Tonight in the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt skelton kept his hopes alive of a showdown with either future WBC title challenger Danny Williams or unbeaten former Olympian Audley Harrison in 2005. Skelton stopped former Williams victim Keith Long in eleven rounds. Skelton also remains unbeaten and…
BOSTON, Mass. (November 19, 2004) – After overcoming a bad call regarding a knockdown in the second round and being penalized a point in the fourth round (the first point reduction of his pro career and after being repeatedly and blatantly fouled by his opponent with no deductions by the referee), last Saturday night World…
“What goes up, must come down.†Or more specifically in boxing, what a fighter works his heart out to achieve, must be undone by the meddling of sanctioning organizations. Ronald “Winky’ Wright became the first undisputed light middleweight champion of the world when he beat “Sugar’ Shane Mosley in his last fight, a feat unachieved…
LAS VEGAS – Shane Mosley believes he just had an off night when ‘Winky’ Wright beat him in their first fight. He’s changed his diet, his trainer and his style to try to make up for it in the rematch. Wright says one thing won’t change – his hand will be held up after Saturday…
LAS VEGAS – A year ago, Shane Mosley was celebrating his second win over Oscar De La Hoya and making plans to replace him as one of boxing’s biggest stars. Things can change fast in boxing, though, and no one knows it better than Mosley. When he enters the ring Saturday night to fight Ronald…
The main event middleweight attraction tonight at the Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI, USA sees contenders Troy Rowland and Epifanio Mendoza go at it. Mendoza from Colombia has stunning knockouts of Rubin Williams and Tokunbo Olajide on his record and brings exciting power to the ring. Meanwhile, Rowland will enjoy home support in his native…
Reports are currently circulating in the boxing world that undisputed middleweight champion of the world Bernard Hopkins has taken himself out of the running for a rematch with his most recent victim, boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya. The Golden Boy Promotions press conference reported on this site that was established and then abruptly cancelled…
Dimitriy ‘star of David’ Salita won his latest fight last night on the DiBella Entertainments promoted card at the Manhattan CenterGrand Ballroom, New York, NY, USA. Salita took an eight round points decision over Paul Delgado. Salita, of Ukrainian descent and Jewish heritage, boxes out of New York. Having won NYC’s golden gloves championships and…
In the main event of the Oscar de la Hoya promoted card in Corpus Christi, Texas, bantamweight contender Jhonny Gonzalez knocked out Gabriel Elizondo in the second round of an exciting confrontation. Elizondo drew first blood by putting Gonzalez to the canvas and it looked like Elizondo’s unbeaten run might continue. But Gonzalez roared back…
Former Olympian and current fledgling super bantamweight contender Clarence Vinson suffered his second defeat Thursday night in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Vinson, known as ‘untouchable’ did not exactly prove to be that as his opponent Cesar Morales. The fight was a real brawl at times and Morales was able to upend the best laid plans…
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (November 18, 2004) – U.S. Olympic super heavyweight Jason Estrada today signed a promotional contract with Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. He will make his pro debut December 10 in “Bragging Rights,†on CN8/The Comcast Network, at Foxwoods Resort Casino. “I’ve been waiting for this, to turn pro, for so…
British and Commonwealth heavyweight Champion MATT SKELTON will defend his titles against KEITH LONG in front of a sell out crowd at Bethnal Green’s York Hall tomorrow night (Friday 19 November). The exciting powerhouse from Bedford has sold out the famous fight venue once again as hopeful fight fans clamour to get their hands on…