WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison is in Las Vegas for this weekend’s epic third match between Mexican warriors Marco Antonio Barrera and arch nemesis Erik “El Terrible” Morales at the MGM Grand. Harrison has traveled from Glasgow, Scotland, along with his father/trainer Peter Harrison and manager Frank Maloney, and plans …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Jamie Moore.
Jamie Moore is the current British light middleweight champion and is certainly regarded as one of Britain’s hottest prospects for world domination. In the domestic light middleweight division, southpaw Moore has amassed a professional record of twenty wins with only two losses with thirteen of his victories coming from stoppages …
Read More »Aguirre-Guardia Tonight!
Mexico’s Jose Antonio Aguirre will fight Colombia’s Kermin Guardia tonight at the Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA. The fight is a flyweight contest between two former minimumweight champions of the world. Dieppa’s last fight was a one round stoppage loss at the hands of Nelson Dieppa for …
Read More »Ruiz Threatens Arthur!
If the first round of a fight could be scored before a punch was thrown and the impact of the spoken word counted, then Argentina’s Nazareno Ruiz has taken the first round 10-8 over Scotsman Alex Arthur. The two fighters are due to battle in Edinburgh on the third of …
Read More »Evander Holyfield: And Another Thing….
In watching the broadcast of the recent “Winky’ Wright-Shane Mosley contest, HBO showed highlights from the recent heavyweight card that featured wins by Chris Byrd, Hasim “Rock’ Rahman and John Ruiz. It also showed highlights of Larry Donald’s one sided decision victory over Evander Holyfield. This fight prompted the New …
Read More »Morales-Barrera III: A Preview.
What is it that defines a fighter? Sometimes a fighter is defined by his achievements, sometimes he is defined by an outstanding fight-or fights-he has participated in, sometimes he is defined by an opponent, someone who brought out the best in him, someone who mixed with him to elicit a …
Read More »Tyson to Fight in Ireland?
Reports are circulating that former heavyweight champion of the world ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is planning to fight in Ireland in a bid to resurrect his career that currently lays in tatters. Tyson was knocked out in four rounds by English heavyweight Danny Williams in June of this year, Williams headed …
Read More »More Problems For Spadafora.
Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora will undergo elbow surgery in a couple of days. Spadafora is still undefeated and has transferred from the lightweight division to the light welterweight class but during this year a myriad of public misdemeanors have brought him legal woes that kept him out of …
Read More »‘Fast’ Fres Ready to Return.
Puerto Rico’s heavyweight hope ‘Fast’ Fres Oquendo is set to make his return to the ring after two consecutive losing efforts in heavyweight title fights. Previously beaten by IBF champion Chris Byrd and most recently, WBA champion John Ruiz, Oquendo still remains hopeful that he can become a factor in …
Read More »Taylor-Joppy Ready For War.
On the fourth of December, Jermain Taylor makes his return to the ring for the first time since stopping and ultimately retiring veteran and former IBF champion Raul Marquez. Taylor, one of the stars of the Olympic class of 2000 has been accused of fighting opposition predominantly much lighter than …
Read More »John-Rojas For WBA title.
Undefeated Chris ‘Indonesian thin man’ John is the WBA featherweight champion of the world and will defend his title against late replacement Jose ‘Cheo’ Rojas on the 3rd of December in Rondong Demang Stadium, Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan (Borneo Island), Indonesia. Of course, most people recognize WBA/IBF featherweight champion …
Read More »Williams Intensifies Training For Klitschko Fight.
Danny in the gym – Click for larger image – © Tom Casino Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams has stepped up his training in his American camp during his final preparations for his WBC heavyweight title shot against champion Vitali Klitschko. Williams knocked Mike Tyson out in …
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