By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER After suffering a one-sided defeat to Andre Ward in his last bout, Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) responded superbly, winning a 12 round unanimous decision against Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) in Group Stage 2 of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament. The official scores were 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112. Kessler, 31, [...]
By: Michael Seiler, BOXING LEDGER Andre Dirrell may have come up on the short end of a 12 round split decision loss against Carl Froch, but he will have an opportunity to redeem himself when he faces Arthur Abraham in the 2nd Group Stage of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament. It seemed Dirrell had done enough [...]
By: Michael Seiler BOXING LEDGER Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) has given the public memorable fights and showed that he is a warrior on many occasions. In 2005, he defeated the legendary Bernard Hopkins twice (SD 12, UD 12) and was regarded as one of the best fighters in the world. After capturing the Middleweight [...]
SHOWTIME SPORTS® ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR GROUP STAGES 2 AND 3 IN THE SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC NOTTINGHAM, England (Oct. 17, 2009)—The matchups for Group Stages 2 and 3 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic were announced tonight by SHOWTIME Sports®. All Group Stage 2 and 3 matches for the groundbreaking tournament will be [...]
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Sharkie’s Machine By Frank Gonzalez Jr. May 7, 2009 Interview with Edison Miranda Super Middleweight Edison “Pantera” Miranda (32-3, 28 KO’s) is scheduled to face Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KO’s) on May 16th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland California. This fight will be televised on that Saturday night on ‘Shobox, The New Generation’ on [...]
April 25, 2009 Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conneticut Showtime Championship Boxing written by James “Ricky” Coward Last night two super-middleweight prospects squared off at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conneticut in an effort to re-ignite their respective boxing careers and jump back into contention for a shot at a world title. But jumping [...]
by Mario Cabrera,jr Undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) and former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KOs) along with their trainers and promoters took part in a post fight press conference inside of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, CT. Froch shocked not only Taylor [...]
By Pj De Best Looking into Emanuel Stewards amateur boxing career one might wonder why he never opted to turn professional considering that he earned a solid boxing record of 95 wins and 3 losses, and capturing a National Golden Gloves title along the way. Emanuel did, but with the lack of trusted managers available, [...]
The Middleweight boxing division is for fighters that weigh between 154lbs to 160lbs. This boxing division has long been thought of as one of prize fighting’s most glamorous divisions. Many boxing legends have fought and made history in this division. It continues to be one of the biggest prizes in the sport of boxing. Some [...]
By Jim Amato Amato Boxing Despite his recent loss to Jermain Taylor the respect for Bernard Hopkins and his addition to the legacy of great Philly fighters has not waned. The great city of Philadelphia has produced an array of world-class middleweights over the years. Hopkins has brought great pride to the long line of [...]
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