Two heavyweight fringe contenders, Travis Walker (35-6-1, 28 KOs) and Alonzo Butler (28-1-1, 21 KOs) will do battle at the American Mart in Atlanta, GA Saturday night, May14th for the vacant IBS U.S. National Heavyweight Title. One will move ahead to a shot at bigger and better things while the loser will have to go back to the end of the line. Walker has lost in his … [Read more...]
Q&A with President David Gardner of The Independent Boxing Syndicate
With four major sanctioning bodies in boxing and at least five smaller organizations circling the pack, it would seem that the last thing the sport needs is yet another alphabet gang on the scene. However, David Gardner, a hardcore fight fan with ties to the sport in his past, felt that it was time to throw his hat in the ring. Investing his own time and money to get … [Read more...]
Boxing Bits
A round-up of some of the smaller stories circulating the boxing industry: * 24-year-old UK welterweight prospect, Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KOs) is no longer working under the Frank Warren promotional banner. According to sources, Brook will be entering into a deal with UK-based Matchroom Sports, the promotional company that also promotes London's middleweight contender, Darren … [Read more...]
Baldomir, Chagaev Squeak By: The Rest of Friday’s Action
from Fightnews: Baldomir edges Funes Former welterweight world champion Carlos “Tata” Baldomir (46-13-6, 14 KOs) won a ten round split decision over fellow Argentinean Amilcar Funes (22-10, 17 KOs) in a jr middleweight bout on Friday night at the Estadio Aldo Cantoni in San Juan, Argentina. Baldomir started off strong and finished strong while Funes appeared to do enough … [Read more...]
Campbell,Chagaev & Stevens-Muriqi round out November action
Three interesting bouts featuring name fighters have been finalized for an already fan-friendly month of November. None are Earth-shattering, but all are solid affairs with main stage implications down the road. On November 19th, former WBA champ and current #1 contender for David Haye's heavyweight title, Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KOs) will take on Travis "Freight Train" … [Read more...]