Cunningham Stops Huck
December 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Steve Cunningham, Marco Huck
International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs) turned back German-based challenger Marco Huck (19-1, 14 KOs), stopping him in the 12th round on Saturday night at the Seidensticker Halle, in Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. After a strong first two rounds in which Huck, a power puncher, landed a number of hard shots to […]
Hernandez Destroys Azzaoui
December 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Yoan Pablo Hernandez
Former Cuban amateur boxing star, Yoan Pablo Hernandez (14-0, 8 KOs) flattened Algerian Mohamed Azzaoui (22-2-2, 8 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night to win the World Boxing Association Fedelatin and World Boxing Council Latino cruiserweight title at the Seidensticker Halle, in Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The fight had started out slowly, with both boxers caustiously […]
Sargeant Stops Woods
December 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Darrell Woods
In a battle of journeyman super middleweight fighters, Louis Sargeant (9-11, 5 KOs) stopped 40 year-old Darrell Woods (26-12, 18 KOs) in the fourth round on Friday night at the River Rock Casino, in Richmond, British Columbia. Woods, who previously was stopped in the 1st round by super middleweight contender Allan Green in July, took […]
Byron Tyson Defeats Ortiz
December 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing
Undefeated middleweight prospect Byron Tyson (9-0-1, 4 KOs) defeated Claudio Ortiz (6-15, 2 KOs) by 4th round disqualification on Friday night at the River Rock Casino, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The fight, never competitive from the very start, was stopped in the 4th round after Ortiz, 36, landed a series of quick rabbit punches […]
Adamek Decisions Jalusic
December 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Tomasz Adamek
Former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek (33-1, 22 KOs) had an easy time defeating Josip Jalusic (8-9-1) by 8-round unanimous decision on Saturday night on the Cunningham vs. Huck undercard at the K Seidensticker Halle, in Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Adamek, 31, was making his second fight at cruiserweight after abandoning the […]
Williams Wants A Bout With Mosley
December 30th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Shane Mosley, Paul Williams
Showing perhaps a sign of desperation, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-0, 24KOs) is already looking beyond his next opponent Carlos Quintana, whom he fights on February 9th, as he said in a recent interview that he is interested in facing Shane Mosley after his bout with Quintana. Williams, 26, previously had a […]
Witter: “Hatton Has Avoided Fighting Me For Years And He’s Still Avoiding Me”
December 30th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) came out with another bomb shell interview, this time to The Sunday Times, in which Witter accused former junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton of avoiding him for years, and is still avoiding him. “Hatton hates me and he can’t […]
Hawkins Decisions Guinn: Is This The End Of The Line For Dominick?
December 30th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Dominick Guinn
In somewhat of a shocking upset, journeyman fighter Robert Hawkins (23-10, 7 KOs) defeated former heavyweight contender Dominick Guinn (28-6-1, 19 KO) by 10-round unanimous decision last night at the River Rock Casino, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The bout was never in doubts, as Hawkins, 32, pounded out a one-sided decision, winning by the […]
Roy Jones Jr. Wants Match With Calzaghe
December 29th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
On last nights’ ESPN telecast, former light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. (51-4, 38 KOs) said that he wants to fight super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, after he, Jones, stops Felix Trinidad (42-2, 35 KOs) in the fourth round in their scheduled 12-round bout on January 19th at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Jones, 38, […]
Williams Angered Over Cintron’s Choice Of Margarito & Cotto for Future Opponents
December 29th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Kermit Cintron, Paul Williams
In the latest boxing news, undefeated World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) is reportedly furious at International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron due to him opting to call out Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito rather than taking on a bout with Williams. Previous to this, Williams and Cintron had decided […]
Is Cintron Making A Mistake In Fighting Margarito?
December 29th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Kermit Cintron, Antonio Margarito
In the past week, International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) has publically called out Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs), saying that he wants to fight him as soon as possible, apparently a move made to attempt to erase the previous stain of defeat for Cintron. Two years earlier, in April 2005, […]
Timo Hoffmann Tests Positive For Steroids
December 28th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Timo Hoffmann
Timo Hoffmann (36-6-1, 20 KOs), a German-based heavyweight, has reportedly tested positive for Steroids following his 12th round TKO loss to Alexander Dimitrenko on November 17th. Hoffmann, 33, faces a one year suspension from boxing. Worse, however, is that if the positive result stands up to further tests, Hoffmann’s manager, Christian Meyer, from Sauerland, said […]
Duddy To Fight Vanda On February 23rd
December 28th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) has reportedly changed the date for his bout with Matt Vanda (37-5, 21 KOs), moving it to February 23rd at Madison Square Garden, in New York Cit. Duddy, 28, had his bout with Vanda pushed back several weeks from the previous date, though no word was given […]
Maccarinelli vs. Haye On March 8th
December 28th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Enzo Maccarinelli, David Haye
World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion David Haye (20-1, 19 KOs) has had a change of mind, today announcing that he will indeed decide to take on World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs) for a unification bout on March 8th in the UK. Both Haye and Maccarinelli are knockout punchers, […]
Guinn To Fight Hawkins Tonight
December 28th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Dominick Guinn
Former heavyweight contender Dominick Guinn (28-5-1, 19 KO) will be returning to the ring tonight to take on Robert Hawkins in a 10-round bout a the River Rock Casino, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Guinn, now 32, was one of the top heavyweight challengers up until 2004, strange as it may seem now. However, starting in […]
Who Will Be The Next Opponent For De La Hoya?
December 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
With Ricky Hatton’s recent defeat to Floyd Mayweather Jr., it essentially wiped out Oscar De La Hoya’s leading candidate for his next opponent, whom he has plans on fighting on May 3rd, whomever that may be. Hatton, however, due to his knockout loss to Mayweather, is no longer a viable opponent for De La Hoya, […]
Rees Wants Shot At Hatton: “I Believe I’d Beat Him”
December 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
In the latest boxing news, World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) wants to take on fellow Brit Ricky Hatton, who recently was destroyed by Floyd Mayweather Jr in a humiliating 10th round TKO at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rees, 27, is an almost mirror image of Hatton, […]
Ibragimov Klitschko: Is This Another Mismatch?
December 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
World Boxing Organization Sultan Ibragimov (22-0, 17 KOs) recently started his training camp in preparations for his February 23rd unification match with International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Ibragimov, 32, is a long shot at winning the bout with the 6′7″ 244 lb Klitschko, with […]
Malignaggi vs. Ngoudjo
December 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Paulie Malignaggi, Herman Ngoudjo
International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (23-1, 5 KOs) defends his title on January 5th against once beaten challenger Herman Ngoudjo (16-1, 9 KOs) at Bally’s Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ngoudjo, 28, represented Cameroon in the 2000 Olympics, getting eliminated quickly in the first round, is coming […]
Will Taylor Be Improved For His Rematch With Pavlik?
December 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
With the rematch fast approaching for former middleweight Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) against undefeated knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) on February 16, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the big question is whether the 29 year-old Taylor will have a better game plan this time around to counteract Pavlik’s slugging […]
