Lightweight Boxing News

It is appropriate that Antonio DeMarco is fighting at Las Vegas' Treasure Island Casino tonight, since he was a diamond in the rough until the underappreciated Shobox series brought the Tijuana treasure to light.

David Haye goes into tomorrow's world heavyweight title clash with Nikolai Valuev a massive 7st lighter than the Beast from the East.

"You must remember no boxer comes from Houghton," says the chubby figure hunched beside me.

Brian Mitchell, arguably South Africa's greatest boxer of all time, is tipping Manny Pacquiao to beat Miguel Cotto on November 14.

Former world champions Zab Judah and Joel Casamayor headline "Road to Redemption," a nationally and internationally televised double main event card Friday, Nov.

Who the heck put a hex on Golden Boy Promotions? Recently signed WBA junior lightweight titleholder Jorge Linares was knocked out by Mexico 's Juan Carlos Salgado last Saturday in Tokyo before a stunned audience.

AIBA World Youth champion Ray Moylette has confirmed that he will be taking part in the 2009 National U-21 Championships which begin at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.

Will we see the outstanding champion anytime soon? It's hard to imagine what is going through the mind of Juan Manuel Marquez at the moment.

FRANK Warren has told John Murray to forget about a a Battle of Britaina TM clash with Amir Khan.

I've enjoyed some great Battle of Britain bust-ups in the last few years from David Haye sparking out Enzo Maccarinelli to Danny Williams embarrassing Audley Harrison.

BOXING promoter and manager Tommy Gilmour believes the internet will help his fighters become known all over the world.

BOXING ace Amir Khan packed a punch with fans when he visited Lakeside Shopp-ing Centre.

King Kong is Headed to Vegas Posted by A. Shakoor on 10.01.2009 For the first boxing event ever held at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino.

Ayub Kalule was born on January 6, 1954, in the Buganda region of Uganda. In terms of length of world professional ranking, together with skill and performance, Ayub Kalule has endured as Uganda's top boxer.

CHICAGO a ' Former lightweight champion David Diaz returned from a 15-month absence to earn a majority decision victory over Jesus Chavez on Saturday night.

Jeff Stover is about to do it again, bringing some of his most gritty former San Francisco 49er teammates and a host of other battle-tested tough guys from throughout the sports world to the Rolling Hills Resort.

Life has come full circle for Paul Spadafora, who went from The Bottoms of McKees Rocks to the top of the boxing world before going back to Broadway Avenue for a parade last summer.

Floyd Mayweather Jr will have to pay Juan Manuel Marquez a reported $600,000 after weighing in two pounds too heavy ahead of Saturday night's welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.

The biggest fight of Vicente Escobedo's young career takes place tonight when the Woodland native and former Olympian faces Australian slugger Michael Katsidis in Las Vegas for the World Boxing Organization interim lightweight title.

Chris John retained his WBA featherweight title with an unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez on Saturday night, hanging on in the 12th round to win their second bout in seven months.