Month: January 2009

07.01.08 – By Ted Sares – Boxing has become America’s tragic theater. –Joyce Carol Oates Boxing was on the one hand barbaric, unconscionable, out of place in modern society. But … Read more

NEW YORK (Jan. 7, 2009) – For two, unproven, but talented prospects, the New Year brings a dangerous challenge that will test their ring smarts, skills, mental toughness and unbeaten … Read more

Paul McCreath: I have always liked heavyweights and back in the fifties when I started to really follow them closely one of my favorite fighters was the Argentine slugger Alex … Read more

by James Slater – Now that a summer 2009 date with Vitali Klitschko has all but been ruled out due to the WBC champ opting to make good with his … Read more

World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN weighed in at 123.6 pounds for his World Boxing Council-mandated 30-day weigh-in, well below the maximum limit of 127 pounds. The weight … Read more

LOS ANGELES (January 6, 2009) – As a result of extremely high demand, STAPLES Center, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions have released upper concourse tickets, reasonably priced starting at … Read more

by James Slater – Currently, and proudly, co-reigning as the first boxing brothers to simultaneously hold versions of the heavyweight title, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are the undisputed kings of … Read more

06.01.09 – by James Slater – 31-year-old Carl “The Cobra” Froch, who claimed the vacant WBC super-middleweight title with a stirring win over then unbeaten Jean Pascal back on December … Read more

By Per Ake Persson: sporten.dk in Denmark reports of a possible conflict between WBA supermiddle champ Mikkel Kessler and Team Palle, who have promoted and managed Kessler since the beginning … Read more

By Andrew Harrison: Puerto Rican shooting star Juan Manual Lopez fought for a grand total of 699 seconds in 2008. In that short space of time he managed to blow … Read more