Dear Vitali, The boxing public is confused as to who the man in the heavyweight division is today. If you defeat Danny Williams tomorrow (Saturday) night, I challenge you to a world heavyweight championship unification match, my WBA belt against your WBC belt. Here are some of your recent quotes: “I want to be the…
I recently went to Las Vegas with my fighter, WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison and his father/trainer Peter, in order to call out the winner of the epic third fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and his arch nemesis Erik Morales. I must admit that it was good to go back to Vegas. I’d forgotten what…
The final press conference for Friday night’s holiday pro boxing show, “Bragging Rights,†was held today at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. “Bragging Rights†is promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) in association with Foxwoods Resort Casino and CN8, The Comcast Network. “Bad†Chad Dawson – “I’ve trained hard for…
Click for larger image © Mike Cleary Make no mistake, Ricky Hatton is no magician but “The Hitman” will look to make Ray Oliveira go away tomorrow night at the Excel Arena in London as he hopes to clear a path that leads directly to the light welterweight division’s undisputed champion, Kostya Tszyu. Hatton, 37-0…
Undefeated American heavyweight Joe Mesi wants to fight again, despite tests that appear to show bleeding on his brain from his last bout. Mesi submitted medical results to Nevada boxing officials, the first step in an attempt to resume a career that’s been on hold since his March fight with Vassiliy Jirov. Marc Ratner, executive…
The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, USA will see action from double weight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. when he takes on unknown fighter Henry Bruseles on January the 22nd. Mayweather, now campaigning as a light welterweight has previously won world titles at super featherweight and lightweight. Bring one of the boxing world’s premier…
HUMBERTO SOTO HEADLINES CMXsports AND GUILTY BOXING’S “CMX BOXEO DE CAMPEONES.†December 10, LIVE from El Foro in Tijuana, Mexico. There will be no love lost south of the border when the WBC’s No. 2-rated contender HUMBERTO “ZORITA” SOTO, 35-5-2 (20 KOs), from Los Mochis, Mexico goes mano-a-mano against former WBC FECARBOX champion ISMAEL “BOLILLITO”…
In a fight that former cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov was thoroughly dominating, former heavyweight champion Moorer turned the whole thing on its head by knocking Jirov out with a left hand shot in the ninth round. The fight wa s asomewhat messy affair up until that point with Jirov controlling most of the action but…
“If the opportunity arises, we try to finish it early.â€-Miguel Cotto. A lot of attention is focused on the main event of this weekend’s WBC heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams. However, the sparks should really start flying in the chief support bout of the evening when Miguel Cotto defends his WBO…
Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Danny Williams. Hypocrisy is a harsh term to level at anyone, but it’s like the Arsenal football shirt paraded around by Williams in Las Vegas, with its precision creases prime evidence that it found its way to the fighters back straight from a courtesy package. No corporate suit would…
Vitali Klitschko will make the first defense of his WBC heavyweight title against Danny Williams in the main event on Saturday, Dec. 11, live on HBO Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Highlighting the pay-per-view undercard will be Miguel Cotto making the first defense…
Danny Williams was walking into the Mandalay Bay hotel arena for a training session when a lone fan stood up in the stands and started clapping. “The next heavyweight champion of the world,” the man yelled as Williams walked by. Improbable as it might have seemed only eleven months ago, it could happen. A journeyman…