Month: March 2008

By Cesar Pancorvo: Since 2006, we knew that he was the best heavyweight. He became the man two years ago, when his brother Vitali was already retired, #1 heavyweight Lamon … Read more

Four time Irish amateur champion Ian Tims is ready to make his mark in the pro ranks. The hard hitting Dubliner will make his paid debut on the Ladrokes.com Fight … Read more

By Paul Strauss, photo by Tom Casino / Showtime: Two knockdowns a penalty for low blows and a split decision, what more could you want! Fans will be talking about … Read more

By Frank Gonzalez Jr., photo by SUMIO YAMADA: March 1st, 2008 – It was a year ago that they met for the first time in the ring, Marquez was the … Read more

By Phil Santos – Overhandright.com – It was everything we hoped for and more than we should have expected. Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez proved once again to be incredible … Read more

Notes from the February 27th media workout of undefeated junior middleweight Pawel Wolak, 19-0 (13 KOS). It was held at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY, where Wolak is preparing for … Read more

By Matt Yanofsky, photo by Tom Casino: In their third straight fight of the year candidate, Israel Vazquez 43-4 (31 KO’s) earned a 12 round split decision over Rafael Marquez … Read more

by James Slater: Though Nigel Benn and Iran Barkley met in 1990, with Benn winning via an ultra-exciting 1st round TKO, this result alone does not come close to answering … Read more

By Matthew Hurley, photo by Tom Casino: As the anticipation continued to build for the rubber match between Israel Vazquez, 43-4 with 32 KOs and Rafael Marquez, 37-5 with 33 … Read more

By Ted Sares, photo: SUMIO YAMADA – With the super bantamweight supremacy at stake, boxing fans were treated to the rubber match in what was again an exciting, back-and-forth slugfest … Read more