Month: June 2008

With Showtime and veteran boxing analyst Al Bernstein presiding, assembled media were given asmall glimpse of the action when “Finally”, the all women’s championship boxing pay per view takes the … Read more

By Jim Amato: The Philippines have been getting a lot of boxing press lately through the success of favorite son Manny Pacquiao and deservedly so. The Philippines have produced many … Read more

by James Slater, photo by Peter Mark Heintzelman – Now that he is seemingly back to his best form after annihilating in one swift round the only man to have … Read more

The Junior Olympic National Championships will return to Marquette, Mich., in 2008, marking the 37th edition of the event. Over 200 of the nation’s elite junior Olympic boxers will face … Read more

By Joseph Boyle: The Anglo-Zanzibar War which broke out in 1896 has the dubious distinction of being the shortest war of all time, at just 38 minutes. Needless to say, … Read more

10.06.08 – by James Slater: Fresh off his stunning one round annihilation of Mexico’s Daniel Ponce de Leon, new WBO super-bantamweight champion and possible superstar in the making Juan Manuel … Read more

By Peter Mark Heintzelman, Photos by Peter Mark Heintzelman: Hartford, Connecticut hosts the defense of the WBC Youth Featherweight Championship belt on Friday night, June 13, 2008, when the undefeated … Read more

British light middleweight champion Tony Oakey has long been his hometown’s leading sports hero, but he now shares the limelight with the football team that brought the FA Cup back … Read more

by James Slater – James “Buddy” McGirt Junior certainly hasn’t wasted any time in getting back in the ring after his first career defeat. Moving down to middleweight, the 25-year-old … Read more

LAS VEGAS–Boxing returns to the Las Vegas Hilton with co-main events, one matching former World Boxing Council featherweight champion Kevin Kelley of Las Vegas against Abdul Malik Jabir of Washington … Read more