Archive for January, 2009

By Jim Dower: Light middleweight fringe contender Eromosele Albert (22-2-1, 10 KOs) defeated journeyman Germaine Sanders (27-7, 17 KOs) by a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Mallory Square, in Key West, Florida.

By Erik Schmidt: Making her 12th defense of her WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation featherweight title, Ina Menzer (23-0, 9 KOs) defeated challenger Esther Schouten (22-5-1, 11 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

By Erik Schmidt: In a shocking upset, interim WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (16-1, 15 KOs) was stopped in the 10th round by Argentinian Victor Emilio Ramirez (14-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. An exhausted Alekseev, 27, was hurt by a series of right hands in the [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated middleweight contender Gennady Golovkin (15-0, 12 KOs) exploded on Argentinian Javier Alberto Mamani (35-8-1, 19 KOs), stopping him in the 1st round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Golovkin, 26, a former 2004 Middleweight Olympic Silver Medalist for the Kazakhstani Olympic [...]

By Nate Anderson: Former BBBofC British light welterweight champion Lenny Daws (18-1-1, 7 KOs) took apart an over-matched Sergejs Savrinovics (4-11-1, 2 KOs) on Saturday night, stopping him in the 6th round in Robin Park Centre, Wigan, in Lancashire. With a series of hard body shots, Daws, 30, caused referee Howard John Foster to step [...]

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KOs) overcame being stunned in the 1st round by his number #1 challenger Luis Collazo (29-4, 14 KOs) to come back to win a close – and controversial – 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in [...]

By James Hughes: BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE (Wigan, England) Champion John Murray (Manchester, England) and challenger Lee McAllister (Aberdeen, Scotland) squared off on Saturday night, sporting records of 25-0 and 27-1 respectively. This topped ITV’s first ‘Big Fight Live’ of 2009 and may have had more publicity if it wasn’t for another British lightweight, Amir Khan. [...]

By Daniel Cann: In front of a sell-out capacity crowd at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, champion John Murray (25-0-13 ko’s) and challenger Lee McAllister (27-1-5 ko’s) put on a fine display that was worthy of the support they both enjoyed. Fans had travelled from Manchester and Aberdeen to be there and the boxers made [...]

By Nate Anderson: Making his first defense of his Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight title, Paul Truscott (12-1, 1 KOs) was stopped in the 8th round by challenger John Simpson (19-6, 7 KOs) of a scheduled 12-round bout at the Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough, in Northumbria. With Truscott trailing in the fight, the bout was stopped [...]

By Jim Dower: Super featherweight prospect Marvin Quintero (15-1, 12 KOs) defeated Nick Casal (18-4-1, 14 KOs) in a 3rd round stoppage on Friday night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Casal, 23, after losing both the 2nd and 3rd rounds, couldn’t continue and asked that the fight be stopped just moments [...]

By Jim Dower: Previously unbeaten featherweight prospect Leonilo Miranda (30-1, 28 KOs) stopped in the 5th round by Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz (16-0-1, 7 KOs) last night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The end came suddenly for the 26-year-old Miranda when he walked into a big left hand in the 5th, [...]

By Nate Anderson: John Murray (26-0, 14 KOs) successfully defended his title tonight, stopping challenger Lee McAllister (27-2, 5 KOs) in the 8th round of a scheduled 12-round bout at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, in Lancashire. Murray, 24, rallied after falling behind in the first three rounds to come back and stop McAllister in [...]

By Nate Anderson: In an impressive display of raw punching power, British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (2-0, 2 KOs) stopped German Marcel Zeller (21-4, 20 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled six-round bout tonight at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, in Lancashire. Fury, 20, hurt Zeller with a right hook to the head [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (23-0, 19 KOs) may not know it or not but he has a real test in front of him Saturday with challenger Luis Collazo (29-3, 14 KOs). This is an opponent that speed alone won’t be the answer for, so hopefully Berto has some other tools to [...]

By Manuel Perez: Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) has been saying that he doesn’t plan on running from WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) in their title bout on January 24th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. For Mosley’s sake, I hope he’s joshing about this, because Shane is going to [...]

By Nate Anderson: Things are going so well in the negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. With Pacquiao still sticking to his desire to get the larger cut of the pie, a 60-40 deal, Hatton and his father, Ray, are getting prepared to walk away from this fight unless there can be a break [...]

Tickets for the intriguing March 7 British featherweight title showdown between Paul Appleby and Martin Lindsay are now available to buy from the Ulster Hall Box Office. Tickets priced at £30 and £70 can be purchased directly by calling 02890 334 455.

It was just like old times Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, as super middleweight contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda showed off his fearsome power once again as he knocked out Manuel Esparza in the third round on the “Hard Knocks at the Hard Rock” event.

By Chris Williams: While Amir Khan (19-01, 15 KOs) has caught quite a bit of flake lately for choosing to take on a fighter as accomplished as Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) for a bout on March 14th, the same question in reverse could be put to Barrera. What on Earth is he thinking [...]

By Jim Dower: Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) turns 40 today, a ripe age for a fighter that many boxing fans thought would have retired a long time ago. Given his record in his last seven fights, three wins and four losses, perhaps Jones should have. However, what can you say to a person [...]

Tyson Fury, British boxing’s biggest new star, has taken on a risky second professional fight at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan on Saturday, 17th January against an opponent who has won 20 of his 21 wins by stoppage with only three losses. Former ABA champion Fury (Manchester) made an excellent debut when he stopped [...]

By Manuel Perez: A fighter is always at their weakest point following a bad knockout loss. That is never more true in the case of welterweight Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs), who was taken out in the 11th round last July in a brutal war with Antonio Margarito. The bout left Cotto a bloody and [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Based on news report around the boxing world, it looks now that Manny Pacquiao won’t be backing down and accepting the 50-50 purse split that Ricky Hatton is asking for. According to reports, Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, is trying to convince Manny to accept the 50-50 split but it’s unclear whether Pacquiao [...]

By Jim Dower: Amir Khan is looking to erase the sting of defeat from his stoppage loss to Breidis Prescott by fighting Marco Antonio Barrera on March 14th. If Khan can win, he may partially rehabilitate his name with some fans and make a big step forward in the lightweight division. Certainly, Khan’s last fight, [...]

Two talented fighters with a combined record of 39-0-1 will collide when Leonilo Miranda (24-0, 23 KOs), of Mexico, faces Orlando Cruz (15-0-1, 6 KOs) of Puerto Rico in the main event tomorrow/Jan. 16, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

By Manuel Perez: Kermit Cintron (30-2, 27 KOs) will take on Sergio Martinez (44-1-1, 24 KOs) for the interim WBC light middleweight title on February 14th. The date was left open for Cintron after Joe Greene was unable to make the fight with Martinez due to kidney stones. Next, Daniel Santos stepped in but he [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks as if Manny Pacquiao is still set on wanting to get the 60-40 purse split, despite media reports saying that he was agreeable to a 50-50 split with Ricky Hatton for their May 2nd fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to ABA-CBN News, Pacquiao, 30, hasn’t budged from his [...]

Former super-middleweight boxer Richie Woodhall claims he turned down the role of head boxing coach at the British Amateur Boxing Association. Woodhall would have replaced Terry Edwards, whose contract will not be renewed by BABA despite his success at the Beijing Olympics.

By Chris Williams: I’m no fan of lightweight contender Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), especially after seeing him get destroyed in 54 seconds of the 1st round by Breidis Prescott (20-0, 18 KOs) in September, but I think Amir has more than enough to beat Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) on March 14th. I [...]

ARENA has started off this year’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights” series last week with Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara scoring impressive wins in Primm, Nevada. On February 20th, promoter Ahmet Öner will present his next FNF show live from the University Center Arena at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.