Year: 2008

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

The Aviator Sports & Recreation Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. will host its third boxing event in three months on June 4. The show, which will be televised on ESPN 2’s … Read more

PHILADELHIA (May 20, 2008)—The stakes got even bigger for the main event that will take place on Friday 6th at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia. Elieser Castillo of Miami … Read more

19.05.08 – By Scoop Malinowski, Boxinginsider.com: Boxing fans gave a double thumbs up to Shannon Briggs for his work for espn2 last Friday night at ringside of the Byrd-George match. … Read more