Historical Boxing247 coverage published in August 2011.
By James Slater: Whether we like it or not, we’d better get used to the fact that 48-year-old Evander Holyfield (49 in October) is not going anywhere near retirement any time soon.…
By James Slater: Currently one of the hottest and most exciting fighters in the sport (and, for what it’s worth, this writer’s current favourite), Yuriorkis Gamboa has some massive future fights in…
Matchroom Sport can confirm that European Super Bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez has withdrawn from his fight with Carl Frampton on September 10 at the Odyssey Arena through personal reasons. Martinez’s father was…
By James Slater: What boxing fan out there has not heard of the legendary Angelo Dundee? Fully deserving of his legendary, even iconic status, the mastermind who guided, most famously, Muhammad Ali,…
Quebec, Monday, August 29th 2011 – InterBox is proud to announce that the much anticipated bout between Lucian Bute (29-0-0 24 KO) and Glen “the Road Warrior” Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO) will…
ATLANTIC CITY (August 29, 2011) -- Undefeated former World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight World Champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA and former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Featherweight World Champion DANIEL PONCE DE LEON, along…
INDIO, Calif. (August 29) - Fight fans in the Coachella Valley are going to get a special treat on Friday, September 23 when former United States Olympians Vicente Escobedo (2004 games) and…
Los Angeles (August 29)..."Vicious" Victor Ortiz's STAR POWER just hit new heights. Not only did he make his HBO 24/7 debut Saturday night, but also, early this morning, celebrity gossip site TMZ…
By James Slater: There were two significant wins scored by heavyweights this past weekend, with the unbeaten duo that is Alexander Povetkin and Robert Helenius picking up notable victories. The two Klitschkos…
By James Slater: Although you will be hard pressed to find too many fight fans who feel unbeaten Russian star Alexander Povetkin is in any way a “real” world heavyweight champion, it…
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