Archive for February, 2009

By Erik Schmidt: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) defeated Carl Davis Drumond (26-1, 20 KOs) by a six-round technical decision tonight at the Stadthalle, Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The bout was stopped by referee Gustavo Padilla after the 6th round due to a bad cut over the left [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME – By Sam Gregory: The undercard for tonight’s showdown on Showtime at The Pond in Anaheim was a battle between WBC No. 5 ranked contender Antonio DeMarco 20-1-1 with 14 KO’s and “Kid Diamond” Almazbek Raiymkulov 27-2-1 with 15 KO’s for the vacant WBO and NABO lightweight title’s.

By Jim Dower: Undefeated middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero (13-0, 11 KOs) defeated the tough Gabriel Rosado (10-3, 6 KOs) last night in a eight-round unanimous decision at the Wicomico Civic Center, in Salisbury, Maryland. The final judges’ scores were 77-74, 77-74 and 76-75. Guerrero, 22, was knocked down in the 3rd round after getting hit [...]

By Chris Williams: You know, after watching Joe Calzaghe ride out on the sunset this week calling it quits to his boxing career rather than continuing on against the one big challenge that he had on his plate (Chad Dawson), I wonder if maybe Calzaghe might have been perhaps afraid to fight him and thought [...]

By Dave Lahr: In a sloppy fight that showed little skill from both fighters, undefeated light middleweight prospect Shawn Porter (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated Cory Jones (4-4, 1 KOs) by a four-round decision last night at the Wicomico Civic Center, in Salisbury, Maryland. The final judges’ scores were 40-33, 40-33, 39-35, all for the 21-year-old [...]

By Jim Dower: With Joe Calzaghe’s recent retirement it leaves 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) pretty much out in the cold without a lot of options for important fights. When I say important, I mean big money fights, which is what he’s probably interested in getting at this point in his career. Like many [...]

By Sam Gregory: Photo: Jan Sanders/For SHOWTIME – In the ShoBox main event, undefeated Andre Ward of Oakland, California successfully defended his North American Boxing Organization (NABO) super middleweight title against once-beaten Henry “Sugar Poo” Buchanan of Chesterfield, S.C. in a 12 round unanimous decision. Also on the line was the vacant North American Boxing [...]

International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan and WBA interim champ Jorge Arce both tipped the scales at the 115-pound limit during Friday’s weigh in at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

By Sean McDaniel: Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs) will face the green but very dangerous Ola Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) on March 14th for the Interim WBO World Cruiserweight title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Maccarinelli, 28, had been planning on fighting WBO number #1 ranked cruiserweight [...]

“First, it would have been one of the highlights of my career to be in the ring with a champion who has proven himself like Joe Calzaghe!

By Jim Dower: WBO light middleweight and former welterweight champion Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) will face former light middleweight and middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) on April 11th in a non-title bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams, 27, has been moving around the different [...]

By William Mackay: I can’t say I was disappointed in hearing about the retirement of Joe Calzaghe yesterday. He’s done well for himself no doubt. Anyone that retires with a record of 46-0 is doing something right. However, I’m happy he’s gone from boxing and hope that he doesn’t decide on making a comeback anytime [...]

By Mark Boyles: With Joe Calzaghe announcing his retirement, the inevitable chorus of naysayers appear to be throwing criticism out there, arguing that his last two fights were against has-been fighters well past their prime. Firstly this struck me as odd, given that Hopkins, an “over-the-hill” fighter, went on to do a complete number on [...]

Undefeated two-time world light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON took time out of training for his world title defense rematch against Antonio Tarver to comment on the retirement of undefeated two-division world champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs), of Wales.

By Sam Gregory: “He’d proven all his doubters wrong”. “He achieved things that most fighters can only dream of. Tonight’s the end of a chapter.” “He beat everyone put in front of him, he unified all the belts.” “He beat an American in his own back yard. What more did he have to do? He’s [...]

By Tom Avington: Joe calzaghe has finally decided to hang up his gloves at 46-0. As the dust settles on his long career, there still remain many question marks. It’s a sad situation to be in, but and unfortunate reality. Calzaghe has never ducked a challenge, but he just cold not get the big name [...]

Super-flyweight prospect Don Broadhurst will be keeping a close eye on this weekend’s super-clash between the division’s leading lights in America. Vic Darchinyan will defend his IBF, WBC and WBA world titles against Jorge Arce in a mouth-watering showdown in California, a bout to be shown live on Showtime in the States.

By Dave Lahr: Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) seems to be seeing things out of focus in choosing to retire now instead of fighting on. It would be difficult to imagine a worse way to retire than to choose to end after beating a washed up Roy Jones Jr. in Calzaghe’s final fight. What makes [...]

By Jim Dower: According to an article from Fightnews, heavyweight James Toney (71-6-3, 43 KOs) said that he’d be willing to move down to 185 pounds to fight Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) and that he would knock Bernard out. In light of the 40-year-old Toney’s recent poor showing against Fres Oquendo, a 12-round split [...]

By Manuel Perez: Normally, good fighters don’t retire at their peak. That’s what makes Joe Calzaghe’s decision to retire today seem so strange. With victories over Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. in the past year, it would seem logical that Calzaghe would want to continue further and seek better opponents or at least a [...]

By Chris Williams: In looking at Joe Calzaghe’s retirement today, I’m left feeling disappointed about his career. On one the one half, he retires with an unbeaten record of 46-0, but on the other half, most of the victories were over less than stellar opposition. That’s the sad part. I can count on one the [...]

By Chris Williams: In a stay busy fight, International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (28-0, 23 KOs) will defend his title against number #13 ranked challenger Lajuan Simon (21-0, 12 KOs) at the Ostseehalle, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With a potential unification fight against WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in the near future, [...]

A Mexican boxing troika comprised of undefeated super welterweight JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ, JR. (38-0-1, 29 KOs), world-rated No. 4; WBC super featherweight champion HUMBERTO SOTO (49-7-2, 29 KOs); and WBO junior bantamweight champion FERNANDO MONTIEL (38-2-1, 28 KOs); will join Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM and The Honorable JORGE RAMOS, Mayor of Tijuana, to [...]

A talented, exciting fighter fans need to keep a close eye on, undefeated, world-ranked Andre Ward of Oakland, Calif., defends his North American Boxing Organization (NABO) super middleweight title against once-beaten Henry “Sugar Poo’’ Buchanan of Chesterfield, S.C., tomorrow/Friday, Feb. 6, on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Former World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) finally called it a career today after a 16 year pro career which he finished without a blemish on his record. Calzaghe, 36, in leaving at this point in his career he finishes with a lot of unanswered questions about [...]

Joey Spina: “I’m excited to fight again and I thank Matt for coming here. My name‘s ‘KO Kid’ and I knockout everybody. He’s just another victim, another number.”

World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN and World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion JORGE “Travieso” ARCE will have their Official Weigh-in Tomorrow! Friday, February 6, in the Honda Center (2965 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, Calif. 92806.) Doors open at 10 a.m. Darchinyan and Arce will step on the scale at 11 [...]

All four of the fighters who will be featured on Saturday’s excellent doubleheader on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING participated in a final press conference that was open to the media and the public. It was held at The Village at Orange in Orange, Calif.

By Simon Hirst: Wales’ greatest fighter Joe Calzaghe called time on his career today at the age of 36. Calzaghe, a certain future hall of famer, ends his career unbeaten with a 46-0-0. Calzaghe decided that retirement was the best option for him as he ‘had no more mountains to climb.’

Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves and Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions will present a sensational world championship fight card on Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Emperors Palace, located at 64 Jones Street in Kempton Park, South Africa. Featured fights will be televised live on Supersport beginning at 8:00 P.M. local time (2000).