30 year old heavyweight Grover Young, a man who started his pro career down a few weight divisions and “worked my way up to heavyweight ‘cos there were no good heavyweights around at the time,” is set to face former WBC champ Oliver McCall in New Mexico on September 28th. » Read More
When They Just Can’t Hang ‘Em Up: McCall, Liakhovich, Benn All Set To Return To The Ring
- Leave a CommentHeavyweight great Lennox Lewis always did say boxing is “like a drug,” with fighters always wanting “just one more” – Lewis himself was able to walk away on top, his health and his cash safe and sound, yet others, too many to mention, are not so lucky. » Read More
Flashback To The ’90s: Oliver McCall Will Fight Elieser Castillo On May 10th
-Former WBC heavyweight champ Oliver McCall seems hell-bent on fighting on for as long as he possibly can – Dan Rafael of ESPN has reported how McCall, now aged 54, will face another heavyweight who was a name in the 1990s, in Elieser Castillo, on May 10th at The Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida (the fight is also up as happening on BoxRec). » Read More
Oliver McCall To Fight Again In March?
-Tomorrow, February 7th, marks the 22nd anniversary of one of the oddest, weirdest world heavyweight title fights in history: the rematch between Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall. » Read More
The Night Oliver McCall, and Emanuel Steward, KO’d Lennox Lewis
-Almost a quarter of a century ago today, September 24, 1994, a big heavyweight upset took place at Wembley, the scene of so many great nights for British boxers. » Read More
Former WBC heavyweight king Oliver McCall to fight again……at age 53
-In a surprising development (or maybe not so much surprising seeing how so many veteran/aged fighters decide to box on when at an advanced age more and more these days) former WBC heavyweight champ Oliver McCall will fight again – at the age of 53. » Read More
20 years ago today: revenge, a mental breakdown and the weirdest heavyweight title fight ever seen!
-It was February 7, 1997 and heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Oliver McCall met in Las Vegas to both decide the vacant WBC title and to box a rematch. » Read More
The “Atomic Bull” keeps raging: Oliver McCall upsets Polish prospect Rekowski to notch up 70th pro bout!
-It was a big night of boxing in a number of countries last night, yet flying somewhat under the radar was a card that took place in Poland. » Read More