by Geoffrey Ciani – This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis who recently scored an upset … Read more
by James Slater – Seeing as how 45-year-old Oliver McCall was arrested for cocaine possession back in February, I felt for sure that “The Atomic Bull’s” roller coaster career was … Read more
OAKLAND (June 4, 2010) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) 168-pound champion and America’s last Olympic Gold Medalist Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) made his “pitch” to his hometown … Read more
By Ezio Prapotnich – HardKnocks Boxing, Spencer Fearon and Ciaran Baynes’ promotional vehicle, delivered exactly what promised: good customer satisfaction. Without major titles at stakes, sanctioning bodies involved, and no … Read more
by James Slater – Tonight in Hessen, Germany, 36-year-old Juan Carlos Gomez won every round in a keep-busy eight-rounder against Turkey’s Oezcan Cetinkaya. Having what was his third fight since … Read more
by James Slater – For a while there, it looked as though Joe Calzaghe would join the vast number of other ex-champions who retired at the top but were unable … Read more
by Geoffrey Ciani – This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd. Early in the interview, Byrd … Read more
The white hot atmosphere at the King’s Hall in Belfast should be at it’s best for the upcoming Yanjing Beer Fight Night on Friday week (June 11th) when Paul McCloskey … Read more
Undefeated Canadian middleweight “Donnie Boy” Orr (15-0, 6 KOs) has waited a long time for a realistic chance at professional boxing glory. The wait is over. Having signed with promoter … Read more
by James Slater – Unbeaten cruiserweight contender Alexander Frenkel, 22-0(17) will clash with European 200-pound champion Enzo Maccarinelli next (Sauerland Event, Frenkel’s promoters, have reportedly won the purse bid for … Read more