By Erik Schmidt: In a fight marred with fouls between both fighters, once beaten cruiserweight contender Russian Grigory Drozd (32-1, 24 KO’s) stopped Darnell Wilson (23-9-3, 20 KO’s) in the 10th round on Thursday night at the Sport Complex Krylatskoe, in Moscow, Russia. The bout was stopped moments after the 10th by referee Viktor Panin due to injuries that Wilson had sustained in the fight to his right eye, which was nearly closed. Read more…

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: In coming to the defense of Roy Jones Jr, yes, one must recognize that he did fight his mandatories, as he should have. While many a boxing critic would put up the argument that there should be a higher system that makes people fight their mandatories, for the purpose of having a more legitimate, recognized system, ironically, when fighters follow these unwritten laws, those same critics write them off by stating that they are ducking bigger fights. Read more…

By Adam Fillingham: Calling all British fans! Have you heard of that fighter that Americans call a legend, Roy Jones Jr? Well I cant take anything away from the man, he is a great fighter but did he fight the best fighters like American fans seem to bang on about, when talking about British boxers. In my opinion no. Lets just match your legend Roy Jones to our legend Joe Calzaghe. Read more…

By Sean McDaniel: Like a lot of fighters that strike it rich with a huge fight or two, Ricky Hatton’s career seems to have reached a stall after his huge money fight against Manny Pacquiao in May. Since being destroyed by Pacquiao in two quick rounds, Hatton has been unusually quiet about his future plans. For a person that has always been quite open in the media about his life, plans and personal thoughts, it seems strange that Hatton is suddenly mute when it comes to his career. Read more…

By Joshua Meador: I awoke early this morning to make my daily run and meditation before all the hustle and bustle of the day arrived. Being a lower level suit for a billion dollar corporation in a struggling industry as well as a huge boxing fan, it was only natural that my thoughts embraced both boxing and business. With the dawns early light gently illuminating my neighborhood streets and birds singing to the rhythm of my footsteps I realized that boxing is ultimately just another business falling victim to man’s overwhelming lust and greed for the mighty dollar. Read more…

By Erik Schmidt: This Saturday night, unbeaten heavyweight Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19 KO’s) will be facing the toughest test of his career in a scheduled 12-round bout with American heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18 KO’s) in a World Boxing Organization Title Eliminator bout at the Color Line Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. The winner of the bout will become the mandatory challenger for WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, and will likely get a chance against the 6’6” Klitschko sometime in early 2010. Read more…

By Eric Thomas: Heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) has been proclaimed by some in the boxing community to be the be the next big thing, the savior of the heavyweight division. I can see why many people might think this, because Haye’s victories while fighting as a cruiserweight where very impressive with most of them ending in knockouts. However, I don’t know that Haye is the one that will be the next big thing in the heavyweight division. Read more…

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) faces yet another second tier opponent in Jason LeHoullier (21-1, 8 KO’s) on July 25th, in the Latin Fury card at the Grand Mayan, Neuervo Vallarta, in Nayarit, Mexico. Chavez Jr., 23, is ranked high in the light middleweight division at number #3 in the World Boxing Organization and #4 in the WBC, even though he’s yet to face a top tier opponent. Read more…

By Jim Dower: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is making a name for himself lately as a part-time boxing analyst. Just this week Froch made the bold prediction that former cruiserweight champion David Haye has a great chance of beating both of the Klitschko brothers. Now, Froch is predicting that lightweight Amir Khan will beat World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik in their July 18th bout at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester. “If Khan can keep himself out of harm’s way and display usual work rate, he should nick a points decisions,” Froch said to The Sun. Read more…

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: Approximately seven miles outside of San Marcos, TX, down HWY 123 towards Seguin, the Bully Unit Boxing Club is opening for business. Inside, the owner Joe Sandana and his team of trainers are cleaning and prepping. As I pull in, I notice that the gym could not possibly be any larger than my small apartment. It appears fragile, with metal roofing. It has a few windows closed up by wooden boards, and a broken window unit. The outside is painted red, and a Bully Unit logo is taped to the white double doors; the metal gated outer doors are held open by a trash can and tires. Read more…

By Mike Burnell: The world lost a boxing legend July 1st 2009. Legendary Alexis Arguello was found dead at age 57 with a gunshot wound to the chest that officials say appears self inflicted.

In a time when many fighters will beat their chest and imply greatness by flashing the spoils of huge contracts and inflated records it makes the loss of Alexis Arguello that more poignant. Read more…

By Liam Santiago: British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (6-0-0, 6ko’s), is aiming to win the English ad Irish title belts in the next few months. The unbeaten Manchester star has been made mandatory challenger for John McDermott’s English Heavyweight title with the fight likely to happen in late November. Furys is also elegible to challenge for the Irish title, as his Father and Grandmother hold strong Irish roots. Read more…

By Manuel Perez: On November 14th, Manny Pacquiao will be fighting Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, and in doing so Pacquiao will yet again be cherry-picking the weaker champion to fight. I don’t know, but it seems like Pacquiao often fights the easier fights rather than stepping up and fight the best fighter in each division. Read more…

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) not only thinks that former cruiserweight champion David Haye can beat IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, but he also incredibly believes that Haye can beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko as well, according to the The Sun. Froch, however, at least is open-minded enough to say that Vitali would be the “tougher, harder fight” for the 28-year-old Haye. Read more…

By Josh Meador: On September 19th Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1 37 KO’s) collides with the former pound 4 pound king and undefeated super star Floyd Money Mayweather (39-0 25KO’S). True boxing fans are routing for this to be a great fight that will answer two questions. One, does Mayweather still have what it takes to the reclaim his crown as the pound 4 pound king of boxing? Two, or does Marquez possess the skills & ability to pull off a major upset, and further his right to be regarded as the new pound 4 pound king? Read more…

By Scott Gilfoid: After seeing Marco Maidana make quick work of Victor Ortiz last weekend, I now have a bad feeling about Amir Khan’s chances of beating WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik in their bout on July 18th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester. Kotelnik, 31, fought Maidana very tough for 12 rounds, taking his best shots and firing back good combinations of his own. Read more…

By Jim Dower: According to news reports, former four division world title champion Alexis Arguello (82-5, 65 KO’s) was found dead in his home today from a gunshot wound to his chest in Managua, Nicaragua. There’s no word as of yet about who may have shot Arguello or whether it was self inflicted. Read more…

By Nate Anderson: Irish super middleweight prospect Darren Sutherland (4-0, 4 KO’s) struggled to beat Ukrainian Gennadiy Rasalev (2-2, 1 KO’s), stopping him in the 4th round due to a cut over the left eye of Rasalev at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, England. Sutherland, 27, the 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist for Ireland, found himself in a much tougher fight than he perhaps expected to get and was hit often by the taller 6’0” Rasalev. Read more…

By Nate Anderson: BBBofC British super bantamweight champion Jason Booth (33-5, 13 KO’s) easily defeated challenger Rocky Dean (14-3-2, 4 KO’s) by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on Tuesday night at York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109. Booth, 31, who was making his first defense of his title after winning the vacant title with a 6th round TKO over Mark Moran in April, tried trading shots with Dean on the inside in the 1st round. Read more…

By Manuel Perez: Let me get some things straight for all the critics that have come out of the woodwork after Victor Ortiz’s 6th round stoppage loss last weekend against Marcos Maidana. Ortiz didn’t quit and wasn’t about to quit at the time the fight was stopped. The referee is the one that took Ortiz over to the ringside doctor and he was the one that said the fight should be stopped after he saw what a mess of a cut that Ortiz had over his left eye. Read more…

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-0, 18 KO’s) stopped challenger Josafat Perez (12-2, 7 KO’s) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Linares, 23, looked far from impressive in most of the rounds throwing few punches and getting outworked by the 25-year-old Perez. Read more…

By Matt Stein: I personally think that light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KOs) is a great fighter, possibly as good as his promoter Oscar De La Hoya thinks he is, but I’m not so sure that Ortiz has the chin or the intestinal fortitude to beat knockout artist Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) in a rematch if it comes to that. Read more…

By Chris Williams: In a sign that British heavyweight David Haye urgently wants a fight with Vitali Klitschko, Haye is reportedly willing to travel to Germany to fight the older Klitschko brother if need be. That’s pretty much a given, though, because Vitali isn’t about to take the fight if it’s going to be in the UK where Haye, 28, has a lot of fans. Read more…

By Sam Gregory: Saturday August 1st at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, Pa, TKO Boxing Promotions presents “The Battle of York 4.” This will be the fourth show this year in York Pa that TKO Promotions has put on but what makes this event unique is that this fight card will be put on outside at the Sovereign Bank Baseball Stadium, home of the Atlantic League baseball team the York Revolution. Read more…

By Joel Nepomuceno: So Mayweather/ Marquez has officially been rescheduled for September 19th at the MGM Grand. With the rescheduled fight, boxing fans can also look forward to the HBO Series, Mayweather-Marquez 24/7 which lets us step into their lives before they step into their rings. Catchy yes, and I’ll be the first to admit, the past series’ have gotten me pumped about their respective bouts. De La Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7, Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7, Mayweather-Hatton 24/7 all got me even more excited about fights that I was looking forward to seeing already. Read more…