A serious rumor is abound that newly crowned WBA heavyweight champion James Toney has tested positive for a performance enhancing substance in the wake of his historic title winning effort. Toney took the WBA crown with a twelve round unanimous decision win over former to-time champion John Ruiz, who promptly retired from the sport. Ruiz…
We are pleased to announce that Hennessy Sports have secured the promotional rights for the first defence of Carl Froch’s cherished British title. Carl Froch, the widely acclaimed hottest prospect in World boxing, secured home advantage with the bout scheduled to take place on Saturday 9th July at the prestigious Nottingham Arena. Matthew Barney, fresh…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Weaknesses are not always readily available to the eye, but in boxing, they have a way of finally seeping through to the surface. In Miguel Cotto, the cracks have begun to appear. Despite a precocious ascension through the light welterweight ranks to the elevated platform of world championship status,…
In preparation for his June 4th showdown against IBF Light Welter champion Kostya Tszyu, Ricky Hatton has brought in two South American sparring partners and the Argentines have, along with Hatton stablemate Matthew Macklin, been instrumental in helping the Manchester man prepare for the biggest test of his career. “We’ve brought in Guillermo Saputo who…
Remember the night Mike Tyson lost to “Buster†Douglas? Often called the greatest upset in sports history, Douglas, a 42-1 underdog, shocked the world and Don King in front of a reserved Tokyo audience with a stunning tenth round knockout. Nobody believed that anyone, let alone a journeyman heavyweight fighter, could defeat the twenty-three-year-old phenomenon….
Felix “Tito” Trinidad is a boxer, fighter and first class individual, when it comes to loving his sport unconditionally. At the time it was announced, Trinidad’s retirement seemed shocking and as time evolved, it felt official. Once in a while, we would hear things like “Tito is coming back,” the Don King public appearances, laced…
Two-time WBA heavyweight champ John Ruiz is back LAS VEGAS (May 9, 2005) – Former two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz announced today that, after speaking with his family and management team, he has reconsidered his decision to retire and will continue fighting. Ruiz retired April 30 immediately after losing a…
Corrales’ Thrilling, Dramatic 10th-Round TKO Over Castillo in World Title Unification Bout To Air Tuesday on SHOWTIME TOO and Friday on SHOWTIME “An instant classic.†– Tim Smith, New York Daily News “A fight for the ages.†– Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press “The greatest fight I have ever seen.†– Steve Kim, Maxboxing.com “Many at…
New England Ringside Radio Show hits the road for Las Vegas. Thursday night’s show, aired on WWZN 1510 The Zone in Boston, will be broadcasted live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “We’ll be there for the big fight two nights later between Felix ‘Tito’ Trinidad and Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright,” NER president Rick Brutti…
1. Kostya Tszyu: A technician, a tactician with power, poise and precision, Kostya Tszyu is a boxing legend. Great amateurs should translate into great professionals, and Tszyu is the example of that philosophy. Victims of Tszyu’s power are legion, but not shamed in being so, as the naturalized Australian conceivably carries middleweight power in a…
Hey there fight fans. After knocking out our very own editor, Jimmy the Gent (I’m sure he will love me saying this), I have now been given some fresh meat. Yours truly shall now take on our very own James MacDonald. After reading some of his work, this should be a worthy challenge. James, as…
OK fight fans, in the absence of the invention of a full-blown recovery kit for fights such as Corrales-Castillo, I hope you can at least scrape your chins off the floor in time for Tuesday, which is the day we return to the ring and the starting point for this edition of “This Week in…