Bute still heading towards Froch bout on April 14th, wants Andre Ward in the Summer

By Scott Gilfoid: According to Dan Rafael and Fightnews, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) is still being pushed forward towards an April 14th showdown with the recently beaten former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) in Montreal, Canada. Read the rest of this entry »



Thomas Oosthuizen vs. Serge Yannick on March 3rd

By William Mackay: Unbeaten International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight contender Thomas Oosthuizen (17-0, 12 KOs) will be defending his title against Serge Yannick (14-1, 7 KO’s) in a scheduled 12 round bout on March 3rd at the Emperor’s Palace, in Kempton Park, Guateng, South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »



Bute needs to fight Andre Dirrell next

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute needs to listen to WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward and choose to fight Andre Dirrell next rather than look for another scrub fighter to pad his record with. Read the rest of this entry »



Rios doesn’t want to see Cotto-Pacquiao II

By Chris Williams: Like a lot of people that have been speaking their mind lately, former WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios doesn’t have any interest in seeing WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao fight Miguel Cotto again after seeing how one-sided their previous fight was back in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »



Brandon Rios and Yuriorkis Gamboa to share April 14th card at the MGM Grand

By Chris Williams: According to Dan Rafael, former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios and former featherweight/super featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa will be sharing the same card on April 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the rest of this entry »



Khan claims integrity of boxing at stake over Peterson controversy

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) insists that the integrity of boxing is at stake over the poor handling of his fight with new light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s). Read the rest of this entry »



Chavez Jr. looks like a huge light heavyweight in training photos for Rubio fight

By Dan Ambrose: In looking at WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s training photos at fightnews.com, I don’t know how he’s going to be able to drain down to make the 160 pound weight limit for his February 4th fight against Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KO’s). Read the rest of this entry »



Chisora: Four corners of the globe is supporting me against Vitali

By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) figures to be getting support from all around the world for his fight next month against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) on February 18th in Munich, Germany. Read the rest of this entry »



Pavlik and Mendy possible opponents for Froch’s May 5th date in Nottingham

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) doesn’t appear to be fighting IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute next in April, according to rds.ca. Read the rest of this entry »



Arum trying to get Mayweather-Pacquiao fight contract signed for November

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum has given up on trying to put together the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight for May or June. Read the rest of this entry »



Malignaggi may not be fighting Senchenko next after Golden Boy losses purse bid

By Jason Kim: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (30-4, 6 KO’s) is reporting that his promoters Golden Boy lost their purse bid to WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko’s promoters. Read the rest of this entry »



Dawson-Hopkins II: What’s left for Jean Pascal?

By Frank Boileau: It seems that the Bernard Hopkins – Chad Dawson drama will carry on. Gary Shaw (Dawson’s promoter) announced that a fight between the two Americans will take place on April 28th. Read the rest of this entry »



Arum interested in Pacquiao vs. Bradley, Marquez vs. Peterson four-man tournament

By Chris Williams: According to RingTV, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is thinking about matching Manny Pacquiao up with WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley next along with a fight between Lamont Peterson vs. Juan Manuel Marquez in what would be a four-man mini tournament. Read the rest of this entry »



Pacquiao tops Mayweather in PPV buys for last three fights

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has topped WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) in Pay Per View (PPV) buys for his last three fights. In addition Pacquiao’s live gate attendance far exceeds Mayweather during the same time span. Read the rest of this entry »



Arum reports no progress in Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations; now looking to November for mega fight

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum doesn’t have any positive news for a mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. and is now looking for November to try and set the fight up in a temporary arena like the one Arum has been talking about having built on the Las Vegas strip. Read the rest of this entry »



Ricky Burns handed WBO lightweight title after Juan Manuel Marquez stripped of title

By Scott Gilfoid: Ricky Burns (33-2, 9 KO’s) became the second of the UK world champions today when the World Boxing Organization (WBO) declared him to be the new full WBO lightweight champion after they stripped Juan Manuel Marquez of the title due to him moving up in weight to the light welterweight division. Read the rest of this entry »



Mosley offered Khan fight at a 145 pound catchweight; also offered Saul Alvarez bout

By William Mackay: 40-year-old Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KO’s) was approached by Golden Boy Promotions for a fight between him and former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) but at a catchweight of 145 pounds, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Read the rest of this entry »



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