Scott Harrison comes out for the first round and immediately goes looking for the challenger with typical pugnacity. Without giving the Ethiopian time to settle, or the fans for that matter, Harrison floors Kebede with a right to the top of the head. I and, no doubt, the rest of the viewing public look on…
NEW YORK (October 29th, 2004) Undefeated, hard-hitting Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will be featured as the top undercard attraction of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday, December the 11th, live on HBO Pay Per View from The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Cotto will make the first…
BOSTON, Mass. (October 28, 2004). One of boxing’s most popular fighters of all-time, ‘Irish’ Micky Ward, has been selected as the official goodwill ambassador for the U.S. Marines boxing team “Great Northeast Tour,†commencing November 9th at The Roxy in Boston and continuing that week at Foxwoods Resort Casino and Philadelphia. The Semper Fidelis Society,…
Scott Harrison’s big plans of unification hinge on the outcome of his WBO featherweight title defense tomorrow night against unheralded Ethiopian boxer Samuel Kebede at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena. Is this just a tune up for the amazingly strong 126-pound champion? One that will last as long as Harrison feels like carrying his opponent or will…
Compiled by Jim Cawkwell. The Mike Tyson saga has descended further still, from mediocrity to a despairingly bleak point in what was once the most celebrated career in heavyweight boxing history. Tyson is not a man who stubbornly refuses to accept the ravages of time that have depleted his abilities as a fighter, he openly…
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…