Having been married to her husband Harold for 42 years, Eileen Lederman has never considered herself a boxing widow. In fact, Eileen, whose father, Abraham Brook,...
LOS ANGELES (May 25) – 2004 US Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward, unbeaten as a pro at 3-0, will put his gold medal reputation on the...
BOSTON (May 25, 2005) – Boston-native Rodney Toney is returning to his roots for a proverbial crossroads fight against Jameel “Black Gold” Wilson, headlining “Expressway Jam”...
LOS ANGELES (May 25) – Don’t just look to the sky for fireworks this summer. Due to popular demand, Contender Partners will keep the Independence Day...
The journey which began late in 2004 came to an end for “The Contender” on May 24 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the...
Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions, home of THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, presents KO CHICAGO RADIO every Wednesday evening at 5:30pm on WJJG, AM-1530. This week...
Someone had to give Don King his first big break in boxing, and that person is Don Elbaum. He’s an elfin guy, seasoned and wizened, one...
LOS ANGELES (May 23) – As home to more of boxing’s pound-for-pound greats than any other promotional company today, Golden Boy Promotions is proud to join...
IBF junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (31-1, 25 KOs, 1 ND) will defend his title against Ricky Hatton (38-0, 28 KOs) in the most hostile of...
He has traveled his own path, sometimes even on the periphery of the spotlight … most often not. Ross Puritty has had somewhat of a unique...
In a matchup that has the makings of a classic, IBF junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (31-1, 25 KOs, 1 ND) will defend his title against...
Miami — Joe Miceli was outraged. Bill Tate was upset. Ray Mancini was saddened. And even Mike Tyson was appalled. When the great welterweight champion Kid...
LOS ANGELES – May 23, 2005 – HombreTV, the cable television network for Hispanic men, announced today that it will broadcast its first LIVE boxing card...
WORCESTER, Mass. (May 22, 2005) – The World Boxing Association No. 1 rated welterweight contender Jose Antonio Rivera (37-4-1, 24 KOs) has been selected by the...
The 1960s spawned many great fighters – Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, Emile Griffith, Luis Rodriguiz and Carlos Ortiz, just to name a few. One of the...
NEW YORK (May 23, 2005) – East Coast, West Coast, Southeast, Midwest . . . you name it, Winky Wright has been there. National, regional and local...
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico(May 23, 2005) – The three major 140-pound world champions will be defending their titles this summer, beginning June 4, when IBF champion Kostya...
The real boxing fan loves the lighter weights, where warriors go to war, where technique and skill and quickness and heart are heavier than the heaviest...
When paging through the annals of boxing history there’s something reassuring when those listed are still with us. We can tap into the time they lived,...
Daniel Jacobs of New York City defeated Williams Boggs of Pennsylvania to capture the 165-pound division of the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions on Saturday...
