Archive for March, 2008

By Scott Gilfoid: Looking like a can’t miss future champion, unbeaten British light middleweight prospect Jamie Cox (5-0, 2 KOs) made short work of his overmatched opponent David Kehoe (9-46-3, 2 KOs), stopping him in the first round on Saturday night on the undercard of Gavin Rees vs. Andreas Kotelnik WBA super lightweight championship bout [...]

By Chris Stein: I’m in agreement with writer Dan Ambrose about his opinion of former WBA super lightweight champion Gavin Rees (27-1, 13 KOs), who he sees as an incredibly talented fighter whose fight with Andrea Kotelnik (29-2-1, 13 KOs) shouldn’t have been stopped by the referee prematurely. Rees was only briefly stunned and was [...]

By Dan Ambrose: In one of the most heroic fights I’ve seen in some time, WBA light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-1, 13 KOs) fought bravely last night against the much harder punching Andreas Kotelnik (29-2-1, 13 KOs), fighting him literally tooth and nail before succumbing in the 12th round on what looked to be [...]

By Nate Anderson: Talented middleweight Matthew Macklin (21-2, 16 KOs) defeated ring veteran Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas (91-12, 73 KOs) by a tough 10-round unanimous decision last night at the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland last night. Macklin, 25, who is in a transition period with his new trainer Buddy McGirt after recently quitting [...]

By Tony Krebs: In a night of disappointing performances by young prospects, undefeated featherweight Matt Remillard (13-0, 7 KOs) continued with the poor performances by defeating Colombian veteran Jesus Salvador Perez by a 4-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. The final judges’ scores were 40-35, 40-35 and [...]

By Tony Krebs: Undefeated Aaron Pryor Jr. (9-0, 6 KOs) defeated Alphonso Williams (10-4, 8 KOs) by an ugly 8-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Both fighters were hurt multiple times in the bout, but in the end the 6’4″ spindly-legged Pryor, the son of boxing great [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Previously undefeated middleweight prospect Andy Lee was shockingly stopped in the 7th of a scheduled 10-round bout by former star from The Contender reality television series on ESPN Brian Vera (16-1, 10 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. The stoppage, however, appeared to come far too quickly, as Lee [...]

By Erik Thomas: The first fight was an ugly one-sided affair, with the undersized Ricky Hatton being foiled at his attempted wrestling & fighting on the inside, eventually leading up to a 10th round stoppage by Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs). The only reason I ask is because Mayweather, 30, recently said to Sky [...]

By Chet Mills: Talented but flawed middleweight Matthew Macklin (20-2, 16 KOs) will be fighting for the first time under new trainer Buddy McGirt on Saturday when Matthew takes on Mexican journeyman fighter Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas (91-11, 73 KOs) at the National Stadium, in Dublin, Ireland. Macklin, 25, recently quit British trainer Billy [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former super middleweight title challenger Librado Andrade (26-1, 20 KOs) will take on Russian Robert Stieglitz (31-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday night in an IBF super middleweight title eliminator at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. The winner of the bout gets a shot at IBF super middleweight champion [...]

By Donald Geranen: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, light welterweight Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) has opted to let his trainer Roger Mayweather go due to recent problem that arose earlier today when Floyd Mayweather Jr. became upset with Roger (his uncle and trainer) about him training Forbes, which Floyd felt might potentially upset [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated hard-hitting lightweight Michael Katsidis (23-0, 20 KOs) will be going up against a formidable opponent this Saturday night when he takes on 36 year-old Joel Casamayor (35-3-1, 21 KOs) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California. Katsidis, the WBO interim champion, is coming off an especially tough bout over [...]

By Michael Tornay: Sometime when a fighter finds themselves in an almost impossible no-win situation, they reach for any aid they can in an attempt to cheat age, diminishing skills and the inevitability of their defeat by seeking outside assistance, for example, specialized trainers, gurus and what not. In light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins’ (48-4-1, 32 [...]

Light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins took the news of Joe Calzaghe’s rebuttal to his training team statement as a sure sign of panic. “This poor guy used up all the air in his boxing gym to spew a bunch of nonsense about nothing really. I said what I had to say in one breathe. He [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated middleweight prospect Andy Lee (15-0, 12 KOs) will be taking on his most important bout of his early career this Friday when he steps it up a level to fight super middleweight Brian Vera (15-1, 9 KOs) at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. The bout will be aired live [...]

By Aaron Klein: WBA light welterweight champion Gavin Rees (27-0, 13 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line this Saturday night when he takes on Ukrainian challenger Andreas Kotelnik (28-2-1, 12 KOs) at the International Arena, Cardiff, in Wales. Other than the location of the fight, Kotelnik, ranked #1 in the WBA light welterweight [...]

Alex Arthur faces the toughest test of his career when he tackles Joan Guzman on May 3 – but is backing massive Edinburgh support to ensure he is victorious. The Scotsman challenges Guzman for the full WBO super-featherweight title, and knows he has got his work cut out against one of the best fighters in [...]

Gavin Rees says he’ll give Amir Khan a pasting – after he’s dealt with Andreas Kotelnik in Cardiff on Saturday night. The Rock defends his WBA light-welterweight crown at the CIA against his dangerous mandatory challenger, live on Setanta Sports. But he believes he will win – and then go on to wreck the career [...]

By Eric Thomas: Continuing with his bad luck, lightweight contender Miguel Angel Huerta (26-9-1, 18 KOs) was on the losing end of a 12-round unanimous decision to veteran Javier Jauregui (53-14-2, 36 KOs) on Friday night at the Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois. Despite winning five of the last six rounds, which included knocking Jauregui [...]

By Nick Adams: Undefeated super featherweight prospect Brandon Rios (16-0, 11 KOs) stopped 38 year-old Alvin Brown (26-11, 12 KOs) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 8-round on Friday night at the Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois. Rios, 21, a former 2004 United States Amateur featherweight champion, hurt Brown with two left hooks in [...]

By Aaron Klein: Lightweight prospect Gamalier Rodriguez (6-1-2, 2 KOs) defeated Mexican fighter Jose Navarrete by a six-round unanimous decision on Thursday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final scores were 59-54, 59-53 and 57-56, for Rodriguez. The 21 year-old Rodriguez, from Puerto Rico, is considered a good, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former BBBofC British welterweight champion Young Mutley (24-3, 13 KOs) stopped Kevin Placide (9-4-1, 5 KOs) in the 4th round of a scheduled 8-round bout on Friday night at the George Carnall Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Mutley, 31, was trailing in the fight in the fourth round, when [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former BBBofC British welterweight champion David Barnes (23-1-1, 11 KOs) defeated EBU (European) light welterweight champion Ted Bami (23-3, 11 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night to win the vacanat BBBofC British light welterweight title at the George Carnall Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Barnes, 27, [...]

By Erik Schmight: Former Women’s IBF European Super Bantamweight champion Esther Schouten (19-4-1, 9 KOs) defeated Zsofia Bedo (0-3-1) by a six-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Schouten, who was coming off a year and a half layoff following an unsuccessful bid for the WBC featherweight title [...]

By Erik Schmight: Undefeated WIBF/WIBA/WBA/WBC Womans super middleweight champion Natascha Ragosina (17-0, 11 KOs) defeated Teresa Perozzi (6-3-1) by a 10-round lopsided unanimous decision at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany on Saturday night. The final judges’ scores were 100-90, 99-90 and 99-91, for Ragosina. Originally from Russian and now living and fighting out [...]

By Manuel Perez: For the second time in four years, WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs) finds himself on the losing end of a dreadful decision, this time a 12-round split decision loss to Filipino star Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KOs) on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated bantamweight contender Abner Mares (16-0, 10 KOs) destroyed an overmatched Diosdado Gabi (30-4-1, 21 KOs) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 12-round bout for the WBO NABO bantamweight title on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mares, 22, knocked Gabi down twice in [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBC lightweight champion David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) defeated Ramon Montano (15-5-2, 1 KOs) in a 12-round majority decision non-title bout on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 95-95, 99-91 and 97-93. I personally had Diaz winning every round of [...]

In a one-sided fight, WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano (35-1, 15 KOs) defeated former kick boxer from Thailand Terdsak Jandaeng (29-3, 19 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was very little suspense in the fight other than in the fourth round when Luevano, 27, [...]

by Nick Kelly: It was entitled ‘Unfinished Business’ but even after Michael Buffer announced the split decision scorecards we were no nearer to knowing who is the superior of Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. Ever since the synonymous draw between the two in 2004, arguments have raged that either fighter could and should have [...]