By Vivek Wallace: This weeks ‘Left-Hook Lounge’ touches on a number of hot topics around the world of boxing. Making the mailbag this time around is of course the usual … Read more
by James Slater – The negotiations and the contract for the fight were, in the words of David Haye’s trainer and manager Adam Booth last week, “being bounced back and … Read more
February 3, 2009 (Orange County, CA) – – International Boxing Federation has confirmed that promoters of rising bantamweight stars Yonnhy Perez and Silence Mabuza have reached an agreement for the … Read more
02.02.09 – by James Slater – When top class lightweights Michael Katsidis and Joel Casamayor met back in March of last year, the result was a scintillating battle that was … Read more
Los Angeles, CA (February 2, 2009) – Scared. Nervous. Anxious. Concerned. Relieved. Excited. Such were the range of emotions experienced by hot East LA prospect and 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn … Read more
Star Boxing’s top welterweight contender Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-2,14KO) ranked #5 in the IBF will face off against Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez (20-1,11KO) ranked #15 in the IBF in a must … Read more
NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2009) – Following his dominating world title unification victory over Christian Mijares, Vic Darchinyan asked reporters at the post-fight press conference “Did I keep my promise … Read more
by James Slater – Eight years ago today, Feb. 2nd, 2001, the career of former and long-reigning IBF featherweight champion Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson saw its final victory. Unanimously out-pointing … Read more
02.02.09 – by James Slater – Top Promoter Frank Warren is hoping the cut suffered by Marco Antonio Barrera in his fight with late sub Freudis Rojas on Saturday night … Read more
With two devastating knockdowns and a swarming attack from rounds one through twelve, Juan Urango was not going to be denied in his battle to regain the IBF junior welterweight … Read more