Vitali Klitschko’s heavyweight title defense against Hasim Rahman probably will be rescheduled for June 18 following an injury to the boxing champion. Klitschko pulled a thigh muscle while training Friday, forcing the bout scheduled April 30 at Madison Square Garden to be postponed. Klitschko said the injury would only set him back a few weeks,…
European light heavyweight champion Thomas Ulrich, 27-1 (19), is eager and highly motivated to make his great breakthrough this year. Before defending his EBU title on March 26 against Englishman Matthew Barney, 26-4-1 (6), Ulrich expressed his desire to take revenge for the defeat of his stable mate Dariusz Michalczewski who was knocked out by…
Cestus Management would like to welcome to the Cestus family Mr. Mike Hall and Mr. Ray McCline, and also to announce that Mr. Hall and Mr. McCline will be taking over the training of Cestus Management’s undefeated junior welterweight sensation “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis. Mike Hall’s background in boxing is outstanding. Hall has been training fighters…
Who was the best lightweight of the last twenty-five years? Below is my take on a mythical tournament between who I think were the eight best fighters at lightweight. The numbers in the brackets indicate the fighter’s record at lightweight from 1980. Note that it is the achievements at lightweight, which I am looking at…
You would think a certain level of cynicism is necessary to discredit the career of a world champion fighter. Thirty or perhaps even twenty years ago, that statement would have been true. However, in today’s boxing industry, a precious few fighters competing at the top-level welcome the greatest and most dangerous challenges consistently, relishing the…
It is a mouthwatering clash. Every so often, the boxing world is treated to the kind of match up that has “classic†branded firmly into it from the get go. When Erik “El Terrible†Morales and Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao cross paths this Saturday night, we will have a potential classic on our hands. This fight…
Who was the best super featherweight of the last twenty-five years? Below is my take on a mythical tournament between who I think were the eight best fighters at super featherweight. The numbers in the brackets indicate the fighter’s record at super featherweight from 1980. Note that it is the achievements at super featherweight that…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Bradford’s Junior Witter has asked WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto to give the fans a super fight by defending against him on June 11th. The Puerto Rican is scheduled to appear on that date at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Initial rumours as to his likely…
Star boxers from both stables will be out in force on the forthcoming TBS Sport promotion in association with The Knight Group. The Knight Group sponsored event takes place on Sunday 10th April at the Brentwood Leisure Centre- and tickets are going fast. This is the first show of 2005 for TBS Sport and promises…
Contrary to rumors circulating in Montreal, no agreement has been reached to match WBC No. 1 contender Scott “The Sandman†Pemberton (29-3-1, 24 KOs) and No. 4 rated challenger Otis Grant (36-2-1), according to Pemberton’s promoter, Jimmy Burchfield, president of Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. Reports in last Friday’s Le Journal de Montreal, attributed to…
The last fight of British boxer Amir Khan’s amateur career could be a rematch of the gold-medal bout at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 18-year-old Khan wants to fight two-time Olympic lightweight gold medalist Mario Kindelan of Cuba on April 18 at Reebok Stadium in Bolton. Kindelan beat Khan 30-22 for the Olympic lightweight gold…
East meets West as Edinburgh star Alex Arthur faces Glasgow’s Craig Docherty in the biggest all-Scottish clash since Ken Buchanan’s epic battle against Jim Watt 32 years ago. The Commonwealth and Vacant British Super-Featherweight titles are up for grabs when Arthur and Docherty collide at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh on Friday 8 April….