By Boxing Daily, Posted June 22nd, 2008 Comments (41) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Reviews, General News

Knock down after knock down. In the first round of this fight the former British super featherweight champion was knocked to the canvas. As he was celebrating his birthday, Gomez did not give in and got up again to come back (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted June 19th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

Amir Khan will be defending his commonwealth lightweight championship this coming Saturday at the 10000 seater sell out Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Khan’s current and temporary trainer has given Khan a warning not to get into a brawl with Gomez (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted June 18th, 2008 Comments (3) Topic: Boxers, Boxing News, General News

David Haye has been named the new Muhammed Ali of boxing. The new saviour of the heavyweight division has been signed by Golden Boy promotions in the USA. Richard Schaefer, the powerful chief executive has said that he has got a future superstar by signing this contract (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted June 17th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxers, Boxing News, General News

The previous heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been talking up a storm, accused of put a contract out on the members of the Brooklyn drug gang that were previously accused of killing Mike Tyson’s friend, and old bodyguard.
A witness, Dwayne “Thor” Meyers, has testified that the former heavyweight Tyson put up the money to take revenge on the killing of Darryl “Homicide” Baum. Baum was killed after allegedly shooting at the rapper 50 cent nine times (read more…)
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By Joe Stevens, Posted June 17th, 2008 Comments (2) Topic: Boxers, Boxing News, General News

The pound for pound new world champion is Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. He thanks his fans for all their support. The world pound for pound king is a phrase that describes a fighter at the top of his weight and with the best skill against other fighters (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted June 17th, 2008 Comments (3) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

Amir Khan will appear on ITV for the last time next Saturday and will be fighting Michael Gomez, the fourth challenger for his commonwealth title.
There is talk of a very short encounter, so a reminder not to blink! At 30 Gomez can still pack a punch but his (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted June 15th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

The trainer Freddie Roach has added an interesting new twist to the story of the Filipino Manny Pacquiao by saying that Golden Boy Promotions might want to put up Oscar De La Hoya in stead of Ricky Hatton, also handled by the Golden Boy promotions. “To be honest with you I think Manny can beat Oscar”. Also that Pacquiao’s speed would be too much for “an old man”, like De La Hoya (read more…)
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By Joe Stevens, Posted June 10th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

It seems Ricky Hatton will not be fighting Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya was going to fight Mayweather before his retirement announcement, the fight was set for the 20 September. From this rumours started about Hatton taking Mayweather’s place in the fight, but Ray Hatton (Ricky Hatton’s father and manager) has said that his son needed more time to prepare (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted June 9th, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxing News, General News

For the third time, Floyd “Money” Mayweather has decided to call it quits, and ended his career. The welterweight weight champion and pound-for-pound king has made retirement vows before. But is apparently now genuine about it. The big money fight with De La Hoya is no longer on (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted June 7th, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxers, Boxing News, General News

Pound of pound boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr has announced that he is retiring from boxing.
Mayweather is stepping down undefeated, after winning all of his 39 fights, and therefore his last fight was against Rick Hatton when he retained his WBC welterweight title.
Floyd Mayweather said (read more…)
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