Month: August 2008

by James Slater: In holding the distinction of being the only U.S boxer from this year’s 26.08.08 – Olympics to capture a medal – any medal – heavyweight Deontay Wilder … Read more

By Jason Peck – As a champion, Jermain Taylor’s middleweight career was considered lackluster at best, marred by unconvincing victories and a failure to match up with Bernard Hopkins’ legacy. … Read more

26.08.08 – by James Slater – It’s been over ten months since former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall fought. Losing on points over 12 rounds against tricky Cuban southpaw Juan … Read more

CHICAGO, IL (August 27, 2008) Undefeated lightweight prospects Gadiel Andaluz and Danny Williams will square off in a special feature attraction bout just added to “LIBERTY”, an outstanding evening of … Read more

By Paul McCreath, photo by Wray Edwards / ESB – As if the towering presence of Nicolay Valuev is not enough to scare off a lot of heavyweights now we … Read more

25.08.08 – By Jason Peck– Ever wonder who would win in a fight: Prime Mike Tyson or Ali? Hagler or Hopkins? How about Salvador Sanchez versus Willie Pep? Lightweight Roberto … Read more

Big man, big heart: After his WBA heavyweight title fight against John Ruiz, Nikolai Valuev will make a special charity donation, selling his boxing robe on ebay. The auction (www.ebay.de/starsandcharity) … Read more

BRONX, NY – Aug 25, 2008 On September 5th Star Boxing’s top rated heavyweight Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson returns to the ring when he takes on former WBA heavyweight champion of … Read more

by James Slater – Fresh off his superb gold medal win in Beijing, middleweight talent James DeGale has been talking about his future. The 22-year-old British boxer has not made … Read more

By P.H. Burbridge (A voice in the crowd) – Well, here we are late August and Oscar De La Hoya is still playing his cat and mouse game over who … Read more