Month: October 2007

By Adrian Saba: In his last victory against Chris Byrd, Alexander Povetkin learned two things that he didn’t know: he fought more than ten rounds and he fought most of … Read more

(CHICAGO, ILL.) – A trio of outstanding coaches will lead the United States boxing team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China next summer. USA Boxing National Director of … Read more

28.10.07 – Sebastian Sylvester defended his European middleweight belt with a split decision over Italy´s Simone Rotolo. From the third round on, the Hurricane had to overcome a cut below … Read more

By Paul McCreath: Back this past summer all of us heavyweight fans were looking forward to the fall season with great anticipation. For the first time in years we were … Read more

CHICAGO – Fresh off an outstanding 3 GALLOS/SOLO BOXEO event in front of a packed Cicero Stadium, Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions,will team up with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden … Read more

27.10.07 – By James Slater: Last night, as a studio guest for Sky Sports television here in the U.K, Ricky Hatton looked as though he is almost ready right now … Read more

(CHICAGO, ILL.) – Welterweight Demetrius Andrade (Providence, R.I.) grabbed his second victory of the 2007 World Championships, winning a 19-3 decision over Dmitrijs Sostaks of Latvia. Lightweight Sadam Ali (Brooklyn, … Read more

READING, PA — Big time boxing returns to the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA on Thursday, November 15th when Top Rank Promotions presents “Downtown Showdown,” featuring former two-time heavyweight champion … Read more

26.10.07 – By Steve Edwards: October 30, 2007 will mark the 15 year anniversary of Jerry Quarry’s final boxing fight, a debacle against an inexperienced club fighter with a losing … Read more

26.10.07 – By Ted Sares: Laverne Roach, 26-4, and Georgie Small, 38-6, met in February 1950. Small was a Brooklyn favorite having fought there many times. Roach was a tough … Read more