HEARN: D-DAY LOOMS FOR BARKER’S NEXT MOVE
Middleweight weighing up options for next fight ‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker has plenty of exciting options in front of him for his next fight but his promoter Eddie Hearn says they are ready to strike this week. Barker announced himself on the World stage with a gutsy challenge against pound-for-pound star Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City […]
Pantera Miranda Returns with Big Victory; Now Stalking Cleverly
“Cleverly will feel stupid when I’m done with him.” One of boxing’s hardest punchers and most exciting warriors, Edison “Pantera” Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs), fresh off a sensational TKO win over WBO #7 light heavyweight Kariz Kariuki on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, is already back in the gym looking and […]
Shumenov encouraged by Cleverly unification media reports
LAS VEGAS (November 25, 2011) – World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight World champion Beibut Shumenov is encouraged by media reports and quotes from World Boxing Organization (“WBO”) titlist Nathan Cleverly claiming he is agreeable to a unification fight in Las Vegas versus Shumenov. Shumenov (12-1, 8 KOs), a 2004 Kazakhstan Olympian, and […]
Fast-rising Beibut Shumenov ready for Erdei or Garay
LAS VEGAS (May 12, 2009) – Light heavyweight sensation Beibut Shumenov, fresh off of his impressive fourth-round stoppage of former two-time world champion Byron “Slama from Bama” Mitchell last Saturday night in Kazakhstan, has set his sights on a major world title fight against WBO champion Zsolt Erdei or WBA title-holder Hugo Garay. Saturday’s show […]
STEVE “USS” CUNNINGHAM RESPONDS TO ENZO MACCARINELLI COMMENTS
PHILADELPHIA (JUNE 2, 2008)—IBF cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham saw some comments over the weekend from former WBO champion Enzo Maccarinelli in regards for the Welshman desiring a fight with Cunningham. “Enzo’s people know that my promoter Don King and Frank Warren already had some preliminary discussions” said Cunningham. “Some complications happened to slow things […]