by Hans Olson In an interview with UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, former Floyd Mayweather challenger Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton weighed in on the prospect of Amir Khan’s chances against Floyd. Khan is widely believed to be at the forefront of potential opponents for Floyd Mayweather to fight on May …
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by Hans Olson We’re just a few days away from one of the most important fights in the stacked Welterweight division, a highly anticipated rematch between Turkey’s Selcuk Aydin (22-0) and Canada’s Jo Jo Dan (29-1). Jo Jo Dan, originally born in Romania, left for Turkey on Saturday, arriving in …
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By Jaime Feal Donofrio Entertainment sure knows how to put on a show. This past Saturday night I had the pleasure of covering the “Caged Apocalypse” MMA event live from the premier sports venue in Michigan; The Palace of Auburn Hills. Right off the bat the crowd could tell they …
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by Charles Jay During the last ten days or so, we have seen a proliferation of stories and heated discussions about the legendary coach Joe Paterno and what he knew, when he knew it, and how much punishment he should have to take for it. It’s all over my own …
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Unified WBA and IBF light-welterweight world champion Amir ‘King’ Khan has scooped the 2011 British Boxer of the Year gong at the annual awards ceremony held by the British Boxing Board of Control on Sunday. The event saw the Bolton star shake-off stiff competition from contenders such as Ricky Burns, …
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ANDRE WARDS OPEN WORK OUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS WBA super middleweight champ Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs), trainer Virgil Hunter, and promoter Dan Goossen hosted members of the media at King’s Gym in Oakland, CA on Friday to discuss how his training camp has been going in preparation for his …
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NEW YORK (Nov. 21, 2011) — Beginning with the return of FIGHT CAMP 360°: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, SHOWTIME® will air a bevy of programming in support of The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic between Andre …
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Live world championship boxing returns to EPIX (follow @EPIXsports on Twitter for the latest updates on EPIX boxing) when newly-minted undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion ALEXANDER POVETKIN makes his first world title defense, against CEDRIC “The Boz” BOSWELL, Saturday, December 3. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live broadcast …
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By Johnny Walker Top American heavyweight contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers is a very nice guy, but he’s feeling a little testy these days, and who can blame him? The talented heavyweight has taken on some of the biggest challenges in the division, beaten fighters like ex-WBC champion Samuel Peter and …
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Editors Note: Sadly, THIS Is what passes for boxing news right now. It must be noted that Oscar De La Hoya checked into and completed rehab 2 months after this alleged incident. By Johnny Walker Professional (ahem) “model” Angelica Marie Cecora, last heard telling the New York Post that former …
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