Quillin & Witherspoon Both Win In Impressive Fashion
April 18th, 2008 Tags: Chazz Witherspoon, Peter Quillin
By Robert Cavender: Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter Quillin (18-0, 14 KOs) won a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision over three-time middleweight championship challenger Antwun Echols (31-8-4, 27 KOs) at the Hammerstein Ballrom, in New York City, New York, on Wednesday night. The final judges’ scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-91, all for Quillin. In an earlier […]
Glen Johnson Travels To Romania To Commentate Diaconu-Henry
April 18th, 2008 Tags: Glen Johnson, Adrian Diaconu, Chris Henry
There is no rest for the ‘Road Warrior’. Just a week after his controversial decision loss against Chad Dawson, the People’s Light Heavyweight Champion will travel to Bucharest, Romania to serve as color commentator for the interim WBC light heavyweight championship bout between unbeaten warriors Adrian Diaconu and Chris Henry.
Hopkins-Calzaghe: Bernard To Fight An Inside War
April 17th, 2008 Tags: Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday night unbeaten super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) will meet up with ring great Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the most part, many of the boxing experts have been predicting that the 36 year-old Calzaghe will be able […]
Tszyu To Make a Comeback?
April 17th, 2008 Tags: Kostya Tszyu
By Erik Schmidt: After three years away from the boxing ring, former light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (31-2, 25 KOs) reportedly told the Australian Today newspaper that there’s a “40 % chance” of him returning to the ring, “for the right deal.” Obviously, this would mean a big-name start, someone like former light welterweight champion […]
Abraham vs. Miranda II On June 21st
April 16th, 2008 Tags: Edison Miranda, Arthur Abraham
By Nate Anderson: After waiting close to two years for the rematch to occur, knockout artist Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs) and middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (26-0, 21 KOs) will meet to settle the score in a fight that will take place in the United States, at a weight of 166 lbs rather than the […]
Calzaghe-Hopkins: Look For a Lacy-esque Defeat For Bernard On Saturday
April 16th, 2008 Tags: Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
By Aaron Klein: Undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) will be making his first appearance fighting in the United States on Saturday night when he takes on light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This excitement for this fight has been building […]
Cintron & Gomez: What Now?
April 15th, 2008 Tags: Kermit Cintron, Alfonso Gomez
By Peter Kurth: This last weekend was particularly hard on former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-2, 27 KOs) and former star from The Contender Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs), both of which were destroyed by their opponents Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito.
Of the two, Gomez took the worse beating, but then again, he […]
Cotto-Margarito: Will Antonio Give Up His IBF Belt?
April 15th, 2008 Tags: Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
By Nate Anderson: After waiting for eons for WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) to show any interest in fighting Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs), it finally looks as if it’s about to come about after Antonio’s 6th round destruction of IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron. Both fighters are looking for the fight […]
Hopkins Calzaghe on HBO
April 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
HBO Sports presents a light heavyweight fight six years in the making when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. JOE CALZAGHE is seen live SATURDAY, APRIL 19 (9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT) from The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team of Jim Lampley, Max […]
Miranda Kessler Update
April 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Mikkel Kessler, Edison Miranda
By Team Kessler: Now we know why the panther is an endangered species. A mere kitten has just chased Edison “La Pantera” Miranda up a tree. The “kitten” is former and future world super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler. To put it in boxing language, Leon Margules, head of Seminole Warriors Boxing has just informed […]
Tarver Easily Defeats Woods
April 14th, 2008 Tags: Clinton Woods, Antonio Tarver
By Dan Ambrose: Former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-4, 19 KOs) had an easy time defeating IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods (41-4-1, 24 KOs) by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the St. Pete. Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida. Woods, 35, had been predicted by many ring experts to defeat […]
Dawson Too Much For Johnson
April 14th, 2008 Tags: Glen Johnson, Chad Dawson
By Eric Thomas: Undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (26-0, 17 KOs) defeated challenger Glen Johnson (47-12-2, 32 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night, at the St. Pete Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112. Though the 39 year-old Johnson was unhappy afterwards, feeling […]
Chad Dawson Edges Out Glen Johnson; Retains WBC Light Heavyweight Title!
April 13th, 2008 Tags: Glen Johnson, Chad Dawson
By Matt Yanofsky: Undefeated WBC light heavyweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson improved to 26-0 (17 KO’s) after a hard fought unanimous decision over 2004 fighter of the year Glen Johnson 47-12-2 (32 KO’s). Dawson controlled the first two rounds by landing quick accurate shots to the head of his opponent, who only landed a few […]
DeLeon Crushes McGirt Jr; Santana Decisions Lopez
April 13th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Chris Stein: In a minor bout between sons of former champions, hard-punching super middleweight prospect Carlos Deleon Jr. (20-2-2, 13 KOs) came from behind to stop James McGirt Jr. (18-1, 9 KOs) in the 7th round on Friday night at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, in Miami, Florida. Also on the card was a […]
Soto-Karass Defeats Smith
April 12th, 2008 Tags: Jesus Soto-Karass
By Eric Thomas: In a night of bad decisions, the house fighter welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass (21-5-1, 13 KOs) won a narrow 10-round decision over journeyman Chris Smith (20-3-3, 14 KOs) to hold onto his WBC Continental Americas welterweight title on Friday night at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. […]
Tackie Loses To Bruseles In Ridiculous Decision
April 12th, 2008 Tags: Ben Tackie
By Eric Thomas: In the absolutely worst decision I have ever seen in all my life, former light welterweight contender Ben Tackie (29-10-1, 17 KOs) lost a 10-round split decision to former light welterweight title challenger Henry Bruseles (27-3-1, 15 KOs) at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Friday night. […]
Rey Bautista & AJ Banal: Are They Future Champions?
April 12th, 2008 Tags: AJ Banal, Rey Bautista
By Francisco Chantango: Recently, after seeing several fights of Filipino boxing stars super flyweight AJ Banal (17-0-1, 14 KOs) and super bantamweight Rey Baustista (25-1, 18 KOs) I’ve started to wonder whether each of these two young southpaw phenoms will eventually be future title holders in their perspective divisions. Banal, only 19, looks to be […]
Fields vs. Afolabi
April 11th, 2008 Tags: Eric Fields
By Tony Krebs: Undefeated cruiserweight Eric Fields (11-0, 9 KOs) will return to action on Saturday night against Ola Afolabi (11-1-3, 4 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout for the little-known vacant North American Boxing Association (NABO) at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington. Fields, 21, the 2005 and 2006 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight […]
Huck-Nzama, Castillejo-Sylvester On Saturday
April 11th, 2008 Tags: Javier Castillejo, Sebastian Sylvester
By Erik Schmidt: Cruiserweight contender Marco Huck (19-1, 14 KOs), fresh off a 12th round TKO loss to IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham on December 29th, will make his first appearance since that time when he hopes for a change in luck against Leon Nzama (2-6) on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, in Brandenburg, […]
Barthelemy vs. Bernal
April 11th, 2008 Tags: Yan Barthelemy
By Chet Mills: Undefeated bantamweight prospect Yan Barthelemy (5-0) will be going up against last minute replacement Jose Garcia Bernal (27-10-1, 18 KOs) on the undercard of the IBF light heavyweight championship showdown between champion Clinton Woods vs. Antonio Tarver, and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and former light heavyweight title holder Glen Johnson […]
