by Guest Columnist, Sam Butterworth On 31 May Wembley Stadium will play host to what will be the biggest British boxing match for years, when the much anticipated Carl Froch and George Groves rematch takes place for the WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles. It was Froch who went away victorious last time the two fighters met at the Manchester Arena in November 2013, and the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
Watch it on Netflix: The Calcium Kid
by Charles R. Horgan I watched this movie twice. I started watching it one night, fell asleep, woke up during the last 20 minutes and re-watched it completely. The first time I watched The Calcium Kid, I didn’t think there was much to it, and found the movie to be a harmless and humorous distraction from other business (sleeping). The second time I watched it, I understood … [Read more...]
Stevenson-Fonfara to take place on Showtime
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson’s (23-1, 20 Kos) May 24 title defense against Poland’s Andrzej Fonfara (25-2, 15 KOs) will not appear on HBO, and will instead appear on Showtime, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! HBO declined to renegotiate a deal to showcase Stevenson-Fonfara and a potential light heavyweight title unification bout with WBO titlist … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman vs. Julio Diaz, Signed for April 26 Showtime Triple-Header
25-year-old welterweight prospect, Keith Thurman (22-0, 20 KOs) returns to the ring April 26 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, taking on 34-year-old two-time former lightweight titlist Julio Diaz (40-9-1, 29 KOs) in a twelve round welterweight bout. The contest will headline a Showtime triple-header that will also feature Lucas Matthysse returning to the ring against … [Read more...]
Habazin Wins World Title, Woo Retains: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up
The vacant IBF welterweight title was up for grabs Saturday night. Croatian boxer Ivana Habazin (13-1, 5 KO's) and hometown fighter Sabrina Giuliani (12-2, 1 KO) squared off at the Hall Omnisport de la Prealle in Belgium, with Habazin managing to pull out a split 10 round decision. The new champ had failed in a prior attempt at this title in March of last year, losing a decison … [Read more...]