Archive for November, 2008

By Alan Thomson: The best American heavyweight versus the best British heavyweight. Two fighters who enter the ring with the same intentions – to seek and destroy.
What would make this fight so compelling is that both men have huge power and are not without their flaws. Apologies to my British friends but Haye [...]

By Alan Thomson – Paul “The Punisher Williams” doled out a standard issue beat down to game but overmatched journeyman Verno Phillips last night in Ontario, California despite a nasty cut over his right eye as the result of an unintentional head butt in round one. Williams controlled the action from the opening bell, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation/ WBA female super middleweight champion Natascha Ragosina (19-0, 11 KOs) defeated Kenyan Conjestina Achieng (14-6-3, 7 KOs) by yet another controversial 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. And like the last time, the final decision was booed loudly [...]

By Erik Schmidt: WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Ramona Kuehne (12-0, 3 KOs) defeated Dahianna Santana (14-5, 5 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 97-93, 100-92 and 97-93. Kuehne, 28, had little problems with Santana, from the [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight prospect Serdar Sahin (13-0, 7 KOs) stopped Patrick Linkert (1-3-1) in the 4th round of a scheduled six-round bout on Friday night at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Having chased Linkert around the ring for most of the short bout, Sahin finally caught up to him at the [...]

By Jim Dower: There’s no doubt that Oscar De La Hoya has done a good job in coming down in weight to the welterweight division weight limit of 147, down from his natural fighting weight of 154 in the light middleweight division. Before he started training, there were some that doubted whether or not De [...]

By Manuel Perez: For what it’s worth, highly ranked welterweight contender Jesus Soto Karass (22-3-3, 16 KOs) stopped a terribly over-matched Hicklet Lau (20-18-2, 9 KOs) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Friday night at the Santa Ana Star Center, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Karass, 26, dropped Lau with a [...]

By Simon Hirst: America used to be the place where great champions were born. You would have to beat America’s finest if you could to prove yourself and be considered for greatness. America was the place where people would dream of going to fight the best. Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas, you name it, it [...]

By Jim Slattengren: World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao is staying above the war of words that are going on between his trainer Freddie Roach and Oscar De La Hoya, avoiding entering into the battle and staying focused on readying himself both mentally and physically for what may be the toughest bout of his [...]

Boxing promoter Frank Maloney hopes Lennox Lewis will stay retired. In recent weeks speculation about Lewis’ return to the ring has reached fever pitch. Reports say Lewis would return to the ring for a staggering $100m.
But Maloney, who managed the heavyweight for over 12 years, told Setanta Sports News he did not think it would [...]

Universum Box-Promotion have turned down Team Sauerland´s 2.5 million-euro offer for a unification clash between IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham and WBA title-holder Felix Sturm. “We will not pick up negotiations at the time being,” Klaus-Peter Kohl stated in a press release. “For us it was not a serious offer but an ultimatum.”

By Manuel Perez: As the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao December 6th fight fast approaches, I find myself conflicted by this bout, not knowing what to think of it. Part of me is insulted by this fight, seeing it as a rip off fight hardly worth a couple of bucks, let alone [...]

By Eric Thomas: Next month, it will have been exactly one year since Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) last fought in the boxing ring, and if he does ever have signs on staging a comeback in the sport, this would be the prime time for him to make his comeback. Oscar De La Hoya [...]

By William Mackay: Of all the opponents that World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) could have chosen for his next fight, he settled for 37 year-old Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) in a 12-round bout scheduled to take place on January 24th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If all it took for a fighter with a glass jaw was to spar with a big puncher to cure his problems with taking punches, I guess the boxing world would be filled with champion-caliber fighters instead of the mostly mediocre talent that permeates all of boxing now.

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-2, 21 KOs) will try to get his career back on track against undefeated Johnathon Banks (20-0, 14 KOs) in a 12-round bout on December 6th for his old WBO title at the ExCel Arena, Dockland, in London.

By Dave Lar: World Boxing Council/International Boxing Federation super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs) will be going up against interim WBA super flyweight champion Jorge Arce (51-4-1, 39 KOs) in a 12-round title bout on February 7th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

By Erik Schmidt: WIBF and WBA Women’s International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion super middleweight Natascha Ragosina (18-0, 11 KOs) will fight a rematch with Conjestina Achieng (14-5-3, 7 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout on Friday night at the Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. The two fought four months ago with the champion [...]

By Jason Kim: Light welterweight Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) may not have long to wait for another big money fight no matter how things work out between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao on their December 6th fight. Initially it was De La Hoya who was the main one eager to fight Hatton [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In a stay busy fight WBA/WIBF flyweight champion Susi Kentikian (22-0, 16 KOs) will defend her titles in a 10-round bout against Russian Anastasia Toktaulova (13-9, 2 KOs) on December 5th at the Sporthalle Brandberge, Halle an der Saale, in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Kentikian, only 22, has breezed through seven title defenses of [...]

By Nate Anderson: Super middleweight Jean Pascal (21-0, 14 KOs) will be making his toughest fight of his career on December 6th in a fight against unbeaten Carl Froch (23-0, 19 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council super middleweight title at the Trent FM Arena, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

By Tim Williams: This Saturday an exciting heavyweight showdown will take place between two of the most powerful heavyweights in the U.S when Chris Arreola (25-0, 22 KOs) takes on Travis Walker (28-1-1, 22 KOs) in a 12-round International Boxing Federation (IBF) title eliminator bout at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California.

On Saturday, November 29, undefeated Cristobal “The Nightmare” Arreola will defend his WBC Continental Americas title against Travis “Freight Train” Walker on the first-ever professional boxing card to be held at the new state-of-the-art Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The bout is scheduled to air on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” preceding the [...]

By Michael Lieberman: After months of searching for a big-named opponent, much hyped British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) settled for nearly 40-year-old journeyman Monte Barrett as his opponent for his November 15th showcase fight, knocking him down early and often, eventually stopping him in the 5th round.

By Chris Williams: Although former World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) might much prefer to go right into a title fight against WBO champion Paul Williams, unfortunately Cotto will have to take a brief detour along the way with a WBO title eliminator match against #2 ranked Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know about you, but after watching Ricky Hatton’s poor performance against Paulie Malignaggi last Saturday night, I for one, don’t want to see Hatton getting in the ring against Oscar De La Hoya anytime soon. It’s not that it wouldn’t be interesting, because it would have a certain circus-like appeal [...]

By Michael Lieberman: With two victories in a row over the old timers of the middleweight division, Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) is debating whether to continue on with his boxing career or not. Whether he does or doesn’t, I sure hope he chooses someone below 39 for his next fight because it’s hardly interesting [...]

By Jim Dower: If it isn’t already obvious by now to all boxing fans, let me be the one to tell you, Lennox Lewis won’t be making a comeback to the sport now or probably ever and the fans that are hoping for him to come back really need to give it a much needed [...]

Riverside, CA (November 26) – The following are quotes from Dan Goossen, George Peterson and boxing’s “most feared fighter,” 2-time WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher” Williams (35-1, 26 KOs) who will move up a weight class to take on the IBF Junior Middleweight Champ Verno Phillips (42-10-1, 21 KOs) in a scheduled interim 12-round [...]

By Erik Schmidt: WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation and Global Boxing Union Female super flyweight champion Alesia Graf (22-1, 9 KOs) defeated Magdalena Dahlen (9-1, 3 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision in a fight that turned out to be much tougher than expected on Saturday night at the Stadthalle, Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The [...]