At only twenty-one years old, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is professional boxing’s youngest world champion. The undefeated Diaz will defend his WBA lightweight crown on Jan 21, 2005, in a highly anticipated, action-packed featured twelve-round bout against WBA #10 ranked contender Billy Irwin at Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Irwin has suffered many opponents pulling…
WBA No. 6/WBO No. 11/IBF No. 14 Welterweight Contender Chris “The Mechanic†Smith vs. IBF No. 7 Welterweight Contender David Estrada Undefeated Junior Middleweight Contender Sechew “Iron Horse†Powell vs. Junior Middleweight Contender Aslanbek Kodzoev Blue-collar boxer Christopher “The Mechanic†Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout…
It was this time last year that Ricky Hatton took his biggest test to date, a show down with Ghanaian hard man Ben “Wonder†Tackie. Hatton dominated the fight, looking aggressive and classy throughout. Hatton’s best performance against his toughest opponent, and then came those immortal words: “We’re going to go for Click for larger…
On March 3, Baby Joe Mesi fought with Vassiliy Jirov in Las Vegas. The fight went all Joe’s way until the final round. Joe pounded away taking almost every round in the fight, and in the last round, his head felt a crushing upper cut. Baby Joe took a couple of shots in the head…
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary After watching Miguel Cotto systematically picking apart the former WBO light welterweight champion, Randall Bailey, Ricky Hatton could be forgiven for thinking of what might have been. The Manchester fighter must have been thinking, “That should have been me.” I feel sure Ricky would have disposed of Bailey, but…
Great Britain’s morning papers are awash with stories about Lennox Lewis hinting that he may be ready to end his retirement and step back into the fray by challenging current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Just two days removed from watching Klitschko devour fellow Briton Danny Williams over eight one-sided rounds, Lewis professed that watching…
DiBella Entertainment will present a unique television doubleheader on January 21 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. when Showtime televises a pair of live bouts – Chris Smith (19-0-1) vs. David Estrada (17-1) in the main event, and Brooklyn’s undefeated Sechew Powell (14-0) vs. Aslanbek Kodzoev (15-1-1) in the co-feature – on Shobox: The…
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Click for larger image© Mike Cleary For two weeks running, high profile British fights ended controversially. Firstly, Danny Hunt won a much-disputed decision over Salford’s Lee Meager after a torrid battle for the English title. Then it was Jamie Moore, who incidentally is also a Salford fighter, that was on the receiving end of a…
Bradford’s Junior Witter will defend his European light welterweight title against Italy’s Gianluca Branco in a sensational showdown that effectively doubles as a world title eliminator. It will take place early next year and be promoted by Hennessy Sports following their successful purse bid for the contest in Rome on the 9th December. “This again…
After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his devastating eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, his future plans and more. VITALI KLITSCHKO “I went to the hospital as a precaution because both…
British light welterweight Ricky Hatton became the first man to stop veteran campaigner Ray Oliveira on Saturday night in London, England. Oliveira touched the canvas several times before going to ground one final time in the tenth round citing an ear injury as his reason for being unable to continue, giving Referee Mickey Vann no…