Month: February 2004

26.02.04 – By Fiona Manning: Now the truth is out. Despite all talk of former WBA 130 pound champion and WBO No. 1 contender Joel Casamayor abruptly leaving longtime trainer … Read more

26.02.04 – By Jim Amato: Well now it’s official, John Ruiz is again the heavyweight champion of the world according to the W.B.A. How many boxing fans will take this … Read more

26.02.04 – By Frank Lotierzo: This Wednesday marks the 40th anniversary that a 7-1 underdog named Cassius Clay upset World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston in Miami Beach Florida. *You’re 40 … Read more

26.02.04 – German super middleweight contender Mario Veit will fight on very short terms next Tuesday on an event at the Universum-Gym in Hamburg. Promoter is Spotlight Boxing. Former world … Read more

26.02.04 – Carl Froch – who claimed the English super middleweight title with a devastating seventh round stoppage of Manchester’s Alan Page last November – comes ‘home’ to Nottingham a … Read more

25.02.04 – By Matthew Hurley: It begins at around four o’clock in the afternoon. It’s usually on a Saturday so I sleep late that morning and then, after a quick … Read more

25.02.04 – Question: Joel, how is training going with your new trainer and what are your thoughts going into the rematch with Diego Corrales? Casamayor: Everything has gone great. I … Read more

25.02.04 – By Chris Acosta: Whenever the words “boxing” and “blackeye” are used in close proximity, you can bet that a “punch” is nowhere in the same sentence. It has … Read more

25.02.04 – With over 4,000 seats already gone out of a possible 5,000, it’s safe to say the March 5 Fresquez Productions card featuring Johnny Tapia and Frankie Archuleta is … Read more

25.02.04 – While much of the United States is still dealing with one of the worst winter seasons in history, DiBella Entertainment’s stalwart crew of champions, contenders, and prospects are … Read more