BOXING: Finding the Future
25.08.05 - By John Gaulrapp: He’s out there somewhere. Somewhere in a dank, dark basement gym he’s been spending countless hours working the speed bag and jumping rope. The very type of…
Boxing Archive: August 2005
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in August 2005.
Q & A with Shannon Briggs
<25.08.04 - By Scoop Malinowski: Everything is on the line for Heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs this Friday night against Ray Mercer. The Miami-based Brooklynite will be fighting for career survival. Briggs, 33,…
O Neil Bell Ready For Sebastiaan Rothmann
25.08.05 – In a lot of ways, IBF Cruiserweight Champion O’Neil Bell is old-fashioned. He lets his fists do the talking in the ring, he believes in class and sportsmanship, and unlike…
Wright and Lyell Fight at the Queen
25.08.05 - Tacoma, Washington - Seattle’s light middleweight prospect Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2 KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in Tacoma’s Emerald Queen…
Shane Mosley – Damaged Beyond Repair?
25.08.05 - By Andy Meacock: Nicknames in all sports are common, especially in boxing. Many of these nicknames are meaninglessly given purely to create interest and association for the fighter but there…
Kid Kell Promises Hell
25.08.05 - Sports Network is delighted to announce that it has captured the signature of one of the hottest young talents in British boxing: "Kid" Kell Brook. The 18-year-old Sheffield prospect joins…
Who is Who in the Heavyweight Division
24.08.05 - By Geoffrey Ciani: Recently, there’s not much to be excited about in the heavyweight division. Since the retirement of Lennox Lewis, nobody seems capable of taking control and proving himself…
“Mayhem in Mansfield” on Sept.17
WOBURN, Mass. (August 24, 2005) - A new and improved Juan "Golo" Gomez-Trinidad (23-4, 16 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, September 17 at the Dana Barros Sports Complex in Mansfield, Massachusetts.…
Briggs vs Mercer Pre-Fight Analysis
24.08.05 - By Michael Amakor: On August 26, former WBO Heavyweight champion Ray Mercer and former IBU Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs, will fight each other in a battle for survival in the…
Thomas Ulrich to challenge Tomasz Adamek for WBC title
24.08.05 - Düsseldorf – On October 15 German Thomas Ulrich will challenge for a world title for the first time in his career. The 30-year-old man from Berlin is ranked WBC number…
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