“Be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it.” Words that can be duly applied to the current life and times of German middleweight Felix Sturm. Sturm wanted to be involved in high profile fights after he lost a debatable decision to Oscar de la Hoya in June. It is being rumoured…
LAS VEGAS, NV (November 11, 2004) – Will incumbent WINKY WRIGHT, the first undisputed super welterweight champion in 29 years remain in office? Can über trainer Joe Goossen return two-time Oscar De la Hoya conqueror SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY, a world champion in three different weight divisions, back to glory? One thing is for sure, the…
Legendary trainer Brendan Ingle believes that British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight champion Junior Witter is still not at his prime, even though he is already every bit as good as his former charge Naseem Hamed. Ingle said: “You have to remember that Naz was brilliant because he had a lot of time spent on…
Light welterweight talent John O’Donnell has again asked for help in selecting a tub-thumping ring walk tune. The light welterweight initially asked members of HennessySports.com to come up with suggestions, but has been less than impressed. “It seems that the website users agreed with the promotional team here at Hennessy Sports,†said the former Junior…
Junior Witter hits home against Oscar Hall Click for larger image © Action Images It has been a busy couple of weeks for Junior Witter, the ever-confident Bradford native. Not content with calling out his fellow countryman Ricky Hatton, Witter went one-step further, challenging the boxing aficionado’s sweetheart Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight any place,…
British welterweight fighter James Hare (30-1-1 (16 KO’s) will fight David Barnes (15-0-0 (8 KO’s) on Friday the twelfth of November. Hare’s only defeat came against Cosme Rivera who went on to earn mandatory challenger status for the IBF welterweight title by stopping Canadian standout Hercules Kyvelos. Hare’s performance was deemed to be under par…
Before the heavyweight championship action begins this Saturday night at Madison Square Gardens, fight fans will be treated to an intriguing scrap between former heavyweight champion Oliver McCall and hard-hitting contender Davarryl Williamson. McCall became the WBC heavyweight champion by knocking out Lennox Lewis in two rounds back in the nineties but subsequently lost the…
We have all heard of Ali, Frazier and Foreman. Of Tyson and Holyfield. The lighter weight classes have produced the likes of Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard. Who will ever forget Duran, Pryor and Arguello. What about the “near misses”? The ones who in this day of multi- fractured titles would almost…
WBA Light Heavyweight World Championship Fabrice Tiozzo vs. Dariusz Michalczewski 26. Feb. 2005, Color Line Arena Hamburg Hamburg – The Tiger returns where he stopped one year ago: Right at the top. On February 26 the thirty-six-year-old record keeping former world champion will challenge for the WBA light heavyweight title. His opponent at Color Line…
Bradford’s British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight champion Junior Witter has revealed how boxing has steered him away from the many troubles that beset the youth in his hometown. “For as long as I can remember there has been tension in Bradford,†said the thirty-year-old, who defends his European title against Krzysztof Bienias at the…
At the present moment in Britain, there are a number of top American fighters doing what we call the dinner club circuit. They go around chatting, have dinner, speak to the gathered attendees for about forty minutes, show some film and then answer questions. As a measure of the popularity of this sort of thing,…
Irish traveler Francis Barrett is steeling himself for a tough night this Friday when he defends his EU light welterweight title against Alan Bosworth at the Wembley Conference Centre on the Hennessy Sports “Born To Do It’ promotion. “This is going to be a real blood and guts affair,†predicted the twenty-seven-year-old, now based in…