The welterweight prospect with a strange name for a boxer and freakish size for a welterweight, Willie “Quiet Storm” Nelson, has made career-defining changes, including an attitude adjustment, and now he’s fully prepared to rebound from his first pro loss.
Don King Productions announced an agreement today with WealthTV for a live telecast of a Nov. 5 world championship fight card featuring WBA titleholder Guillermo “El Felino†Jones (37-3-2, 29 KOs) taking on WBA No. 14-ranked cruiserweight Mike Marrone (20-3, 15 KOs) from Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in…
The following article is on a subject I hold very dear to my heart. 10 years ago I was contacted by Harry Wiley Jr, the very proud son of Harry Wiley Sr, who trained the man that most experts call the greatest fighter to ever to grace the ring; Sugar Ray Robinson. Harry Jr is…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Tony Dodson (Liverpool) v Darren Stubbs (Oldham) 12 x 3 Light Heavyweight – IBO International Title & British Eliminator Liverpool’s Tony ‘Warrior’ Dodson won the IBO Light-Heavyweight Title last night defeating Oldham’s Darren Stubbs in seven ‘bloody’ rounds of boxing. In a packed and rowdy…
The vacant IBF super flyweight title was on the line last evening at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico with Rodrigo Guerrero emerging victorious in a thrilling rematch against Raul Martinez. The pair had faced each other in November of last year in an IBF title eliminator with Martinez winning a 12 round split decision. Southpaw…
Light flyweight Donnie Nietes lifted the WBO belt from reigning champion Ramon Garcia Hirales last night at University of Lasalle Coliseum in Bacolod City, Philippines after 12 tough rounds. Mexican southpaw Hirales was making his first defense of the WBO belt after knocking out Jesus Geles in April while Nietes was engaging in his second…
Irma “La Guerita†Sanchez is still the WBF Women’s Flyweight Champion after successfully defending her title Saturday night in Los Cabos, Mexico with a unanimous decision over challenger, and fellow Mexican, Suzana Cruz Perez. There were no knockdowns. The Champion, making her first defense of the title she won in July, improved her record to…
Burgeoning welterweight talent Kell Brook put on a flawless performance this evening in his more important outing to date, halting veteran Rafal Jackiewicz at Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England to win a WBA welterweight title eliminator. From the start, Brook, coming off a solid win over aging but still dangerous former IBF light welter…
IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute and ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson held media workouts in South Florida this week as they prepare for their Nov. 5 showdown, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada. The largest box…
WBF Women’s flyweight champion Irma Sanchez, 20-5-1, 6 KOs faces challenger Suzana Cruz. 5-2, 2 KOs, tonight in Los Cabos, Mexico scheduled for ten two minute rounds. The pair made weight yesterday ahead of their all-Mexico battle this evening. WBF Women’s flyweight championship Irma Sanchez: 110.25 Lb Suzana Cruz: 110.47 Lb
Kell Brook’s World title eliminator with Rafal Jackiewicz at the Ponds Forge International Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night is a complete sell-out. The unbeaten Welterweight star has now sold out back-to-back hometown shows as he continues his march to a World title shot, but fight fans without a ticket can catch the action live…
John Joe Nevin had to settle for a bronze medal after narrowly losing out in his bid to reach the 56kg final at the 16th AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan today. The Mullingar-born bantamweight was adjudged to have lost his semi-final on a count back to English southpaw Luke Campbell after a 12-12 draw in…