Russ Anber, well-known Canadian trainer of amateurs and professionals, makes his debut as a co-host with Boxing Channel Radio. Anber has seen them all come and go north of the border, having spent the last 25 years working with fighters, most notably guiding middleweight Otis Grant to a WBO world championship.
(From HBO press release)
REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL INTERVIEWS FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIELD WHEN IT RETURNS JULY 26
Show debut: TUESDAY, JULY 26 (10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Included:
* Holyfield Fights On. The career of Evander “Real …
Christy Martin talks to Boxing Channel Radio about her planned fight with Lucia Rijker.
I want to take this opportunity to do something of a mea culpa here regarding Dan Birmingham. It seems as though in recounting a story I had written on May 14, prior to the Winky Wright-Felix Trinidad fight, I let the fact that Birmingham had behaved like a worm on a personal level affect my …
LULA, MISSISSIPPI (Isle of Capri Casino) – Prospect Lamont Peterson, 12-0 (6 KOs), Washington, DC, 140¼, defeated tough Miguel Torrecillas, 16-5-1 (7 KOs), Mexico, 141¾, over the ten-round route. It was Peterson’s television debut.
Peterson, managed by kingmaker Shelly Finkel, displayed an array of talents including solid in-fighting, swift and accurate combinations, and patience beyond …
Hopkins-Taylor wasn’t the only boxing on offer for fans of the sweet science this past Saturday. BBC’s Radio Five Live offered internet audio coverage of boxing’s return to terrestial television in the UK.
On this day, Bernard Hopkins is the former middleweight champion of the world, not because the judges bungled it. Not because the entire world is against him. Not necessarily because he came up against an unbeatable fighting machine.
No, Bernard Hopkins is the former middleweight champion today because he made some serious miscalculations. He miscalculated …
(Press Release)
(LAS VEGAS, NEV.) - 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (Oakland, Calif.) added another prestigious award to his growing trophy case on Saturday night at the 2005 Victor Awards in Las Vegas, Nev. Ward was honored for his gold medal winning performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
The longest running televised sports …
TODAY (July 16)
Las Vegas — World 160-lb. title
BERNARD HOPKINS -180
JERMAIN TAYLOR +160
Youth vs. experience
HOPKINS–TAYLOR
– Will go full distance -190
– Will end inside distance +170
– Hopkins will not win by 12-rd. decision -140
– Hopkins will win by 12-rd. decision +130
– Taylor will not win inside distance -650
– Taylor will …
A genuine piece of boxing history has just gone on the auction block, and it can be yours. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s estate in Northeast Ohio is for sale on eBay.
