By Mark Uliano: On June 14th in New York, NY four-time New York Golden Glove Champion and up and coming middleweight prospect Will ‘Power” Rosinsky will be fighting against the 33 year old son of former boxing great Aaron Pryor at the Roseland Ballroom.
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Things get heated at Khan – Garcia press conference
By John F. McKenna (McJack): You can expect things to get heated at pre-fight press conferences. After all, the press conferences are held for the purpose of hyping fights. Therefore no one is surprised when the fighters or their entourages begin engaging in trash talk or talking smack and hurling insults at each other.
Boxing needs a deep cleaning
By Reynaldo Sanchez: The sport of boxing is the most questioned sport that we have. From it’s origins, this sport has coexisted with the stigma of the fraud, illegality, corruption and the trick. 30 years ago all that today we observe was less well-known, the technological advances were not allowing that the information should flow, similar to this epoch.
Max Baer: One of the few fighters from the past that could be a champion today
By Sean McDaniel: When you look at fighters from the distant past in boxing history there are very few that you can really look at and see them as being good enough to be a world champion today. One of those fighters that I believe could be a champion in this day and age is former heavyweight champion Max Baer (67-13, 52 KO’s).
Brian Rose retains his British title in hard fought victory over Kris Carslaw
By Dallan o’ Donnell: Blackpool’s Brian Rose defended his British light middleweight crown with a 12 round unanimous decision victory over Scotland’s Kris Carslaw.
45-year-old Chris Eubank thinking of fighting again
By Sean McDaniel: 45-year-old WBO middleweight/super middleweight champion Chris Eubank (45-5-2, 23 KO’s) is thinking seriously about making a comeback after 14 years in retirement from boxing. According to thesun.co.uk, the soon to be 46-year-old Eubank wants to fight on the same card as his son Chris Eubank Jr.
Acelino Freitas vs. Michael Oliveira tonight!
By Eric Thomas: 36-year-old former two division world champion Acelino Freitas (38-2, 32 KO’s) will be making a ring return tonight after a five year absence from the ring to take on unbeaten 22-year-old middleweight Michael Oliveira (17-0, 12 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Hotel & Casino Conrad, in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Adonis Stevenson could face Don George in IBF 168 lb eliminator on 8/11
By Eric Thomas: #2 IBF super middleweight contender Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KO’s) could be facing #13 IBF fringe contender Don George (22-2-1, 19 KO’s) on August 11th in an IBF 168 lb eliminator bout at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Colin McMillan to release updated autobiography commemorating world title glory
By Ian Aldous: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his WBO world featherweight championship victory, Colin McMillan (31-4) will release an updated version of his autobiography ‘Fight The Power’. This week the former British and Commonwealth champion took some time to talk with me about his career.
Wladimir-Thompson: The forgotten fight
By Eric Thomas: With all the press that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is getting for his upcoming fight next month against Tim Bradley, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s title defense against 40-year-old Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KO’s) scheduled for July 7th has been has been largely forgotten.