Tired of waiting for Floyd Mayweather, Jr to agree to terms for a June 11, 2005, showdown, Arturo Gatti has announced that he is no longer considering Mayweather, Jr. as an opponent for the aforementioned date, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. “Promotion for this fight should’ve started a long time…
Clinton Woods proved himself to be the best light heavyweight in Britain, the former British Commonwealth countries and on the European continent by winning all of those titles between the years of 1999 and 2000. When the Sheffield battler tried to take his show on the big stage however, he wasn’t nearly as successful. Against…
“I think the fight could end within six or seven rounds, I believe with me knocking him out.â€-Jose Luis Castillo. Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Clearly in good spirits and eagerly anticipating his showdown with Julio Diaz, Jose Luis Castillo, arguably the finest lightweight specimen in the world spoke to me about the fight…
“I’m ready for either way this fight goes because I’m well trained for any style of fighting.”-Julio Diaz. In boxing terms, Julio Diaz literally gave everything up to fight WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo, the man many feel is the best lightweight in the talent-laden division. Pound-for-pound boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. arguably had his most…
I don’t care who I’m facing, just as long as I am fighting. It’s exciting and I will win a world title. Nothing will keep me from achieving that goal. Nothing.”-“Kid Diamond†You won’t find a whole lot of diamonds unexpectedly in Choctaw, Mississippi, but you will find a brilliant gem of a fighter there…
Tonight at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, U.S.A. several important fights took place before an enthusiastic audience. Sultan and Timur, cousins of the Ibragimov family took the next step in their careers while heavyweight Shannon Briggs and former featherweight champion Kevin Kelley, both natives of New York looked to get their careers…
Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be a guest commentator on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights March 4, 2005. Tune in and witness a great night of boxing as one of the sports brightest young superstars gives his view on the scheduled Rocky Juarez (22-0) Vs Juan Carlos Ramirez (34-7) main event…
SaddoBoxing.com managed to get in a few words with super middleweight contender Dorian Beaupierre. Dorian headlines this Friday’s “Showbox†fight card in his bout against Kelly Pavlik. Tune in to hear Dorian explain to us his thoughts and feelings heading into Friday’s showdown. He also goes in deep detail about everything that had to happen…
WBC No. 10/WBO No. 12/WBA No. 13 contender Almazbek Raiymkulov takes on Koba Gogoladze in a scheduled 10-round main event between unbeaten lightweights on “ShoBox: The New Generation†on Friday, March 4, 2005. In the co-feature, WBO No. 8/WBC No. 10/IBF No. 11 contender Kelly Pavlik will trade leather with Dorian Beaupierre in a 10-round…
Boxing needs the U.S. government to step in and protect the sport, reformers told Congress on Thursday. A key Republican said he was wary of making bureaucrats act as referees. A stalled bill to create a U.S. Boxing Commission brought a hearing in a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, where lawmakers are trying to forge…
Comcast, in partnership with BMW, Everlast and the SF Examiner, has teamed up to help revive the Golden Gloves, an annual amateur boxing tournament in San Francisco. The 74th Annual Golden Gloves takes place March 30-April 2, 2005 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. As a service to San Francisco residents who can’t attend the…
Promoter Jimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc.) is banking on his young star, WBC Youth middleweight champion “Bad†Chad Dawson, developing into a hometown New Haven version of what Vinny Paz was in Providence or Joe Mesi is in Buffalo – The Franchise. In a city void of a major league sports team, 22-year-old…