The premier amateur fighters in America will hit the television airwaves prime-time in innovative two-day sports programming when ESPN Classic televises the Golden Gloves National Semi Finals and Finals live on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21, from 8:OO PM to 12 midnight from the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, it was…
Kenny Ellis (33-6-2, 22kos) will return to the ring for the first time in ten months this Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series. First fight is scheduled for 7:30 PM. Ellis will face Aaron Norwood (22-5-2, 10kos) in a super middleweight fight. Ellis is coming off a disappointing…
Joe Calzaghe (39-0) kept alive his mega-fight ambitions last weekend with a repeat victory over former first round knockout victim Mario Veit (45-2). The long reigning Welsh champion showed his mettle by traveling into hostile territory for only the second time in his career, as he put his title on the line against the much…
On May 14, 2005, everyone will eagerly await the big showdown between Felix “Tito†Trinidad and Ronald “Winky†Wright. The chief supporting bout is a 147-pound tilt between undisputed champion Zab “Super†Judah and Cosme “Chino†Rivera. COSME WHO?!? Many of you fight fans have probably never heard of Rivera and are wondering how he…
Saturday’s great match up of Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright is more than just a fight for contention to continue Trinidad’s legacy in boxing or an addition to Wright’s search for respect. It is easy to pay strict attention to the potential outcomes of this match up; the potential of an outstanding knockout…
“James Toney should be a man and stand up and admit that he was on something. He keeps saying he is a real man. Let’s see if he has the balls to stand up and say hey, I did it. I took something I was not supposed to. When I got thrown out of the…
FELIX “TITO†TRINIDAD. “It is going to be a great fight. But like I have always said, I am here to win. I am prepared for whatever Winky brings to the table. But Saturday night you will see another great victory for Tito Trinidad. I am telling you face to face and I am telling…
Team Ruiz was formally notified today by the New York State Athletic Commission that the April 30th World Boxing Association heavyweight championship fight between defending champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz and challenger James “Lights Out” Toney has been officially declared a “No Decision” because Toney violated the illegal substance rule. Toney was suspended 90 days…
On May 27, 2005, at the Arco Arena, in Sacramento, California, former 2004 U.S. Olympian and current super featherweight prospect Vicente “Chente” Escobedo (3-0-0 with 3 KOs), will return to ring for his fourth professional bout. Fresh off his three round demolition of the tough Mexican, Geronimo Click for larger image© Sergio Martinez “Torito” Hernandez,…
A feeling of change sweeps across the middleweight division, as an aging champion embarks on farewell tour, realizing that there is little glory left to savor. There is no shortage of willing pretenders waiting to scavenge what they may from the eventual demise of that champion’s historic reign, but the refusal of Oscar de la…
Ronald “Winky” Wright will enter Saturday’s fight, still the unknown fighter in the eyes of the mass media and the boxing public. With a record of 48-3 (25 KOs), Wright has to be one of the most underrated boxers in the sport with over fifty fights. Having had a rollercoaster of a career, Wright fought…
South African bantamweight phenomenon Silence Mabuza has ripped through seventeen straight opponents, knocked out fifteen of them and has yet to lose. But he has never faced a fighter the caliber of Mexican terror Cruz Carvajal, a dangerous former WBO and Mexican champion. That will all change on Friday night when Mabuza puts his IBO…