Peter vs. Maskaev
September 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev
WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (34-5, 26 KOs) will be making his 2nd title defense on October 6th when he meets up with Nigerian knockout slugger Samuel Peter at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Maskaev, 38, is on a 12 consecutive win streak, dating back to February 2003. Previous to that, Maskaev had been […]
Holt-Torres: The Final Word
September 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt
In the past few days, I’ve read countless reports from posters in various boxing site forums about the outcome of the WBO light welterweight championship bout between title holder Ricardo Torres (32-1, 28 KOs) and #1 challenger Kendal Holt (22-2, 12 KOs), most of which is centered on the fact that the figh was stopped […]
Does Holyfield Deserve Title Shot Against Ibragimov?
September 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Evander Holyfield
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (42-8-2, 27 KOs) is poised to win his fifth heavyweight title next month when he travels to Moscow, Russia to take on undefeated WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (21-0, 17 KOs) on October 13th. Never mind that Holyfield, 44, has done little to deserve a shot at the […]
Duddy To Return To Ring In October
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
Undefeated middleweight John Duddy (21-0, 16 KOs) will return to the boxing ring on October 20th when he fights in Dublin, Ireland against an un-named opponent. Duddy, 28, was born in the UK, but has Irish ancestry, has fought most of his career in the United States, where he resides in New York City. Earlier […]
Holt Files Protest Over Loss to Torres
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt
Following his heartbreaking 11th round TKO loss to WBO welterweight champion Ricardo Torres (32-1, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Salon Jumbo del Country Club, Barranquilla, Atlantico, in Colombia, WBO # 1 challenger Kendal Holt is filing a protest to the WBO. Based on reports from ringside, Holt was apparently pelted with a can […]
Klitschko vs. Tua: Is David Next For Wladimir?
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, David Tua
According to the latest boxing news from New Zealand’s Sunday News, former heavyweight challenger David Tua (48-3-1, 40 KOs) could possibly land a title shot against IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) as early as the beginning of 2008. The arrangement involves some legal issues apparently between Tua’s promoter Cedric Kushner and Wladimir […]
Kirkland Destroys Said
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, James Kirkland, Mohammed Said
Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect James Kirkland (20-0, 17 KOs) knocked out Mohammed Said (21-6-1, 14 KOs) in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington. Kirkland knocked Said down twice in the first round, and then a final time in round two. Said wasn’t able to beat the count […]
Torres Stops Holt
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt
WBO light welterweight champion Ricardo “Mochuelo” Torres (32-1, 28 KOs) rallied late to come from behind and knockout American challenger Kendall Holt (22-2, 12 KO’s) in the 11th round of a scheduled 12-round bout, on Saturday night at the Salon Jumbo del Country Club, in Barranquilla, Atlantico, in Colombia. Torres, 27, from Colombia and well […]
Zuniga Destroys Oganov
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Victor Oganov, Fulgencio Zuniga
After witnessing the Russian Victor Oganov’s (26-1, 26 KOs) 9th round KO loss at the hands of Colombian punching machine Fulgencio Zuniga (20-2-1, 17 KOs), I must admit that I wasn’t the overly surprised by the ease of the 9th round stoppage victory for Zuniga. I’d only seen a couple of Oganov’s fights – against […]
Niida Defeats Gejon
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Yutaka Niida
World Boxing Association minimumweight champion Yutaka Niida (22-1-3, 8 KOs) won an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over old nemesis Eriberto “Yukka” Gejon (23-2-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan. The victory was the sixth defense of Niida’s WBA title. More importantly, it kept him going forward towards a future showdown with one of […]
Huerto Decisions Hinojosa
September 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Miguel Angel Huerto
Lightweight Miguel Angel Huerto (25-8-1, 17 KOs) defeated Efren Hinojosa (29-4-1, 17 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision, winning the NABF lightweight title in an impressive performance on Thursday night at the Grand Plaza in Houston, Texas. Huerta, ranked # 13 in the WBC, knocked Hinojosa down in the 2nd round and had him on the […]
Alvarez Decisions Sanders
September 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Shamone Alvarez, Germain Sanders
Welterweight prospect Shamone Alvarez (19-0, 11 KOs) defeated Germain Sanders (27-4, 17 KOs) on Friday night by 12-round unanimous decision at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, new Jersey. At stake, was Alvarez’s NABO welterweight title, which he retained by defeating Sanders. The bout was from interesting, however, as both fighters lacked any real power […]
Alakhverdiev Beats Escalera
September 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Josean Escalera
In one of the more exciting fights on Friday’s card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Russian junior welterweight prospect Khabib Alakhverdiev (5-0, 2 KO’s) defeated Puerto Rican prospect Josean Escalera (2-2, 1 KOs) by four-round split decision. Alakhverdiev, 24, is a fighter that many boxing experts have an eye on, […]
Urango Defeats Athumani
September 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Juan Urango
Former IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango (18-1-1, 14 KOs) came back from an early first round scare, in which he was stunned by several punches thrown by Kenyan fighter Nasser Athumani (20-5-1, 16 KOs), to stop him eventually in the fourth round of their scheduled 10-round bout at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic […]
Campas Defeats Bravo
September 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Luis Ramon Campas, Norberto Bravo
Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campus (90-10, 72 KOs) dug deep to pull out an exciting 10-round decision over Norberto Bravo (24-14-3, 13 KOs) to win the IBA Continental light middleweight title on Friday night, at the Casino Del Sol, in Tuscon, Arizona. Campas, 36, won most of the early rounds but badly faded in the […]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: “I’d Fight Wladimir Klitschko for $10-20 Million”
September 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Quinton Jackson
In a recent interview by Ryan Hockensmith of ESPN magazine, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (27-6, 13 KOs), the current UFC light heavyweight champion, expressed an interest in fighting IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) in a boxing match if Quinton would receive a payment of between $10-20 million for the fight. The fight would […]
