Jacksonville, FL: Former unified lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-7-1, 25 ko’s) has decided to hang up his gloves after suffering a split decision loss to journeyman Walter Estrada (37-13-1) Saturday night on the Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidids HBO card in Las Vegas. Campbell got a late start in boxing, turning pro near his 28th birthday in 2000, but shocked the […]
RICKY HATTON has revealed that Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell is helping him fall back in love with boxing. ‘The Hitman’s’ promotional outfit, Hatton Promotions stage a high quality dinner show at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on Saturday 4th December, with Vassell back in action.. Vassell, 29, keeps busy with an eight rounder against Brazilian Welson Alves de Oiveira (Jack Welson) […]
By Frank Gonzalez Jr. “King” Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KO’s) learned the hard way that you can’t be a one trick pony in boxing. Having big KO power is great but boxing is by definition, the art of self defense, hitting without being hit. It’s not just going in and trying to land the haymaker that ends the fight…or waiting […]
By James Slater – It’s still sinking in just how superbly Carl Froch boxed against the formidable Arthur Abraham this past Saturday. A good many fans and some experts were shocked at the way “The Cobra,” a fighter normally associated with battle of attrition-type affairs, reverted back to the box and move approach he was known for as an amateur. […]
by Robert Jackson: Andre Berto 2004 Olympian and current WBC 147lb Champion made his case this past Saturday nite for a fight against P4P king Manny Pacquiao. Arum’s current mantra has been to reject Berto as a viable NEXT opponent for Pacquiao naming Shane Mosley the frontrunner, but Berto’s left hook and sneaky straight right hand past Freddy Hernandez’ guard […]