Lovemore N’dou has been boxing professionally since 1993, working his way up first in South Africa, and then on the east coast of Australia. He crashed US shores for the first time in 2002, dropping a majority decision to Jose Luis Juarez in an action packed fight. N’dou’s big break came in February 2004, when…
This Friday, October 29, at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scott Harrison (22-2-1) will put his WBO World Featherweight Title on the line against undefeated Ethiopian Samuel Kebede (24-0). Click for large image Harrison, coming off an impressive third round stoppage of the highly regarded William Abelyan, will look to put on a display for…
Interim IBF 140-pound champion Sharmba Mitchell held an open media workout at Joe Goossen’s Gym in Van Nuys, California, October 27th. Two of boxing’s most talented pound-for-pound fighters will square off in a highly anticipated rematch when International Boxing Federation (IBF) “Super†140-pound champion Kostya Tszyu defends his title against Mitchell on Saturday, November 6th,…
After his seventh round destruction of Rudiger May in September, WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson has been ordered to defend against former WBC champion Vincenzo Cantatore. “This is a genuine world title fight,†enthused Nelson. “Cantatore is currently rated WBO number one, number three with the IBF and WBA and until recently the official challenger…
What do you say about a fighter who was good enough to challenge for world title recognition in two different weight classes? What do you say about a fighter who holds knockout victories over former world champion and hall of famers Carl ‘Bobo’ Olsen and Bob Foster? In all he met six world titleholders. He…
Media Conference. Wednesday, October 27th, 2004. Tszyu: It is great to be here. It is great to be back in the States. Everything has gone well and this is the beginning of winter. The weather is so beautiful. I am pleased, after a long time, to be coming back and I will try to put…
Click for large image WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison has the undefeated Samuel Kebede firmly in his sights and on Friday night the Cambuslang hardman gets the opportunity to pull the trigger on the Swedish based Ethiopian challenger. Harrison will attempt to make the third defense of his second title reign before moving on to…
Compiled by Jim Cawkwell. It has been a wild year coming into the final stretch and as usual, we have had plenty of surprises along the way and it is not over yet. Legends have fallen, stars have been born, some careers have stumbled off track and others have exploded back onto the scene. In…
Australian middleweight star Sam ‘The King’ Soliman issues an open challenge to the biggest names in the middleweight division. Bernard Hopkins: A true champion who will be long remembered for his hold over the middleweight division. We have called you out on numerous occasions over the past eighteen months, begging to be considered as a…
Rostock – Undefeated Ukrainian bantamweight contender Wladimir Sidorenko beat former world champion Leo Gamez with a unanimous decision over 12 rounds in a WBA bantamweight eliminator on Tuesday in Rostock, Germany. Sidorenko who was headlining the Spotlight Boxing event at Scandlines Arena displayed impressive speed, power and combination punching. But the tough 41-year-old Gamez gave…
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Romanian light welterweight fighter Leonard ‘The Lion’ Dorin has announced his retirement from professional boxing. During a six year career, Dorin won the WBA lightweight title and successfully defended it before fighting to a contentious draw with IBF lightweight titlist Paul Spadafora, a fight that an overwhelming majority of observers felt Dorin…
IBF “Super†140-Pound Champion Kostya “The Thunder Down Under’’ Tszyu vs. Interim IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Sharmba “Little Big Man’’ Mitchell WBO Junior Featherweight Champion Joan “Little Tyson†Guzman vs. WBO No. 13 Junior Featherweight Contender Marcos Licona Saturday, Nov. 6, At 9 PM ET/PT* From Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona NEW YORK (Oct. 27, 2004)…