Archive for September, 2008

By Jim Dower: It’s been four years since Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) last saw action in the ring, and on October 11th he’s going to try and accomplish what rarely has been done before by winning a title after years of inactivity, without one warm up match in between when he challenges WBC champion [...]

By Eric Thomas: James Toney (70-6, 43 KOs) will likely be facing 6′5″ Tony Thompson on December 6th for one of the lesser heavyweight title belts at stake. Toney stated in a recent interview on Versus that he has plans on facing Thompson on the 6th of December, and then after that, Toney plans on [...]

By Peter Taylor: Floyd Mayweather Jr., one of the greatest boxers of his generation but yet we still have doubts whether he is a one of the greatest of all time.
Since Mayweather retierd after his knockout victory over Ricky Hatton last year a lot has happened, the unbeatable Cotto has been vanquished, the emergence of [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In what has to be one of the worst decisions I’ve ever witnessed in my life, undefeated super middleweight Denis Inkin (34-0, 24 KOs) defeated Fulgencio Zuniga (21-3-1, 18 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO super middleweight title (formerly held by Joe Calzaghe) on Saturday night [...]

By Aaron Klein: Looking like only a shell of his former self, Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) stopped Ricardo Mayorga (28-7-1, 22 KOs) in the final second of the 12th round to win the WBA Inter-Continental light middleweight title on Saturday night at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. At the time of the [...]

By Chris Williams: In a defeat that many boxing fans saw coming a long time ago, perhaps as soon as the fight was signed, WBC cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan (29-4-1, 18 KOs) was stopped in the 10th round by Guillermo Jones (36-3-2, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In the WBC heavyweight title eliminator bout between number #1 ranked Vladimir Virchis (24-2, 20 KOs) and the number # 2 ranked fighter Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1, 35 KOs), Virchis was soundly defeated in a 12-round unanimous decision loss to the 35 year-old Gomez at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, [...]

By David Lar: Making his first defense of his WBC welterweight title, undefeated Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) pounded out an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes (33-7, 9 KOs) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Berto, 25, rose to the occasion against arguably his best opponent of his career in the [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (16-0, 15 KOs) destroyed journeyman Rob Calloway (70-8-2, 56 KOs) in a 3rd round TKO on Saturday night to hold retain his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Alexeev, 27, ranked #2 in the WBO, dropped Calloway with a flurry [...]

By Jason Kim: I don’t know whether or not he’s deceiving himself or if he knows something that we don’t know, but the 37 year-old Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) believes that he’s going to be back among the top fighters in boxing if he defeats former welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1, 23 KOs) [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOs) could have a big chance in the future for a potential but against Shane Mosley if Berto defeats challenger Steve Forbes (33-6, 9 KOs) tonight in a 12-round WBC title bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. However, Berto, 25, thought to [...]

By Manuel Perez: Once beaten lightweight prospect Vicente Escobedo (19-1, 12 KOs) scored a sudden 6th round technical knockout over his previously unbeaten opponent Dominic Salcido (16-1, 8 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Escobedo, 26, a former 2004 Olympian, appearing to be trailing in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Super featherweight Ricky Burns (24-2, 5 KOs) won an impressive 12-round unanimous decision over Osumanu Akaba (11-5, 8 KOs) on Friday night to win the vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) super featherweight title at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, in London. The final judges’ scores were 116-113, 117-112 and 116-112. With WBO super [...]

By Nate Anderson: In a bit of sad news that will surely upset the boxing world, the talented former WBU middleweight champion Gary Lockett (30-2, 21 KOs) has announced his retirement. A devastating puncher who recently was stopped in three brutal rounds by WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in June, Lockett, only 31, said “the [...]

By Aaron Klein: While Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) continues to try and talk up the talent of his opponent Roy Jones Jr., who will supposedly be his last fight of his career on November 8th at New York’s Madison Square Garden, many in the boxing world aren’t so enamored by this fight and see [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated American heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (25-0, 22 KOs) defeated an inexperienced and badly over-matched Israel Carlos Garcia (19-2, 11 KOs) in a 3rd round TKO to retain his WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title on Friday night at the Soboba Casino, in San Jacinto, California. Arreola, 27, came into the fight at [...]

By Michael Lieberman: I got to be honest with you all, I’m less than impressed with David Haye’s choice of opponent for his November 15th fight at the O2 Arena. I see Monte Barrett as a nominal top ranked challenger, who besides his recent 1st round TKO over a badly unproven Tye Fields, has done [...]

By Manuel Perez: Four-time champion Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOs) tries to kick start his lagging career against former three-time champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-6-1, 23 KOs) who also hopes to reignite a failing career on Saturday night in a non-title bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Mosley who’s been out of action [...]

By Aaron Klein: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (35-1, 26 KOs), as most everyone expected he would, he destroyed middleweight Andy Kolle (17-2, 12 KOs) in the 1st round tonight at the Soboba Casino, in San Jacinto, California. In a rare match-up between two southpaws, Williams, 27, went right after Kolle in the [...]

By Erik Schmidt: On Saturday night, we may be seeing the best cruiserweight in all of boxing when undefeated Alexander Alexeev (15-0, 14 KOs) defends his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against veteran Rob Calloway (70-7, 56 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Alexeev, a former 2005 [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis (41-2, 32 KOs) is picking WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) to not only defeat WBC champion emeritus Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs), but also take him out in the process in their October 11th heavyweight championship bout on November 11th at the O2 [...]

By Peter Taylor: Like many who read this website you may be thinking what is the point of Manny Pacquiao fighting Oscar De La Hoya. I know it will be one of the biggest box office fights in boxing history, but it is a fight which only De La Hoya can win. Apart from Pacquiao’s [...]

After what seemed like ions for former cruiserweight champion David Haye to make his decision for his next opponent for his November 15th bout, only his second as a heavyweight, he finally made up his mind with today’s announcement that he will be fighting top contender Monte Barrett at the O2 Arena in London. Barrett, [...]

David Haye has announced his first heavyweight opponent. His trainer and manager Adam Booth today confirmed that the Hayemaker will take on Monte ‘Two Gunz’ Barrett at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday 15th November.
Speaking exclusively on Steve Bunce’ Boxing Hour on Setanta Sports News Booth revealed that the deal had been done [...]

By Alex McMillan: Fans of boxing have been absolutely spoiled over the last few months; genuine world class match-ups week after week have thrilled long into the hours of Sunday mornings (in the UK at least); we’ve had the masterclass of Marquez against Casamayor, the incredible grit and fire of Antonio Margarito wearing down Miguel [...]

By Michael Lieberman: In one of the more hilarious conference calls I’ve had the pleasure to listen to, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) and WBC emeritus champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) traded barbs back and forth, mangling the English language constantly and attacking each other verbally like wild dogs. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Only a few hours after going on sale, all of the tickets for the what will likely be a historic blockbuster bout between lightweight Manny Pacquiao and light middleweight Oscar De La Hoya sold out, leaving thousands of interested boxing fans forced to watch the bout on PPV rather than to see [...]

By Manuel Perez: Oscar De La Hoya, not interested in sharing his time with his long time trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., who is currently busy training light welterweight Ricky Hatton, has opted to get another trainer (Nacho Beristain) for Oscar’s bout with lightweight Manny Pacquiao in December. Beristain is an excellent trainer, and has trained [...]

Boxing is back at Medieval Times! Former world champion Vivian Harris will headline “Knockout Knights” when [...]

By William Mackay: I don’t know about you, but I think it won’t matter a hill of beans who trains Amir Khan (18-1, 14 KOs) from this point forward, he’ll be the same flawed fighter regardless of the interchangeable trainers that are switched in and out. In the latest boxing news, it appears that American [...]