Year: 2010

By James Slater – Whilst scanning Boxrec.com (surely one of the most invaluable boxing web sites out there!), I noticed that they have former WBO heavyweight champ Tommy “The Duke” … Read more

By James Slater: First Mikkell Kessler, now Andre Dirrell. Two fighters this year have now pulled out of the ongoing “Super-Six” Boxing Classic due to injury. Kessler, though, withdrew due … Read more

By James Slater – Fans of New York’s former heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs can take heart in the fact that the 38-year-old is taking his training very seriously ahead of … Read more

Frank Warren has postponed his Liverpool Echo Arena promotion on Saturday 23rd October until December 11th in order to put together a huge blockbuster show. Warren, who is celebrating three … Read more

FAIRFAX, VA (October 6, 2010) – Looking to capture his 40th career win in front of his hometown fans, former three-time, middleweight world champion William Joppy (39-6-1, 30 KOs) of … Read more

World champion in waiting Nathan Cleverly says he wants a big fight in south Wales after watching the Ryder Cup. The European light-heavyweight king was glued to golf’s greatest event … Read more

The man who ended Mike Tyson’s career says he’s not finished yet- Kevin McBride says there is plenty of life left in his career – starting with victory in the … Read more

by Jeff Meyers – October 6, 2010 – It appears the never-ending train of boasts or unabashed whoredom by delusional or greedy fighters that they will knock out Vitali “Dr. … Read more

By James Slater Some fans, upon reading the question posed in the title of this article will very possibly scream, “Of Course!” And it’s true, Julio Cesar Chavez, Mike Tyson … Read more

By James Slater – British-born former WBO cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi all but vanished after his very close points loss to current WBO king Marco Huck of Germany. That fight, … Read more