REES RETAINS EURO STRAP AFTER MATHEWS INJURY
Liverpool fighter breaks nose in accidental head clash technical draw Gavin Rees defended his European Lightweight title in at the Newport Centre in South Wales on Saturday night as a clash of heads in the fourth round left Derry Mathews with a broken nose and forced the contest to end in a technical draw. It […]
REES “IN PERFECT SHAPE” FOR EURO DEFENSE
Welshman ready for Derry Mathews test in Newport Gavin Rees (left) says he is in perfect shape as he prepares to defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports. Rees claimed the title in April with a points win over previously unbeaten Irishman Andy Murray […]
REES AND MURRAY PRIMED FOR EUROPEAN TITLE CLASH
Welshman and Irishman weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s Cardiff showdown Gavin Rees and Andy Murray comfortably made the weight ahead of their European Lightweight title clash at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff tomorrow night (June 7) live on Sky Sports. Rees, Murray and the majority of the undercard for the show weighed in at Cardiff City […]
POST FIGHT QUOTES FROM HOPKINS WIN OVER PAVLIK
PAVLIK VS. HOPKINS FIGHT NIGHT QUOTES Bernard Hopkins “I think this was the best performance of my career. Better than Tarver, better than Trinidad, better than Oscar, better than my 21 defenses. I am extremely happy tonight. (Hopkins to Pavlik in ring post-fight) “I was a fan of yours before and I’m a fan now. […]
Preview and prediction: Kelly Pavlik VS. Bernard Hopkins
By Tony Penecale Bernard Hopkins is a man that nobody wants to fight. While it is apparent that he is no longer the fighter he was in his prime, the 43-year-old Philadelphia warrior is still full of tricks and has an uneventful style that it is almost impossible to look good against. Kelly Pavlik is […]
LOCKETT DESTROYED BY PAVLIK
By: TERRELL JAMES Whoever said success breeds complacency certainly didn’t have Kelly Pavlik in mind. Pavilik said he wasn’t taking Gary Lockett lightly and would prove it in the ring. Last night, Pavilik was true to his word, blitzing the overmatched Lockett in three rounds in front of a feverish Atlantic City crowd. From the […]
Tony Penecale’s Ringside Report for Cotto/Gomez and Margarito/Cintron
Atlantic City Boxing Results – 4/12/08 Cotto Punishes Gomez; Margarito Destroys Cintron; By Tony Penecale (Ringside) The welterweight division is boxing’s hottest right now. On Saturday Night, in front of a raucous crowd in Atlantic City, Miguel Cotto defended the WBA welterweight title by punishing former “Contender Series 1” star Alfonso Gomez, forcing a stoppage […]
Cotto punishes Gomez – Margarito crushes Cintron!
No Surprises at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. By Mike Indri Retired Boxers Foundation April 12, 2008 Atlantic City, NJ – With the Boardwalk Hall filled, and HBO broadcasting to millions at home, Miguel Cotto tore into Alfonso Gomez and in the same ring where the “Contender” fighter enjoyed his greatest win (TKO 7 vs. […]