30.06.05 – Boxing sensation Amir Khan will show that his big-hitting skills are not just inside the ring! Khan will display his batting skills as he warm up with Lancashire tomorrow night (Friday 1 July) for their big clash against rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford in the Twenty20 Cup.. The Olympic Silver Medallist has just returned from a training camp […]
30.06.05 – By Andy Meacock: ‘Quitting’ is considered to be a taboo word and a forbidden word in the sport of boxing. Boxing is a sport that prides itself on its toughness, machismo and heart. With this in mind it’s easy to understand why ‘quitting’ is not recognised in the same sentence as boxing. Probably the most famous example of […]
30.06.05 – By Tony Nobbs: World rated Shannan Taylor and Lovemore Ndou feature at Friday nights Tony Caradonna promotion at the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club in West Sydney. IBF # 3 jnr middleweight Taylor is rematched with well travelled Argentine Sergio Acuna who he stopped in eights rounds in September last year at this same venue. Ndou, rated # 3 […]
30.06.05 – By Curtis McCormick: IBF Light Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton’s trip to America this past weekend was an unqualified success. The British hero was in Atlantic City to watch Arturo Gatti put his WBC title on the line against Floyd Mayweather and also to witness Vivian Harris’ WBA title clash against Carlos Maussa. Other highlights saw the twenty six […]
30.06.05 – By Michael Amakor: On July 2nd at the Reno Events Center in Reno Nevada NABF and USBA Heavyweight Champion Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peters puts his titles on the line against Taurus “The Bull” Sykes in a unification bout on Showtime TV. Not much is known about Sykes, the thirty year old underdog, especially since he will tell […]