Archive for January, 2008

Undefeated middleweight prospect Andy Lee (14-0, 11 KOs) will be taking on the tough Alejandro Gustavo Falliga (14-3-2, 4 KOs) on February 2nd, at the University Sports Arena in Limerick, Ireland. Lee, 23, considered by many people to be one of the best prospects in the middleweight division, has been quickly moving up against tougher [...]

40 year-old heavyweight contender Andrew Golota (40-6-1, 33 KOs) will be fighting on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad bout this Saturday night against heavyweight prospect Mike Molla (19-1, 12 KOs) at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Golota, ranked #10 in the World Boxing Council, is going up against one of the [...]

In an interview at fightnews.com, Roy Jones Jrs. (51-4, 38 KOs) had this to say about Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) in reference to their handspeed, “Only Floyd Mayweather comes close to me and he’s still 10 miles an hour slower.” At first I thought Jones was just being himself, bragging in his typical [...]

Main Events signed former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek (33-1, 22 KOs), now fighting as a cruiserweight. Adamek, 31, is ranked # 6 in the International Boxing Federation and #7 in the World Boxing Association cruiserweight division, lost his WBC lightweight title in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Chad Dawson on [...]

According to the latest reports, ticket sales for this Saturday’s bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad (42-2, 35 KOs) have been less than impressive, to put it kindly. In fact, many of the most expensive seats at New York’s Madison Square Garden have been drastically reduced from $15,000 to a mere $5000. Part [...]

Heayweight great Muhammed Ali (59-5, 37 KOs) turned 66 years-old today. Ali, who retired in 1981, following back to back loses to Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. A three-time world heavyweight champion and a former Olympic Gold medalist, Ali had signature wins over a tremendous amount of well-known heavyweights, such as Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, [...]

Former World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion DeMarcus ‘Chop Chop’ Corley (31-7-1, 17 KOs) goes up against talented undefeated prospect Devon Alexander (13-0, 8 KOs) on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. Corley, 33, is disparately in the need of a win, [...]

After watching 45 year-old Evander Holyfield (42-9-2, 27 KOs) lose by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision to World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov last October 13th in Moscow, Russia, my thoughts were that Holyfield needs to retire from the ring as soon as possible. Unlike others, I hadn’t bout into Holyfield’s excuses about his [...]

World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs), tired of calling out Ricky Hatton and subsequently being ignored for his efforts, had decided to bide his time and take on the undefeated Demetrius Hopkins (28-0-1, 11 KOs) on March 22nd, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hopkins, 27, is a light-hitting inside fighter, whom [...]

As super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) appears locked into a fight with former light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, I can’t help think that the 35 year-old Calzaghe will be better off canceling the bout with Hopkins and instead focus on fighting the winner of this Saturday’s bout between Felix Trinidad vs. Roy Jones [...]

Once promising heavyweight contender Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs) is reportedly looking for his next opponent, supposedly against a tougher fighter than what he’s fought since coming back from his two-year medical suspension in 2006. Mesi, now 34, has been slow to step up his competition since making his comeback, fighting seven consecutive C-level fighters, [...]

In the latest boxing news, undefeated German-based heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko (27-0, 17 KOs) has reportedly backed out of a previously scheduled bout with his fellow Universum promotions stablemate Luan Krasniqi (30-3-1, 14 KOs), which was to have taken place on March 8th in Germany. Dimitrenko, 25, ranked #2 in the World Boxing Organization, #5 [...]

Former International Boxing Federation light middleweight champion Roman Karmazin (36-2. 23 KOs) will step back in the ring this Saturday on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad bout, when he takes on Alex Bunema (28-5-2, 14 KOs) for the little known WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title at New York’s Madison Square garden. [...]

Since dethroning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Antonio Margarito last July, undefeated Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) has been falling out the other welterweight champions – Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Kermit Cintron – and has thus far had no luck in getting any of them in the ring with him, even though he’s [...]

According to the latest reports, Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) isn’t interested in choosing World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Gavin Rees as his next opponent. The bout, if it were to have taken place, would have been on that was mainly of interest to British fans, as very few Americans have heard or seen [...]

In an indication of over reach on his part, Felix Trinidad (42-2, 35 KOs) is already looking past this Saturday’s bout with Roy Jones Jr. at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, saying that he wants to fight Joe Calzaghe, the World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion, next. First of all, not many people [...]

British Commonwealth heavyweight champion Matt Skelton (21-1, 18 KOs) goes up against the undefeated World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (23-0, 17 KOs) this Saturday night in a 12-round bout at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It will be Chagaev’s long overdue first title defense of his WBA title in which he [...]

World Boxing Association super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz (32-2, 27 KOs) won a narrow 12-round unanimous decision against Japanese challenger Katsushige Kawashima (32-7, 21 KOs) on Monday night at the Bunka Gym, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The final judges’ scores were 115-114, 115-113 and 117-111, giving Munoz the win. Munoz, 28, built up an early [...]

In the latest boxing news, it looks as if Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) is going to be facing undefeated World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 30 KOs) in a rematch on May 3rd of this year, with the location still to be announced. I can’t say that I’m surprised [...]

Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) will be facing Tunisian-born Walid Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) next month on February 23rd at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. The fight will be on the undercard of International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s bout with World Boxing Organization champion Sultan Ibragimov, [...]

Undefeated super featherweight Commonwealth champion Kevin Mitchell (25-0, 18 KOs) easily destroyed his last minute substitute opponent Edison Torres (41-34-4, 27 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled 1-round non-title bout at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Mitchell, 23 landed three left hooks in the third round, sending Torres sliding against the [...]

Fact Number One, World-renowned promoter of boxing luminaries including Muhammad Ali, “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, “Big” George Foreman, Larry ‘The Easton Assassin” Holmes, “Iron” Mike Tyson, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, Salvador Sanchez and Wilfredo [...]

Former Eight-Time World Champion in Four Separate Weight Classes: Middleweight (160), Super Middleweight (168), Light Heavyweight (175), and Heavyweight Born on Jan. 16, 1969, in Pensacola, Fla. Height: 5’ 11” Weight: Light Heavyweight (last weight 175). Record: 51-4, 38 KOs Roy Jones Jr. is a man who defies definition. He is an eight-time world champion [...]

Former Five-Time World Champion with a Career Knockout Percentage of 80%. At Welterweight (147), Junior Middleweight (154) & Middleweight (160). Born: Jan. 10, 1973, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico Raised in: Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico. Now Residing In: Monte Hiedra, Puerto Rico. Height: 5’10″ Weight: Light Heavyweight (last weight 160). Record: 42-2, 35 KOs. There had [...]

Heavyweight Contender Born on Jan. 5, 1968, in Warsaw, Poland, now living in Chicago, Illinois. Height 6’ 4” – Weight: Heavyweight. Record: 40-6-1, 33 KOs. Andrew Golota began boxing at age 13 and captured an unprecedented seven Polish national amateur championships. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Golota [...]

“I came to the biggest and best promoter in the world because I wanted that world title shot,” Karmazin explains. “At the time I signed with Don King, I was the IBF’s top ranked junior middleweight. I told Mr. King: any time, any place, any champion. Unlike my previous handlers, I felt Don King had [...]

World Boxing Association Fedelatin Champion. Born on Feb. 11, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois. Height: 6’ 1” – Weight: Heavyweight (231). Record: 19-1 (12 KOs). Born into a working class Italian family in Chicago’s south suburbs, young Mike Mollo got into numerous scuffles on the streets of his neighborhood. Already 230 pounds as a 14-year-old, he [...]

Former World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion. Born on April 22, 1981, in Brooklyn, New York. Height: 5’ 9” Weight: Welterweight (147). Record: 27-3 (13 KOs). World Boxing Association welterweight champion Luis Collazo believes he is a true opportunist. To prove it, the then-23-year old didn’t flinch when offered the opportunity to fight for his first [...]

Former World Boxing Organization Junior Welterweight Champion. Born on June 3, 1974, in Washington, D.C. Height: 5’ 7” Weight: Junior Welterweight (140). Record: 31-7-1, 17 KOs. If cockiness were a true measure of a boxer’s ability, DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley would have already retired as an undefeated, undisputed champion. But confidence is only a part [...]

Undefeated Former World Boxing Council Youth Welterweight Champion. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on Feb. 10, 1987. Height: 5’ 8 ½” – Weight: Super Lightweight (140). Record: 13-0, 8 KOs. There is no stretching of the truth when it is said of Devon Alexander that he was a child prodigy in boxing or grew up [...]