WBC/IBF super featherweight champion and pound for pound contender Marco Antonio Barrera looks set to return to the ring in May this year against an opponent yet to be disclosed. Barrera won the super featherweight titles against hated rival Erik Morales, a third weight world championship for Barrera. But it seems that Morales is the…
There has apparently been a breakdown in the communications regarding the possibility of a super fight in the lightweight division. WBO world champion Diego “Chico” Corrales was set to fight WBC champion Jose Luis Castillo. The fighting spirits of these two fighters cannot be questioned as they were set to fight one another immediately after…
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl “Cobra” Froch looks like he’ll have to sit the early part of 2005 out in the cold as yet another high-profile fighter has declined to meet him in a fight. Northern Ireland’s former IBO super middleweight champion Brian Magee was offered the fight against Froch but it hasn’t…
Last Friday January 14th 2005 took place in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk the WBA International – E.B.A. lightweight mandatory title defense between PEDRO MIRANDA (Spain) vs. ANDREY KUDRYAVTSEV (Ukraine) at the Municipal Sport Palace in front of a 6.000 people audience, winning the official challenger Kudryavtsev by TKO on eleventh round. It was a…
Continuing to Build the Boxer Within. Sometimes it takes self-examination/self-evaluation to build a superior athlete and a better person, such is the case for Chris “The Mechanic” Smith. I sat and spoke candidly with the NABA welterweight champion about the obstacles and hurdles he faced to get to where he is today in his boxing…
British promoter Mick Hennessy made a statement today concerning the status of his fighter, Howard Eastman’s challenge to undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins next month. Hennessy stated that as far as he is aware, Hopkins is only willing to put his WBC middleweight title at stake against Eastman, the only title that he is mandated…
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch has reacted to the Boxing Board of Control’s decision to install Brian Magee as his mandatory contender by vowing to knock the Belfast man out. Magee has fought once, a TKO victory over Neil Linford, since he lost his undefeated record to Robin Reid last June. What…
This week sees many important fights taking place across the world as the sport of boxing finally shakes off the holiday season doldrums. From Africa to North America to Europe to South America and beyond, this week will bring title bouts and other important action to many, many places. Come along for the ride as…
German middleweight Bert Schenk had a result over the weekend in the ring but perhaps has a bigger one to contemplate out of the ring as he is the March opponent for Felix Sturm. Sturm’s name is one that received worldwide acclaim as he seemed to have done enough to outpoint Oscar de la Hoya…
Juan Diaz on Spring 2005 college semester schedule: I will attend class from 5:00 – 8:15 pm on Wednesday. It is the first day of class for the semester so I don’t want to miss it. It is when you get to meet the teacher and he gets to meet you. I am taking three…
Consensus 2004 Fighter of the Year Glencoffe Johnson is this Thursday night’s (Jan. 20) special guest on the New England Ringside Boxing Radio Show live on WWZN 1510 The Zone in Boston. The two-hour New England Ringside Boxing Radio Show – hosted by Ted Bodenrader, Anthony Pepe, Rick Brutti and Joe Bills — airs every…
Still no official word from the Warren camp has been released but it looks on the surface as if the light welterweight showdown between IBF champion Kostya Tszyu and challenger Ricky Hatton is certainly on as both fighters begin to tackle their training schedules. Though the fight is scheduled for June 4th, Hatton has hit…