Archive for November, 2007

Unbeaten World Boxing Organization super featherweight champion Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) won a one-sided unanimous decision over the tough challenger Humbreto Soto (43-6-2, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 117-111 and 118-110, for Guzman. Soto, a tough figher used [...]

Former 2004 Mexican Olympian Abner Mares (15-0, 9 KOs) stayed unbeated as he won a gruelling bout over Damian Marchiano (14-3-1, 5 KOs) on Saturday night. Mares landed an enourmous amount of shots on Marchiano, an Argentinian fighter, but he kept coming forward, firing off big homerun shots. Not a knockout puncher by any means, [...]

After unifying the super middelweight titles recently. undefeated champion Joe Calzaghe was reportedly laughing to himself about a recent challenge from British super midddleweight champion Carl Froch. Calzaghe has said, “Coming off the biggest fight of my life and with my stock as high as it’s ever been, it’s a joke to think I’d fight [...]

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Alexander Dimitrenko (27-0, 17 KOs) stopped German Timo Hoffmann (36-6-1, 20 KOs) in the 12th round to hold onto his World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental heavyweight title tonight at Bordelandhalle, in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Both fighters were knocked down in the bout, with Hoffmann, 33, being knocked down twice in the 4th and [...]

I’ve always wondered how a young George Foreman would have done in this a day and age against the mostly Eastern European fighters. For the sake of this discussion, I’m pitting a prime 24 year-old George Foreman against the current heavyweight champions Wladimir Klitschko, Sultan Ibragimov, Ruslan Chagaev, Samuel Peter and Oleg Maskaev. At 24, [...]

International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and World Boxing Organization heavyweight title holder Sultan Ibragimov are reportedly close to signing for their February 23rd unification bout, according to a recent Sports Illustrated article. Klitschko’s PR representitive contacted Sports Illustrated and said that the signing is almost completed. Wladimir Klitschko, 31, has stated that he [...]

Young undefeated Irish middleweight sensation Andy Lee (13-0, 10 KOs) stopped Marcus Thomas (10-3, 4 KOs) in the 1st round on Thursday night at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Lee, 23, wasted little time in the first round, attacking Thomas with huge hooks to the body and head, driving him back continuously. Lee’s punches [...]

Undisputed super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is reportedly tiring of Bernard Hopkins, and wants him to step up to the table and sign for the fight. Hopkins, 43, however has yet to to agree to the fight, instead throwing barbs at Calzaghe, saying that he’ll beat the English fighter. The two came close to fighting [...]

In today’s boxing news, WBO/WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Joe Calzahge has stated that he doesn’t have the slightest interest in fighting Carl Froch, the British super middleweight champion, who has been calling him out for the best year. Not many people give Froch a ghost of a chance at beating Calzaghe, and perhaps Froch is [...]

In the latest boxing news, former heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe (42-1, 33 KOs) plans on fighting in an MMA bout on December 12th. Bowe, who retired from boxing in December 1996 and then made a short-lived comeback seven years later, says that he’d like to hold titles in both MMA and boxing [...]

Former heavyweight title holder Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36 KOs) stopped Zuri Lawrence in the 10th last night at the Sovereign Center, Reading, in Pennsylvania. Rahman, struggled badly in the bout, and the fight was close to even in the final round when Rahman connected with a big right hand that hurt Lawrence. Rahman then went [...]

For many people, me included, they have long wondered whether former undisputed light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KOs) will ever fight again. It’s been two years since Tszyu, 39, lost to Ricky Hatton, when Kostya’s trainer threw in the towel following the 11th round. The bout was incredibly close up to that point, [...]

It’s been two years since former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) retired from boxing following a particularly embarrassing 6-round TKO to the mediocre Kevin McBride in June 2005. However, at the time of the loss, Tyson, now 41, had reportedly not been training correctly nor had he been taking care of his self [...]

Darius Michalczewski (48-2, 38 KOs) is reportedly coming out of his two-year retirement to fight Graciano Rocchigiani in May 2008. Michalczewski previously defeated Rocchigiani twice in his career, but felt that a rubber match was needed to settle things, because the first fight resulted in a 7th round disqualification. caused when Machalczewski was hit on [...]

In the latest boxing news, an Eastern European woman (Milana Dravnel), now living in the United States and working as a stripper in New York, is reportedly suing Oscar De La Hoya foor one hundred million dollars, claiming that she was pressured not to sell pictures she owned in which De La Hoya was wearing [...]

According to the latest boxing news, newly crowed WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion David Haye (20-1, 19 KOs) not only plans on moving up to the heavyweight division, effective immediately, but he also wants to fight IBF heavyweight champion as soon as possible, thus avoiding the need to work his way to the top like most heavyweight [...]

After undefeated World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s (31-0, 25 KOs) close shave victory over challenger Shane Mosley on Saturday night, Miguel mentioned that he’d be interested in fighting the top fights, like Floyd Mayweather, Paul Williams, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, but for some reason, avoided the name of Antonio Margarito. It [...]

Former WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (44-6-2, 35 KOs) returns to the ring on Thursday night against last minute replacement Zuri Lawrence (23-12-4, 6 KOs) at the Sovereign Centre in Reading, Pennsylvania. Rahman, 35, is making his fourth right in the past five months, apparently seeming to be in a hurry to recapture his World [...]

With Oscar De La Hoya’s (38-5, 30 KOs) recent announcement of his intentions to fight on May 3rd, 2008, I thought this would be a good time to discuss whether or not De La Hoya should hang up the gloves. For me, I’m not precisely sure why he continues to fight, since he reportedly has [...]

Javier Castillejo (62-7, 42 KOs) stopped Mariano Natalio Carrera (31-5, 22 KOs) in the 6th round tonight at Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany, thus setting up what will be a third fight with World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm. Castillejo, now 39 years-old, dropped Carrera, 27, in the 5th and the sixth rounds, prompting referee Steve Smoger [...]

Former International Boxing Federation Super middleweight champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (22-1, 17 Kos) returns to action on the undercard of Ricky Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Peter Manfredo Jr. (28-4, 13 Kos) on December 8th, at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. Lacy, 30, has been out of action since tearing his left [...]

Undefeated German-based heavyweight challenger Alexander Dimitrenko (26-0, 16 KOs) faces Timo Hoffmann (36-5-1, 20 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Dimitrenko, 25, ranked #2 in the World Boxing Organization, is on the brink of a title shot, possibly against Ruslan Chagaev, the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, or more likely [...]

By Richard Rodriguez: As much as I enjoyed watching last Saturday’s fight between World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) and Shane Mosley, I couldn’t help wonder how much longer Cotto will be able to hold onto his title. Unlike the legions of Cotto sycophants, I see him as a remake of [...]

According to the latest boxing news, ESPN is reporting that trainer Emanuel Steward will no longer be training former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. Steward had trained Taylor for little more than a year, seeing him through fights with Kelly Pavlik, Kassim Ouma, Winky Wright and Cory Spinks. Unfortunately, Taylor appeared to regress as a fighter [...]

At the press conference following the Shane Mosley vs. Miguel Cotto fight, Oscar De La Hoya stated that he plans on fighting next on May 3rd, against an unnamed opponent. However, when pushed on the subject, De La Hoya, 34, said that he hoped it would be Ricky Hatton, whom he’s had considerable interest in [...]

With the dust barely settled following World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s narrow decision over Shane Mosely on Sat6urday night at Madison Square Garden, the question in most people’s minds is who should Cotto fight next? As Cotto puts it, he’d be interested in fighting “all the top guys,” like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and [...]

Shortly after defeating World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (33-4, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France, British cruiserweight David Haye (20-1, 19 KOs) announced that he wouldn’t be defending the newly won titles, that he’d instead be moving up to the heavyweight division [...]

Junior welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz (20-1-1, 15 KOs) destroyed veteran Carlos Maussa in the 1st round last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. At the bell to start the fight, Ortiz was immediately on Maussa, landing huge hooks repeatedly, as Maussa attempted to cover up in defense. After eating countless shots in the first [...]

In a night of bad decisions, Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) won a split decision over Jose Armando Santa Cruz (25-3, 14 KOs) last night at Madison Square Garden. Casamayor, 36, was making his first appearance since defeating Diego Corrales in October 2006, and it showed, as Casamayor appeared very rusty and slow compared to [...]

Making his first appearance since losing his World Boxing Organization welterweight title to Paul Williams, Antonio Margarito (35-5, 26 KOs) completely annhilated journeyman Golden Johnson (25-9-3, 18 KOs), stoppinng him at 2:28 of the 1st round last night on the undercard of Mosley vs. Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Johnson was completely out of his [...]