Archive for June, 2009

By Manuel Perez: Let me get some things straight for all the critics that have come out of the woodwork after Victor Ortiz’s 6th round stoppage loss last weekend against Marcos Maidana. Ortiz didn’t quit and wasn’t about to quit at the time the fight was stopped. The referee is the one that took Ortiz [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight champion Jorge Linares (27-0, 18 KO’s) stopped challenger Josafat Perez (12-2, 7 KO’s) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Linares, 23, looked far from impressive in most of the rounds throwing few punches and [...]

By Matt Stein: I personally think that light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KOs) is a great fighter, possibly as good as his promoter Oscar De La Hoya thinks he is, but I’m not so sure that Ortiz has the chin or the intestinal fortitude to beat knockout artist Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) [...]

By Chris Williams: In a sign that British heavyweight David Haye urgently wants a fight with Vitali Klitschko, Haye is reportedly willing to travel to Germany to fight the older Klitschko brother if need be. That’s pretty much a given, though, because Vitali isn’t about to take the fight if it’s going to be in [...]

By Sam Gregory: Saturday August 1st at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, Pa, TKO Boxing Promotions presents “The Battle of York 4.” This will be the fourth show this year in York Pa that TKO Promotions has put on but what makes this event unique is that this fight card will be put on outside [...]

By Joel Nepomuceno: So Mayweather/ Marquez has officially been rescheduled for September 19th at the MGM Grand. With the rescheduled fight, boxing fans can also look forward to the HBO Series, Mayweather-Marquez 24/7 which lets us step into their lives before they step into their rings. Catchy yes, and I’ll be the first [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Cruiserweight contender Herbie Hide (48-4, 43 KO’s) continued with his successful three year comeback with a 3rd round stoppage win over journeyman Gabor Halasz (26-13, 10 KO’s) on Friday night at the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, in Voelklingen, Saarland, Germany. Hide, 37, knocked Halasz down twice in the fight, once in the 1st and a [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Russian heavyweight Denis Bakhtov (30-5, 19 KO’s) scored a shocking 1st round knockout over big 6’5” Steffen Kretschmann (13-1, 12 KO’s) on Fruday night at the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, in Saarland, Germany. Kretschmann, 29, was dropped by a big hand from Bakhtov late in the 1st round. After getting up, Kretschmann staggered briefly [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Middleweight contender Sebastian Sylvester (31-3, 15 KO’s) continued with his successful comeback with a 12 round unanimous decision over American contender Lajuan Simon (21-2-2, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle, in Berlin, Germany. Sylvester, 28, won the fight by the judges’ scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111.

By Erik Schmidt: IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) continued with his recent struggles in defending his crown, this time having to battle hard to defeat challenger Mahir Oral (25-2-2, 10 KO’s) by a 10th round TKO on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle, in Berlin, Germany.

By Erik Schmidt: In a battle between top middleweight contenders, French based contender Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (20-0, 14 KO’s) defeated Russian Gennady Martirosyan (17-2, 6 KO’s) in the 10th round on Saturday night at the La Palestre, Le Cannet, in Alpes-Maritimes, France.

By Jason Kim: Super flyweight Jorge Arce (52-5-1, 40 KO’s) scored a 3rd round knockout over Filipino Fernando Lumacad (19-2-2, 7 KO’s) on Saturday night on the undercard of the WBO super bantamweight title bout between champion Juan Manuel Lopez and challenger Oliver Lontchi at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, in New Jersey. Arce, [...]

By Jason Kim: In pretty much the only bright spot on a disappointing card on Saturday night, World Boxing Organization super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (26-0, 24 KO’s) dominated Canadian based challenger Oliver Lontchi (18-1-2, 8 KO‘s), beating him by a 9th round stoppage at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, new Jersey. Lopez, [...]

By Chris Williams: Well, it’s starting to look more and more like David Haye will be getting a shot at WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko next without having to work any harder by facing a top contender before getting the shot.

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated cruiserweight Alexander Frenkel (18-0, 14 KO’s) stopped Argentinean Rodolfo De Dominicis (15-2, 11 KO’s) in the 3rd round on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle, in Berlin, Germany. Frenkel, 24, originally from Ukraine and now living and fighting out of Germany, took out Dominicis with a volley of big hooks [...]

By Eric Hernandez: Tonight was suppose to be the out coming party for Victor Ortiz, instead what we might have gotten was a retiring party. After getting knocked out by Marcos Rene Maidana (26-1 25 ko’s) Victor Ortiz sounded like a man not long for this sport. I have stated in the past that [...]

By Chris Williams: In his first bout since being easily defeated by Celestino Caballero in a 4th round TKO, former International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Steve Molitor (29-1, 11 KO’s) defeated Heriberto Ruiz (41-8-2, 23 KO’s) by a 12-round split decision on Friday night at the Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario, Canada.

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: Pre-Fight Entrances:
Maidana comes out slowly. He is sporting a solid red robe. He wears a look of caution. It is his first fight in the United States. Ortiz comes out to a halfway packed house, wearing a green and white robe; his chin held high in machismo [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (17-0, 15 KO’s) recorded an impressive 8th round stoppage over George Walton (20-4, 12 KO’s) on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Jacobs, 22, ranked #8 in the World Boxing Association middleweight division, overwhelmed the 35-year-old Walton with punches in the 8th round, [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder (6-0, 6 KO’s) made quick work of an over-matched Kelsey Arnold (1-3-2) last night, stopping him in the 1st round at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona.

By Liam Santiago: The relations between boxing and TV, and the retirement and near retirement of big name fighters such as Joe Calzaghe, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, might result in a very bleak future for boxing in Britain. With Setanta going into administration and ITV stopping all boxing coverage it is hard [...]

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: The bout between Victor Ortiz 24-1-1 (19KO) and Marcos Rene Maidana 25-1(24KO) will be televised by HBO Boxing After Dark, tonight at 10:00 PM Eastern Time. The fight will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: Daniel Jacobs 16-0(14 KO) vs George Walton 20-3(12KO) JULY 26, 2009 ESPN2 FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
Round 1
Seconds into the round, and already the size difference is apparent. Walton lunges forward, backing Jacobs into the ropes with his straight jab. He fires away with lunging shots, but misses badly. Jacobs [...]

By Eric Torres: OK boxing fans, Am the voice of reason? Am I the only true boxing fan that feels that Manny Pacquiao is taking Miguel Cotto lightly? I have a feeling that we all will bare witness to one of the biggest upsets in boxing history Nov. 14th (although it would not be [...]

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: The Middleweight match-up between undefeated Daniel Jacobs 16-0(14 KO) and George Walton 20-3(12 KO), will be aired on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, live from Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. Both fighters will be making the cross-country trip from their home state of New York to gain national attention on [...]

By Chris Williams: It seems as if British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) may have lost his golden goose when he backed out of a June 20th fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko because of back spasms. A chain set of reactions have since occurred with Klitschko first replacing Haye as an opponent [...]

By Jason Kim: Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KO’s) says he doesn’t plan on coming out of retirement, and that he will be moving from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles to be closer to his company Golden Boy Promotions, according to the Daily news. De La Hoya is said to be happy in [...]

By Dave Lahr: The mega bout between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez has been rescheduled for September 19th after Mayweather, 32, injured his ribs in training and couldn’t make the orignal July 18th date of the fight. This is good news, however, because ticket sales for the July 18th bout were reportedly [...]

By Neil Jones: I feel that people have perhaps lost sight of the bigger picture, and are basing there articles or opinions on little other than personal grudges. It’s maybe forgotten that we are boxing fans, who first and foremost want to be entertain by watching the best fighters in the best fights regardless [...]

By Liam Santiago: British boxing star Amir Khan (20-1, 15ko’s) will attempt to silence his critics on July 18th at the M.E.N arena, where he will meet Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13ko’s), in his first world title bout. Every boxer that laces up a pair of gloves will have their critics, but Amir seems to have [...]