Month: August 2005

WOBURN, Mass. (August 31, 2005) – Former Boston College defensive lineman Derric Rossy (8-0, 5 KOs) returns to familiar grounds, close to where he starred on the gridiron, in order … Read more

31.08.05 – By Craig Parrish: Every once in a while, you catch a young prospect fighting on an under card on television and it makes you sit up straight in … Read more

31.08.05 – By James Sadler: The very name ‘Joe Louis’ used to bring me a feel of curiousity and excitement, for I was interested in boxing and had heard this … Read more

31.08.05 – Promoter Frank Warren has lined up another cracking headline fight to top the DebRA-Sports Network event on Friday 23 September at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane. Following Matthew … Read more

31.08.05 – World-ranked and former World Boxing Council Fecarbox lightweight champion Francisco Javier Olvera of Mexico City faces Carlos Ramirez of Monterrey, Mexico, in the 10-round main event on the … Read more

31.08.05 – By James Sadler: Rocky Marciano was undoubtedly one of the squared circle’s greatest champions. He first came to my attention when I was sitting next to my grandfather … Read more

August 31, 2005 – Last Friday at the Thunderbird Wild West Casino in Norman, Oklahoma, 23-year-old Duva Boxing prospect Oscar “El Torito” Diaz, 22-1 (11 KOs), took his game to … Read more

30.08.05 – World-ranked lightweight Eldo Elder, born and raised in Atlanta and now living in Newnan, Ga., faces former two-time world champion Lakva Sim of Los Angeles in a 12-round … Read more

30.08.05 – By Fadi Khawaja: Boxing is commonly viewed as a brutal sport dependant on brawn and not brains. This is a complete misconception and as the novelist WC Heinz … Read more