Month: July 2007

23.07.07 – By Geoffrey Ciani: It’s not too often that two elite boxers square off against one another and it’s even rarer when both are recognized amongst the sport’s top … Read more

HOLLYWOOD, FL, July 23 – It’s been a long time coming, but on Saturday, August 4th, WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero will finally make his long-awaited return to premium … Read more

(Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes, pictured here) 23.07.07 – By Christopher Roche: Boxing nicknames have been around since before Major League Baseball players wore numbers on their backs. Boxers are … Read more

Las Vegas – Traditionally, July 4 is the day reserved for explosive displays of festive fireworks. This year, however, Golden Boy Promotions is reserving Saturday, September 15, the eve of … Read more

22.07.07 – By James Slater: One week after his career best win over Arturo Gatti, Alfonso Gomez, 17-3-2(8) was keen to speak to me about any subject I cared to … Read more

23.07.07 – By Scott Frake: In a beautiful display of boxing, Jorge Linares (24-0, 15 KOs) stopped two-time world champion Oscar Larios (59-6-1, 37 KOs) in the 10th round on … Read more

23.07.07 – By Per-Åke Persson: Former WBA middle boxing champ Mariano Carrera returns to action on Saturday in Duesseldorf, Germany and take on Hungarian Janos Petrovic. Carrera won the title … Read more

22.07.07 – By Taj Eubanks: It is not my custom to go on tangents about close fight outcomes. Usually there are enough gray areas involved where many would be happy … Read more

22.07.07 – By Tim Foley: The cruiserweight division isn’t as glamorous as the weight classes above and below it, but certain fights have become classics. As proof, those who remember … Read more

21.07.07 – By Vivek Wallace: Ok. So it wasn’t the most eventful fight in the history of the sport but when it was all said and done, Bernard Hopkins (48-4, … Read more