Why Floyd Mayweather and Winky Wright are wrong in their claims that HBO Boxing is racist
By: Matt Yanofsky Floyd Mayweather and Winky Wright are both future hall of famers because of their success in the ring. However, their claims that HBO’s broadcasters are racist against black fighters are false. Mayweather and Wright should be ashamed for making such remarks about the top network for boxing, which both of them had […]
ALEX VALDEZ LEADS NEW CHARGE OF FUTURE CHAMPIONS AT ESPINOZA BOXING CLUB
LOS ANGELES (July 3, 2008) With super bantamweight Alex Valdez’s big win over Anytei Laryea in Chicago broadcast as the main event on SOLO BOXEO on June 20th, Los Angles based Espinoza Boxing Club continued it’s progress towards producing future world champions such as Junior Featherweight King Israel “EL MAGNIFICO” Vazquez and recently retired former […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
July 4, Halle / Westfalen: Both men looked perfectly fit and trim but I give the weigh-in procedure this afternoon at the Gerry Weber Stadion on points to Randy Griffin, who came in at 72,4 kg / 159.5 lbs and with a very confident look about him. WBA champ Felix Sturm, 72,3 / 159,25, looked […]
WBC: FIRST FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN! / PRIMER CAMPEONATO FEMENINO EN JAPON!
ESPAÑOL MAS ABAJO On June 18th, in Tokyo, it was categorically confirmed that there will be two female boxing world championships on the same stage and on the same day, precisely on August 11th, at Korakuen Hall of Tokyo. The mecca of Japanese Boxing since 1962 with capacity for over two thousand spectators. This is […]
DON JUAN FUTRELL AND LOWELL BROWNFIELD FIGHT TO A DRAW
TACHI PALACE CASINO On June 26, 2008 Don Juan Futrell (21-3-2, 10 KO’s) fought Lowell Brownfield (10-4-1, 3 KO’s) in the main event at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore CA. On the line was Futrell’s WBC USNBC light welterweight title. The action started off slow, but heated up in the second round when Brownfield […]
Flores rejects CES offer to fight Godfrey on ESPN show
Flores rejects CES offer to fight Godfrey on ESPN show PROVIDENCE (June 25, 2008) – Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield has expressed his disappointed that USBA cruiserweight champion BJ Flores (21-0-1, 12 KOs) has rejected an offer to fight NABF cruiserweight title-holder Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (16-1, 9 KOs) in an […]
WBC NEWS
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS June 20, 2008 – Mexico City . From the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman: WBC STATISTICS WBC Interim Welterweight World Championship FedEx Forum – Memphis , Tennessee June 21, 2008 This will be 1,672nd sanctioned fight in the 46-year history of the WBC. ANDRE BERTO (US) vs. MIGUEL “Miki” RODRIGUEZ […]
WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS
June 18, 2008 – Mexico City . From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: “The WBC is extremely happy that our two newest rules – open scoring after the fourth and eighth rounds and the use of instant replay – have been used in the last few days and gotten a great response. “Juanito Rubillar of the […]
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