Year: 2008

Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana fight fans are invited to Langel’s Pizza, 2833 Highway Avenue in Highland, Indiana, this Thursday at 6 p.m. for the official boxer weigh ins for One … Read more

By Mike Cassell: Roy Jones Jr. showed the world a bit of the past by totally dismantling an aging Felix Trinidad in Madison Square Garden. Seemingly lifted from pugilistic purgatory, … Read more

27.01.08 – Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions mark their ten year anniversary as THE HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING with an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing … Read more

By Frank Gonzalez Jr. January 27th, 2008 – Congratulations to the still undefeated, newly deemed IBF top Heavyweight contender, Alexander Povetkin for a solid victory over “Fast” Eddie Chambers, a … Read more

By James Slater: Five years ago today (January 25th) Nicaraguan wild man Ricardo Mayorga well and truly established himself at the elite level of the welterweight division, with a stunning … Read more

By Matthew Hurley: In an interview with Viva Sports Standard Today trainer Freddie Roach said that his charge Manny Pacquiao is training with renewed vigor for his March 15th rematch … Read more

The Retired Boxers Foundation is proud to announce the selection of Crown Boxing and Boyd Gaming (owners of the Orleans Hotel) in Las Vegas as the January 2008 recipient of … Read more

Serious, smart and sexy with a sledgehammer-like right hand, Laura Saperstein has touched off something of a mini-media frenzy in the UK while quickly becoming one of the hottest prospects … Read more

By Matthew Hurley: After some speculation WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will defend his title against Alfonso Gomez at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 12th. Cotto, 31-0 … Read more

In one of the most interesting fight cards to hit Arizona in several years, Monte Barrett returns to the ring on February 2nd from his empressive KO win over Cliff … Read more