Ruslan Chagaev suffers from a protracted virus infection," stated his Dr. Michael Ehnert. "In medical terms it's a viral laryngitis and pharyngitis. For non-doctors, it's a highly feverish viral infection of the upper respiratory tract with heavy symptoms. The medical
HBO pulled out all of the stops in helping kick off the Oscar de la Hoya retirement tour. A whopping 40 minutes from the start of the telecast to the opening bell, not one but two National Anthems televised (a
With Stevie Forbes out of the way, a win on the books and rust shaken off the Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya said tonight that a September rematch with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will be next. "I've said all along,
In an important clash of heavyweight contenders, unbeaten WBO #2 ranked Alexander Dimitrenko (28-0, 17 KOs) scored a sudden and impressive fifth round TKO over WBO #7 ranked Derric Rossy (18-1, 10 KOs). Dimitrenko broke open a competitive fight by
On Wednesday April 30th Golden Boy Promotions held the final press conference to promote the much awaited clash between the "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya and Steve "Two Pounds" Forbes. Held at the famed Café Pinot, one of the
There appears to be confusion at the scales, or perhaps whether or not the Oscar de la Hoya-Steve Forbes announced noontime weigh-in was official. With nothing reported thus far, the only news to come from the scales in Los Angeles,
Since Mike Tyson's felony arrest for drug possession in December 2006, he spent the remainder of 2007 in rehab and has reportedly been clean and sober ever since. He is currently under court mandated sobriety with monthly drug and alcohol
WBA cruiserweight world champion Firat Arslan (29-3-1, 18 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over #14 rated Darnell 'The Ding-a-ling Man' Wilson (23-7-3, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at the Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Arslan pressed the action
Firat Arslan 199.5 vs Darnell Wilson 199.5(WBA cruiserweight world championship)Alexander Dimitrenko 253.5 vs Derric Rossy 236(WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title)
SIX Eastern amateur boxers won gold medals in the Pirrka European multi-nations tournament for Schoolboy and Cadet boxers born between 1990-94 in Tampere, Finland.
