James Toney: Can He Still Be A Factor In The Heavyweight Division?
January 22nd, 2008 Tags: James Toney
In the latest boxing news, former three-time champion James Toney (70-6, 43 KOs) is reportedly planning on making a March comeback against an un-named opponent. Toney, now 39, has been out of action for almost a year since winning a 10-round split decision against Danny Batchelder in May 2007.
After the bout, however, Toney tested […]
Povetkin vs. Chambers: Does Alexander Have Enough Speed To Handle Eddie?
January 22nd, 2008 Tags: Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
This Saturday night, #2 rated heavyweight in the IBF, undefeated Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) goes up against what I personally consider to be the best American heavyweight Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KOs) when they meet in the International Boxing Federation elimination fight at Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany. Most people feel that Povetkin, 28, […]
Roy Jones Jr. - “I’m still Superman, and I’m still the guy that nobody wants to fight”
January 22nd, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr.
Despite accomplishing little in his career in recent years, eight-time title winner Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) has firmly set his sights on the winner of Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlik or the Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins bouts which are coming up. Of the two bouts, Jones would prefer to fight Calzaghe, 35, […]
Jones Decisions Trinidad, Drops Him Twice
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Felix Trinidad
In an outcome that surprised few, Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) defeated Felix Trinidad (42-3, 35 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Trinidad, 35, was taking the fight after a two and half year layoff, without any kind of a tune-up bout before hand. […]
Chagaev Too Much For Skelton
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Matt Skelton
In a fight that was marred by excessive wrestling on the inside, undefeated World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KOs) won a hard-fought unanimous decision over 40 year-old Matt Skelton (21-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In the opening round, Skelton found a way […]
Alexander Decisions Corley, Collazo Defeats Barros
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Devon Alexander, DeMarcus Corley, Luis Collazo
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Devon Alexander (14-0, 9 KO’s) had little trouble grinding out a 12-round lopsided unanimous decision against former World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (31-8-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Aside from the opening round when the 33 year-old Corley appeared to land […]
Molitor Easily Defeats Castillo
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Steve Molitor
Undefeated super bantamweight champion Steve Molitor (26-0, 10 KOs) won an impressive, albeit bloody, 12-round unanimous decision over the hard-hitting Ricardo Castillo (33-5, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Casino Rama, Rama, in Ontario, Canada. Molitor, 27, had problems with the power of Castillo, the younger brother of famous fighter Jose Luis Castillo. However, […]
Golota Decisions Molla
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Andrew Golota, Mike Mollo
Polish heavyweight Andrew Golota (41-6-1, 33 KOs) continued with his successful comeback effort when he defeated prospect Mike Molla (19-2, 12 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the World Boxing Association Fedelatin heavyweight title on Saturday night to win the Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. Golota, now 40 years-old, […]
Bunema Flattens Karmazin
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Roman Karmazin
In a shocking upset, junior middleweight Alex Bunema (29-5-2, 15 KOs) knocked #4 ranked International Boxing Federation junior middleweight Roman Karmazin (36-3-1, 23 KOs) down two times in the process of stopping in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round bout for the World Boxing Association Inter-Continental light middleweight title on Saturday night at the […]
Boytsov Stops Connelly
January 21st, 2008 Tags: Denis Boytsov
Undefeated Russian heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov (20-0, 18 KOs) obliterated his badly out of shape and overmatch American opponent Tommy Connelly (17011, 13 KOs) in the 1st round of a scheduled eight-round bout on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Boytsov, 21, a former amateur standout from Russia, had little trouble […]
Fields KOs Davis In 55 Seconds
January 20th, 2008 Tags: Eric Fields
It only took undefeated former two-time U.S amateur champion Eric Fields (11-0, 9 KOs) about a minute to completely destroy Kelvin Davis’ (24-8-2, 17 KOs) hopes of a successful comeback, as the undefeated 25 year-old cruiserweight prospect made easy work of Davis, stopping him in the 1st round on Friday night at the Mallory Square, […]
Paredes Crushes Vega
January 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
Hard-hitting welterweight prospect Ed Paredes (18-2, 11 KOs) destroyed a badly overmatched but game Cesar Vega in the 5th round of a scheduled six-round bout on Friday night at the Mallory Square, in Key West, Florida. Paredes, 22, an exciting fighter regularly shown on ESPN, cornered Vega, 30, against the ropes in the fifth round […]
Martinez Decisions Alex Baba
January 20th, 2008 Tags: Raul Martinez
Undefeated bantamweight contender Raul Martinez (21-0, 13 KOs) continued with his success, winning a grueling eight-round unanimous decision over journeyman fighter Alex Baba (26-12-1, 19 KOs) on Friday night at the Jacob Brown Auditorium, in Brownsville, Texas. Martinez, ranked #9th in the World Boxing Organization & World Boxing Association bantamweight division, had a little too […]
Soto-Karass Decisons Sanders
January 20th, 2008 Tags: Jesus Soto-Karass
Welterweight contender Jesus Soto-Karrass (19-3-3, 14 KOs) won a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night over veteran Germaine Sanders (27-5, 17 KOs) at the Jacob Brown Auditorium, in Brownsville, Texas. Karrass, 25, cruised through the first four rounds of the fight, out-punching the 37 year-old Sanders with hooks to the body and head. Karass, […]
Jones, Trinidad Speak; HBO Replay
January 20th, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Felix Trinidad
It’s a special edition of BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents FELIX TRINIDAD VS. ROY JONES, JR. the exclusive replay of their light heavyweight showdown, this SATURDAY, JAN. 26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports broadcast team, which was ringside for the live event at Madison Square Garden in New […]
Bailey Destroys Mora
January 19th, 2008 Tags: Randall Bailey
Former World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Randall Bailey (36-6, 33 KOs) obliterated his over-matched opponent Anthony Mora (15-2, 10 KOs) in the 5th round last night to win the vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title at the Mallory Square, in Key West, Florida. Bailey, 33, who was coming off a […]
Pickering Stops Hughes
January 19th, 2008 Tags: Esham Pickering
Sham Pickering (33-6, 13 KOs) gained revenge on Friday night against Sean Hughes (14-7-1, 1 KOs) by stopping him in the 9th round of a scheduled 12-round bout for the BBofC British super bantamweight title at the Meadowside Leisure Centre, in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Pickering, hurt Hughes with two big right hands in the 9th […]
Katsidis vs. Casamayor On March 22nd - Is Michael Overrated?
January 19th, 2008 Tags: Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis
On March 22nd, undefeated knockout artist Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20 KOs), the World Boxing Organization lightweight champion, will be going up against WBC lightweight champion 36 year-old Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. It’s a make a break fight for Casamayor, who is coming off of […]
Winky Wright: Why Hasn’t He Received The Fame Like Other Boxers?
January 18th, 2008 Tags: Winky Wright
During this past week with all the news on the old timers bout between Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones, I took another look at Trinidad’s bout with Winky Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs), which turned out to be a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision victory for Wright in May 2005. I wondered why, a fighter with as […]
De La Hoya To Fight Tune-Up On May 3rd
January 18th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
In the latest boxing news, former six-time champion Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) will be fighting a tune-up bout on May 3rd against an un-named opponent before Oscar takes Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a rematch which will likely be held on September 20th. Best of all, De La Hoya’s tune-up fight will be […]
