Archive for February, 2009

By Chris Williams: With today’s news about Wladimir Klitschko deciding to end negotiations with David Haye due to a variety of reasons, I think Haye might be better off now without the fight. The reason is simple: Haye hasn’t the experience, the size, or the chin to compete against a fighter as big, fast, skilled [...]

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten light middleweight John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) faces the limited but game Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs) on Saturday night in a 10-round bout at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Limited is a good term that could equally be used for the 29-year-old Duddy, who comes from [...]

Bob Arum: We have Miguel Cotto on the line. He is fighting for the vacant WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, February 21st. On the same card will be a fight between John Duddy and Matt Vanda.

Lee Samuels: The champion is here, Kelly Pavlik and his chief trainer Jack Loew are here, they’re in Youngstown getting ready for the big fight next week against Marco Antonio Rubio live on Pay Per View.

By Jim Dower: According to Fightnews.com, International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) suffered a hairline fracture of his right hand in training, and will be unable to fight former IBF light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KOs) for their previously scheduled rematch on March 14th. As of now, there’s [...]

By Nate Anderson: Former WBC light welterweight champion Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KOs) takes on EBU (European) light welterweight champion Gianluca Branco (42-2-1, 22 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout on March 20th in Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy. Witter, 34, ranked #2 in the World Boxing Council, #8 in the IBF and #11 in the WBO [...]

Today the last details have been finalized for former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev to face Richie Boruff, 17-2-1, on March 14th at Saransk, the capital of the Republic of Mordovia. If Maskaev doesn’t beat Boruff, he is jeopardizing and will lose his mandatory status as per the WBC order dated December 25, 2008.

By Eric Thomas: According to Klitschko.com, the potential fight between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his number #2 WBO challenger David Haye, which was planned to take place on June 20th, has been set aside by Wladimir Klitschko, due in part because of Haye’s “lack of professionalism.” Apparently, Haye has been making confusing demands, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm (31-2-1, 13 KOs) will be making a non-mandatory defense of his title on April 25th against WBA number #14th ranked middleweight Koji Sato (14-0, 13 KOs) at the KoenigPALAST, Krefeld, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm, 30, will be making his 6th defense of his WBA title [...]

When Jersey City’s Polish ex-pat Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek defends his IBF Cruiserweight title, on the 27th February 2009, against Detroit’s Johnathon Banks at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey; he will have an unexpected supporter cheering him on ringside, former Cruiserweight King Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham.

Making his way back to the ring February 28, 2009 on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz card, will be Philadelphia’s undefeated hard hitting Jr. Welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia (10-0, 7 KOs). Garcia will face Cristian Favela of Los Mochis, SI Mexico in a scheduled eight round bout at the Toyota Center in [...]

By Jim Dower: British welterweight Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) finds himself facing some very tough odds in facing former WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) for the vacant WBO welterweight title on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Jennings, 31, will be facing one of the [...]

By Manuel Perez: Lightweight Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) meet in one of the biggest fights of 2009 on February 28th at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas. There’s nothing on the line aside from the little known IBO lightweight title belonging to Diaz, and the pride and reputation [...]

Light welterweight Scott Haywood has been one of the best kept secrets on the British boxing scene recently but the 27 year old is ready to change that on Friday, February 27 when he gets the opportunity to face world class operator Ajose Olusegun at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.

By Scott Gilfoid: The latest in the war of words is that Ricky Hatton’s assistant trainer Lee Beard is predicting a 6th round stoppage of Manny Pacquiao. Yeah, right. That isn’t going to happen, except maybe in Hatton’s dreams or something. Though I wouldn’t mind seeing Pacquiao get stretched, because he’s pretty overrated as far [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know about you, but I’m officially sick of the David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko negotiations and want them to get on with it or leave it. The latest news is that Haye is willing to travel to Germany to make the fight. Apparently, Haye is willing to go the extra [...]

By Jason Kim: To be kind, middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs) looked absolutely horrible in his last fight, losing and looking way overmatched against 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins in a 12-round unanimous decision in October. Calling it a bad night, never could get off with his punches and was beaten soundly by a fighter [...]

By David Lahr: Light middleweight Alfredo Angulo (15-0, 12 KOs) opened some eyes on Saturday night in the process of taking out veteran Cosme Rivera in the 5th at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. Angulo showed crushing power in hurting Rivera on a number of occasions in rounds three and five, eventually battering him [...]

By Chris Williams: You take a good fighter like Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), and then you put him in with a knockout artist early in his career with the obvious conclusion being Amir being flattened in the 1st. Next, his trainer is sacked and replaced by a well known one with experience in training [...]

By Jim Dower: Tyson Fury returns to the ring on February 28th against journeyman Daniel Peret (15-20, 6 KOs) at the Norwich Showground, Norwich, in Norfolk. Fury will likely have little trouble with the 35-year-old Peret, who’s coming into this fight with five losses out of his last seven fights. At best, Peret will probably [...]

The Edner Cherry vs Anthony Peterson fight that was scheduled to take place on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Mike Jennings fight, has been cancelled due to a knee injury by Anthony Peterson.

British middleweight champion Wayne Elcock says he’s happy to let mandatory challenger Matthew Macklin talk the talk ahead of their massive all Birmingham clash on a Hennessy Sports show at the Aston Arena in the city on March 14th live on ITV4. Macklin is predicting a knockout win over his local rival but Elcock and [...]

By Jim Dower: Although South African lightweight Ali Funeka (30-2-2, 25 KOs) came up short on Saturday night against former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell, losing by a 12-round majority decision at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida, Funeka out-fought Campbell in the majority of the rounds and proved to be every bit as good [...]

By Ash Choudhury: With the recent announcement of Joe Calzaghe’s retirement, questions are being asked as to whether his amazing record of 46-0 has been padded or if it truly reflects his greatness. Just the name Calzaghe creates many differences in opinion between boxing experts and casual fans alike. Some say that his record is [...]

By Chris Williams: Dennis Hobson, the promoter of former IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, is interested in getting Joe Calzaghe out of retirement for a bout against the top rated Woods according to The Star. Woods recently trounced Elvir Muriqi on Saturday night in the IBF light heavyweight title eliminator match, giving Woods a [...]

Former world cruiserweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has offered to box in Germany on a K2 Promotions show in order to revive negotiations for a summer showdown with WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Originally scheduled to take place on June 20 at Stamford Bridge in London, Haye’s eagerly anticipated duel with [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Once again, Kermit Cintron (30-2-1, 27 KOs) blows a fight that he easily has the skills to win with his latest flub up, a 12-round draw with Sergio Martinez this past weekend. I don’t know what Cintron’s problem is but whatever it is, I thinking it’s beyond fixing at this point. It [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs) is only a week away from his comeback fight against his number #1 challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 37 KOs) at the Chevrolet Centre, in Youngstown, Ohio. The burning question is, besides whether he’s recovered both mentally and physically from his disappointing 12-round decision [...]

By Manuel Perez: With the dust still settling out from the deeply controversial 12-round majority draw between Kermit Cintron and Sergio Martinez on Saturday night, a fight in which Cintron appeared for all practical purposes counted out in the 7th after running into a hard left hand from Martinez, only to be allowed to continue [...]

By Manuel Perez: In watching Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) struggle badly on Saturday night against a rail thin Ali Funeka, I have to say I don’t give Campbell, 37, much if any chance at doing well at this weight. Campbell looked horrible against Funeka, getting hit a lot, having his face puffed up and [...]