Archive for March, 2009

By Jim Dower: Former IBF light welterweight and undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah (37-6, 25 KOs) is interested in fighting both Ricky and Matthew Hatton in 2009. Judah, 31, has lost four out of his last 10 fights and is no longer a relevent factor in the welterweight division. Perhaps for this reason in mind, [...]

By Zubair Ali: After his 5th round technical decision victory over modern day legend Marco Antonio Barrera, Amir Khan catapulted himself onto the world stage. In a fight that many believed was a genuine 50-50, Khan produced an exceptional performance against the ageing Barrera. Khan dominated from the opening bell, with a clash of heads [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) is poised to make a comeback on July 11th, looking at fighting the winner of the May 2nd bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather, now 32, hasn’t stepped foot in the ring since beating Ricky Hatton by a [...]

By Nate Anderson: On the latest installment of the Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, promoter Frank Warren said that due to Amir Khan’s win over number #1 ranked WBO lightweight contender Marco Antonio Barrera last Saturday night, Khan is in the position to fight for the WBO title later this year. Apparently, Warren originally had [...]

By Sam Gregory: According to relievable sources and as reported by ESPN.com, Floyd Mayweather Jr has been in talks with HBO to return to the ring; possibly as early as July 11th. The undefeated pound for pound king has been talking about taking on the winner of the May 2nd bout between Manny Pacquiao and [...]

By Dave Lahr: 40-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) is looking to get back on the winning track this Saturday night against former super middleweight contender Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) in a 12-round bout at the Civic Center, in Pensacola, Florida. Jones, ranked an incredible #5 in the WBA and WBO light heavyweight [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) was knocked out for the second time in a year, this time by largely unknown Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KOs) last Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Maccarinelli, 28, was leading in the 9th when Afolabi, 29, suddenly unleashed a [...]

By Zubair Ali: Recent fights have had me thinking that the definition of an ‘old’ fighter needs revising. A fighter in his 30’s no longer seems to be all that old. Rob Norton at 37 handed David Dolan the second defeat of his career for the British cruiserweight title in what proved to be a [...]

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach still sees lightweight Amir Khan as a future champion, but it looks as if he’s going to take a slower approach and wait two or three fights before possibly throwing Khan to the wolves and putting him in with a top fighter in a world title fight. In the meantime, [...]

By Chris Williams: At 44, Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) is interested in picking up a third world title in a different weight class and is looking at the prospect of fighting IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, according to Dan Rafael from ESPN. You can’t blame Hopkins for wanting to continue on with his boxing [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Maybe I’m one of the few writers that see Amir Khan’s (20-1, 16 KOs) 5th round stoppage win over the cut up Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) as being an empty one, because the victory was an empty gesture. Khan was faster and better than Barrera, showing that he could beat [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to The Ring’s boxing website, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is trying to arrange a big three-fight card involving WBO light middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (36-0, 22 KOs) against number #3 ranked WBO challenger James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) for June 27th.

By Erik Schmidt: WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (31-2-1, 13 KOs) makes his 6th defense of his title on April 25th against his WBA number #14th ranked challenger Koji Sato (14-0, 13 KOs) in a non-mandatory defense at the König Palast, Krefeld, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm, 30, following his custom to pick at the bottom [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten WBA female flyweight and WIBF Women’s International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Susi Kentikian (23-0, 16 KOs) will be making a defense of her titles on Friday night against American Elena Reid (19-4, 5 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, in Hamburg, Germany. Kentikian, 21, faces a tough opponent [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (14-0, 12 KOs) will return to the ring this Saturday night against American journeyman Danny Batchelder (25-6-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Ustinov, 32, a former MMA fighter who’s still finding his way in boxing having [...]

By Matt Stein: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) faces his bold talking number #1 challenger Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1, 35 KOs) this Saturday in a 12-round bout at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Gomez, 35, a former sparring partner for both Klitschko brothers and a former undefeated WBC cruiserweight champion [...]

By Matt Stein: Moments after Saturday’s fight between Amir Khan (20-1, 16 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach said “He’s [Khan] maturing now; maturing more and more. He’ll be my next world champion for sure.” Khan, 22, had just finished dominating the 35-year-old [...]

By Chris Williams: I don’t want to be the bringer of bad news, but I think it might not be a bad idea right about now if former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) decides to hang up the boxing gloves for good. After his second knockout loss in a year, this time [...]

By Manuel Perez: I’ve never been much of a fan of former WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares (36-5-2, 15 KOs), but I got to say he really got a raw deal in losing a 12-round split decision to unbeaten Nehomar Cermeno (17-0, 10 KOs) on Saturday night for the interim WBA bantamweight title at [...]

By Sam Gregory: On March 21st, 40 year old Roy Jones Jr will be returning to the ring to take on Omar Sheika in a pay per view card he’s calling “March Badness”. In an event Roy Jones Jr will promote himself the undercard will feature mixed martial arts fighters Seth Petruzelli and Bobby Lashley.

By John Wight: One of the most exciting and compelling aspects to the sport of boxing is the manner in which one fight can completely change a fighter’s fortunes, turning an up and coming fighter with potential into a genuine contender or conversely ending the illustrious career of former world champions, legends even.

By Nate Anderson: Former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (35-4, 30 KOs) defeated Michael Sprott (31-13, 16 KOs) by an easy eight-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Ostseehalle, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 78-73, 78-73 and 79-73. Sprott, 34, thinking safety first and committed solely on trying to survive [...]

By Nate Anderson: Last Saturday night, we saw perhaps the future of the heavyweight division when the 6’7″ Tyson Fury (4-0, 4 KOs), looking a great deal leaner than he had four months ago when he started his pro career in December, toyed with journeyman Lee Swaby (23-23-2, 11 KOs), stopping him at the end [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated Cecilia Braekhus (11-0, 2 KOs) defeated Vinni Skovgaard (7-1, 3 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night to pick up the to pick up the vacant WBA and WBC female welterweight titles on the undercard of the IBF middleweight clash between Arthur Abraham and Lajuan Simon at the Ostseehalle, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (29-0, 23 KOs) won an especially unimpressive 12-round unanimous decision over American challenger Lajuan Simon (21-1-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Ostseehalle, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 117-110, 118-109 and 117-110. I personally had Abraham winning eight rounds to four, [...]

Sharp punching prospect Sam Webb has been added to the undercard of Ian Napa’s European bantamweight title defense against Malik Bouziane this Friday, March 20 at Newham Leisure Centre in London, England.

By Erik Schmidt: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (36-6, 27 KOs) destroyed Rich Boruff (17-3, 10 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Ice Palace, in Saransk, Russia. Maskaev, 40, landed a chopping right hand to the head of a partially bent over Boruff at the midpoint of [...]

By Nate Anderson: Making his 7th defense of his Commonwealth (British Empire) light middleweight title, champion Bradley Pryce (27-7, 17 KOs) was destroyed in two rounds by the hard punching Matthew Hall (22-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Hall, 24, knocked Pryce down three times in the 2nd [...]

By Nate Anderson: BBBofC British featherweight champion Paul Appleby (14-0, 9 KOs) destroyed Juan Garcia Martin (15-7, 8 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire. Appleby, 21, hurt Martin with a hard right hand late in the round and then poured on a flurry of shots as [...]

By Nate Anderson: Super middleweight Paul Smith (26-1, 15 KOs) stopped Tanzanian journeyman Rashid Matumla (38-11, 29 KOs) in the 2nd round on Saturday night to pick up the vacant WBA International super middleweight title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. Smith, 26, knocked Matumla down three times in the 2nd round of a [...]