Matchroom Boxing brings action back to Liverpool, U.K. this Saturday when hometown favorite Tony Bellew (19-1, 12 KO's) puts his WBC Silver light heavyweight title on the line against South African Isaac Chilemba (20-1-1, 9 KO's) in the main event of "No Retreat, No Surrender" at the Echo Arena. The bout, which has been rated a perfect five star match up by Boxrec.com, is also … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Vic Darchinyan Signs Promotional Pact With Espinoza Boxing
On Wednesday, March 27th it was announced that former world champion Vic Darchinyan had signed a managerial pact with Espinoza Boxing. Spearheaded by it’s founder, Frank Espinoza, the managerial company is most known for bringing Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez from the ground up and seasoning him into a highly regarded and visible fighter on networks such as Showtime and HBO. To … [Read more...]
God in Boxing: Guerrero Says His Mission From God Is To Humble Mayweather
To me, religion is like a warm, comfortable blanket. It's something that makes you feel good. Even if you want to pretend that it's bullet proof and will protect from all harm until you get up into some celestial paradise, that's your prerogative. The problems begin when you want to bring that cozy blanket to the workplace, the supermarket, etc. That's when your feelings of … [Read more...]
Good riddance! AIBA scraps computer scoring
Finally. The International Boxing Association, the governing body in international amateur boxing competition, announced that it will discontinue the computerized punch tally scoring system and return to the professional style, 10 point based system it abandoned over 20 years ago. The implementation of the computerized scoring system took place following the 1988 Olympic … [Read more...]
Brian Vera vs. Donatas Bondorovas, Jackson Junior vs. Umberto Savigne : FNF Preview
This week's Friday Night Fights from the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York is hardly a star-studded affair, but fans might be pleasantly surprised by two good, well-matched budget bouts that could deliver solid bang for the buck. The biggest name on the show is middleweight upset specialist Brian Vera (22-6, 13 KOs), who finds himself in the odd position … [Read more...]