You’ll have to look far to find a professional boxer with a nicer disposition than Sebastian Rothman (18 -3 – 2, 12 KOs); but don’t be...
Ray Mercer steps back into the ring Friday night for his ten-rounder on Showtime pay-per-view. But there is another battle weighing heavily on his mind. This...
NEW YORK (August 25, 2005) – Tropical Storm Katrina is bearing down on South Florida, but the storm might not be anything like the havoc created...
NEW YORK– In an inspired bit of showmanship, promoter Lou DiBella engaged Matisyahu, the “Hasidic Reggae sensation,” to trumpet Dmitriy Salita into the ring at the...
THURSDAY New York — Jr. Middleweights SECHEW POWELL -900 SANTIAGO SAMANIEGO +750 Samaniego last emerged victorious three years ago New York — Jr. Welterweights DIMITRY SALITA...
While middleweight champion Jermain Taylor has truly reached the apex of his profession, his home state of Arkansas is still in the dark ages in terms...
Boxing is filled with stories of troubled, rebellious kids finding hope and opportunity at obscure, dilapidated gymnasiums. The history books regale us with the triumphs of...
A few weeks back, at the New York press conference for the “Heavyweight Heat” pay-per-view boxing show from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood,...
In anticipation of the clash between Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter in Atlantic City, the war of words between the factions has begun. Confidence is the...
Ricardo Mayorga retired less than a year ago, then came his rebirth in Chicago. El Matador was assured to be the fan favorite in Chicago. How...
SYDNEY, Australia (August 24, 2005) – As the bell rang for the first round in last night’s IBF World championship bout in Sydney, you just knew...
There are those fighters who enter the professional ranks with stellar credentials and actually live up to their hype (Mayweather, De La Hoya, etc.), and then...
LOS ANGELES, August 24 – Due to a torn triceps muscle he got in training, former world champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson has been forced to...
WOBURN, Mass. (August 24, 2005) – A new and improved Juan “Golo” Gomez-Trinidad (23-4, 16 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, September 17, at the Dana...
It’s “Hot Fights, Summer in the City” as promoter Lou DiBella continues his fistic renaissance in New York with a sensational card scheduled for Thursday, August...
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Aggression makes for a champion – sort of. As one of the basic principles in judging boxing, being an aggressive fighter can help...
Paul Malignaggi is a 5-foot 7-inch, 140-pound junior welterweight with a 19-0 (5 KOs) record. With his trainer Billy Giles by his side, Malignaggi returns to...
I recently read in a press release where there were 5000 tickets sold in the first three hours for the Antonio Tarver-Roy Jones rubber match, to...
Although he didn’t get much work, lightweight contender Juan Lazcano may have acquired something more important last week. Confidence. The Ring magazine’s #3 ranked lightweight wasted...
Legend states that Viking King, Canute the Great, once sat on the medieval seashores of England, resplendently robed atop his thrown and commanded the rising tide...
