News - Hasim Rahman

When the news broke on Saturday that IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12KOs) had withdrawn, due to injury, from his Dec. 13 title bout with IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs), questions were raised as to Klitschko's possible options for the December date. As many already know, WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is scheduled to return on the working date of December 20 read more ...

On December 13, IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin is planning to show the world that IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko is the past. The battle of Olympic Gold Medal winners will take place at the SAP Arena in Mannheim. Povetkin believes that Klitschko is his big chance to make a statement. "I will snatch the world title from Klitschko," Povetkin said. "Now I am here. I am the future." read more ...

K2 Promotions has won the purse bid for the IBF heavyweight championship bout between title holder Wladimir Klitschko and #1 ranked Alexander Povetkin. K2’s bid of $13,130,130., outshone Sauerland’s of $8,114,140 read more ...

Heavyweight James "Lights Out" Toney (71-6-3, 44 KOs) scored a controversial third round TKO over Hasim "Rock" Rahman (45-7-3, 36 KOs) in their "Last Chance" clash on Wednesday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA. An accidental head butt in round three cut Rahman over the left eye and in the corner after the round, Rahman said he couldn't see. The bout was then stopped by referee Ray Corona on the advice of ring doctor read more ...

When James “Lights Out” Toney and Hasim “The Rock” Rahman fought in 2006, the circumstances were much different. Rahman was the WBC titleholder, while Toney was viewed as a legit heavyweight contender, maybe the best heavyweight in the world. Although the fight ended in a majority draw, many felt that Toney did enough to merit the victory. Since that meeting, however, both fighters have been on a downslide. Toney has won just read more ...

In a classic crossroads battle of two former champions trying to sustain their careers for one last shot at another title, James “Lights Out” Toney and Hasim “The Rock” Rahman will hook up in their long-awaited rematch on Wednesday night, July 16. The scheduled 12-round NABO Heavyweight Championship Bout -- presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions, Don King Productions and in association with Top Rank, Inc. read more ...

It appears that a deal has been struck for James "Lights Out" Toney (70-6, 43KOs) to face former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-6, 36KOs) in a rematch on July 16. Toney previously faced Rahman, then the WBC champion, in March of 2006 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight would end in a majority draw, but most felt Rahman did enough to earn the decision read more ...

Steve Nelson, manager of former two-time WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36KOs), told The Fight Network , that his fighter could very well replace Juan Carlos Gomez in a fight with Vladimir Virchis (24-1, 20KOs) on March 8 in Krefeld, Germany. If he steps in, the fight would be Rahman's first to take place outside of the United States since he knocked out Lennox Lewis to win the heavyweight title in South read more ...

After a deal to fight UK rival Enzo Maccarinelli fell apart, WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion David Haye (20-1, 19KOs) promised that he would move forward with his plan to jump to the heavyweight division, and shock everyone by facing an top heavyweight opponent. The opponent has finally been revealed. It appears Haye's promoter Frank Maloney is holding talks with Top Rank to stage a fight between read more ...

Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-6, 36 KOs) won a harder than expected tenth round TKO over late sub Zuri Lawrence (23-13-4, 0 KOs) on Thursday night at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA. Rahman knocked Lawrence completely out of the ring at the end of round six, but Lawrence managed to get back in the ring and bravely gave "The Rock" a lot of trouble the rest of the way. Rahman finally came on in the final read more ...