The fighter Shelby “Girl” Walker is 5'7″ tall, weighs 130 pounds, and her record is 7-4-1 (6 KOs). On August 26 in Providence, RI, Walker challenges...
Different things happen to different fighters as they enter the downside of their professional careers. For a fortunate few, they realize that their best days are...
By his own admission, Kirino Garcia was a petty thief, a street hustler, a panhandler, one of the thousands of cold-hearted lions that prowled the subterranean...
Boxer vs. puncher matchups usually deliver entertaining encounters, and the South African junior flyweight title bout between Muvhuso Nedzanani (13-1-2, 8 KOs) and Vuyani “Pretty Boy”...
Junior Witter has moved closer to a shot at a genuine world title having recently been installed into the top three in all of boxing's major governing bodies' light...
LOS ANGELES (August 2, 2005) – It's a boxing rarity, putting a group of Olympic fighters who reached the pinnacle of amateur boxing together in the...
“The moon travels slowly, but it crosses the town.” This Ghanaian proverb belonging to the Akan people accurately describes one of their own, boxing trainer Kwame...
The sport of boxing is in desperate need of a spark to electrify its spirits. We are losing fans due to lackluster alphabet soup champions (IBO,...
NEW YORK (Aug. 1, 2005) – Sensational news, fight fans: a replay of the Fight of the Year between Diego Chico Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo...
On September 24 on HBO, Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter will meet in a twelve round elimination bout for the number one IBF ranking at Boardwalk...
CHICAGO (August 1, 2005)—Promoter Don King announced today his longtime friend “Big” George Foreman has accepted his invitation to be an analyst for his pay-per-view boxing...
The Starrett City Boxing Club (SCBC) in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York, was founded in 1978 by Jimmy O’Pharrow, the ubiquitous coach...
Take a letter, Matilda. Send it to former WBC super-middleweight champ Robin Reid of Runcorn, England. Mail it in care of the Hyatt Regency Tampa. Dear...
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch will have an enforced two-month break from gym duties having gone under the knife to repair a damaged...
Two-time junior welterweight champion Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas returns to action in a card called “Return to Battle” at Chicago’s Allstate Arena on August 20. Speaking...
Sumya Anani will be Teddy Atlas' guest on ESPN's Tuesday Night Fights on August 2. Anani stunned the female boxing world in 1998 with a decision...
Saturday night was supposed to be somewhat of a breakthrough for women’s boxing. The long-awaited showdown between Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker was to headline a...
PROVIDENCE (July 29, 2005) – Only 14 months into his pro boxing career, unbeaten Providence cruiserweight Matt Godfrey (8-0, 5 KOs), rated No. 13 by the...
The rematch is boxing’s gift to its fans. There are few sports in which a public mandate can help inspire a sporting event. In boxing, one...
SATURDAY Argentina — Jr. Welterweights CARLOS VILCHES -150 CARLOS CUENCA +140 Cuenca is 20-0, with ONE knockout! Detroit — Cruiserweights THOMAS HEARNS -750 JOHN LONG +650...
