The historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ will play host on Saturday, May 18th to a Light Welterweight Championship clash as Golden Boy Promotions sends their newly signed IBF-crowned Lamont Peterson in to battle his Argentinian stablemate and knockout artist Lucas Matthysse. The televised undercard portion of the event will feature a rescheduled match between Devon … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire, Victor Conte and PEDs in boxing – the weekend wrap-up plus Mayweather news: The Sunday Brunch
There were many good fights on this weekend, some upsets, a lot of rumors and even more bullshit mongering; let's skip the formalities and introductions to your Sunday Brunch this week and hop right into the Fray. Floyd Mayweather finally announced that he will indeed be facing Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero on May 4 as was widely speculated. The "Money" man also inked a … [Read more...]
Peterson shakes off the rust, stops Holt in 8 on Friday Night Fights
by Tim Harrison IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (31-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title in front of his hometown fans at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Former WBO junior welterweight titlist Kendall “Rated-R” Holt (28-6, 16 KOs) was in command early on, but wilted under the constant, precise pressure of Peterson, eventually succumbing to a heavy … [Read more...]
Lamont Peterson vs. Kendall Holt: FNF Preview
by Tim Harrison Friday Night Fights comes to the DC Armory in Washington D.C., hometown of disgraced IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs), who he defends his title against former WBO junior welterweight titlist Kendall “Rated R” Holt (28-5, 16 KOs). The tagline for the fight is “Redemption”, named for Peterson, whose positive test for synthetic … [Read more...]
Bradley in need of a promoter who gives a sh*t; Magno’s Monday Rant
Never let it be said that Top Rank's Bob Arum is not a survivor. In an era where Americans are becoming less and less of a factor in boxing, Arum has all but abandoned U.S. fighters in favor of ethnic niche marketing. Arum was always a genius at matchmaking, at putting his guys against the "right" fighters at the right time. But, with Manny Pacquiao, he backed into a … [Read more...]