Lung cancer was the opponent Howard Davis Jr. couldn’t beat, but that didn’t stop him from fighting it tooth and nail. The 1976 United States Olympic gold medalist and Most Outstanding Boxer eventually gave way to the disease. sadly passing away on Wednesday at the age of 59.
Takashi Uchiyama continued his New Year's Eve tradition of defending his super featherweight crown, the latest coming in a three-round destruction of overmatched Oliver Flores. A body shot was enough to force the visiting challenger to wilt in the third round of their headlining act Thursday evening in Tokyo, Japan.
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions has confirmed that light heavyweight Stephen Frank will make his professional debut when the promotion presents Friday Night Fights at the Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City on Friday, Jan. 29th.
Hungarian light flyweights, both still teenagers, Szilvester Kanales (7-0) and Joszef Ajtai (12-1) clash for the vacant WBFed title on December 29th in Budapest.
Mark John Yap had won his fourth fight in a row in Japan with an eighth round unanimous decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka in Osaka, Japan. The 26 year old Yap improved his record to 23-12 with 10 knockouts while the 30 year old Hisataka dropped to 24-14- 1 with 10 knockouts.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - There a couple things I've always promised myself. I barely play golf. But if I was ever lucky enough to score a hole in one, I’ve vowed to pluck the ball out of the cup, slide the club into the bag and head straight to my car – because it’ll never get any better. Same goes for bowling. I consider myself a decent bowler, but If I ever was lucky enough to string together 12 strikes, I’d unlace my shoes, put down my beer and never set foot in another alley.
BOSTON, MA - Extraordinary Gold winner's medal awarded to boxer Wilbert McClure as champion of the light middleweight division in the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics will be auctioned by Boston based RR Auction.
By David P. Greisman - The early weeks of the year tend to be a slower time for the sport, and 2016 appears as if it will be no different. The schedule for the first part of next year is still being fleshed out, but so far January's highlights look to include the heavyweight title doubleheader on Jan. 16 featuring Deontay Wilder vs. Artur Szpilka and Vyacheslav Glazkov vs. Charles Martin;
The end of 2015 is near and what a wonderfully successful year, if we crunch the numbers, as we remember and savor unforgettable fights, several of which were a dream come true!
World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific minimumweight champion Vic Saludar who is ranked No. 4 in the world gets the biggest chance of his career when he battles Japan’s world champion Kosei Tanaka, the 20 year old youngster with a record of 5-0 with 2 knockouts on New Year’s Eve in Nagoya, Japan.