Mexico’s WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel will indeed be in action this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Montiel was set to defend his title against former world champion Eric Morel, but amid sexual assault accusations, Morel could not secure a license to fight in that state of Nevada. Therefore, the task…
It is possible that once-beaten former featherweight contender Zahir Raheem will be the opponent for Erik Morales’ return to boxing later this year. Morales has been inactive since his March win over Filipino star Manny Pacquiao and had spoken of a ove up in weight to the lightweight division where Jose Luis Castillo, Diego Corrales…
Former cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov will be back in the ring this month when he faces another notable former cruiserweight name in Orlin Norris. Jirov has two wins since being knocked out in nine rounds by former heavyweight champion Michael Moorer. Jirov once held the IBF cruiserweight title but lost it in a sensational battle…
During the telecast of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series, Diego “Chico” Corrales told Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas that a rematch against Jose Luis Castillo has been finalized and will happen on October 8 of this year. Corrales said, “You know, it was such a great fight and he (Castillo) deserves a rematch.” The…
On 4 July 1910, Reno, Nevada was proclaimed “The hub of the universe.” This was a bout that many thought would never happen. Johnson, born in 1878 in Galveston, Texas, had many jobs before becoming a boxer. When he became a fighter, he was forced as a Negro to participate in many humiliating contests such…
The main event of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series featured undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (20-0-0 with 16 KOs dismantling tough but outgunned Francisco “Pancho Azul” Campos (18-4-1 with 10 KOs). What started off as a slow fight, as the first two rounds were not much to look at, ended…
Sam “The King” Soliman is one of Australia’s leading fight stars but despit being the IBF’s mandatory contender for some time, he has been unable to secure a spot in the title picture. Soliman has not lost a fight for three years and has maintained the IBF’s Pan Pacific championship while in waiting for a…
Amir Khan will finally lace up the gloves for his professional debut this coming weekend. The teenager from Bolton, England who shocked the amateur community by reaching the Gold Medal stage of the 2004 Games while being England’s only boxing entrant, will take on David Bailey. It is not expected that Bailey will prove to…
Former British and European super middleweight champion Dean Francis returned to action over the weekend. The Basingstoke banger who has knocked out nineteen of twenty-three opponents faced off against Paul Bonson and took a six round decision. All in all, the result does not speak volumes of Francis at this point in time given that…
He’s too old. The man has only half of his former boxing skills; his boxing style is far from comely. These are all statements, the middleweight ring king Bernard Hopkins had to endure and listen to since his by the book destruction of the powerful Felix “Tito” Trinidad. The admiration we have for youth can…
The Olympian meets the blue-collar champion. Sounds familiar doesn’t it. In February, Hopkins achieved his goal of twenty successful title defenses against Howard Eastman with a points win. Taylor on the other hand is unbeaten in twenty-three professional fights and was a bronze medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Could this be a…
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman said Monday the WBC has sanctioned an Aug. 13 Ricardo Mayorga-Michele Piccirillo bout at the United Center as a super-welterweight title fight. Sulaiman also told the Tribune in a phone interview that the sanctioning body hopes to decide by Friday whether WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko must make his…