Archive for June, 2009

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten welterweight contender Antonin Decarie (22-0, 6 KOs) defeated Argentinean Victor Hugo Castro (29-6, 12 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday to successfully defend his WBO NABO welterweight title at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Canada.

By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye must be hating life now that his bout with Wladimir Klitschko has gone down the drain. That’s got to hurt. But I think Haye is barking up the wrong tree if he thinks Vitali Klitschko is a good alternative for him. That seems like a good way of being knocked [...]

By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) is hoping that his ban from boxing be lifted in September by the California State Athletic Commission. Margarito, 31, hasn’t fought since losing his WBA welterweight title to Shane Mosley in January 2009. Before the fight, a [...]

By Chris Williams: David Haye and his manager Adam Booth are now looking at the possibility of fighting World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in September rather than IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Booth said to the Daily Star that a fight with Vitali Klitschko is an option, because Wladimir will likely be busy [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Igor Michalkin (10-0, 7 KOs) had a tougher than expected fight on Saturday night, beating journeyman Karim Bennama (17-12-2, 4 KOs) in a grueling eight-round unanimous decision at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

By Erik Schmidt: European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (33-2, 27 KOs) destroyed Italian Antonio Brancalion (32-7-2, 8 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Braehmer, 30, knocked Brancalion down three times before referee Terry O’Connor stepped in and halted the bout [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: George Foreman III (1-0, 1 KOs) got off to a good start with his pro career, taking out a horribly mismatched Clyde Weaver (0-2) in the 1st round last night at the Coushatta Casino Resort, in Kinder, Louisiana. Foreman III, 26, may be the son of the great former two-time boxing champion [...]

By Jim Dower: In weighing whether you could consider Ricky Hatton a shot fighter, you have to look at the two schools of thought on the subject. On one side you have the boxing fans who feel that Hatton has lost his ability to take a punch since being drilled by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in [...]

By William Mackay: Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) has been mentioned as potential opponent for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) in September, but I’m hoping that Hopkins doesn’t sell himself short and take this fight because there are bigger and better things out there for the 44-year-old Hopkins starting with WBA [...]

By Jason Kim: WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) is facing one of his biggest tests since being taken apart by Antonio Margarito last year when he fights Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) in a title match next week on June 13th at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York.

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association ‘champion in recess’ Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) received a golden opportunity this week when David Haye pulled up lame for his June 20th fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, leaving an opening for Chagaev to slide in and take the fight. Chagaev, 30, was in the right [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) is eyeing Bernard Hopkins for a possible bout in September. Froch, 31, is also looking at a unification bout with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute as well.

By Matt Stein: David Haye must be in the dumps right now after losing out on a title shot against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko after David injured his back recently in training. The injury has caused Wladimir to look elsewhere for an opponent, recently selecting Ruslan Chagaev to step in for Haye as the [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated light welterweight contender Ionut “Jo Jo Dan” Ion (25-0, 13 KOs) easily defeated Argentinean Walter Sergio Gomez (19-8-1, 8 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Sala Rapid, in Bucharest, Romania. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 120-101 and 120-108.

By Manuel Perez: Since it appears that Manny Pacquiao will never fight Shane Mosley for some reason that only Manny and perhaps Freddie Roach know the reason, why isn’t Pacquiao and his promotional team considering welterweight Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) as an opponent for August instead of fighters like Edwin Valero or Miguel Cotto?

By Scott Gilfoid: Not too many people are giving Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) much of a chance against Wladimir Klitschko on June 20th, predicting that Chagaev will be beaten as easily as Wladimir defeated the undersized Sultan Ibragimov in a one-sided 12-round decision win in February 2008, but I think Chagaev will do a [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) will be returning to the ring on June 26th against George Walton (20-3, 12 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Also on the card will be heavyweight Olympic bronze medal winner for the United States Deontay Wilder [...]

By Sam Gregory: In tonight’s main event of the June 5th edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fight’s from the Mahi Shrine in Miami, Florida Carlos Molina is stepping in as a substitute for Carlos Quintana to take on veteran fighter Danny Perez in a scheduled 12 round bout for the NABO Jr middleweight title.

By Sam Gregory: On the undercard of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Miami Ira Terry 21-2 with 12 KO’s took on Leon Bobo 18-2 with 2 KO’s in a scheduled eight round bout in the Jr. Lightweight division.

By Chris Williams: For David Haye, his back injury was the worst thing that could ever happened to him, because the injury not only wipes out the fight with International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, which had been scheduled for June 20th, it creates a situation where Haye will likely [...]

By Jim Dower: According to FNF, former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (34-2, 17 KO’s) will be fighting former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (26-2, 5 KO’s) on August 22nd, a fight that will likely take place in Houston, Texas. It’s unknown what weight the fight would occur at, but perhaps 140, which [...]

By Eric Thomas: If Manny Pacquiao is looking for an easy stay busy fight while he figures out whom he wants to fight next – Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley -, he need look no further than top lightweight contender Michael Katsidis that is very interested in fighting him. Apparently, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) could be fighting either the great Bernard Hopkins or IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in September, according to the latest boxing news from the BBC.

By Manuel Perez: Ever since Shane Mosley advised Manny Pacquiao that he would agree to meet him at whatever catch weight that he wants to fight him, the interest from the Pacquiao side for a Pacquiao-Mosley fight has died away completely.

By Dave Lahr: According to the The Ring, International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev have agreed upon a June 20th bout that will be taking place at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The bout was supposed to be David Haye vs. Klitschko, but Haye injured his back recently [...]

By Simon Hirst: With it increasingly seeming like Wladimir Klitschko will not wait three weeks and instead, choose Ruslan Chagaev as a replacement, a lot of speculation has been made of this decision. Some people argue Haye got cold feet and used a minimal injury as an excuse. Some people don’t understand why Klitschko won’t [...]

By Dave Lahr: Only one fight removed from a horrible beating at the hands of Antonio Margarito in July 2008, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) steps back in the ring on June 13th against Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York.

By Chris Williams: Okay, we all know already about how former cruiserweight champion David Haye got a title shot against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko by basically taunting Wladimir into giving him a shot at his two title belts without having to work his way into the position the way that normal heavyweights are forced [...]

By Manuel Perez: According to The Ring web site, boxing great Oscar De La Hoya feels that Shane Mosley would “crush Pacquiao in a heartbeat.” De La Hoya feels that Pacquiao won’t fight Mosley, because Shane is too dangerous for Pacquiao to fight. There you have it from one of the best boxers that ever [...]

By William Mackay: I don’t understand why Wladimir Klitschko can’t wait three short weeks for David Haye’s back injury to heal so that they can fight on July 11th. This is only the biggest heavyweight match that has come about in the last few years and yet Wladimir is willing to turn his back on [...]