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...
After Floyd Mayweather Jr. put a pasting on Henry Bruseles in January, in preparation for an Arturo Gatti fight which didn't even last as long as...
WAYNE, NJ (August 22, 2005) – Gary Shaw, CEO of Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, announced today he has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with three-time world...
The golden shadow always seems to be there, hovering over Fernando Vargas. It was there when he was putting together one of the finest amateur careers...
Professional boxing is a sport without a best bloopers DVD and it will stay that way for several reasons. For one thing, the sport’s strangest moments,...
Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena) – In uncharacteristically workmanlike fashion, former world titleholder Fernando Vargas, 26-2 (22 KOs), Oxnard, Calif., 154, scored a clear ten round decision...
SATURDAY Rosemont, IL — Jr. Middleweights FRANCISCO VARGAS -300 JAVIER CASTILLEJO +260 Vargas might get more of a tussle than expected VARGAS–CASTILLEJO — Will go full...
He seems older than 27, but that’s what happens when you start hanging around the top of the world rankings when you’re barely old enough to...
EAST ORANGE, NJ (August 19, 2005) – Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, with a bid of $150,000, won the purse bid for the IBF bantamweight championship fight...
NEW YORK (August 19, 2005) – Antonio Tarver’s and Roy Jones’ names will forever be linked. They first met in the ring as 13-year-olds at the...
Saturday night on HBO “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas makes his return to the junior middleweight ranks after two bouts at middleweight. He tests his creaky back, dented...
FRIDAY Whippany, NJ — Bantamweights STEVE MOLITOR -220 DEBIND THAPA +200 Molitor, 20-0, was Canadian Olympian MOLITOR–THAPA — Will go full distance -600 — Will end...
CLEVELAND (August 19, 2005) — Cleveland native and heavyweight contender Ray “Rainman” Austin got a call today that most boxers only dream of when his promoter,...
When I first got into this business more than one of my so-called mentors admonished me not to “educate” writers. I've always questioned the wisdom of...
The on again/off again career of “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas (26-2, 23 KOs) of Oxnard, California is on again this Saturday on HBO. “El Feroz” meets Javier...
THURSDAY San Jose — Heavyweights AUDLEY HARRISON -1000 ROBERT WIGGINS +850 HARRISON–WIGGINS — Will go full distance -150 — Will end inside distance +140 — There...
BROOKLYN, New York (August 18, 2005) — Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah extended his congratulations to “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. after he destroyed...
LOS ANGELES (August 18, 2005) – Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks Television and ESPN, Inc. have announced a date, venue and fight card for the first of...
When Robbie “Bomber” Peden turned professional in 1996, “No one said it was gonna be easy.” Peden was born a fighter, and from an early age...
Yesterday Golden Boy Promotions announced the addition of an IBF lightweight title bout between champion Levander Johnson and Jesus “The Matador” Chavez to the card featuring WBC...
