Month: April 2008

20.04.08 – Chris Henry, of Houston, Texas, was defeated Saturday night by #1 World Boxing Council Contender Adrian Diaconu in Bucharest, Romania by a unanimous decision, in the 175 lbs. … Read more

20.04.08 – By Paul Strauss: In the first round, it looked like Bernard Hopkins, the crafty old veteran, was once more going to prove his critics wrong, and pull off … Read more

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – USA Boxing will showcase eleven outstanding bouts of amateur boxing action, May 9 at the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn., in a major United … Read more

By Frank Gonzalez Jr. Undisputed Super Middleweight (WBA/WBC/WBO) Champion, Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KO’s) made his debut fight in the USA, as a Light Heavyweight Saturday night at the Thomas … Read more

By Phil Santos – Overhandright.com: Joe Calzaghe survived a first round knockdown and boxed his way to a split decision win over Bernard Hopkins to become the Ring Magazine Light … Read more

19.04.08 – By Jim Amato: Joe Calzaghe is still undefeated ( 45-0 ) and now has Ring Magazine’s endorsement of being the ” best ” light heavyweight in the world … Read more

19.4.2008: In a battle of former world title-challengers, Evans “The African Warrior” Ashira (29-3, 15 KOs) knocked out former European champion Mamadou Thiam (42-7, 39 KOs) in round six of … Read more

By Ted Sares: The predicted outcome: Hopkins will make this an ugly fight from the start and will frustrate the more aggressive Welshman who likes to swarm his opponents with … Read more

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Three U.S. boxers will compete in the final Olympic Qualifier, April 25-30 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Middleweight Shawn Estrada (E. Los Angeles, Calif.), light heavyweight Christopher … Read more

by David Pambianchi: On April 18, 2008, Night Two of the 81st Annual Daily News Golden Gloves Finals, an anxious crowd packed the WAMU Theatre. A massive image of Iron … Read more