Month: February 2006

02.02.06 – By Per Ake Persson: Finnish middle “Idi” Amin Asikainen, 16-0, is along with jr welter Juho Tolppola one of the headliners for P 3 Boxing, a promotional outfit … Read more

02.02.06 – In a fabulous doubleheader on “ShoBox: The New Generation” Friday on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast), up-and-coming Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell faces fellow New … Read more

02.02.06 – By Mike Southorn: Tom Sayers was born in Brighton, 25 May 1826 and was the son of a cobbler and a serving maid. Seemingly destined for illiteracy and … Read more

02.02.06 – Carl Froch will return to the home of British Boxing a champion when he defends his Commonwealth super middleweight title against Australian tough guy Dale Westerman on the … Read more

02.02.06 – Moments after the defining victory of his boxing career, a tenth round knockout of seemingly invincible Jean-Marc Mormeck at Madison Square Garden’s Theater on January 7th, O’Neil Bell … Read more

DETROIT, MI (February 1, 2006) — Undefeated IBF/IBO super middleweight champion JEFF ‘LEFT HOOK’ LACY will be one of the featured athletes in ESPN’s upcoming Super Bowl XL commercial. “Sports … Read more

02.02.06 – Bayamon, Puerto Rico native, Mike Gonzalez continued his knockout streak as he moved to 5-0 with five early stoppages with a 5th round knockout of Edgar Pedraza last … Read more

02.02.06 – BY MIKE CASEY: Praise be to Kenny Weldon for telling some harsh truths about the state of boxing today. In a recent letter to Houston Boxing Scene, Kenny … Read more

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s beloved Bernard Hopkins returns to the city of brotherly love to make another professional debut—this time as President of promotional company Golden Boy Promotions East. Hopkins … Read more

LAS VEGAS – With two consecutive knockout wins at 140 pounds, former lightweight title challenger Juan Lazcano is proving to be an even more dangerous fighter at junior welterweight. On … Read more