Chavez Jr To Fight Rematch With Vanda on October 25th
July 31st, 2008 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (37-0-1, 29 KOs) fresh off a disappointing 10-round split decision over journeyman Matt Vanda (38-7, 21 KOs) on July 12th, will be facing him once again in a rematch on October 25th to try and win in a little more impressive fashion. Last time out, Chavez Jr., […]
Konecny Stops Santos
July 31st, 2008 Boxing
By Nate Anderson: Number #11th ranked IBF light middleweight contender Lukas Konecny (37-3, 19 KOs) defeated Brazilian Luiz Augusto Dos Santos (24-15, 20 KOs) by a 5th round TKO when Santos, 36, injured his left shouldering the 4th round and couldn’t answer the bell for the 5th round. Santos, who goes by the nickname of […]
Belge Defeats Borovski
July 31st, 2008 Boxing
By Nate Anderson: Unbeaten welterweight Roberto Belge (19-0, 4 KOs) defeated Ukrainian Vladimir Borovski (21-34-1, 9 KOs) by a six-round majority decision on Tuesday night at the Laser Show Hall, Bobycentrum, in Brno, Czech Republic. The final judges’ scores were 60-56, 60-55 and 57-57. I had Belge, 28, winning every round of the fight with […]
Options Available For Miguel Cotto - Williams, Judah, Margarito, Clottey
July 30th, 2008 Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Zab Judah, Antonio Margarito, Paul Williams
By Thomas Hanson: Since his brutal 11th round TKO loss to challenger Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs), there’s been a lot of speculation about what former WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) will do next to rebound from the loss. For most boxing fans, they would like nothing better than to see Cotto […]
Haye Continues His Pursuit of Wladimir Klitschko
July 30th, 2008 Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye
By Eric Thomas: British cruiserweight David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) continued his dogged pursuit of a title match with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) in a recent press release, bragging about weighing 232 lbs, a comment made to let Klitschko know that the former cruiserweight Haye was plenty big enough to compete […]
Castillo vs. Lujan Tonight, Jose Makes His Welterweight Debut
July 30th, 2008 José Luis Castillo
By Scott Gilfoid: No longer able to comfortably make either the lightweight or the light welterweight weight limit, former WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-8, 48 KOs) will be moving up to the welterweight division tonight to go up against hard puncher Sebastian Lujan (29-5-2, 20 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the […]
Wladimir Klitschko Looking At Facing Valuev vs. Ruiz Winner
July 29th, 2008 Wladimir Klitschko, Nikolai Valuev
By Jason Kim: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) is looking into the possibility of fighting the winner of the August 30th bout between Nikolay Valuev (48-1) and John Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs), who are fighting for the WBA interim title. According to reports, Klitschko’s bout against his IBF number #1 mandatory challenger […]
Clottey vs. Judah Fight For Vacant IBF title On Saturday
July 29th, 2008 Joshua Clottey, Zab Judah
By Sean Mcdaniel: Former WBA/WBC/IBF welterweight champion Zab Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) and Joshua Clottey (34-2, 20 KOs) will meet up on Saturday night for the vacant IBF welterweight title up for grabs at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The title was left vacant after Antonio Margarito gave it up soon after winning […]
Lacy Unretires, Will Be Facing Taylor After All
July 29th, 2008 Jermain Taylor, Jeff Lacy
By Dan Ambrose: After a week of a so-called retirement, former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (24-1, 17 KOs) will be coming back to fight former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) on November 15th, in Las Vegas. Frankly, I’m not in the least surprised that Lacy is coming back, because he’s […]
Don’t Count On De La Hoya Fighting Margarito
July 29th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Antonio Margarito
By Manuel Perez: Now that newly crowned WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) has finished off Miguel Cotto and put him to rest, the natural next opponent for Margarito would seem to be boxing great Oscar De la Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs), who previously hinted at wanting to fight Cotto if he were […]
Rahman-Toney Bout Ruled a No-decision
July 29th, 2008 Hasim Rahman, James Toney
By Eric Thomas: In a bit of news that comes to no surprise to many boxing fans who saw the fight, the heavyweight bout between James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36 KOs) has changed from a 3rd round TKO win for Toney to a “no-decision” by the California State Athletic Commission […]
Concepcion Stops Banal
July 28th, 2008 AJ Banal
By Francisco Chantengo: In something of a shocker, super flyweight Rafael Concepcion (11-2-1, 7 KOs) defeated number #4 ranked AJ Banal (17-1-1, 14 KOs) in a 10th round TKO on Saturday night at the Cebu Coliseum, in Cebu City, Philippines. Concepcion landed a powerful right to the head of Banal in the 10th round, causing […]
McGirt Jr. Decisions Joval
July 28th, 2008 Boxing
By Eric Thomas: Stepping up against his best opponent of his still early boxing career, 25 year-old middleweight prospect James McGirt Jr. (19-1, 9 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the City Center, in Saratoga Springs, New York. The final judges’ scores were 99-89, 99-89 and 97-91. Forget the scores, though, […]
Is Cotto a Quitter?
July 28th, 2008 Miguel Cotto
By Michael Lieberman: I think I’m speaking for a lot of boxing fans when I say I’m more than a little displeased with which the way WBA Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) went down twice in the 11th round, both times taking a knee himself rather than letting Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) pound […]
Alvarado KOs Bazan
July 28th, 2008 Mike Alvarado
By Chris Williams: Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Mike Alvarado (22-0, 15 KOs) stopped former WBC lightweight champion Cesar Bazan (47-11-1, 30 KOs) in a 4th round KO in a scheduled 1o-round bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarado, 28, caught Bazan on the ropes in the 4th round and nailed him […]
Concepcion Too Much For Carrera
July 28th, 2008 Bernabe Concepcion
By Manuel Perez: Super bantamweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (26-1-1, 15 KOs) took out Adam Carrera (19-4, 8 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a fairly slow first two rounds of the fight in which both fighters looked limited in […]
If Cotto Takes Another Savage Beating, Should He Retire?
July 28th, 2008 Miguel Cotto
By Sean McDaniel: Though more than a few boxing fans of former WBA welterweight Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) are saying he didn’t take a savage beating at the hands of challenger Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) last Saturday night in the process of losing a 11th round TKO, I beg to differ. Cotto, 27, […]
Rios Obliterates Marcos
July 28th, 2008 Boxing
By Chet Mills: Unbeaten super featherweight prospect Brandon Rios (18-0, 12 KOs) easily destroyed a badly over-matched Sandro Marcos (27-19-2, 23 KOs) in the 2nd round of a scheduled eight-round bout on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios, 22, the 2004 United States Amateur Featherweight champion, dropped […]
Is Cotto Overrated?
July 27th, 2008 Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
By Thomas Hanson: WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) fell completely apart in the second half of Saturday’s bout with Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) ending up getting stopped in the 11th round after taking a knee on two separate occasions in the round. It wasn’t the best way for a fighter as […]
Cotto vs. Margarito: There Needs To Be a Rematch
July 27th, 2008 Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
By Aaron Klein: After watching last night’s 11th round TKO win for Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) over WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m thinking that an immediate rematch is needed to allow for Cotto to avenge his defeat. While I concede that […]
