AMIR KHAN AND FREDDIE ROACH CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
Kelly Swanson Thanks, everybody, for joining us today. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We are really grateful that we’re on the call today with the one and only Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir ‘King’ Khan.Just a side note before we get to the call, I’ve learned recently that last week Amir was […]
HEARN URGES BBBOC TO ACT ON PURSE PAYMENTS
Promoter writes to the Board ‘to suspend promoters who fail to pay’ Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has written to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) urging them to tighten the rules on promoters paying fighters. Hearn’s letter raised concerns that some fighters have had to wait months beyond the seven day regulated period to be paid […]
Boxing Links (10-12-11)
5 reasons to shell out for Hopkins-Dawson ESPN (blog) By Brian Campbell To boxing’s vocal army of cynics, Saturday’s light heavyweight title bout between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson offers plenty of reasons for skepticism. Not only are both fighters often criticized for unexciting styles, … See all stories on this topic » Boxer dies in hospital after […]
Boxing Links (10-11-11)
Exonerated of Murder, a Boxer Makes a Debut at 52 New York Times Mr. Bozella, center, with his trainers at Joe Hand Boxing Gym in Philadelphia. Dewey Bozella failed California’s boxing test in August. After training, he passed in September. Cliché or not, it is hard not to imagine the familiar trumpet score along … See all stories on this topic » […]
Darren Hamilton: I’m Fighting For Redemption, Not The Money
With all the controversy surrounding the recent Victor Ortiz – Floyd Mayweather jnr. fight many London fans may be a little confused to why Ortiz only received the penalty of a single point deduction – and a dubious sucker punch KO for his efforts – whilst back at York Hall in June Darren Hamilton was […]
Inaugural Maltese Professional Boxing Event Announced
Earlier today the President of the Malta Boxing Commission, former Olympian Alexander Zammit, made the historic announcement that the MBC are to sanction the inaugural professional boxing event in the Republic of Malta. The Micallef Promotions event, which will take place in October, will be co-headlined by WIBA World title and WBF Inter-Continental title bouts. […]
CHISORA-FURY GRUDGE CLASH CAUSES SECURITY FEAR
LONDON (July 21, 2011) — Promoter Mick Hennessy has revealed that he has had a request to draft in extra security for tomorrow’s weigh-in for Saturday night’s British and Commonwealth heavyweight title clash between champion Dereck Chisora and challenger Tyson Fury. Hennessy, who is staging the grudge clash at Wembley Arena, says the bad blood between the two […]
Fury & Theophane workout quotes from London
LONDON (July 20, 2011) — Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KOs), who challenges British and Commonwealth heavyweight Champion Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) in Saturday’s 12-round main event on “The Big Brawl” Pay-Per-View event, live from Wembley Arena in London, held a workout today in London. Also working out today was co-feature boxer Ashley Theophane, who […]
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