MANCHESTER, England (June 5, 2005) – In front of 22,000 screaming, singing and chanting fans who waited for a 2 a.m. local start, Ricky Hatton took...
Many said that a Ricky Hatton win over Kostya Tszyu on June 4, 2005 could only happen once in a blue moon. Hatton’s ring entrance provided...
LOS ANGELES (June 2, 2005) – It’s rare when every bout on a major a pay-per-view broadcast brings interest and excitement on its own, but the...
NEW YORK (June 3, 2005) –Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion MIGUEL COTTO’s Madison Square Garden debut on June 11 is one fit for a king. New...
Scotland’s Scott Harrison, 24-2-2 (24 KOs) easily defended his WBO featherweight belt with a fourth round stoppage of Michael Brodie, 35-3-1 (22 KOs), in Brodie’s hometown...
A lot of people on the other side of the pond are excited about Ricky Hatton's chances to become the world's preeminent junior welterweight. And it...
June is a special month for the classiest of the 140-pounders out there — a time to step up or swoon. First up is Saturday night’s...
MANCHESTER, England (June 3, 2005) – In the first of back-to-back world title fight nights on SHOWTIME, World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Scott Harrison successfully...
One of the most controversial heavyweights in boxing history, Mike Tyson, joins TSN boxing expert Russ Anber and host Darren Dutchyshen for an exclusive radio interview on...
NEW YORK (June 3, 2005) – DiBella Entertainment's Ike “Bazooka” Quartey has arrived in the United States from his native Accra, Ghana, to complete his training...
Although he is now 39 years old, it is still hard not to view Elvis Grant Phillips as a wunderkind in boxing. While still in his...
For the past two-and-a-half years or so, boxing pundits have been raving about the talent-laden junior welterweight division. From top to bottom, the division has been...
ST.LOUIS, Missouri (June 2, 2005) – World-ranked junior welterweight David Diaz (27-1 15 KOs) got back to business Thursday night when he stopped veteran Tyrone Wiggins...
WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison (left) and challenger Michael Brodie square-off after Thursday's weigh-in in Manchester, England. Both boxers tipped the scales at the division-limit 126 pounds....
After a week off for good behavior, The Sweet Science writers return to form by predicting the big fights. The bout this weekend on Showtime between...
LAS VEGAS (June 2, 2005) – Heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg (18-0, 13 KOs) is on a mission to establish himself as the first Jewish world champion...
MANCHESTER, England (June 2, 2005) – Kostya Tszyu and Ricky Hatton offered their final comments to the press at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Manchester before...
At one point, I considered covering my eyes at ringside. This was the World Boxing Council welterweight title eliminator? I didn’t want to believe Carlos “Tata”...
It did not matter what Julio Cesar Chavez did with Ivan Robinson on Saturday night. Nor did it matter what happened with Oscar De La Hoya,...
Growing up, when the few blocks around the Brooklyn Navy Yard was the entire universe and sports heroes rose above the sky scrappers — and our...
