Archive for June, 2009

By Manuel Perez: I got to say this is probably the worse decision I have ever seen in my life. I feel really sorry for Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs), because he fought his heart out and appeared to beat WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) by at least four rounds. Instead, Cotto, [...]

By Chris Williams: With David Haye’s pulling out of his fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko which was scheduled for June 20th at the Veltins Arena, in Germany, Haye, 28, might very well have blown his chance of fighting both Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko. The reason is simple. Haye would at least stand a [...]

By Chris Williams: Lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) may have just got a big break with the news that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) has an infected tooth and will possibly be calling off their June 27th bout at the O2 Arena, in London.

By Jim Dower: 36-year-old former light welterweight World Boxing Association champion Diosbelys Hurtado (42-3-1, 25 KOs) defeated journeyman Manuel Garnica (25-11, 13 KOs) by an unimpressive 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming in Miami, Florida.

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) stopped journeyman Dominique Alexander (18-7-1, 9 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night in a scheduled eight-round bout at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, in Miami, Florida. Solis, 29, the 2004 heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba, knocked the over-matched Alexander down twice [...]

By Sam Gregory: In tonight’s ESPN2 main event from San Jose, southpaw Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (23-1 with 16 KO’s) takes on 37 year old Efren Hinojosa (30-5 with 17 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout in the lightweight division.

By Sam Gregory: ESPN2 Friday Night Fight’s from San Jose features in their co-main even undefeated Philadelphian Jr welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia (12-0 7 KO’s) who squares off against Pavel Miranda (16-3 8 KO’s) in a scheduled eight round bout in the Jr welterweight division.

By Manuel Perez: After I recently learned that Manny Pacquiao was to receive the Edward J Neil award from the Boxing Writers Association of America as the “Fighter of the Year” for 2008, I almost went into shock. How in the world did they come up with Pacquiao as the fighter to receive the award? [...]

By Dave Lahr: With only one day remaining until their World Boxing Organization title bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden, title holder Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KO’s) weighed in at one pound under the welterweight limit at 146, while his 32-year-old challenger Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KO’s) came in right at the limit at [...]

By Jim Dower: Two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KO’s) and Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KO’s) will be going at it once again this fall in a fight that will be shown nationally on HBO for American audiences. Dawson, 26, previously fought the 40-year-old Johnson last year in April, beating him by a [...]

By Chris Williams: Unfortunately for David Haye, he might have lost his only chance at beating a Klitschko when he injured his back shadow boxing. Haye, 28, had little chance of beating Wladimir Klitschko, but he at least a small chance of knocking Wladimir out if the Ukrainian made the mistake of letting Haye get [...]

By Manuel Perez: I’m really starting to wonder when Manny Pacquiao is going to finally decide to hang up the gloves once and for all.

By Simon Hirst: WBC Super Middleweight champion Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch has been lined up as an opponent for Middleweight Champion Kelly ‘The Ghost’ Pavlik. However, fans will have to wait until early 2010 for this exciting clash to happen as the rumoured agreement is on the provision that Pavlik comes through his next fight [...]

By Jason Kim: Former World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KOs) will have to wait a little longer before he gets a shot at recapturing his WBC title because his opponent Devon Alexander won’t be ready to go by the originally scheduled date of July 11th for the bout. Instead, the [...]

By Matt Stein: There’s been a lot of flack lately about David Haye pulling out of the fight with Wladimir Klitschko, and more than a few people aren’t too happy with Klitschko’s replacement of Ruslan Chagaev as the substitute for Haye. There’s some people who feel that Chagaev will bring much less excitement because of [...]

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) was recently given the status of the “official” World Boxing Association heavyweight champion by the WBA this week after WBA “champion in recess” Ruslan Chagaev failed a pre-fight medical test before their scheduled fight two weeks ago.

By Scott Gilfoid: The latest and not necessarily the greatest of the flawed British fighters to emerge recently from the UK James DeGale (2-0, 1 KOs) will be getting back in the ring against journeyman Ciaran Healy (10-10-1, 2 KOs)on June 27th on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik.

By Jonnie of Brixton: With all the trouble Setanta is in, don’t hold your breath this fight (Haye vs. Klitschko) will be televised. Haye went about this fight all wrong. For some reason he believes he is a household name and thought it a great idea to ‘monkey around’ to drum up interest in the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Whether Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) deserves it or not, he’ll be getting a shot at World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) on June 27th at the O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London.

By Simon Briggs: The return of the pretty boy has sparked a debate regarding the pound for pound title. After his victory in 2007 against Ricky Hatton, Mayweather Jr. retired as the widely regarded pound for pound champion. However, in his absence, the Filipino sensation that is Manny Pacquiao has climbed to the top of [...]

By Simon Hirst: Boxing over the years has seen some of the best fighters in each division fight for the right to be the number one champion of their division. These champions would duck no-one with the real winner being the fan who enjoyed watching the worlds best fighters slug it out. Recently however, exciting [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) may be the younger and fresher fighter in Saturday’s bout with Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs), but it might not matter if Joshua can turn this fight into a war early on and peg Cotto in his sometimes vulnerable chin.

By Jordan Taylor: It was confirmed on Friday that Wladimir Klitschko would now be fighting Ruslan Chagaev instead of David Haye who injured his back whilst at his training camp in Cyprus. Initially a date of July 11th was touted about, as he would need 3 weeks to get back to full fitness, maybe even [...]

By Jordan Taylor: Manny Pacquiao is being talked about as the greatest fighter on the planet; and rightly so, maybe even an all time great. Pacquiao has had some outstanding wins of late, most notably his awesome KO stoppage of England’s Ricky Hatton and the 8 round mauling of the legendary Oscar de La Hoya. [...]

By Erik Schmidt: In news that will surely please some of WBC/WBO Kelly Pavlik’s boxing fans, there is a possibility that the 27-year-old Pavlik could be fighting WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm next in October. According to Vindy.com, Pavlik’s management team is looking into a fight with the German-based Sturm. Also on the table is [...]

By Matt Stein: The father of Floyd Mayweather Jr., trainer Floyd Sr., is predicting that Mayweather Jr. will knock Manny Pacquiao when the two fighters eventually meet in the ring in the future, according to Fight Hype. Mayweather Sr. claims that Floyd Jr. is “the real deal” and not someone like Ricky Hatton, who failed [...]

By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten welterweight contender Saul Alvarez (27-0-1, 20 KOs) defeated Jeferson Luis Goncalo (12-4-3, 5 KOs) by a 9th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Parque Xcaret, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

By Jason Kim: At today’s press conference, former cruiserweight champion and now heavyweight hopeful, David Haye apologized for suffering a back injury that made it necessary for him to cancel his fight with Wladimir Klitschko in Germany. Haye mentioning hoping that Vitali Klitschko can make a voluntary title defense against him next month in July [...]

By Manuel Perez: This Saturday night, we’re going to learn a lot about what World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) has left in the tank when he faces Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Cotto hasn’t faced a live threat since being beaten [...]

By Chris Williams: It seems that David Haye isn’t going to be getting back in the ring anytime soon regardless of whether his back heals up in the next month and is looking at getting back in the ring in September to hopefully fight for one of the heavyweight titles against either of the Klitschko [...]