31.08.06 – By James Slater: He’d be the first to admit he’s far from the most naturally gifted Heavyweight fighting today, but New York’s Vinnie Maddalone (photo © starboxing.com) is certainly the most consistently exciting big guy boxing in today’s heavyweight division. Boxing News, the trade paper for the sport in England, recently called Vinnie, “The closest real life similarity […]
31.08.06 – SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—It’s been more than ten years since former World Featherweight Champion, KEVIN “The Flushing Flash” KELLEY, fought what many called – Boxing’s “Fight of the Year” in 1995 at San Antonio’s, Freeman Coliseum. And just this past July 14th, former IBF World Super Featherweight Champion, CARLOS “Famoso” HERNANDEZ, brought down the house when he brawled in […]
31.08.06 – Gary Reid returned to Impact Boxing’s gym in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday after taking a two-week holiday in Egypt and declared himself ready and waiting to take on Nigel Wright for his English Light-Welterweight belt. Reid, dubbed ‘The Body-Snatcher’ on account of his fearsome punching power, said: “The break has done me a power of good, I am feeling […]
31.08.06 – Long regarded as one of boxing’s best, pound for pound, Interim WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has now joined the star-studded roster of Golden Boy Promotions and will once again be able to display his explosive talent worldwide. “We are incredibly excited to work with a great fighter like Juan Manuel Marquez,” said Oscar De La Hoya, […]
31.08.06 – By Cesar R.: When November arrives, the premier Heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko will apparently make the first defence of his IBF belt against Calvin Brock. The Steel hammer will try to take away, for the 5th time, the undefeated record of a fighter and also will continue giving arguments of why we should forget about his embarrasing losses from […]