by James Slater – Former world super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe knew the time was right for him to quit the sport he loves, and he hung up the gloves earlier this year. Sporting a superb 46-0 record, “The Pride of Wales” managed to do what few fighters ever have, and retire without a single loss or a draw […]
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore native Cory “Black Ice” Cummings upped his record to 17-4 (13 KO’s) with an emphatic 9th round stoppage of Washington DC’s Demetrius Davis 19-15-5 (7 KO’s) in the main event Friday night at the Du Burns Arena. The opening round was a rough one for Cummings, who had to deal with a gash over his right […]
by James Slater – Ronald Hearns, son of the legendary Tommy Hearns, wanted to try and follow in his dad’s footsteps, so too did Julio Cesar Chavez Junior, Hector Camacho Junior and a number of other young men who happened to have brilliant fighters as fathers. Now, on June 6th in Louisiana, 26-year-old George Foreman III, AKA “Monk,” takes his […]
By Andrew Harrison, Safesideoftheropes.com – On the second Sunday in June, Lennox Lewis will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, headlining the 20th annual ceremony held in Canastota, New York. In doing so, he will become only the fourth* British fighter to receive the honour in the modern fighter’s category (last bout no earlier than 1943). I […]
By Dean Parr – On June 13th, John Murray defends his British lightweight title against the current English lightweight champion Scott Lawton in Wigan, England. While Murray is the favourite and is widely expected to retain his crown, I do feel that people are overlooking the ring savvy Lawton and see him as an easy fight for the champion.. However, […]