Ryan O’Neal Named 2005 Parade of Champions Grand Marshal
CANASTOTA, NY – APRIL 13, 2005 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today Academy Award-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal has been named Grand Marshal of the 16th Annual Boxing Hall of…
Boxing Archive: April 2005
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in April 2005.
Williams to Face Cauthen on ShoBox April 22nd
NEW YORK (April 13, 2005) – Undefeated welterweight Paul "The Punisher" Williams will face his toughest test to date when he takes on former Olympic bronze medalist and current International Boxing Federation…
ESPN Selects Ray Leonard As On-Site Analyst For April 23 PPV Telecast
LOS ANGELES, April 13 - With its inaugural boxing pay-per-view telecast approaching on Saturday, April 23, ESPN is pleased to announce the addition of legendary former world champion "Sugar" Ray Leonard to…
Diego Morales-Alberto Ontiveros: Do you know the way to San Jose?
13.04.05 - By The Brown Bomber: If you’re a boxing fan maybe you should. Over the past 3 years San Jose California has hosted a raft of top, up-and-coming boxers, and some…
Calzaghe Plans £1m German Smash And Grab!
13.04.05 - WBO World Super-Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe could land a bumper £1millon payday if he beats Mario Veit on May 7 in Germany. The power-punching Welshman heads to Braunschweig to defend…
Kassim Ouma ready to test Bernard Hopkins
12.04.05 - The Bernard Hopkins-Jermain Taylor negotiations may have been drawn out, but Kassim Ouma took five seconds to accept the Hopkins fight when it was offered to him last week. "There…
HSP Tickets Go On Sale Friday, April 15th
12.04.05 - Tickets for Haitian Sensation Promotions' (HSP) debut boxing show at the Palm Beach Convention Center officially go on sale this Friday, April 15, 2005. Ticket prices are $22, $55 and…
‘Turned Into a Circus’ – An Assessment of Mike Tyson in ‘05
12.04.05 - By Tony Fondacaro: Apparently the boxing gods have chosen Kevin McBride to be the next “warm-up” for Mike Tyson. This would be the Kevin McBride whose last three opponents have…
“Truth in Duluth” on Saturday, May 7th
12.04.05 - The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center stages it's first professional card in more than a decade at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in the DECC Arena. "Truth in Duluth" will include…
Hagler vs Hearns: It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
By Matthew Hurley: It’s almost hard to believe that it was twenty years ago when Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns stepped into the ring at Caesars Palace in Las…
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