Month: September 2008

By Nate Campbell – IBF / WBO / WBA Lightweight Champion: “I can’t begin to tell you how disappointed I am in Joan Guzman. So much went into this fight. … Read more

by James Slater – The David Haye press conference, in which he would announce who he would be fighting on November 15th, went ahead just hours ago in London, but … Read more

16.09.08 – (Earlier today the World Boxing Association issued a response to a press release recently distributed by Team Ruiz. Team Ruiz responds below in bold type, point-by-point to the … Read more

By Vivek Wallace: Last Saturday night, fight fans were able to watch as many key questions relative to many key figures in the sport were answered. The lightweight division – … Read more

by James Slater – It’s a fight all of boxing wants to see; Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III. But it did seem as though the fight would … Read more

by James Slater – Exactly 30 years ago today, the great Muhammad Ali boxed a rematch with the much younger Leon Spinks. Spinks had shocked the ageing Ali seven months … Read more

By Vanessa McConnell, Photos by Naoki Fukuda: Golden Boy Promotions put on an exciting fight card this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of 7,882 boxing … Read more

Setanta Sports News, the rolling 24-hour sports news service, will broadcast a special episode of Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour at 6:30pm on Thursday 18 September. For the first time ever … Read more

15.09.08 – By Tony Nobbs: In one of the most brutal fights in Australian heavyweight history, number 8 contender John Hopoate (10-2, 10 KO’s) from Manly, NSW, claimed the National … Read more

15.09.08 – By Michael Klimes: During my visit to New York in May with my father I discovered the best second hand book shop. It’s called Strand Bookstore on the … Read more