Baysangurov Defeats Danut
February 23rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Jim Dower: Light middleweight contender Zaurbek Baysangurov (17-0m 12 KOs) had a much harder than expected victory tonight over Romanian Gheorghe Danut (7-9-5), beating him by tough 10-round unanimous decision to win the vacant EBU (European) light middleweight title at the Sport Palace, in Kiev, Ukraine. The final judges’ scores were 114-113, 114-113 and […]
Uzelkov Flattens Dominguez
February 23rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Jim Dower: Undefeated light heavyweight Vyacheslav Uzelkov (18-0, 11 KOs) made easy work of Julio Cesar Dominguez (18-4-1, 12 KOs), stopping him in the 3rd round tonight at the Sport Palace, in Kiev, Ukraine to defend his
WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight title. After a slow start, the end came suddenly when Uzelkov, 28, dropped Dominguez […]
Greene vs. Mora
February 22nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Joe Greene
One of the best prospects in all of boxing, Unbeaten southpaw middleweight Joe Greene (17-0, 12 KOs) will be facing Francisco Antonio Mora (52-12, 35 KOs) on Saturday night on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov’s heavyweight unification bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Like prospect Peter Quillin, Greene, 22, a former […]
Quillin vs. Brown
February 22nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Peter Quillin
Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter Quillin (16-0, 13 KOs will be fighting tomorrow night against Thomas Brown (11-3-1, 7 KOs) on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Quillin, 24, will be taking a second seat to middleweight challenger John Duddy, who will also be fighting on the card […]
Cotto Wants Mayweather To “Stop Making Excuses”
February 22nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) has called out WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (39-0, 25 KOs), saying to “stop making excuses” for not fighting him. As of now, Mayweather, 30, has a scheduled rematch with Oscar De La Hoya to take place […]
Looking At Marquez-Vazquez III
February 22nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Rafael Marquez
By David Lahr: World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) will defend his title in the rubber match between him and challenger Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) on March 1st at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. This is a bout that reminiscent of the ancient gladiators as both fighters […]
Klitschko-Ibragimov Weigh-In: Wladimir 238, Sultan 219
February 21st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs) equaled the lowest weight of his career when he weighed in at 238 lbs at today’s weigh-in at New York’s Madison Square Garden for his unification bout with WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs. In Wladimir’s last bout, against Lamon Brewster in July […]
Why Isn’t Wladimir Klitschko A More Popular Fighter?
February 21st, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
By Manuel Perez: In the run up to IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s (49-3, 44 KOs) unification bout with WBO heavyweight title holder Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, I’ve noticed that has been almost zero fans interest in the fight for some reason. It seems especially bizarre in […]
John Duddy: Is He A Product Of Hype?
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
By Eric Thomas: Recently I’ve been wondering about why and how undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) could be ranked so highly despite his lack of top level opposition. As of now, Duddy, 28, is ranked #3 in the WBC, #4 in the WBA, #11 in the IBF and #3 in the WBO. […]
Hopkins: “I am That modern-day George Foreman”
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
By “Big” Nate Anderson: Comparing himself to former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman, who recaptured the heavyweight title late in his career at the ripe old age of 45, light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (48-4, 32 KOs) had this to say in yesterday’s press conference to promote his April 19th bout against undefeated super middleweight Joe […]
Can Klitschko Rule The Heavyweight Division For The Next Decade?
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko
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 I […]
Klitschko Ibragimov Notes
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
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 […]
De La Hoya - Could He Have Found A Better Opponent Than Forbes?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
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 […]
Who’s Next For Pavlik? Duddy, Lee or Trinidad?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy, Felix Trinidad, Andy Lee
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 […]
Hopkins: “I said I’m going to punish Calzaghe slowly”
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
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 […]
Jones vs. Taylor In June?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Roy Jones Jr.
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 […]
Miranda Angling For Fights Against Abraham & Taylor
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Edison Miranda
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 […]
Viloria Decisions Lopez
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Brian Viloria
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 […]
Ibragimov vs. Klitschko: Sizing Up Sultan & Wladimir
February 18th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
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 […]
Mijares Decisions Navarro
February 18th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Cristian Mijares, Jose Navarro
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 […]
