ABNER MARES, ANSELMO MORENO, VIC DARCHINYAN & DON KING International Media Conference Call Highlights
NEW YORK (Nov. 16, 2011) – International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares, World Boxing Association (WBA), Bantamweight Super Champion Anselmo Moreno, Two-Division World Champion Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan and Hall of Fame Promoter Don King held a media conference call on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event on Saturday, Dec. 3, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed […]
Boxing Links (11-12-11)
Joe Frazier dead: Boxing fans visit body of 1st man to beat Muhammed Ali Daily Mail By AP Fans lined up to pay their respects at the casket of late boxing great Joe Frazier at a public memorial viewing today. Frazier was laid out in the middle of an arena in Philadelphia in a white, closed casket, as per […]
Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin: America’s Top Middleweight
LOS ANGELES (November 10, 2011 – Off his impressive performance last weekend in Cancun, dismantling Scottish southpaw Craig McEwan (19-2, 10 KOs) live on HBO en route to a sixth-round stoppage, unbeaten defeated middleweight contender Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (26-0, 20 KOs) has arguably established himself as the No. 1 American middleweight. “I agree,” the […]
PACQUIAO vs. MARQUEZ 3 ** In-Depth Preview and Analysis **
By Tony Penecale Trilogies are a special thing in boxing. The combatants are often linked with each other. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have been linked with each other since 2004 when they first met at 126 lbs. Marquez had to rebound from three 1st round knockdowns and claw his way back over the […]
TORNADO’S FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: JOE FRAZIER VS MIKE TYSON
By: Tony Penecale ============================= EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a special tribute to Joe Frazier’s recent passing after facing the final fight of his life against liver cancer. Though Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier were good friends, they would have made excellent opponents for each other in their respective prime years. This piece is a […]
Katsidis Vs. Burns Fight Report
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Guy Fawkes night, or bonfire night as some prefer, is an explosive celebration with fireworks lighting the evening skies. With this in mind promoter Frank Warren had declared that his ‘Gladiators’ event, at the Wembley Arena, would be an explosive affair. Being a man of his words he delivered as […]
Exclusive Interview Interview with Former Pro Boxing Champ Greg Haugen
By: Patrick McElligott Greg Haugen (40-10-1) has been called the greatest boxer from the state of Alaska by ESPN. During a professional career that spanned from 1982 to 1999, Haugen would win the world lightweight and super lightweight (junior welterweight) titles. The Seattle Times’ Bill Reader recently noted that Haugen, who has been frequently described […]
Katajisto, Swierzbinski and Aliyev are new champions for Baltic Boxing Union (BBU)
Baltic Boxing Union (BBU), a regional sanctioning body for 12 Baltic area countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) and their boxers, has been more than active at the change of September and October. Three BBU title fights took place in three different countries within just three weeks. […]
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