Hartlepool prospect Nigel Wright will now challenge Dean Hickman for the Vacant English Light-Welterweight title on Sports Network’s Fight Skool show on Friday 11 March at the Doncaster Dome. Wright was due to face the champion Young Mutley for the crown but the West Bromwich puncher has withdrawn and vacated the title due to a…
Several hundred people joined sports stars in a church Tuesday to pay tribute to Max Schmeling, the German boxing great who died one month ago. Schmeling was buried in a small, private ceremony immediately after his death at 99 in his hometown of Hollenstedt, near Hamburg. Soccer greats Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler, one of…
On April 1st, cable giant SHOWTIME along with GoossenTutor Promotions, will once again find it’s way to Lemoore Ca. to broadcast their popular SHOBOX-The Next Generation show. Headlining the 10 bout event will be the undefeated NABF Featherweight Champion, Robert “The Ghost†Guerrero (14-0, 7 KO’s) as he defends his title against rugged Adrian Valdez…
This Saturday, Showtime will air one of the most intriguing cards so far this year. Two excellent match-ups are on tap in two exciting weight classes as Jose Luis Castillo and Jeff Lacy put their world titles on the line against the talented opposition presented by Julio Diaz and Rubin Williams respectively. Will the defending…
Former Olympian heavyweight Calvin Brock has got the high-profile fight he was looking for. Brock will face two-time heavyweight title challenger Jameel McCline in April. The fight represents Brock’s first major step up in class and his first fight since soundly defeating Clifford Etienne by third round stoppage several weeks ago. McCline has failed to…
Clint Eastwood’s boxing film “Million Dollar Baby” won several top honors at last night’s Oscar ceremony. The film won best picture, best director in Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman took best supporting actor for his role in the film and leading woman Hillary Swank took best female actress for her central role in the film. It…
Top Rank chief Bob Arum told the media that Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto will be back in the ring on June 18, against an opponent yet to be decided. As the backlash from Cotto’s WBO title defence against DeMarcus Corley continue, the American fighter and his camp are calling for a rematch to be…
Hello again fight fans. It is a busy week in the boxing world and we begin our overview of the coming action by looking at Thursday’s card in New York, where a pair of Russian cousins take the next step in their undefeated careers. Heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov will take on Al “Ice†Cole for the…
After Vassiliy Jirov and James Toney treated us to the fight of the year in 2003, the cruiserweight division since then has remained quiet. This is due partly to the abundance of fighters moving up north to fight at heavyweight. Also, some fighters in the process of moving up in weight skip the cruiserweight division…
It is reported that a major British featherweight showdown may be signed for the near future between WBO champion Scott Harrison and former WBC title challenger Michael Brodie. Brodie, from Manchester in England, last saw action in a rematch with Injin Chi that saw him stopped in the seventh round. Brodie has been inactive ever…
Last night at the Casino du Lac Leamy, Hull, Quebec in Canada, light welterweight prospect Herman Ngoudjo won the NABF 140-pound title with an eighth round stoppage of Eloy Rojas. Ngoudjo has been on the rampage since turning professional late in 2003. Trained by Montreal’s Howard Grant, Ngoudjo won the NABF title and secured his…
Tonight in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto remained unbeaten by scoring a fifth round stoppage of former champion DeMarcus Corley. It was a very good action fight with both fighters having great success. The ending was somewhat controversial due to what was perceived as the local referee’s stoppage of Corley who…