WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—International Boxing Federation No. 1-ranked lightweight and mandatory challenger Nate “Galaxxy Warrior� Campbell is confident going into his match against undefeated unified lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull� Diaz on March 8 at Plaza de Torros in Cancun, Mexico.
“I don’t want to sound conceited or overconfident but Juan Diaz is not a …
Ever since his emergence on the world scene as an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1992, Oscar de la Hoya’s name has been synonymous with Los Angeles, the city that molded him into “The Golden Boy,â€? a boxing legend. On Saturday, May 3, De La Hoya will face former world champion Steve Forbes, in what …
Two popular blasts from the past, Vinny Paz and “Irish� Micky Ward, will be in opposite corners on March 14 as honorary captains of Team Italy and Team Ireland, respectively, for the Italian-Irish themed “Rumble at the River� pro boxing show at Twin River Events Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
“Rumble at the River,â€? part …
Bronx, NY - Feb 26, 2008 For the first time since signing a multi-year deal with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, Curtis “Showtime” Stevens will step into the ring at the Manhattan Center on March 6. Stevens will appear as part of the action packed under card which features a USBA Junior Welterweight title fight between …
New York—Steiner Sports Memorabilia has produced a new, knockout collection. Boxing’s world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has his own collectibles line available at www.steinersports.com, which will includes a variety of boxing gloves, limited edition boxing trunks and photographs, all hand-signed by the Puerto Rican star.
Cotto, who will defend his WBA Welterweight belt in Atlantic City …
Check back later today–Ralph Gonzalez checked in with Vaquez as he counted down to the third installment with Marquez…
The WBC has released its February ratings and undefeated middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo has been installed as the #1 mandatory challenger to WBC champion Kelly Pavlik, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. Although honored by the ranking Lorenzo makes it clear that he wants to fight Pavlik “todayâ€? and not …
Former welterweight champions “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Zab Judah are going to get it on.
The date is May 31, on HBO PPV, reports Dan Rafael of ESPN. It’ll probably be in Vegas, though that hasn’t been cemented.
Quickie poll: how well do you think this PPV does? Mosley is coming off a loss against Cotto, …
A piece compliments of the Sunday News, and friend of TSS, John Matheson….
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THINGS just got serious in David Tua’s camp.
Sunday News understands a deal is close to being inked to pitch Tua against
American Chris Arreola an undefeated world top 20 ranked knockout machine tagged
The Nightmare.
Tua’s New York based promoter Cedric Kushner is in negotiations with …
Here’s a nice note I got from a fan.
Good for a laugh, I thought. Enjoy…
“You boxing writers are the worst idiots on the planet. Really, send me an
application from wherever it is that you “work”. I could do your job plus 10 other
ones at the same time. You were probably one of the nuthuggers …
