The two super middleweight champions, Jeff Lacy and Joe Calzaghe announced today that they will fight in Manchester, England on March 4.
The fight will be a super middleweight unification bout, with Calzaghe putting his WBO belt, which he’s defended 17 times, on the line; Lacy became the IBF’s champ in 2004.
Ricky Hatton knocked out Carlos Maussa to unify the IBF and WBA light welter titles. Hatton suffered a bad cut near his left eye that resulted from a head butt early in the fight, but solid cornerwork kept the blood flow under control.
After struggling with the awkward fighter for eight rounds, Hatton dropped Maussa with […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. dropped Sharmba Mitchell with a body shot in the sixth round, advancing his record to 35-0, 24 KOs. Winning every round, Mayweather looked as fast and powerful as ever. The win hopefully moves him closer to a match with welterweight champ Zab Judah (34-2, 25 KOs).
Mitchell proved a game opponent but was […]
Oscar De La Hoya (37-4) and Ricardo Mayorga (28-5-1) have agreed to fight May 6, 2006. It will be Golden Boy’s first fight since a 9/12 KO loss to Bernard Hopkins in September ‘04.
Mayorga’s most recent fight was last August; El Matador won a unanimous decision against Michele Piccirillo.
Marco Antonio Barrera and Jesus Chavez — two of my favorite fighters. Chavez is a my home town hero. It was a Barrera fight that restored my love of boxing. You choose, I can’t.
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