Month: December 2009

by Geoffrey Ciani – Holly Holm is regarded by some as the best female boxer in the world. On December 4 she is scheduled to defend her WBA welterweight title … Read more

by Phil Rice – During the 1980s I kept a close watch on the world of professional boxing. I still glance over at the contemporary scene from time-to-time, but during … Read more

By Jerry Gonzalez – There are few fighters who excel in the beautiful sport we call boxing. Many pugilists have come from various backgrounds and learned to fight on the … Read more

By Vivek Wallace – It has been reported by several sources, to include ESPN’s Dan Rafael that Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum has been given the green light from Team … Read more

LONDON (Dec. 3, 2009) Unbeaten (Won 28 – Ko 16 – Lost 0) British Lightweight champion and European No 1 mandatory challenger John Murray will get his shot at the … Read more

Amid conflicting reports regarding reasons for the cancellation of the Winky Wright vs. Grady Brewer Pay-Per-View show scheduled for December 11, Winky Wright has issued the following statement. “I am … Read more

By Jim Patrick – Since Vitali Klitschko’s scheduled December 12th title defense against Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson was announced the overwhelming reaction of many observers has been that of disinterest. What? … Read more

COLIN Lynes and Gavin Rees are joint favourites to win Friday’s Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. The pair are both priced at 11/4 to lift the trophy in Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one-night … Read more

The Boxing Promoters Association (BPA) expresses its deep concern over the officiating of the Ali Funeka-Joan Guzman fight this past Saturday which took place in Canada and was televised live … Read more

by James Slater – Henry Ramirez, trainer of 28-year-old heavyweight contender Chris Arreola, very kindly gave me the following interview, in which he spoke about his fighter’s upcoming clash with … Read more