Is the “Nigerian Nightmare†Tomorrow’s Dream? Amid the middle-aged and mediocre, the dubious and the downright diabolical in the heavyweight division, we are looking for a sensation. Suffering through this depressing talent dearth has caused many boxing fans to proclaim any fighter possessing even a smattering of talent as the next truly great heavyweight, the…
WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will headline the Feb 18 edition of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special†from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Margarito will defend his crown against WBO #2 contender Sebastian Lujan in the twelve-round…
It looks as if famed boxing arena Madison Square Garden will be the host of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s latest defense of the title. Klitschko will return to the site of his demolition job against Kirk Johnson before his title win to face former champion Hasim Rahman. The site has particularly fond recent memories…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee will make a miraculous return to boxing this year after a terrible attack threatened to end his boxing career. The man who once caused a sensation in a British ring by decking Ricky Hatton in the first round of their fight suffered a diabolical…
TICK, TICK, TICK: Good news, boxing fans. The countdown to Spinks-Judah II on SHOWTIME is down to five. This Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on West Coast), World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council/International Boxing Federation (WBA/WBC/IBF) Welterweight Champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks and Zab “Super” Judah will collide again, this time…
With the dignity and class of a champion, this past weekend’s world title challenger to Arturo Gatti, Jesse James Leija will retire from boxing. Leija was knocked out in the fifth round of his challenge to Gatti for the WBC light welterweight title and it will be his last in professional boxing. Leija is now…
Two-time WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo vs. IBF lightweight champion Julio The “Kidd’’ Diaz. Unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy vs. once-beaten IBU Intercontinental super middleweight champion Rubin “Mr. Hollywood’’ Williams. Saturday, March 5, 2005, At 10:30 PM ET/PT From Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. A pair of…
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Scott Harrison is not content with his performance against Victor Polo and has vowed to fight his most recent challenger again in order to set the record straight. Harrison risked his WBO featherweight title in a match with Polo who was the mandatory challenger. It appears that the majority of the boxing world underestimated Polo,…
Mark May 14th on your calender as The Boxing Ministry has their annual awards banquet. This year the Ministry will honor the great former WBC light heavyweight champion, Hall Of Famer Matthew Saad Muhammad. Also tenetively slated to be on hand is WBA welterweight champion Jose Rivera. This talented champion sports an impressive 37-3-1 record…
The World Boxing Association has notified Team Ruiz that James “Lights Out†Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs) is the mandatory contender for WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman†Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs). Realizing that Ruiz owed a mandatory defense, Team Ruiz had inquired about the WBA’s mandatory contender, and its official ruling for Toney was dated…
The WBO light flyweight championship clash between champion Nelson Dieppa and challenger Alex Sanchez ended in round eleven last night when Dieppa launched a huge right hand that decked Sanchez for the full count. The fight was held in Bayamon in Puerto Rico. In worrying scenes, Sanchez had to be taken from the ring to…