Purdy Destroys Spence
April 6th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Aaron Klein: Undefeated light welterweight prospect Lee Purdy (7-0, 3 KOs) made short work of Jamie Spence (4-2, 2 KOs), on Friday night, winning by a 1st round TKO of a six round scheduled bout at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Purdy, a fighter with very heavy hands, was coming into this […]
Gonzalez Stops Ruiz
April 6th, 2008 Tags: Jhonny Gonzalez
Former WBO bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (37-6, 31 KOs) had an easy time with his overmatched opponent Edel Ruiz (29-20-4, 20 KOs), knocking him out in the third round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California on Friday night. Gonzalez, who was making only his third fight […]
Rodela Crushes Ayala
April 5th, 2008 Tags: Boxing
By Manuel Perez: In perhaps the most exciting fight of the night, lightweight prospect David Rodela (9-1-2, 5 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten prospect Ramon Ayala (8-1, 3 KOs) in the 4th round of a scheduled 6-round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California on Friday night. In the 4th round, […]
Chavez Decisions Jimenez
April 5th, 2008 Tags: Jesus Chavez
By Manuel Perez: Former lightweight/super featherweight champion Jesus Chavez (43-4, 29 KOs) struggled in beating Puerto Rican Daniel Jimenez (17-3, 10 Kos) by a hard fought 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Chavez, now 35, was making his first appearance in 13 months and only […]
Foreman Decisions Roman
April 5th, 2008 Tags: Yuri Foreman
By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten NABF light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (25-0, 8 KOs) successfully defended his title on Thursday night with a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision over contender Saul Roman at the Aviator Sports Arena , in Brooklyn, New York. The fight was never remotely close as Foreman easily was in control over every round […]
Clottey Stops Cruz
April 4th, 2008 Tags: Joshua Clottey
By Erik Schmidt: In what turned out to be a disappoint premature stoppage by referee Ricky Gonzalez, # 1 ranked IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (34-2, 20 KOs) stopped an overmatched Jose Luis Cruz (34-4-2, 27 KOs) in the 5th round last night at the Aviator Sports Arena, in Brooklyn, New York. Shortly after Clottey […]
Should Mayweather Be Getting More Credit?
April 3rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: Last week, Pound for Pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. took part in a Wrestlemania match, walkng away with a cool twenty million dollars for little more than 10 minutes of work in a staged match. Mayweather, 30, has seemingly stepped away from boxing as far as taking on the elite in […]
Hopkins vs. Calzaghe: Bernard Promising Punishment
April 3rd, 2008 Tags: Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
By Nate Anderson: In the latest war of words, former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32 KOs) is cutting though the pleasantries by calling undefeated super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) “amateurish” and promising punishment along the way. If one weren’t alaready aware of Hopkin’s history, they’d incorrectly assume that […]
Mosley vs. Judah: Time Running Out For Both
April 2nd, 2008 Tags: Shane Mosley, Zab Judah
By Scott Gilfoid: Former welterweight champions Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) and Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) go at it on May 31st at the Mandalay Bay Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters have suffered losses to Miguel Cotto in the past year, and have found themselves in a position where they are each […]
Pavlik-Lockett: Is Kelly Primed For An Upset?
April 2nd, 2008 Tags: Kelly Pavlik
By Aaron Klein: Undefeated WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs) will be making his first title defense on June 7th against once-beaten knockout artist Gary Lockett (30-1, 21 KOs) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik, 25, has been building Lockett up, saying that he’s got power and is capable […]
Sturm vs. Pittman On Saturday
April 2nd, 2008 Tags: Felix Sturm
By Erik Schmidt: WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2-1, 12 KOs) will put his title on the line against #12 ranked challenger Jamie Pittman (16-0, 7 KOs) this Saturday at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm, 29, is coming off a controversial draw in his last fight against his mandatory challenger Randy Griffin […]
Mundine To Face Kessler Instead Of Solimon?
April 2nd, 2008 Tags: Mikkel Kessler, Anthony Mundine
By Tony Krebs: According to the latest news, two-time WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine’s (31-3, 23 KOs) next title defense against Australian Sam Soliman hasn’t been approved by the WBA. The bout, the third matchup between the two, is currently scheduled for May 28th. Recently, former WBA/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler was announced […]
Valuev vs. Chagaev On May 31st
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Nikolai Valuev
By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (24-0, 17 KOs) will finally be giving a rematch to former champion Nikolay Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs), whom he beat by a majority decision on April 14th 2007. The rematch long awaited by Valuev, will be taking place on May 31st at the Arena Oberhausen, Oberhausen, […]
Is Hatton Hurting Himself By Avoiding Witter?
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Aaron Klein: It seems as if WBC Junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been calling out Ricky Hatton, although nothing that Witter has said has increased his chances at landing a fight with him. Most recently, Hatton has reportedly said he’d been thinking of fighting Witter until he made a comment to him at […]
Markus Beyer or Anderson Silva: 2 Options for Roy Jones Jr.
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Markus Beyer
By JB: Former Pound-for-Pound king, Roy Jones Jr. is on the cusp of rejuvenating his career after stringing together two wins over top-25 caliber opponents, and more importantly a win in January over fellow future hall of fame candidate Felix Trinidad. However, the question is how can he best capitalize on this late-career momentum he […]
Klitschko Turns Down Offer From Povetkin
April 1st, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin
By Dan Ambrose: In the latest boxing news, IBF heavyweight champion Wladmir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) has reportedly turned down an offer of five million Euro to fight his #1 challenger for his IBF title Alexander Povetkin, according to Bild Zeitung, a German paper. If the story is indeed true, then it means Wladimir has […]
