Andy Lee vs. Alejandro Gustavo Falliga On February 2nd
January 18th, 2008 Tags: Andy Lee
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 […]
Golota-Mollo: Will Andrew Retire If He Loses?
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Andrew Golota, Mike Mollo
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 […]
Is Roy Jones Jr. Faster Than Floyd Mayweather Jr?
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Roy Jones Jr.
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 […]
Main Events Signs Adamek
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Tomasz Adamek
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 […]
Little Interest In Jones-Trinidad Bout
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Felix Trinidad
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 […]
Muhammed Ali Turns 66 Today
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Muhammed Ali
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 […]
Corley vs. Alexander On Saturday
January 17th, 2008 Tags: Devon Alexander, DeMarcus Corley
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, […]
Evander Holyfield: Should He Retire?
January 16th, 2008 Tags: Evander Holyfield
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 […]
Witter vs. Hopkins On March 22nd
January 16th, 2008 Tags: Junior Witter, Demetrius Hopkins
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 […]
Should Calzaghe Skip Hopkins And Fight Jones vs. Trinidad Winner?
January 16th, 2008 Tags: Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe, Felix Trinidad
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 […]
Mesi Looking For Tougher Opponents
January 16th, 2008 Tags: Joe Mesi
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, […]
Dimitrenko-Krasniqi Bout Canceled
January 16th, 2008 Tags: Alexander Dimitrenko, Luan Krasniqi
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 […]
Karmazin vs. Bunema On Saturday
January 15th, 2008 Tags: Roman Karmazin
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. […]
How Long Will The Champions Avoid Paul Williams?
January 15th, 2008 Tags: Paul Williams
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 […]
Hatton Not Interested in Rees
January 15th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Gavin Rees
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 […]
Trinidad Wants Bout With Calzaghe
January 15th, 2008 Tags: Joe Calzaghe, Felix Trinidad
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 […]
Skelton Chagaev: Can Matt Pull Off The Upset Over Ruslan?
January 14th, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Matt Skelton
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 […]
Munoz Decisions Kawashima
January 14th, 2008 Tags: Alexander Munoz
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 […]
De La Hoya vs. Mayweather II On May 3rd
January 14th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr
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 […]
Duddy vs. Smichet On February 23rd
January 14th, 2008 Tags: John Duddy
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, […]
