londoner, it can’t come soon enough. “I would like to thank Bernard Hopkins for this opportunity,” Eastman said. “I hope he will give me another one. He …

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Hopkins Looks Forward.

Bernard Hopkins got the number he wanted in making his 20th title defense. Now he’s looking ahead, to making money and history as a middleweight champion approaching middle age. Hopkins had barely finished beating Howard Eastman on Saturday night when he laid out his immediate future. There wasn’t much sense …

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Hopkins Defeats Eastman.

Showing why he is rated by most as the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter, Bernard Hopkins retained his middleweight championship tonight for a record twentieth time against a game challenger in Howard Eastman. The challenger was aggressive and powerful early on and managed to land some good shots that hurt the …

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Taylor and Ikeke Win.

Two more fight results from the Staples Center in Los Angeles to inform you of tonight before the main event. Highly-touted middleweight prospect Jermain Taylor decimated the previously undefeated contender Daniel Edouard in three rounds in the event’s chief support bout. Edouard had no answer for Taylor’s fast, hard-hitting style, …

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Witter Shocks N’dou.

In one of the outstanding fights on tonight’s huge fight card in Los Angeles, Britain’s Junior Witter got Hennessy Sports off to a fantastic start by winning what must be thought of as something of an upset win over Lovemore N’dou. Going into the fight, Witter, although being the European …

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Bute Stops Handy.

Carl Handy became the latest fighter unable to survive the firepower of Quebec’s light heavyweight star Lucien Bute today. Handy found himself knocked out in the fourth round of his challenge to Bute which was for the NABF light heavyweight championship. Bute has now stopped all ten of his opponents …

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