If boxing matchups were all as good as the confrontation between junior middleweights Jamaal Davis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Eberto Medina of Newark, New Jersey, the popularity of the sport of boxing would be back the way it was in the good old days in the heyday of Madison Square Garden bouts. Davis, now 13-8-1…
The good news is Chuck ‘The Professor’ Mussachio is back, and looks better than ever at 175 pounds after his recent attempt to win the USBA cruiserweight title at the higher weight was unsuccessful. His return to the light heavyweight division in the co-main event at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey,…
Last night at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool, England, rising star David Price showed why he is one of the most talked about boxers in British boxing if not the most talked about on the British scene. Price mounted a dominant display against Norwich’s former Commonwealth Champion Sam Sexton to win the vacant British…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event On Friday night, Manchester’s Terry Flanagan won the English Super-Featherweight Title by Unanimous Points Decision over Dougie Curran of Newcastle. Also on the VIP Promotions and BoxAcademy fightnight – Callum Johnson of Boston forced a seventh round stoppage over experienced James Tucker of Doncaster in…
Former super middle world champion Mikkel Kessler successfully made the jump into the light heavyweight ranks last night with a fourth round KO of opponent Allan Green at Parken Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. The ex-WBA and WBC titlist entered the ring after an absence of eleven months and had to shake off a bit of…
2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (18-1) won a wide unanimous decision to dethrone IBF intercontinental champion Konstantin Airich (23-6-2, IBF#12 / WBO#11) in front of 2,500 fans at Pharr Convention Center in Pharr, Texas. After a 14 months layoff due to the bad knee injury he had suffered in his WBC world heavyweight championship…
Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returned to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York last night with a sensational ESPN Friday Night Fights card. In front of an enthusiastic crowd of Capital Region boxing fans, Philadelphia’s Raymond “Tito” Serrano and defending NABO junior welterweight champion Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield headlined in a scheduled ten round…
He worked the mitts flawlessly, each punch sending a message. Showing off his lean, muscular physique, Providence’s own Joey “K.O. Kid†Spina turned heads at Saturday’s open workout at the Twin River Casino while promising to finish his opponent, Vladine Biosse, in grand fashion Thursday night.
Two heavyweights who are bringing excitement back into British boxing are David Price and Tyson Fury. I have been very impressed with both fighters in their most recent outings and both men certainly are making an impact in the world heavyweight scene. I was disappointed that Price vs. Fury did not happen, but one must…
This Saturday, Cuban heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis (17-1) will return to the ring after a 14 months layoff due to the bad knee injury he suffered when challenging WBC champion Vitali Klitschko in Cologne, Germany in March 2011. In Pharr, Texas “La Sombra” challenges IBF intercontinental champion Konstantin Airich (23-5-2). “This is a very tough…
2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis will step into the ring with 267.5 lbs. for his comeback fight after a 14 months layoff due to the knee injury he suffered when challenging WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in March 2011. This is about the same weight “La Sombra” had when he annihilated former world title…
Even with more than 90 victories in close to 100 bouts, Zack Ramsey lacked the stability outside of the ring to be considered a top prospect on the competitive New England amateur circuit. The 22-year-old Hartford, Conn., lightweight – a self-described “knucklehead†for several years as a teenager – showed promise, but didn’t always take…