‘Call Em Out Fridays’: Politics In Boxing…A Not-So-Sweet Science
By Vivek Wallace -- In this weeks 'Call Em Out Fridays' segment we take a look at perhaps the one thing about the sport of boxing that we all wish to eliminate.…
Boxing Archive: July 2009
Historical Boxing247 coverage published in July 2009.
Bomber Breidis Prescott Back In Action Against Miguel Vazquez July 17th
by James Slater - It's more than fair to say that Colombian slugger Breidis Prescott has not sufficiently built on his sensational 1-round KO of hot shot Amir Khan. Fighting only once…
Olympians Face Domestic Tests On Kotelnik/Khan Undercard
Frank Warren's trio of 2008 Olympians are all looking for KO victories over domestic opposition on July 18. James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders are all in action at the…
News: Arthur Abraham to return IBF Belt; Weights From Istanbul
King Arthur Abraham has arrived in New York to return his IBF Middleweight belt. After making ten successful – and spectacular – title defences, the undefeated 29-year-old will move up to super-middleweight.…
Shane Mosley Focuses His Attention On Andre Berto, Welterweight Unification In The Works
by James Slater - Now that it's clear his efforts at landing a mega-fight with reigning pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao have led to nought (for now at least), WBA welterweight ruler and…
Super Boxer Begins….With A Bang!
By Srithar Visuasam: Last night boxing returned to free-to-air television in Australia for the first time in over a decade with the debut of the Super Boxer series in Sydney, Australia at…
Showtime’s Super-Middleweight Tournament To Be Officially Announced Monday At Madison Square Garden
by James Slater - As many fans will have heard by now, Showtime TV network are to host a special and quite exciting-looking super-middleweight tournament that will feature six of the world's…
Ring Legend Thomas Hearns – “I’m Going To Get One More World Title”
by James Slater - It seems as though ring legend Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns is adamant about fighting again. As recently as this year, it had been reported in Detroit that the…
Photos: Agbeko/Darchinyan Weigh-In; Yonnhy Perez Travels To Florida For Agbeko vs Darchinyan
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko weighed in at 116 ½ pounds and four-time world champion and challenger Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan tipped the scales at 117 ½ pounds, both within…
Friday Night Fights (ESPN2): Mission For Shaun George Simple – ‘No Sleep Til Brooklyn’
By Vivek Wallace: In recent years, the various divisional straps in the light heavyweight division have had homes that stretch across the seven seas. The WBC strap sits in Canada (Pascal), the…
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