News - Hasim Rahman

After a professional career spanning 18 years, highlighted by becoming the first and only Heavyweight World Champion of Latino heritage, two-time world champion John Ruiz today announced his retirement from the ring. Ruiz (44-9-1, 30 KOs) defeated three world champions – Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman and Tony Tucker – as well as top contenders such as Andrew Golota, Fres Oquendo, Jameel McCline and Kirk Johnson read more ...

Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (46-7-2, 37 KOs) made short work of Clinton “Big Rig” Boldridge (9-16, 7 KOs) in his long awaited return to the ring, knocking out Boldridge out in the final minute of the first round on Friday night at the Beaumont Club at the Kansas City, Missouri read more ...

Unified IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) retained his titles with a one-sided seventh round TKO over former champion Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs) on Saturday night at the SAP Arena in Mannhein, Germany. Klitschko was in command with his jab from the beginning, while Rahman was looking to land a big shot, as he did against Lennox Lewis in 2001. That punch never came, however, as Klitschko punished read more ...

IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko weighed in at 244.2 lbs for his world title defense on Saturday night against former champion Hasim Rahman at the SAPP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Rahman weighed in at 253 lbs read more ...

WBO/IBF heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko is happy with David Haye's arrival to the heavyweight division. He says the British fighter's big mouth has brought a lot of attention to the heavyweight division. Haye's big mouth doesn't bother him. He actually thinks the division needs more fighters like Haye. "We need more characters at heavyweight and David Haye is definitely one of them," Klitschko said to Sky Sports read more ...

IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman faced off at today's press conference in advance of their showdown on Saturday night at the S.A.P. Arena in Mannheim, Germany. Rahman stepped in to face Klitschko after mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin was forced to pull out with a training injury read more ...

"Klitschko will regret he chose me to replace Povetkin," said former champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman, who is the new opponent for IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on December 13 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. "Like Lennox Lewis, I will knock him out and take those belts. And then, I am going to beat his brother Vitali, too." On the other hand, Klitschko stated that he won't be intimidated by 'The Rock.' read more ...

"America, I promise you. I can punch with the left hook, the right hand, bodyshots, uppercuts. I got a great team. I got Marshall Kauffman, Steve Nelson," he says with a slight degree of emphasis while pleading to the patriot in his American supporters and sounding like presidential candidates Barack Obama or John McCain. When asked why the people should believe in him, Rahman laid it all out on the line read more ...

BoxingScene.com was just informed that deal has been reached for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45KOs) to defend his titles against number-five ranked Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36KOs). The fight will still take place on December 13 at SAP-Arena in Mannheim, Germany. HBO will televise. Rahman, a former two-time heavyweight champion, takes the place of IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin who last week suffered read more ...

The proposed bout between WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) and two-time former champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36KOs) is getting closer by the day. As previously reported, discussions took place over the weekend after IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin injured his left foot during a training run last Friday and was forced to withdraw from the scheduled fight with Klitschko read more ...