By James Slater: Say what!?: “I sparred Oliver McCall, back in September or October of last year, in [Hollywood] Florida. After just two-rounds he said ‘F**k this’ and left the gym. I have killer hands. Both of my hands are like shovels,” unbeaten Russian heavyweight hope Magomed Abdusamalov speaks to ESB about his punching power and the effects it has […]
InterBox is proud to announce that International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (30-0-0, 24 KO) has been named Sports Personality of The Year in Quebec, gathering almost 24% of all votes in a survey conducted by Leger Marketing/QMI Agency. Bute defended his IBF title three times in 2011 going 3-0-0, 2KO during that stretch, which weighed heavily […]
by Geoffrey Ciani & Jenna J – Last week’s 154th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio included the announcement of our “2011 Year End Awards”. 2011 wound up being a pretty good year of boxing loaded with drama, upsets, controversy, and some great action-packed fights. On the Ropes Boxing Radio has done its best to consistently bring you the […]
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME) CABAZON, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2011) – Two of the most recognizable names in boxing will make their long-awaited returns to the ring tomorrow, Dec. 30, when Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell are featured in separate 10-round fights on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West […]
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2011) – Goossen Tutor Promotions will kick off 2012 with a World Championship bout headlining on the popular SHOWTIME series, ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Jan. 20. The special edition of ShoBox features World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight champion Rico Ramos defending his title for the first time against the WBA interim champion […]