A Rare Necessity. Far too many talented boxers have gone unnoticed and have not been embraced by the fans and media (boxing public) as they should have been. It is only until the boxing public feels that a fighter has lived and fought up to their expectations of defeating what appears to be reputable opposition…
A decade later. The Gerald McClellan tragedy. by Richard Slone February 25th will mark a decade. The tenth year that former middleweight champion Gerald McClellan has struggled with life since his fight with Nigel Benn left Gerald with permanent brain damage. It’s been a decade since McClellan and Benn battered each other close to death….
Junior Witter has vowed to do his country proud when he appears on this Saturday’s promotion at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles alongside fellow Britpack team mates Howard Eastman and Carl Froch. “We are here to fly the flag for British Boxing,†said Witter, who will meet South Africa’s Lovemore N’Dou in a Commonwealth…
Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com Undefeated and newly crowned NABF Featherweight Champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero inks a new multi-year management contract. Co-managing “The Ghost” will be Shelly Finkel and Bob Santos. Many insiders consider “The Ghost” one of the premiere talents in boxing. Adding Shelly Finkel to the equation, Robert Guerrero now feels that…
Golden Boy Promotions is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Jorge Barrios Jr., the son of junior lightweight contender Jorge “La Hiena†Barrios and his wife Laura, who passed away Wednesday two hours after a premature birth in Argentina. “Jorge is not only a Golden Boy fighter, but he’s one of the family, and…
“ For their dedicated work in and out of the ring, the Klitschko Brothers have received “The Golden Camera,” the most famous Media Award in Europe. Vitali, the World Boxing Council and RING magazine heavyweight champion, and younger brother Wladimir, a former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champ, were in attendance to accept the coveted award…
Scott Harrison must wonder what he has to do to capture the hearts of the public. Being Scotland’s first world champion since, well, since I was a fetus should be enough, in theory. However, the boxing world is rarely so clear-cut. If Harrison finishes his opponent too fast, the fight is farce. If, God forbid,…
With British light welterweight Junior Witter’s latest chance to crash the world stage apparently up in smoke, a question begs asking. Is Witter lucky that the prospective fight against Australia’s Lovemore N’dou fell through in a tangle of boxing politics and misconceptions or did the man from Bradford, England miss out on the perfect opportunity?…
Last night at the Avalon in Hollywood, California, super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon was stunned by little-known Celestino Caballero. Caballero boxed mainly from the outside but did considerable damage to the hard-hitting De Leon who found infrequent success with his less-organized, swinging punches. When it was all said and done, Caballero walked away…
Boxing manager Steve “Tank†Tankanow has come out firing on behalf of his World Boxing Association “regular†welterweight champion, Jose Antonio Rivera. “Tank†has been irked by some of Judah’s comments since capturing the undisputed world welterweight title February 5 with a stoppage of Cory Spinks, particularly about whom Zab says he intends to fight…
Exclusive interview with “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis and his manager Mike Michael. Look out Miguel Cotto! With head spinning velocity, twenty-five year old southpaw Mike Arnaoutis ripped through an impressive selection of up and coming American based light welterweight prospects in 2004, and is on track to continue his Sherman-like swath of destruction march to a…
Australian light welterweight Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou has pulled out of his fight with England’s Junior Witter as negotiations were not to his satisfactions between his promoter Dan Goossen and Witter’s representative Mick Hennessy. The fight seemed certain upon Ndou’s journey to the U.S., but the fighter that gave Click for larger image © Action…