Kid Pambelé, the boxer whom the gods loved
15.06.07 -By Jaime Castro-Núñez: After a whole morning trying to resell the contraband cigarettes he had bought at dawn, boyish Antonio Cervantes stopped on top of the Cartagena Walls, sat next to…
Boxing Archive: June 2007
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in June 2007.
Vitali Klitschko to fight Jameel McCline on September 22nd in Germany
15.06.07 - By Gary Jones: Former WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KO’s) is preparing to make his boxing comeback bout against Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23 KO’s) on September 22, which…
Ricky Hatton Boxing Media Conference Call Transcript
15.06.07 - FRED STERNBURG: We are nine days away from a fight that every boxing fan around the world has been looking forward to and no one can agree on who will…
Ndou vs. Malignaggi Saturday Night!
15.06.07 - By Tony Nobbs: Lovemore “Black Panther” Ndou (45-8-1,30 KO's) from Sydney, NSW, Australia, by way of South Africa defends his IBF 140 pound boxing title against Brooklyn, NY born and…
Big George Foreman’s Comeback, And How It Changed The Heavyweight World
15.06.07 - By James Slater: There is little doubt that the return to the boxing ring of former heavyweight king George Foreman added excitement and intrigue to the sport of boxing. Indeed,…
Holyfield-Savarese Training Camp Notes
15.06.07 - Evander Holyfield has been in training camp for about six weeks, and according to trainer Ronnie Shields the four-time world heavyweight champion is ahead of schedule: “I wish the fight…
The Ten Greatest Heavyweight Fights of All Time – Part One
15.06.07 - By Scott Crouse: We’ve recently been reminded once again of the abysmal and dreadfully dull state of today’s heavyweight division. It’s become a painfully monotonous pattern that after every heavyweight…
WBC President Sulaiman: “Sam-McCall winner gets a shot at the World title!” – Weigh-In Photos
15.06.07 - photos: J.A. Treptow -WBC President Jose Sulaiman arrived in Ankara last night to witness the „Bull Fight” between “The Bull from Bosporus” Sinan Samil Sam and “The Atomic Bull” Oliver…
Rahman/Sykes; Kid Diamond/Huerta: In a Night of Questionable Decisions, Rochester is the Real Winner
15.06.07 - By David J. Kozlowski - ROCHESTER, NY – Ron Resnick knows how to run a good boxing event. That’s good, since his Resnick Productions, in association with Top Rank, brought…
Is Mikkel Kessler Getting Cold Feet about Facing Calzaghe?
By Neil Thompson - 15th June 2007 - For the past 12 months I (and many other fans) have been demanding for a super-fight between the real world champion and number one…
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