Archive for June, 2007

Tony Grano Wins Headline Debut

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Connecticut heavyweight prospect, Tony “TNT” Grano (10-0-1, 9 KOs) made quick work of Baltimore, Maryland’s Jed Phipps (17-7, 10 KOs), Friday night at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford, CT. Grano, who was making his professional headlining debut, exchanged jabs with Phipps for about the first :30 seconds of the bout, before unleashing a furious [...]

Stevie Johnston Still Active

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Four-time world champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston returns home to fight Rolando Reyes on August 11 in the 12-round main event for the vacant IBO lightweight title, headlining Punchout at the Pepsi Center “No Mercy,” promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
IBA lightweight title-holder Johnston (41-4-1, 18 KOs) won a [...]

Pacquiao/Barrera II Is On!

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank have reached a
settlement of the various legal disputes including that pertaining to Manny Pacquiao.
Bouts between Manny Pacquiao and marquee fighters under contract to Golden
Boy will be co-promoted by Golden Boy and Top Rank. Fights between Manny
Pacquiao against fighters other than Golden Boy fighters will be promoted
by Top Rank with [...]

Klitschko/Brewster II Almost Here

Friday, June 29th, 2007

The heavyweight championship Fight of the Year is just a week away. Wladimir Klitschko, the IBF and IBO world heavyweight titlist, will defend his belts against former world champion Lamon Brewster in “The Rematch� on July 7 at the 20,000-seat Cologne Arena in Cologne, Germany.
In their first battle for the WBO championship, Brewster won the [...]

Hopkins/Wright Programming Info

Friday, June 29th, 2007

HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown between Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright. The highly anticipated bout is set for Saturday, July 21 in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The fight is an intriguing match-up between two of the sport’s elite fighters, who will meet at 170 pounds.
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Roy Talks Tito

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. has an important fight coming up on pay-per-view TV July 14 from
Bilolxi, Ms., against an undefeated opponent, Anthony Hanshaw. Jones has made it plain that if he loses to the 21-0-1 Hanshaw, he might take his gloves and head off into retirement. But Jones said that “what if” won’t happen, [...]

Ibragimov/Chagaev Specifics

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

This October, after almost eight years of splintered titles and heated debates, boxing will witness the crowning of a unified Heavyweight Champion of the World, as Sultan Ibragimov will put his WBO crown on the line against Ruslan Chagev’s WBA belt in a bout pitting Champion against Champion in a quest for heavyweight supremacy.
This bout, [...]

Duddy PPV Info

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

“The Homecoming,� featuring unbeaten middleweight sensation “Ireland’s� John Duddy, will be broadcast live July 14 in the United States on cable pay-per-view starting at 5:00 PM/ET, 2:00 PM/PT from Dublin, Ireland. The event is being produced by RTE and distributed for pay-per-view by Integrated Sports and will be available via iN Demand, DirecTV and TVN [...]

Marquez, Vazquez Rematch Info

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez, two of Mexico’s most accomplished boxers, will participate in a news conference on Thursday, June 28, to officially announce their Aug. 4 rematch at The Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
Tickets, priced at $25, $35, $50, $75, $100, and a limited amount at $200, are on sale through
all TicketMaster outlets and [...]

Kelvin Davis Has Broken Back, Neck

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Kelvin Davis fractured his back and neck in New Zealand and authorities are still trying to figure out how.
The former cruiserweight champ was to fight New Zealand’s Shane Cameron on Thursday, TVNZ.co.nz reported.
Apparently, the boxer was out running, and ended up tumbling off a bridge.
“I’m just getting bits and pieces from him, but you know, [...]