Month: February 2009

The Hunky Dorys Fight Night has officially become the biggest event in Irish boxing history with the news that Ireland’s finest amateurs will also be in action at The O2, … Read more

04.02.09 – by James Slater – The former “Golden Boy” himself, Oscar De La Hoya, celebrates his 36th birthday today. I say former “Golden Boy” due to the not too … Read more

by James Slater – The word is Nicaraguan wild man Ricardo Mayorga has pulled out of his scheduled Feb. 14th bout against the unbeaten Alfredo Angulo (FightNews.com, among other boxing … Read more

04.02.09 – by James Slater – In many cases, a pro fighter’s pride sees to it that the first loss he suffers in the ring is a result that simply … Read more

Due to the extreme ticket demand for what is on track to become the highest grossing fight in Texas in the last seven years (Pacquiao vs. Solis on April 14, … Read more

Legends are made from incidents like 2008 U.S. Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor experienced last weekend in Canada, when his glove split after he pounded pro-debuting Greg Jimenez’s body with … Read more

East Rutherford, NJ- Staging their first boxing show in four years, Darwish Brothers Knockout Promotions returned to the sport in a big way Tuesday night at the Meadowlands Sheraton Hotel … Read more

03.02.09 – by James Slater – Unbeaten light-middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Junior takes another step closer to what he hopes will be an eventual world title fight when he … Read more

By Vivek Wallace: This weeks ‘Left-Hook Lounge’ touches on a number of hot topics around the world of boxing. Making the mailbag this time around is of course the usual … Read more

by James Slater – The negotiations and the contract for the fight were, in the words of David Haye’s trainer and manager Adam Booth last week, “being bounced back and … Read more