Thomas Hauser has been selected by the Boxing Writers Association of America as recipient of the 2004 Nat Fleischer Award for Career Achievement in Boxing Journalism. Hauser has been the lead writer for Secondsout.com since October 2001. Since then, he has authored 142 articles for the website. He is the first internet writer to receive…
WBO No. 6/IBF No. 14 140-Pound Contender “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis vs. 140-Pound Contender Roberto Santa Cruz. Undefeated Welterweight Contender Shamone Alvarez vs. Welterweight Contender Jose “El Macho†Medina. Since his “ShoBox: The New Generation†debut last year, “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis has shown that charisma, style and speed can captivate an audience and confuse an opponent….
That bloke delivering your post may have a little more going on besides mucking about with a satchel full of letters and junk mail. Don’t give him too much grief if you get your neighbor’s mail by mistake because he may just be a future super featherweight champion. That is, if you live in Manchester,…
Promoter Frank Warren today announced that undefeated WBO World Super-Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe will head to the Kings Hall in Belfast on Friday 18 March to defend his title against Brian Magee. It is important to note that this will subject to final approval from the World Boxing Organisation and Universum’s Peter Kohl who promotes…
EXXECUTION DAY POSTERClick for larger image The February 19th “EXXECUTION DAY” event staged by Golden Boy Promotions – at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles just got more historic. In addition to Howard Eastman’s challenge to undisputed middleweight king Bernard Hopkins, it now also features Britain’s other two leading talents: European light welterweight champion Junior…
It was July of the year 2000 and Lennox Lewis was set to bask in the warmth of a homecoming to England. The British fans at the London Arena witnessed their undisputed champion in all his glory dispatching of South African heavyweight Francois Botha via an authoritative second round knockout. Lewis still desired the ultimate…
This year, we will see an exciting super bantamweight unification fight between WBC champion Oscar Larios and WBO champion Joan Guzman. The fight will take place in El Paso, Texas on April 9. The announcement of this fight seems somewhat presumptuous, given that Larios has yet to defeat Irishman Wayne McCullough in his latest defense…
WBA-IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez is apparently well aware of WBO champion Scott Harrison’s desire to step his competition up a notch. Marquez was due to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch of their controversial first fight last year, the fight was scheduled but Marquez’s huge purse demands could not be met and the…
Unbeaten Brooklyn junior middleweight Yuri Foreman (16-0, 7 KO’s) will face Jesus Soto of Mexico (11-2-1, 10 KO’s) in the main event of the third installment of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun slated for February 24, 2005 at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center. DBE president Lou DiBella made the announcement…
Northeast Promotions in Association with Cappiello Promotions presents A NIGHT OF THE IRISH at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation – Foxwoods Resort Casino, in the Fox Theatre, on Friday March 18th 2005, presented Live on ESPN 2. Headlining the 7 card bout will be Irish Kevin McBride (31-4 26KO’s) from Brockton, MA, vs. Irish Kevin…
Professional boxing returns February 25 to the home of “Irish†Micky Ward for the first time in more than a decade when NABA light heavyweight champion George Khalid Jones headlines NER Promotions’ inaugural professional boxing show, “Championship Boxing Returns to Lowell,†February 25 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. In the last pro show…
Some fights in a boxer’s career symbolize crucial turning points and they’re importance is not always evident beforehand. Many a valued prospect with a great deal of potential has been gunned down by a journeyman who has been looked at as just another stepping-stone by the fighter and his handlers. Sometimes the journeyman, usually packing…