31.05.06 – Since he started the Elite Boxing Group over a decade ago, power manager Ivaylo Gotzev has established a reputation for spotting talented, young prospects and developing them into world champions. Dating back to the end of their amateur days, Gotzev has adeptly handled the careers of WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei “The White Wolf” Lyakhovich, 23-1 (14 KO’s) and […]
31.05.06 – Photos: TOM CASINO / SHOWTIME – One day after arriving in Las Vegas, Jose Luis Castillo held an open media workout Tuesday at the Top Rank Gym. Saturday on SHOWTIME, Castillo will attempt to win the WBC lightweight title a third time when he faces defending champion Diego “Chico” Corrales in the third and final installment of their […]
NEW YORK, May 31 – How much would you pay for a boxing show featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, three-division titlist Marco Antonio Barrera, and heavyweight legend Larry Holmes? $30, $40, $50? More? How does $14.95 sound? In an unprecedented move to bring some of the most exciting moments from boxing’s classic bouts to diehard fight fans around the […]
Los ANGELES, CA – May 31, 2006 – Five-time boxing champion Johnny Tapia will officially launch his newly released autobiography, “Mi Vida Loca: The Crazy Life of Johnny Tapia” this week with appearances in Los Angeles and San Antonio. A true-life story stranger-than-fiction, Tapia lost his father before he was born and witnessed the kidnapping of his mother at age […]
(Las Vegas, USA: 31st May 2006) Reigning IBF/IBO flyweight world boxing champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan – Australia’s only current male boxing world champion – has arrived in Las Vegas and intends on making a huge impression when he competes for the first time in the famous boxing metropolis this coming weekend.. “My training has been perfect and I am […]