Year: 2008

by James Slater – Although this writer would never profess to being a huge fan of referee Jay Nady, I do feel the flack he is getting right now with … Read more

CHICAGO, IL, (JULY 7, 2008) Tickets are now on sale for HARD EIGHT, an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing, headlined by the Light Heavyweight IBF Title Eliminator clash … Read more

06.07.08 – by James Slater, photo by Tom Casino / Showtime – In what may well have been the single most dramatic one round fight seen in recent memory, New … Read more

English heavyweight champion John McDermott says the talk of Danny Williams getting a title shot against world champion Samuel Peter later this year is disrespectful. McDermott is slated to challenge … Read more

06.07.08 – by James Slater: With the Manny Pacquiao-Edwin Valero fight now up on BoxRec as taking place on November 8th (venue still to be announced, but Texas being a … Read more

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (July 5, 2008) – photos by Tom Casino / Showtime – Hagler-Hearns gave way to Holt-Torres Saturday as fireworks arrived a day late on SHOWTIME. In one … Read more

by James Slater, photo by Tom Casino / Showtime – On last night’s Torres-Holt II card at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, unbeaten 24-year-old light-welterweight prospect Lamont Peterson of Washington … Read more

By Paul Strauss: Pretty Boy Floyd recently held a three day retirement celebration in Grand Rapids, MI. During the celebrations, and an interview with the Grand Rapids Press, he felt … Read more

by James Slater: Scoring a quite sensational win in his home country of South Africa tonight, once-beaten lightweight contender Ali Funeka KO’d highly rated Philly fighter Zahir Raheem in just … Read more

By Per Ake Persson: July 5, Halle / Westfalen: WBA middle champ Felix Sturm retained the title with an impressive display of slick, sharp boxing against American challenger Randy Griffin … Read more