Pavlik-Lockett: Does Gary Have Any Chance?
May 31st, 2008 Boxing, Kelly Pavlik
By Michael Liberman: As the fight nears closer, not much if any fans or experts alike are giving middleweight challenger Gary Lockett (30-1, 21 KOs) much of a chance at defeating WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs), whom they see as winning the fight by a likely early knockout scenario. On the […]
Ricky Hatton: Can He No Longer Take A Big Shot?
May 31st, 2008 Ricky Hatton
By Jim Dower: As I was watching former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs) absorb tremendous punishment in 8th and 10th rounds by the light-hitting Juan Lazcano, who hurt Hatton badly in both rounds, it finally dawned on me that Hatton, perhaps, can no longer take a big shot at this stage of […]
Meza Clay Stops Lizarraga
May 31st, 2008 Boxing
By Scott Gilfoid: Super featherweight contender Monty Meza Clay (28-1, 19 KOs) stopped Fernando Omar Lizarraga (16-5-1, 12 KOs) in the 1st round on Friday night in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Expo Mart, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Meza Clay, 27, started slowly in the first round, throwing few punches and circling around the […]
Hide Defeats Ehikhamenor
May 31st, 2008 Herbie Hide
By Chris Williams: Former two-time WBO heavyweight champion Herbie Hide (43-4-41 KOs) won an easy 12-round unanimous decision over Ehinomen Ehikhamenor (12-3, 7 KOs) last night at the Pabellon Lasearrem Baracaldo, in Pais Vasco, to retain his WBC International cruiserweight title. Hide, 36, dropped Ehikhamenor with a big right hand in the 4th round, but […]
Airich Breaks Hand In Defeat To Williams
May 31st, 2008 Boxing, Danny Williams
By Erik Schmidt: The young Russian heavyweight Konstantin Airich (9-1-1, 8 KOs), who gave an excellent account of himself last night, dropping veteran Danny Williams (39-6, 31 KOs) once and hurting him several other times in the fight requiring standing eight counts on two occasions. However, after appearing to run out of gas in the […]
Williams Stops Airich In 7th Round
May 30th, 2008 Boxing, Danny Williams
By Aaron Klein: In one of the worst refereed fights I’ve ever witnessed, British heavyweight Danny Williams (39-6, 31 KOs) stopped Konstantin Airech (9-1-1, 8 KOs) in the 7th round of a scheduled 8-round bout at the Pabellon Lasearrem Baracaldo, in Pais Vasco, Spain tonight. The fight, a strange one, saw both fighters trade knockdowns, […]
Ponce de Leon vs. Lopez On June 7th
May 30th, 2008 Daniel Ponce De Leon, Juan Manuel Lopez
By Sean McDaniel: In what’s almost sure to be a bout with a great deal of sparks flying between both fighters, WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon (34-1, 30 KOs) will be defending his title against his number #1 challenger Juan Manuel Lopez in a 12-round title bout on June 7th, at the […]
Quintana vs. Williams II: Paul “The Punisher” Looking To Regain His Title
May 30th, 2008 Paul Williams, Carlos Quintana
By Nate Anderson: It was a bout that WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) was supposed to easily win, but it quickly turned into a nightmare for him as Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) used movement and fast combinations to pound out a surprising 12-round unanimous decision over Williams. The fight, as it […]
Forrest vs. Mora: Can Sergio Rise Above His Contender Status?
May 30th, 2008 Vernon Forrest, Sergio Mora
By Eric Thomas: A much rejuvenated WBC light middleweight champion Vernon Forrest (40-2, 29 KOs) will be defending his title against the light-hitting Sergio Mora (20-0-1, 5 KOs) on June 7th, at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut. Mora, 27, a former participant in the NBC boxing reality TV show called The Contender, […]
Chagaev-Valuev: Nikolay Looking For Revenge
May 30th, 2008 Ruslan Chagaev, Nikolai Valuev
By William MacKay: Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs) will be looking to avenge his only defeat on his record when he goes up against undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KOs) on July 5th, at the Gerry Weber Statdium, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Valuev and Chagaev were previously scheduled to […]
Cotto vs. Margarito: To Settle Who’s The #2 Welterweight, Behind Mayweather
May 30th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
By Manuel Perez: It isn’t often that boxing fans get to see a match-up as important or potentially as exciting as the July 26th title bout between unbeaten WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) and challenger Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though both fighters like […]
Chris Byrd: Is He Finished?
May 29th, 2008 Chris Byrd
By Jim Dower: After watching former WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (40-5-1, 21 KOs) easily get dismantled in the 9th round by the weak-punching light heavyweight Shaun George in their recent May 16th bout, I wondered whether Byrd, now 37, should consider retiring from boxing. This was for him his second consecutive loss, and more […]
Pavlik vs. Lockett: Failing To Ignite Fan Interest
May 29th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik
By Scott Gilfoid: Up to now, WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik’s (33-0, 29 KOs) upcoming June 7th bout challenger Gary Lockett (30-1, 21 KOs), from Wales, has barely registered a blip on the radar screen with most fans, most of whom could care less watching Pavlik likely destroy the 15th ranked WBC contender Lockett. […]
Alexeev vs. Azille This Saturday
May 29th, 2008 Alexander Alexeev
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (14-0, 13 KOs) takes on former cruiserweight title challenger Louis Azille (19-5-2, 15 KOs) in a 10-round bout on Saturday, in Burg-Waechter Castello, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Alexeev, 27, a former amateur star from the former Soviet Union, who came in 2nd in the 2003 World championship and […]
Pavlik-Calzaghe In November? Don’t Count Out Jones Jr.
May 29th, 2008 Kelly Pavlik, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Jason Kim: In the latest boxing news, yesterday it was learned that WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik’s promoter Bob Arum was in early meeting with Frank Warren, the promoter of undefeated WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe for a potential bout in November. The bout, if it were to be made between the two […]
Danny Williams vs. Konstantin Airich This Friday
May 28th, 2008 Danny Williams
By Michael Liberman: British heavyweight Danny Williams (38-6, 30 KOs) will return to the ring this Friday night against undefeated Konstantin Airich (9-0-1, 8 KOs) in a scheduled 8-round non-title bout at the Pabellon Lasearre, Baracaldo, in Pais Vasco, Spain. Williams, 34, the current BBBofC British heavyweight champion, won’t have his title on the line […]
Mundine Defeats Soliman
May 28th, 2008 Sam Soliman, Anthony Mundine
By Aaron Klein: WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (32-3, 23 KOs) beat for the third time fellow Australian Sam Soliman (35-11, 13 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Vodafone Arena, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Other than money, there wasn’t much reason for the fight to take place in the […]
Mayweather-Cotto: A matter of time
May 28th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto
By Shaun Brown: For many a fight fan, the prospect of boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather facing Puerto Rico’s finest Miguel Cotto has been nothing but a dream for us all.
With Oscar De La Hoya (rematch) and Antonio Margarito lined up as their respective opponents, aligned with recent comments from Roger Mayweather: “If it makes […]
2K Sports Launches HypeKingdom.com in Anticipation of Don King Presents: Prizefighter
May 28th, 2008 Boxing
2K Sports today announced it has partnered with the king of boxing and the godfather of hype, Don King, to launch HypeKingdom.com in support of the highly anticipated boxing video game, Don King Presents: Prizefighter. Fans can now enroll in the University of Hype to learn the art of larger-than-life self-promotion, while getting new […]
Diaz, Katsidis & Pacquiao In The Cards For Hatton?
May 28th, 2008 Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Diaz, Michael Katsidis
By Nate Anderson: Whether he likes it or not, Ricky Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs) may have to earn his rematch the hard way by beating a trio of smaller fighters, such as lightweights Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis, and super featherweight Manny Pacquiao, before he can make himself relevant for another fight with the great […]
