Month: April 2007

SAN ANTONIO (April 12, 2007) — Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank — The final news conference for “Blaze of Glory!” — Saturday’s four-fight Pay-Per-View extravaganza — had the eight … Read more

12.04.07 – Two days before his first mandatory title defense, undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev today came face-to-face with Uzbek challenger Ruslan Chagaev. It was a peaceful encounter, though, … Read more

PUERTO RICO (April 11, 2007)… Inside a packed Wilfredo Gomez Gym in Puerto Rico, “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya held a media workout Tuesday, where he’s rigorously preparing … Read more

New York – Staten Island’s Gary “Kid” Stark, Jr. (18-1, 8 KO’s) will take center stage in the main event vs. Miami’s Andres Ledesma (13-5, 8 KO’s) on Wednesday night, … Read more

(Nikolay Valuev, on left, seconds after dropping Owen Beck in the 3rd round) 11.04.07 – By Geoffrey Ciani: This Saturday, reigning WBA boxing champion Nikolay Valuev is slated to defend … Read more

New York, NY, April 11, 2007 – MSG, a world class sports and entertainment network, has acquired the television rights to air the WBA boxing heavyweight championship fight between WBA … Read more

(Joe Mesi, pictured here, after stopping George Linberger in February 2007) 11.04.07 – By Paul McCreath: Having an undefeated record does not make a fighter unbeatable nor does it make … Read more

11.04.07 – Howard Eastman continues the process of regaining his triple crown when he faces Evans Ashira for the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight boxing Title at the Dudley Concert Hall on … Read more

11.04.07 – Mogens Palle is wondering whether WBO super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe, who now admits he broke his left hand in his “cartoon fight” with no-hoper Peter Manfredo Saturday … Read more

11.04.07 – One punch king Michael Sprott reckons an electric shock before his fight against Audley Harrison helped him knockout the former Olympic boxing Champion. In February at the Wembley … Read more