10/30 - Golden Boy Live "Monster Brawl" - Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Danny O’Connor (23-2, 7 KO’s) vs. Andrew Farmer (18-2, 7 KO’s) O’Connor is coming off a questionable loss to veteran Vivian Harris a year ago. His return bout comes against an opponent who makes his first appearance in a 10 round bout and has based his career mainly in Virginia. Sharif … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
The Day Muhammad Ali Made the World Rumble
40 years ago today the world was witness to possibly the most bizarre, fantastic event in the long and colourful history of the sport of boxing. The event took place in a 19- foot ring, set up at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire, which was surrounded by a crowd of about 62,000. At the center of it all was Muhammad Ali, who inside that 19-foot ring square that … [Read more...]
Alex Leapai vs. Malik Scott 10/31: Do or Die Down Under
The October 31 heavyweight clash between Alex Leapai (30-5-3, 24 KOs) and Malik Scott (36-2-1, 13 KOs) at the Logan Metro Sports Centre in Crestmead, Queensland, Australia is a "must win" bout for the two recently-bludgeoned contenders and it's being treated as such by both. Heavy-handed Australian former truck driver, Leapai is vowing a do or die effort against American … [Read more...]
Ring Muggings: Part Two
by Ted Sares Van Horn vs. Barkley “If you think Barkley was mad before the fight, wait until he sees how many people are taking part of his purse.”—Bob Arum, after his fighter, Iran Barkley, beat Darrin Van Horn On May 18, 1991, Darrin Van Horn beat the capable Lindell Holmes (44-5) by eleventh-round knockout to win the IBF super middleweight title, his second world … [Read more...]
“Gallo” Estrada Returns to the Ring 12/6 in Hermosillo; Nava and Tyson Marquez on Undercard
WBA/WBO flyweight champ Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada (30-2, 20 KOs) returns to the ring December 6 at the Centro de Usos Múltiples in his hometown of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico against Filipino Joebert Álvarez (14-0-1, 6 KOs) in a ten-round non-title bout. Estrada's last bout was a dominant, breakthrough TKO 11 performance over countryman Giovani Segura that drew … [Read more...]