Considered by many to be the most entertaining weight class in boxing for several years now, the junior welterweight division is currently in full bloom with long awaited pairings and title fights set to take place in the near future. We’ll take a look at ten of the division’s best in this article. Kostya Tszyu,…
They’ve risen steadily up the ranks, taking on all comers, and establishing themselves as two of boxing’s most exciting young stars. Now, on Thursday, February 17, Daniel Ponce De Leon and Johnny Gonzalez will attempt to move one step closer to the top when they square off against their toughest opposition yet in a pair…
Former Olympian Egerton Marcus says he is ready to return to the ring at the age of forty. Of Guyanese descent but fighting out of Toronto in Canada, Marcus won the Olympic silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1988 games, he lost in the final to Henry Maske and lost again to Maske…
Veteran IBF #12 ranked powerhouse Ricky Quiles and IBF #9 ranked Edner Cherry battle to improve their world ranking and for a future shot at the world lightweight title. IBF/WBC/WBO #2 ranked contender “Cowboy†Dale Brown defends his ranking and takes on up and coming prospect Shelby Gross in a clash of cruiserweights. World class…
Fernando Vargas’s much anticipated return to the ring will happen on the 26th of March at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Vargas has been out of action due to injury but will not waste time before challenging solid opposition as his opponent has been named as Dutch hardman Raymond Joval. The…
Sage, prophet and soothsayer, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob this morning, began shadow boxing, and proclaimed in his native language — Groundhogese — that there will be six more weeks of training before Manny Pacquiao knocks out Erik Morales in their March 19 HBO PPV extravaganza at the MGM Grand’s Garden…
All the drama and excitement from the October 2, 2004 Jeff Lacy – Syd Vanderpool IBF world super middleweight championship fight, will be featured on next Monday’s episode of the popular series “Caesars 24/7,” which will air Monday, February 7, at 10 P.M. ET/PT on A&E. The episode, entitled “Against All Odds,” will feature an…
Manchester hardman Michael Gomez has thrown down an audacious challenge to WBO world featherweight champion Scott Harrison to step up a division and fight him in a sensational all-British clash. All-action Gomez wants the fearsome Scot next and believes he can beat him after watching his controversial title defence against Victor Polo last Friday that…
Italy’s Gianluca Branco has decided to relinquish his position as the mandatory challenger for the European light welterweight title rather than fight current champion Junior Witter. Hennessy Sports, who won the purse bid for the contest, had intended to place the fight on February 19th Eastman-Hopkins promotion at the Staples Centre Click for larger image…
It looks as if Mzonke Fana, a lightly regarded South African fighter will provide the next challenge for Marco Antonio Barrera to conquer. Barrera will defend his WBC super featherweight title against Fana on the 9th of April at site yet to be determined. Fana has been beaten twice in mainly international company, once to…
The ongoing saga of WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe continues in 2005, but with more mystery than usual. Calzaghe is set to return to the ring on the 18th of next month and several venues are being reported, and no opponents have been declared as confirmed. It is unclear whether Calzaghe will fight in…
Australian Vic Darchinyan, the man who won his IBF flyweight title by stopping longtime champion Irene Pacheco will fight WBC light flyweight champion Jorge Arce in March. The fight will take place on the undercard of the huge Erik Morales-Manny Pacquiao main event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA. Arce has beaten several…