Former WBA welterweight world champion Ike Quartey will make his return to the ring tomorrow in Ghana against Clint McNeil. The fight is significant for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that it is Quartey’s first fight in approximately five years and that he will now be campaigning as a middleweight….
Former world heavyweight title challenger David Tua will return to action on March 31st in his native Auckland, New Zealand against veteran campaigner Talmadge Griffis. Tua’s long awaited return comes at just the right time as the heavyweight scene could not be more open for a single fighter to take over as the new champion….
Brian Halquist Productions signed undefeated welterweight prospect David Torres following his seventh consecutive victory Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat Boxing series. “It was a natural thing to sign Davidâ€, said promoter Brian Halquist. “David has fought his last six fights here at the Emerald Queen, he beat two undefeated…
Houston boxing fans are using the box office to show their support for hometown WBA world lightweight champion Juan Diaz, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Although there is still more than a week to go before Juan Diaz defends his crown against Billy Irwin on Jan 21 at the Reliant…
Guilty Productions, a production company specializing in boxing television programming, will be a first time exhibitor at the 2005 NATPE Conference & Exhibition, January 25-27, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Founded in 2004, Guilty Productions, along with its parent company, Guilty Boxing, annually provides a minimum of forty-eight episodes…
Boxing promoter Don King filed a defamation suit Wednesday claiming he was portrayed in a false light in a May documentary on the ESPN cable channel, and his attorney said King is entitled to damages of more than $2.5 billion (euro 1.9 billion). The lawsuit says the program accused King of being “a snake oil…
Farnell just after he became the WBU champ click for larger image © Paul Speak The last time I spoke with Anthony Farnell, the man affectionately known as The Warrior, he had recently recovered from one of the worst years of his life. Having battled back against an ostensibly career-killing bout of viral meningitis, Anthony…
Battle at the Boat XXXIV took place in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday 8th of January at 7:30 pm. The Emerald Casino lined up customers and the house received a large gate. Most fans waited in line for over forty minutes to get to valet parking. The indoor stadium filled to overflowing. The card showed promise…
Golden Boy Promotions is wasting no time in getting ready for a stellar 2005 and beyond, as the company is pleased to announce the signing of Xavier D. James Sr. as a Special Advisor for Sports Programming and Strategy. James will perform various advisory functions in connection with the development and acquisition of sports programming…
Former three weight world champion Erik Morales may have been upstaged by Marco Antonio Barrera last November, but he doesn’t suffer embarrassment for very long. Far from spending months brooding over his loss, Morales has usurped the momentum gained by Barrera and virtually every other fighter in the featherweight division by stealing in to fight…
Long-time WBO light flyweight champion Nelson Dieppa of Puerto Rico will make his latest defense of that title against Alex Sanchez on the 29th of this month at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, Bayamon in Puerto Rico. Dieppa won the title in the year 2000 but has not defended it as many times as would have…
Australian middleweight star Sam “The King” Soliman will return to the ring in February in Melbourne, Australia against Miguel Julio. Soliman, who fought an incredible seven times last year has made several statements regarding his intent to challenge the top middleweight names including the likes of Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor. However, Hopkins has an…