PRE-FIGHT ANALYSIS

You can usually guarantee a late night scrap in Newcastle on a Saturday night & this weekend will be no exception. This Saturday, boxing makes a return to the North East when Amir Khan takes on mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, in what will be his first defence of his WBA light-welterweight crown he won by outpointingreidis Prescott..

On June 13, 2009 WBO Welterweight (147) Champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27ko’s) narrowly eeked out a razor thin split decision over former champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20ko’s) to retain his title in a classical war of attrition in front of a boisterous flag draped Puerto Rican crowd at Madison Square Gardens in New York City on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Jones vs Johnson

On September 25, 2004 former undisputed Light Heavyweight King Roy Jones challenges Glen Johnson for the IBF Light Heavyweight Crown.

Most boxing experts and odd makers naturally have Roy Jones as

Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins first made a fan of me with his brutal stoppage of  Joe "The Sledgehammer" Lipsky in the 4th round  back in 1996. His ring entrance, costume,  executioner mask, and burly bodyguards walking behind him with his battle axes in a funeral type procession along with his hard core staccato eloquence was truly menacing to watch, you knew by the way he carried himself that he was the real deal and could fight.

On Dec 4 “The Nigerian Nightmare”Samuel Peters challenges Jeremy “Half Man Half Amazing" William for the vacant NABF Heavyweight Title at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas on a Showtime Boxing fight card featuring other sensational fights The 24 year old Samuel Peters was a quarter finalist at the 2000 Olympic games and currently sports an unbeaten record of 20 victories with no losses and is being hailed

On November 11, Danny Williams challenges Vitali Dr “Iron Fist”Klitchko for his WBA Heavyweight Crown at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Former British Heavyweight and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Danny Williams was virtually unknown outside the

On December 9, 2004, Vasilly "The Tiger" Jirov faces "Double M" Michael Moorer for the Vacant WBC Continental Americas and North American Heavyweight Titles at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The tiger from Kazakhstan is the former WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion and he first shot into prominence back in June 1999 when he scored a technical

On April 30, John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz the current two time WBA Champion and former NABA, NABF and IBO Heavyweight Champion defends his title against the current WBC Continental Americas and IBA Heavyweight Heavyweight champion James "Lights Out" Toney at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Sam Peter is the former WBC heavyweight champion. He is hoping to regain a piece of the heavyweight title. He battered Gabe" Big G" Brown on the Pavlik - Espino undercard. He came in at 240 pounds. That was 23 pounds less then what he weighed when he lost to Eddie Chambers. Is Sam Peter back in the mix ?

HOPKINS VS TAYLOR

On July 16th, Undisputed Middleweight Champion of the world Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins defends his WBA, WBC,WBO and IBF titles against WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on HBO in a fight Labelled Next in Line.

In another curious abnormality now common place in boxing today, the WBA has sanctioned a heavyweight bout to install an Interim Champion. Reigning champion Vitali Klitchko has been out of commission since December 2004 as he recovers from back surgery, before then he had fought only once in April. This saga got more interesting as a seemingly revitalized Vitali is now being rumored to prefer returning to the ring against the likes of

On February 19, 2004, Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins the undisputed unified WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO Middleweight Champion of the World defends his titles against the current European Union Middleweight Champion “The Battersea Bomber” Howard Eastman at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

MOORER VS JIROV

On December 9, 2004, Vasilly "The Tiger" Jirov faces "Double M" Michael Moorer for the Vacant WBC Continental Americas and North American Heavyweight Titles at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. The tiger from Kazakhstan is the former WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion and he first shot into prominence back in June 1999 when he scored a technical

ECHOLS VS IKEKE

On April 15th, number 17th ranked Middleweight Contender Kingsley “Sharp Knuckles” Ikeke the current NABF,NABA and WBO NABO Middleweight Champion takes on former NABF and NABA Super Middleweight Champion "Kid Dynamite" Antwun Echols at the Northern Quest Casino in Spokane Washington. Kingsley has been a rising star in the division for the last two years albeit with victories over nondescript opposition

TYSON VS MCBRIDE

JOPPY VS TAYLOR