Both of these men have a common opponent, which neither of them managed to defeat: Erik Morales. After earning their respective world titles, Chavez and Hernandez ran into Morales, who promptly took their championships away, and it is for one of those titles, the WBC super featherweight championship, that both men fight for the right…
My outstanding memory of Ricardo “Chapo†Vargas is of him bringing hell to a certain Johnny Tapia some years ago. Vargas’s sharp punches tore at Tapia’s features and it seemed to me that even one as talented as Tapia felt bemused about how to deal with such a dangerous foe. It is worth noting that…
Tonight, live from the Staples Center in California, and part of the televised portion of the pay-per-view under-card that is dedicated to the finale of a legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jesus “El Matador†Chavez makes his return to the ring. Chavez, who is the former WBC super featherweight titlist, will be swapping leather with former…
Hennessy Sports Carl Froch and Junior Witter – who co-headline at the Nottingham Arena on Saturday July 9th – have come in for glowing praise from six-weight world champion Oscar de la Hoya for flying the flag for Britain on the world stage. De la Hoya – who’s Golden Boy Promotions have formed a strategic…
In a shocking and passionate outburst during last night’s Friday Night Fight’s broadcast from Florida, seasoned American trainer and current broadcast analyst Teddy Atlas made some scathing remarks about the current state of boxing in regard to the WBC, Don King and their practises in arranging title fights. The discussion with commentator Joe Tessitore centred…
Israeli heavyweight sensation fighting out of England Roman Greenberg will headline a boxing show in Las Vegas on June 11. Greenberg’s record currently stands at an impressive eighteens wins against no defeats with thirteen stoppages to his credit. The only name of note on Greenberg’s record is former British champion Julius Francis, but the young…
Irish super bantamweight based in Las Vegas Wayne McCullough gets his second crack at WBC champion Oscar Larios this July. The first fight between the two happened this past February, and many observers felt that, in kind with McCullough’s defeat to Scotland’s Scott Harrison, that he had lost soundly to the Mexican champion Larios. However,…
Ahead of tonight’s European heavyweight title contest happening in Germany, the combatants, champion Luan Krasniqi and challenger Lance Whitaker went at each other at the weigh-in. Whitaker was having none of any niceties from Krasniqi and a pushing match ensued after which bad blood certainly seemed to exist between the two heavyweights. Whitaker weighed in…
“Contender” champion and current middleweight prospect Sergio Mora appeared as the special in-studio guest on friday night alongside Brian Kenny. Mora looked relaxed in his position on the Friday Night Fight’s program, explaining his feelings at being “The Contender” champion and winning the final prize of one million dollars. Mora, known as “The Latin Snake,”…
Fresh from his first round stoppage win over contender Andrew Golota, WBO heavyweight champion “Relentless” Lamon Brewster may be set to challenge current WBC titleholder Vitali Klitschko. The Ukrainian giant has fought only once since winning his championship, an eighth round stoppage of England’s Danny Williams. A minor back surgery interrupted Klitschko’s plans to fight…
Scottish heavyweight hopeful Ian Millarvie annihilated his latest opponent Sergey Voron on Friday night in one round. Headlining a Chris Gilmour promoted fight card held in Motherwell, Scotland. Millarvie wasted no time in sizing up his opponent for the kill. Belarussian Voron seemed able enough to give the home fighter a tough challenge until a…
In what should be the final “Adios” for former multi-weight world champion and Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, we present to you the weigh-in statistics as they were recorded one day prior to the main event. Chavez will meet former lightweight notable Ivan “Mighty” Robinson in a card featuring several exciting bouts being held…