Archive for February, 2008

By Jim Dower: In a recent interview by trainer Emanuel Steward, he stated that he felt that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) could fight until into his 40s due to the lack of quality competition in the heavyweight division. In an article in yahoo sports section, Steward said this about Klitschko: “Now [...]

Alexa Ray Joel To Perform National Anthem: If there’s one surname synonymous with New York and music, it’s “Joel”. So it’s fitting that on the biggest night in boxing in the sport’s Mecca, Madison Square Garden, rising star Alexa Ray Joel will sing the National Anthem before the world heavyweight title unification bout between WBO [...]

By Jim Slattengren: With this past week’s news that Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) is reportedly set to fight his tune-up bout against former star from “The Contender” reality TV series light welterweight Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) on May 3rd at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California, I kind of wonder [...]

By Dan Ambrose: For WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs), he is suddenly the man that every fighter wants to mix it up with, and after all these years of toling away for next to nothing in monetary gain, Pavlik is looking at big money fights with a variety of fighters, most of [...]

By Eric Schmidt: The war of words continued today between light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) and undefeated WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) in the first portion of their three city press tour to promote their April 19th bout at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. As [...]

By David Lahr: In the latest boxing news, former WBO/WBC middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) is reportedly considering fighting light heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) for June of this year. Based on reports, Taylor, 29, who recently lost again to Kelly Pavlik on February 16th, would be willing to take a [...]

By Tim Williams: In recent weeks, knockout artist Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs) has been quite vocal in his comments about IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham and former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, calling out the latter, while seemingly questioning the courage of the former by suggesting that he lacks courage because of his tendency [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former World Boxing Council junior flyweight champion Brian Viloria (21-2, 12 KOs) won an unimpressive 8-round unanimous decision over Cesar Lopez (20-6, 4 KOs on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Viloria, 27, ranked # 3 in the WBC junior flyweight division, knocked Lopez down in the fifth [...]

By Jim Slattengren: This Saturday night, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) will be attempting to unify the title when he goes up against WBO heavyweight champion Sultain Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) in a 12-round bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Not too many people are giving Ibragimov much of a [...]

By Adan Cortez: World Boxing Council super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (34-3-2, 14 KOs) successfully defended his super flyweight title on Saturday night with a 12-round slit decision over challenger Jose Navarro (26-4, 12 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ranked # 10 in the WBC super flyweight division, Navarro, 26, came [...]

By Manuel Perez: WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel (36-2-1, 27 KOs) overwhelmed former WBA super flyweight champion Martin Castillo (33-3, 17 KOs), stopping him in the fourth round on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Castillo, 31, looked listless and out of it as early as the first round, as [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Ronald Hearns (18-0, 14 KOs) stopped Juan Astorga (12-2-1, 7 KOs) in the 8th round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hearns, 29, the son of famous boxing champion [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Australian heavyweight prospect Kali Meehan (34-3, 28 KOs) was too much for journeyman Jeremy Bates (22-16-1, 18 KOs), stopping him in the 3rd round on Saturday night on the undercard of Nikolay Valuev vs. Serguei Lyakhovich at the Nuernberg Arena, in Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany. Bates, 34, was hurt and taking punishment on [...]

By Jim Carran: For the second time in the past five months, undefeated World Boxing Organization/World Boxing Council middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs) has defeated Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs), this time by a unanimous 12-round decision at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday night. Though the fight was ultimately [...]

By Chris Thomas: In an uneven performance, undefeated light welterweight prospect Mike Alvarado (20-0, 13 KOs) defeated Jesus Rodriguez (17-3, 5 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois. Alvarado, 27, considered to be one of the better up and coming prospects in the light welterweight division, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Making only his fourth fight in the past 10 years, former undefeated welterweight Troy Browning (20-1-1, 8 KOs) was no match for the young 27 year-old Delvin Rodriguez (22-2-1, 13 KOs), who easily beat him by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. It [...]

By Chris Thomas: Unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Alexander Frenkel (14-0, 10 KOs) stopped former Interntioanl Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Arthur “King” Williams (43-15-1, 30 KOs) tonight, stopping him in the 5th round of a scheduled eight-round bout at the Nuernberg Arena, in Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany. Fighting on the undercard of Nikolay Valuev vs. Sergei Lyakhovich WBA [...]

By Jim Dower: So far, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) has failed to ignite the interest of the fans as a whole, many who see him as a fighter with a questionable chin, and a soft resume littered with mostly unknown fighters. That’s likely not to change come February 23rd, when Klitschko [...]

By David Lahr: Former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs) had little problem beating former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Lyakhovich (23-3, 14 KOs) tonight, beating him by a remarkably easy 12-round unanimous decision at the Nuernberg Arena, in Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 120-107, giving [...]

By Jim Carran: After having fought mostly soft opposition in his first 23 fights, undefeated middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) appears to be one fight away from finally taking on a legitimate top level opponent when he likely will be facing WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in June 2008. Though nothing has been confirmed [...]

By Erik Smith: If you’re like most people, you’re wondering what’s former WBO welterweight champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) going to do next. After many people in the boxing world had crowned Williams prematurely, suggesting that he was the top fighter in the division, he was quickly brought back down to earth [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (25-0, 20 KOs) against challenger Elvin Ayala (18-2-1, 8 KOs) on March 29th at the Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, in Germany. In selecting Ayala, ranked #15th in the IBF, as his next opponent, it appears that Abraham is continuing with his tradition of fighting lesser quality [...]

By Chris Thomas: According to ESPN writer Dan Rafael, undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) could be facing former welterweight/junior welterweight champion Felix Trinidad (42-3, 35 KOs) on June 7th at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Pavlik’s promoter, Bob Arum, would like for him to fight either Trinidad or John Duddy in [...]

By Tim Williams: Ever since I found out about former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) was planning on fighting a rematch with new middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), I’ve thought that Taylor was either slightly deluded about his chances, or he had some secret weapon hidden up his sleeve, something [...]

By David Lahr: In a move that surprises few, World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2-1, 12 KOs) will be defending his WBA title against unbeaten Australian Jamie Pittman (16-0, 7 KOs) on April 5th at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Pittman, ranked an incredible #14 by the World Boxing Association middleweight [...]

New Rochelle, NY, February 14, 2008 – The battle lines have been drawn and the participants in the “Boxer vs. Wrestler” match are set. Professional wrestler “Sweet ‘n’ Sour” Larry Sweeney’s open contract to any professional athlete was signed by former professional boxer, Larry Barnes of Mount Vernon (44-3-0, 17 knockout’s) for the New York [...]

By Jim Slattengren: World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) puts his title on the line when he meets up with former WBC super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) on March 1st, at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. This will be the 3rd bout for both fighters, [...]

By “Big” Nate Anderson: It’s often difficult for fighters to defeat the same opponent in rematches, due to a natural let down that seems to occur when going over old ground. Some of it may be over confidence, while others are perhaps fear based, knowing that your opponent will be determined more than ever to [...]

By Eric Schmidt: Much as International Boxing Federation heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) would like to have you believe that his fight with World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) on February 23rd is an appealing fight, I find it hard to buy into his way of thinking. On paper it [...]

By Nick Kelly: In 2005 Ricky Hatton was on top of the world. That year he launched himself onto a world stage defeating the legendary Kostya Tszyu, KOing Carlos Maussa and winning the Ring Magazine Fighter of The Year. Meanwhile at the end of 2005 Junior Witter defeated Colin Lynes at York Hall a venue [...]