It was a battle of undefeated fighters at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, Florida, USA as Irene Pacheco risked his IBF flyweight title against Australia-based Armenian Vic Darchinyan. And what a risk it turned out to be. A very competitive battle was fought between the two fighters until the …
Read More »Viloria Scores a KO.
Last night in the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA, former Olympian and current flyweight contender Brian Viloria demonstrated exactly why he is known as the “Hawaiian Punch” by knocking out Angel Priolo in the seventh round. Viloria, who has previously disappointed with several long distance wins took the fight …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Carl “Cobra” Froch.
“I could beat anyone in the world at my weight.”-Carl Froch. Click for larger image© Action Images Carl Froch, the prodigiously talented Nottingham native, has gradually been building a fierce reputation for himself. There’s nothing strange in that, right? There isn’t. That is, of course, until you realize that he …
Read More »Duddy Has Irish Eyes Smilin’ in U.S.
Unbeaten middleweight John Duddy’s (7-0, 7 KOs) classic Irish blood-and-guts style of fighting and matinee idol looks has helped him capture the hearts and minds of boxing fans in his native Northern Ireland, as well as a growing number in the United States, particularly on the East Coast. Duddy has …
Read More »Glencoffe Johnson: Return of the “Cinderella Man.”
Whilst pondering over the potential outcome of Saturday’s match up between the world’s two best light heavyweights, I was again reminded that in boxing, more than in any other sport, the least likely of dreams come true. No matter what century, country or weight division, boxing finds a way to …
Read More »Khan to Fight with the Pro’s.
Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan will fight on pro boxing cards while keeping his amateur status. One of the hottest fighters to come out of Britain, the weighteen-year-old lightweight has been bombarded with offers to turn pro but wants to stay amateur to compete for the gold in Beijing in …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Amir Khan.
Click for larger image Amir Khan was the guest of honor at last weekend’s Sports Network promoted Hatton – Oliveira bout in London and the Olympic silver medalist made a brief appearance in the ring right before the main event took place. He also attended the post-fight press conference where …
Read More »Tyson Charges Dropped.
Mike Tyson closed the book on Wednesday on one of his many run-ins with the law: His brawl last year with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel. Wearing a pink button-down shirt, leather jacket and cap pulled low over his eyes, Tyson made his way through a clump of photographers …
Read More »De La Hoya Returns to Welterweight.
Oscar de la Hoya said he will not retire from boxing and plans to return to the welterweight division. De La Hoya said he has no immediate plans on future bouts but ruled out staying in the middleweight division, in which he lost his last fight in a ninth-round knockout …
Read More »Brock-Etienne On Main Events Card.
Undefeated heavyweight Calvin Brock to challenge “The Black Rhino” in co-feature of Diaz-Irwin fight. At only twenty-one years old, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is professional boxing’s youngest world champion. The undefeated Diaz will defend his WBA lightweight crown on Jan 21, 2005, in a highly anticipated, action-packed featured12 round bout …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Ray “Sucra” Oliveira.
“Sucra” Ray Oliveira showed his mettle with a brave and courageous performance in a losing effort to Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton last Saturday night at London’s ExCel Centre, in the process suffering the first stoppage in his long fifty-nine fight career. After the post-fight press conference, Ray was generous enough …
Read More »One Punch KO’s.
All it takes is one punch. It’s strange how certain victory can turn into devastating defeat in the blink of an eye. It doesn’t seem fair how the better man, the more talented fighter can be stretched out cold so suddenly. He could have been winning every minute of every …
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