Archive for March, 2009

By James Hughes: On a bad night for former champions, Wales’ Enzo Maccarinelli failed in his bid to regain his WBO Cruiserweight crown. Whether Maccarinelli took his opponent too lightly in the build-up to the fight (he reportedly didn’t spar a single round), or took his eye off the ball during the fight having built [...]

By James Hughes: As well as former champions, this card also went badly for reigning champions; Nicky Cook followed Bradley Pryce out of the door early on the way to losing his title to the mandatory challenger, Roman ‘Rocky’ Martinez. Cook was unable to make a voluntary defence of his title late last year, so [...]

By James Hughes: Amir Khan put in a composed performance to defeat ring-legend Marco Antonio Barrera by a 5th round technical decision in the main event at the M.E.N. Arena (Manchester, England). Khan’s youth was a sizeable factor in the outcome, as was a nasty cut to Barrera from an accidental clash of heads in [...]

Five days before the great showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez it was team Gomez who clearly won the “first round” at today’s press conference in Stuttgart. While Vitali kept repeating that he will give Gomez a lesson “which won’t last very long” his manager Bernd Bönte [...]

World ranked super middleweight Jesse Brinkley has returned to the gym, one month after his blood filled destruction of Northern Nevada rival Joey Gilbert, and is looking to taking on the very best in his division.

By Sam Gregory: On St Patrick’s Day March 17th, 1897, in Carson City, Nevada, in the first open-air arena built especially for boxing Bob Fitzsimmons kayoed James J. Corbett in the 14th round to win the heavyweight championship of the world. As a heavyweight fight between two of the greatest, most prestigious prize fighters of [...]

Sports Network Limited has always paid every fighter what he was due, but in this case Joe Calzaghe demanded $4.6million (at a conversion rate equivalent to around £3.25million) which Sports Network regarded as exaggerated and fanciful. Sports Network, throughout the litigation, has always said that it would pay Joe Calzaghe but we disputed the sum [...]

FRANK MALONEY will stage a sensational triple title card in Sunderland on Saturday May 2 with a special added attraction the homecoming of Olympic hero Tony Jeffries.

Former IBF Cruiserweight King Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, who lost his crown by close split decision to Poland’s Tomasz ‘Goral’ Adamek after their “fight of the year” nominated battle in December ‘08, praises Ola ‘Kryptonite’ Afolabi for his stunning ninth round knockout of former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo ‘Big Mac’ Maccarinelli on the 14th March to [...]

By Daniel Cann: In an eagerly anticipated match for the British Middleweight title dubbed ‘the Battle of Brum’ Champion Wayne Elcock (19-3 9 KOs) faced local rival Matthew Macklin (23-2 16 KOs). It did not fail to disappoint as it delivered plenty of tension, competitiveness and dynamite.

Undefeated IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham outclassed Lajuan Simon in Kiel on Saturday night to clinch the 29th victory in as many fights (23 KOs). Abraham connected with his trademark power punches throughout the entire 12 rounds and also knocked the brave challenger down in the third following a hard series. But Simon proved [...]

KIEL, GERMANY (March 14, 2009) – Former heavyweight champion “Relentless” Lamon Brewster cruised his way to an eight-round unanimous decision victory over Michael Sprott at Ostseehalle in Kiel, Germany. Judges Ingo Barrabas and Norbert Duernberger scored the fight 78-73, while Wilhelm Vogl saw the fight 79-73.

PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (March 14, 2009) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY is all business at the gym today as he prepares for his world title unification rumble with World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion Kendall “Rated R” Holt.

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Lucian Bute made his third successful title defense with a devastating fourth round TKO victory over Fulgencio Zuniga Friday night on SHOWTIME’s ShoBox: The New Generation from the Bell Centre in Montreal.

By Sam Gregory:It was a full moon on Friday the thirteenth in Montreal where anything was possible tonight for the undefeated super middleweight contender Lucian Bute 23-0 with 18 KO’s returning to the ring in a scheduled 12 round bout to defend his IBF super middleweight title against 31 year old Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga 22-3 [...]

KIEL, GERMANY – Former heavyweight champion “Relentless” Lamon Brewster is promising his best performance of the decade when he steps into the ring tomorrow night against Michael Sprott in Kiel, Germany. Both fighters tipped the scale at 234 and looked in prime physical condition.

12 Rounds – WBA International & WBO Inter–Continental Lightweight Titles AMIR KHAN, Bolton, England, 19-1 (15 KOs), 134 ½ lbs. vs. “Baby Faced Assassin” MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, Mexico City, Mexico, 65-6 (42 KOs), 135 lbs.

By Dave Lahr: Make no mistake about it, Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) will be coming to fight hard on Saturday night and unless lightweight Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) brings his A-game, he might find himself on the canvas with his career in utter shambles. However, my guess is that Khan’s trainer Freddie [...]

By Nate Anderson: Heavyweight Michael Kirby (4-2-1, 2 KOs) stopped OPBF heavyweight champion Nathan Briggs (20-5, 16 KOs) in the 9th round tonight in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, in Queensland, Australia.

NEW YORK (March 13, 2009) – NAB light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gator” Figueroa (20-2, 13 KO’s), now known as Gator Figueroa, gets the opportunity that he’s worked hard for on April 3 when he takes on former IBO light welterweight champion Randall Bailey (38-6, 34 KO’s) in an BF title eliminator.

Matthew Macklin is adamant that class will prevail in “The Battle of Brum” at the Aston Arena on Saturday night. Macklin challenges city rival Wayne Elcock for his British Middleweight title in the headline bout on a Hennessy Sports show, which is live on ITV4 from 7:45pm.

A thrilling domestic showdown has been added to Ian Napa’s upcoming European title defense on Friday, March 20 at Newham Leisure Centre in London, England as Henry Castle clashes with Carl Johanneson at lightweight.

By Jason Kim: Both Lamon Brewster (34-4, 30 KOs) and Michael Sprott (34-12, 16 KOs) are coming into this fight under less than impressive circumstances with both having lost two out of their last three fights respectively. On Saturday night, Brewster and Sprott meet up in an 8-round bout at the Ostseehalle, Kiel, in Schleswig-Holstein, [...]

By Nate Anderson: Featherweight contender Billy Dib (22-1, 11 KOs) defeated Davey Browne (15-1-1, 4 KOs) by 8th round technical decision on Wednesday night for the IBF Pan Pacific Youth featherweight and interim WBC World Youth featherweight title at The Cube, Campbelltown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dibs, 23, using his unorthodox style of boxing [...]

Andy Lee will face a familiar foe at The O2, Dublin on March 21st when he takes on former European title challenger, Alex Sipos on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night. Lee was a late addition to an already packed O2 line-up after a scheduled headline appearance at Madison Square Garden fell through last [...]

By William Mackay: This Saturday night, Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) has a lot riding on the line when he meets up with former three time champion Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) in a lightweight bout at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. At 22, Khan has a lot to lose in this fight, [...]

By Jim Dower: Although nothing has been signed as of yet, it appears that WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) will be facing former reality television star from The Contender Sergio Mora (21-1-1, 5 KOs) in the Summer in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in a split site pay-per-view with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [...]

By Nate Anderson: In an impressive punching performance, unbeaten light welterweight prospect Leonardo Zappavigna (18-0, 13 KOs) pounded out a one-sided 12-round unanimous decision over former IBF super featherweight champion Gairy St. Clair (41-9-2, 18 KOs) last night at The Cube, Campbelltown, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

LAS VEGAS, NEV (March 12, 2009) – Undefeated IBF/IBO light heavyweight champion CHAD DAWSON (27-0,17 KOs), from New Haven, Conn. and three-time world champion ANTONIO TARVER (27-5, 19 KOs), from Tampa, Fla., will host a news conference luncheon announcing their world championship rematch, This Tuesday! March 17 in “Festival Hall” at the Hard Rock Hotel [...]

Former IBF World Cruiserweight Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham gives his view on this weekend’s big battle at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester between Wales’ Enzo ‘Big Mac’ Maccarinelli and American-based Brit Ola ‘Kryptonite’ Afolabi for the interim WBO Title.