Interviews

by Derek Callahan An Alabama native who has been through hundreds of fights in a boxing career that will probably never be duplicated, Eric Esch, the one-name known “Butterbean” (the…

GATTI-LEIJA OUMA-JANTUAH CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCIPT Thursday, January 20, 2005 Kofi Jantuah, Las Vegas, NV My plan is to take the fight to him. I train for 12-rounds, but if you…

Star Boxing Moderator: Norman Horton December 7, 2004 2:00 p.m. EST OPERATOR: Good afternoon and welcome to the Tarver Johnson teleconference. At this time, all participants have been placed on…

HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER DANNY WILLIAMS, FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION LENNOX LEWIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT DECEMBER 6, 2004 Opening Comments: Williams: I said weeks ago that I had surpassed the fitness I…

Interview w/ Tito & Papa Trinidad FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD – NOW AT 165 lbs. – PREPARES FOR HISTORIC OCTOBER 2 RETURN Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico – August 27, 2004 –…

If you haven't learned by now, Larry Hazzard, the head of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board, decided a few weeks ago to grant Mike Tyson a boxing license.…

SPARKS FLY BETWEEN NICARAGUA & MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AT JUNE 14 PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE FELIX “TITO” TRINIDAD vs. RICARDO “EL MATADOR” MAYORGA OCTOBER 2, LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW New York,…

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT FORMER WBA 130-POUND CHAMPION JOEL CASAMAYOR FORMER IBF 130-POUND CHAMPION DIEGO CORRALES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004 Question: Joel, how is training going with…

ANTONIO TARVER IBF & WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MEDIA DAY TRANSCRIPT, OCTOBER 21, 2003 TAMPA, FL They’ve been doing that my whole career (talking down to me), since ’96. I’m…

National Conference Call Transcript Four-Time World Champion Evander Holyfield, Thursday, September 25, 2003 Holyfield participated in a conference call to discuss his 12-round heavyweight showdown against IBF cruiserweight champion James…

National Conference Call Transcript IBF Cruiserweight Champion James Toney, Tuesday, September 23, 2003 Toney participated in a conference call to discuss his 12-round heavyweight showdown against four-time world champion Evander…

JONES-TARVER PRESS CONFERENCE Saturday, September 13, 2003 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV ROY JONES, JR.: You see, I always, ALWAYS, keep my damn word. I’m telling you that you are…

By Teddy Stenmark Former top-class amateur boxer Martin Kitel followed his heart and left Sweden after his amateur career, married a Norwegian girl, took a long break from boxing but…

The following interview was conducted by Eric Rineer, exclusively for Boxinginsider.com. VERO BEACH, Fla. – Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas (33-0, 30 K0s) is set to defend his WBA and WBO jr.…

By Eric Rineer Boxinginsider.com VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Sharmba Mitchell says he has a lot of fight left in him. "I've been boxing for 24 years now, almost 25 years,”…