Month: May 2008

Now that Portsmouth has had time to reflect upon their historic FA Cup win, and the city has been dancing the Kan-Kan since May 17, it’s now time to change … Read more

By Per Ake Persson: Sauerland Event have lodged an official protest to the WBA about the planned Mikkel Kessler vs Dmitri Sartison fight June 21 in Brondby, Denmark. Sauerland´s point … Read more

by James Slater: Back in March, when Filipino dynamo Manny Pacquiao wrested the WBC super-featherweight championship from Juan Manuel Marquez “Pac-Man” entered the ring weighing a hefty 146 pounds. Putting … Read more

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 20, 2008) – Former lightweight champion Julio “Kidd” Diaz (34-4, 25 KOs) makes his highly anticipated return to the ring on Wednesday, June 25, from the … Read more

20.05.08 – By Ted Sares: Sonny Barch vs. Charles Atlas (1982) – Barch was a heavyweight out of Tennessee who won his first six fights by first round KO and … Read more

by James Slater: According to an exclusive interview with Local London web site, Wayne Alexander, the former British, European and WBU light-middleweight champion has retired at age 34. Alexander had … Read more

20.05.8 – The position of trainer in the sport of boxing is perhaps the most crucial piece of the puzzle when it comes to putting together a successful fighter. The … Read more

Josh Canty, Jeannine Garside’s (7-0-1, 3 KO) trainer, is preparing the WIBA featherweight champ for her June 13 IFBA title clash with Chevelle Hallback, (26-5-2, 11 KO). Canty acknowledges Hallback … Read more

20.05.08 – By Peter Mark Heintzelman, Photos by Peter Mark Heintzelman: He’s back! And thank God its in my backyard, at the Twin River Event Center, in Lincoln, Rhode Island, … Read more

by James Slater: Former WBC bantamweight champion of the world Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough has not fought since back in 2005 and he has not won a fight since … Read more