As Wladimir Klitschko and his management try to tempt current IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd to Germany for a fight, there is a strong possibility that Byrd will opt to fight mandatory challenger Monte Barrett. Barrett recently earned his chance to fight for a title in impressive fasnhion by knocking out former undefeated contender Owen…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Riath Hamed, business manager for his brother Naseem Hamed is said to have been advising current amateur star Amir Khan. It is well known that British promoter Frank Warren has gone to some lengths to try to persuade Khan to turn professional under his Sports Network banner, so far,…
There are string rumors circulating that IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd may be about to commit to a contract that would see him fighting former WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their first fight. That first encounter, won decisively by Klitschko after putting Byrd down on two occasions, would be very interesting considering…
Surprisingly, recently defeated WBC super bantamweight title challenger Wayne McCullough has been offered a title rematch with conqueror Oscar Larios. The champion made his tenth defense of the title against McCullough in an entertaining and hard-fought decision win, but there were hardly any severe questions over Larios’s superiority. However, Larios’s management were keen enough to…
Last night at the Brentwood International Centre in England, IBO light welterweight champion Colin Lynes retained his championship over challenger Jauquin Gallardo by decision. There was an air of controversy over the scoring of the fight as the final tallies were shown as: 117-113, 116-113 and 114-114. Lynes had to settle for a less than…
Alvarez Beats Gomez!! © Mike Cleary Former WBU Super Featherweight king Michael Gomez was sensationally stopped in the sixth round of his third world title title defense at Manchester’s MEN arena on Friday night. Despite a measured first round in which Gomez established good use of the jab, there were signs from as early as…
Former WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reid returned to action tonight in England for the first time since beating former undefeated Irishman Brian Magee. “Grim Reaper” Reid currently sports a record of thirty-eight wins against four losses, the thirty-eighth win of which came against Ramdane Serdjane, a fighter with only one more wins than losses…
The heavyweight double-header held on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle in Germany yielded some surprising results. In the main event, undefeated Russian giant Nicolai Valuev halted Swedish contender Attila Levin in just three rounds. For a fighter of seven feet and over 300-pounds in weight, Valuev’s technical limitations have been scrutinized, but he…
Saturday night in Montreal, Quebec in Canada, middleweight contender Joachim Alcine restated his claim as the dominant Canadian middleweight fighter by stopping the much more seasoned Carlos Bojorquez in seven rounds. Taking place at the Montreal Casino, it was a fight card that showcased several of quebec’s leading talents. Before we come to the other…
Dear Zab, Congratulations! You lived up to your nickname, “Super,†knocking out Cory Spinks and I have tremendous respect for you and your team. I know how hard you’ve worked to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. You earned your title shot and took advantage of your opportunity. Now it’s my turn. I…
The following is a final tally of all of the boxing action that took place in America on Friday night. Firstly, in an important light heavyweight contest, Eric Harding took a twelve-round decision win over fellow contender David Telesco. Women’s champion Laila Ali remained unbeaten and gathered here twentieth win by stopping Cassandra Geigger in…
Friday night in Manchester, England, former WBU super featherweight champion Michael Gomez saw his career upended once again by a relatively unknown fighter in Argentinean Javier Alvarez. Gomez, who has spent much of his time challenging Scottish fighters Alex Arthur and Scott Harrison in the press, has had a habit of underperforming on the big…