Archive for April, 2009

By Manuel Perez: As much as I think that 37-year-old Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is a great fighter, I predict he’s going to get knocked out on Saturday night by the younger 27-year-old Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) in their 12-round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By William Mackay: Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury (4-0, 4 KOs) finds himself facing a tough and experienced Mathew Ellis (20-6-1, 9 KOs) this Saturday night at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Ellis, 35, sees a lot of parallels between Fury and himself earlier in his boxing career when he was just starting out. [...]

By Eric Thomas: In news that will surely disappoint boxing fans of Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs), the word is that former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) will never fight Khan, a personal friend of his. The thought of Hatton one day fighting Khan has been kicked around by some ever since [...]

By Jason Kim: Things haven’t gone well for former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) who comes into his April 25th bout against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) having lost two out of his last three fights since 2007. Although in fairness to Taylor, both of those losses have [...]

By Dave Lahr: Many in the media have been quick to put a positive spin on lightweight Amir Khan’s (20-1, 15 KOs) recent announcement that he will be moving up to take on World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) in a title challenge on June 27th. However, what appears to [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Number #1 ranked IBF and WBO heavyweight contender Alexander Dimitrenko (29-0, 19 KOs) wasn’t the least impressed with former 2004 Olympic heavyweight Gold Medalist Alexander Povetkin’s (17-0, 12 KOs) recent 10-round unanimous decision victory over Jason Estrada last weekend and wants a fight with Povetkin with the winner to move forward for [...]

By Adam Fillingham: On the phone this week on Boxing on Setanta was David Haye. He was on the show mainly to promote his next fight against world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitchko. Now I must say I will give him 10/10 for confidence as he showed a lot of it in the interview. His main [...]

By Michael Payne: David Haye (22 – 1, 21 KOs) has got his chance to fight Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) which will be in Germany at Arena Aufschalke the home of Shalke football club. However if reports are proved to be correct then he will not only have a tough time winning the fight [...]

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Association featherweight champion Chris Chris John (42-0-2, 22 KOs) will be fighting a rematch with American challenger Rocky Juarez (28-4-1, 20 KOs) on June 27th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. This is excellent news because the previous fight between John, 29, and Juarez ended up in a [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) wants only to fight the best which is why he’s taking on his number #1 contender Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) for his title on April 25th at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Froch, 31, is a new [...]

By Jim Slattengren: WBC light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) went a long ways in proving that he’s the best light welterweight in boxing by soundly defeating WBO light welterweight champion Kendal Holt (25-3, 13 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision last Saturday night to add Holt’s belt to his WBC title at [...]

By Manuel Perez: Light welterweight Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs), no longer content with fighting among the ordinary top light welterweight fighters in the division like WBC champion Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt, will be facing Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Jim Dower: Perhaps the best new talent in the heavyweight division, undefeated 6’7″ 250 pound behemoth Tyson Fury (4-0, 4 KOs) faces a tough test in journeyman Mathew Ellis (20-6-1, 9 KOs) in a six-round bout this Saturday night on the undercard of Commonwealth welterweight champion Craig Watson vs. John O’Donnell at the York [...]

By Chris Williams: I’m finding it hard to see Amir Khan’s (20-1, 15 KOs) choice of WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) as his next opponent in a favorable light. Oh, yeah, the name of the game is getting a title shot above all, but when you do it by jumping out [...]

By Dave Lahr: Four-time heavyweight title challenger Jameel McCline (39-9-3, 23 KOs) faces the tough task of fighting unbeaten Chris Arreola (26-0, 23 KOs) this Saturday night on the undercard of the Paul Williams vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright fight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. McCline, 38, is coming into [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It seems as if lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) has done it again by choosing World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) to go after next instead of the much tougher prospects of facing fighters like Ali Funeka, Edwin Valero, Juan Manuel Marquez, Breidis Prescott, Juan Diaz, [...]

By Simon Hirst: British Lightweight Amir Khan, fresh off his win against Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, will step up in weight to take on WBA light-welterweight Andreas Kotelnik for his WBA strap. It will be Khan’s first fight at this weight and with Kotelnik considered the weakest champion in the division, with Juan Urango [...]

By Chris Williams: With the latest news about International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) facing British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) in a 60,000 seat soccer in Gilsenkirchen, Germany, I’m now giving Haye next to no chance of winning the fight. Haye had it bad before [...]

By Manuel Perez: I for one wasn’t the least impressed with the new World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero’s (25-0, 25 KOs) recent 2nd round knockout over 39-year-old Antonio Pitalua (46-4, 40 KOs) last Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. Valero looked slow, very hittable and not as hard hitting [...]

By Chris Williams: I really hate to say this, but I can’t help thinking that Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) didn’t do enough risk taking in his boxing career and seemed content with facing the mediocre opposition in the WBO. I suppose if Calzaghe had accomplished his unbeaten 46-0 record by beating some talented fighters [...]

By Jim Dower: In news that doesn’t shock me one bit, British lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) isn’t interested in fighting Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) again. This after beating the former super featherweight champion Barrera by a 5th round technical decision on March 14th, a fight in which Barrera was cut badly [...]

By Chris Williams: Former World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (33-4, 22 KOs) is reportedly interested in a rematch with David Haye, and is talking about moving up to the heavyweight division this Summer with hopes of making it happen.

By Dave Lahr: Light middleweight Paul Williams (36-1, 27 KOs) hopes to add another name to his long list of wins when he faces his biggest test of his nine-year pro career in Ronald “Winky” Wright )51-4-1, 25 KOs) this Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The lanky [...]

By Eric Thomas: New WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs) will be making a fast return to the boxing ring on July 25th in Latin Fury’s PPV bout. As of now, there’s still no opponent named for his fight but more details will follow. Valero, 27, knocked out Antonio Pitalua (46-4, 40 KOs) [...]

By Jim Dower: Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs) will be taking another big career risk when he faces 2004 light heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. Ward’s team feels that he’s ready to take a big step in competition and is willing [...]

By Nate Anderson: Bantamweight Gary Davies (9-2-1, 7 KOs) stopped Matthew Edmonds (10-3, 2 KOs) in the 7th round on Friday night to capture the vacant BBBofC British bantamweight title at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London.

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Artur Hein (8-0, 4 KOs) defeated Italian journeyman Massimiliano Saiani (24-18-3, 10 KOs) by an eight-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated female flyweight Nadia Raoui (10-0-1, 3 KOs) defeated Italian Maria Rosa Tabbuso (12-4-2, 3 KOs) by a unanimous decision on Saturday night on the undercard of the heavyweight match between Alexander Povetkin vs. Jason Estrada to capture the interim WIBA Women’s International Boxing Association flyweight title at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in [...]

By Adam Fillingham: This is my first article on this website but I have been reading the website for quite some time now and I have noticed something. Joe Calzaghe is ridiculed in a lot of articles for not fighting the best opponents. Now I can see where these writers are coming from but Hopkins [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten cruiserweight prospect Alexander Frenkel (16-0, 12 KOs) defeated South African Ruben Groenewald (22-7-3, 9 KOs) in a 5th round TKO on Saturday night at the Burg-Waechter Castello, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In the 5th round, Frenkel, 24, caught Groenewald with a straight right hand to the jaw, and then immediately followed [...]