News - Cory Spinks

Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams weighed in at a whopping 288lbs for Saturday's rematch with Matt Skelton at the Millennium Stadium in Wales. For Williams (36-4, 29 KOs), it's a 21-pound increase from what he weighed in his February split decision win over Skelton (19-1, 18 KOs), who scaled in at 255, the same weight as in the first fight. Promoter Frank Warren says he will be on the phone within hours of the Williams read more ...

ROMAN KARMAZIN: "I have high regard and respect for Spinks. He is a tough fighter. I have trained hard to a point where you would not understand. I have come to a foreign country and foreign state and now a foreign city to make this fight. I have no fear. It does not matter where I fight. I am here to win. Behind me I have an entire country and three kids. I have no choice but to win.” read more ...

Karmazin trained at the famous Wildcard Gym in Hollywood, California. His ripped abs showed that he had put in several weeks of serious training for his upcoming title defense. The gym, which is owned by top trainer Freddie Roach, is well known for its heated sparring sessions and the world's top fighters who work-out there read more ...

Promoter Don King rolled into St. Louis today to officially announce the July 8 SHOWTIME card featuring IBF junior middleweight Roman Karmazin (34-1-1, 21 KOs) defending against local hero and former champion Cory Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs) at the Savvis Center. "Cory Spinks is a good tactical, quick fighter," said Karmazin. "But, he is making a big mistake in coming up in weight and choosing me as an opponent. He was better off where he was read more ...

Apparently former undisputed welterweight champion Cory "The Next Generation" Spinks and Don King have resolved their differences as Spinks is said to be fighting IBF 154lb champion Roman Karmazin (also promoted by Don King) on either July 1st or 8th. Karmazin has a mandatory challenger in Rodney Jones and that fight was scheduled to go to purse bid soon, but apparently that purse bid date has been pushed back. Spinks-Karmazin would read more ...

...Monte Barrett scored a courageous ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten in an IBF/WBC eliminator... ...Zab Judah seized the WBC/WBA/IBF welterweight titles from Cory Spinks with an impressive ninth round TKO before a record 22,374 in Spinks' hometown of St Louis... read more ...

Kevin Cunningham, manager and trainer of undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks is infuriated at the Missouri Commission for allowing challenger Zab Judah to wear Reyes gloves instead of Grant gloves, the brand Spinks selected. Traditionally... read more ...

Cory Spinks: "I trained hard, feel great and am ready to go. I am planning to have fun in the ring. It is great to be back home. This is such a blessing to have this fight in St. Louis. For a guy to grow up in the ghetto like me and then end up in the record books for the most fans at a fight here is outrageous. When they first told me the place was a sellout, I broke down in tears..." read more ...