31.05.06 – By Troy Ondrizek: B.J. Flores has followed a unique path to become the man and fighter he is today. Now most young fighters have overcome certain obstacles en route to molding their characters and careers, but B.J. Flores didn’t overcome, he conquered, and not in the sense one might think. His character isn’t based on adversity, at least […]
31.05.06 – By Garry Hunter: This Saturday June 3rd the latest episode of Corrales v Castillo mayhem will ensue before a packed Thomas and Mack center. In “The War to Settle the Score,” Diego Corralles will have the opportunity of redemption, but to do this he must ultimately reverse the momentum built up by the marauding Castillo. Lets not forget […]
31.05.06 – The clock is well and truly ticking on Ross Minter. The English welterweight champion now finds his mandatory contender John O’Donnell breathing down his neck following Alan Bosworth’s decision to return to his natural light welterweight division. Minter was due to make a voluntary against Bosworth in May, with the British Boxing Board of Control decreeing beforehand that […]
31.05.06 – Bernard Dunne has been told to prepare for the first defeat of his career at the National Stadium on Saturday night. The stark warning comes from Lenny Fresquez who promotes Dunne’s opponent this weekend – David Martinez. Fresquez has worked with five world champions including Floyd Mayweather Jr. the man widely recognised as the best pound for pound […]
31.05.06 – By W. Gregory Guedel: Let’s start with a small number — one. That’s the total number of Olympic boxing medals China has captured in its history. Light-Flyweight Zou Shiming’s bronze medal at the 2004 games in Athens represented China’s first and only placing in the sport on the Olympic stage. One is also the total number of professional […]