Archive for July, 2009

By Jim Dower: Making his first defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title, unbeaten Paulus Moses (25-0, 17 KO’s) defeated Japanese challenger Takehiro Shimada (23-5-1, 16 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 119-109 and 119-109, all for the 30-year-old Moses.

By Matt Stein: World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11 KO’s) faces arguably his toughest opponent of his career in a fight against former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KO’s) on August 1st at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Campbell, a young 37, lost his titles on [...]

By Jason Kim: Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (27-3-2, 18 KO’s) is unhappy with being left out when Showtime selected fighters for their super middleweight six-man tournament that begins on October 17th. The fighters that ended up being selected – Mikkel Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch and Andre Ward – are [...]

By Chris Williams: For what it’s worth, Bernard Hopkins is predicting that Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto in their November 14th fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hopkins made this revelation last night on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. Hopkins sees the fight as being a turbulent one in the early rounds, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: lAccording to the latest boxing news, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) could be facing WBO light middleweight champion Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO’s) later on this year in September, according to Max Boxing.

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-3, 23 KO’s) will be coming in at his lowest weight in four years when he steps in the ring tonight against journeyman fighter Marcus McGee (22-16, 11 KO’s) in an eight round bout at the Grand Mayan, Nuevo Vallarta, in Nayarit, Mexico.

By Matt Stein: Former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) dropped a bombshell last night when he suddenly announced on Friday Night Fights that he’s interested in fighting the winner of the November fight between Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KO’s) and Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KO’s) next. This is a shocking revelation for the [...]

By Jason Kim: Journeyman Fres Oquendo (31-5, 19 KO’s) defeated former heavyweight contender Bruce Seldon (40-8, 36 KO’s) by a 9th round stoppage last night at the UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, Illinois. Oquendo, 36, hurt Seldon with big shots in the 8th and 9th rounds, but him down once in each of the two rounds.

By Dave Lahr: Ricky Hatton has a big opportunity to shut down his critics and make a huge comeback if decides to fight Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) in the future. Hatton is reportedly interested in facing Marquez if the Mexican fighter can get by unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their September 19th fight [...]

By William Mackay: David Haye isn’t worried about burning any bridges with the Klitschko brothers by him having bailed on a fight with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for a fight with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev.

By Erick Thomas: According to Fight News, a fight between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) and knockout artist Argentinean Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) could be happening in October of this year in a fight that would be taking place in England. Khan, 22, defeated WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik [...]

By Sam Gregory: The main event of the July 24th edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights live from El Paso, Texas features southpaw Cornelius Lock 18-3-1 with 11 KO’s who takes on hometown favorite Antonio Escalante 20-2 with 13 KO’s in a scheduled 10 round fight in the featherweight division.

By Jim Dower: According to Dan Rafael, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 49 KO’s) could be facing number #3 ranked IBF contender Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) next rather than Alexander Povetkin, Klitschko’s number #1 mandatory opponent. The word is that Povetkin’s assistant trainer Teddy Atlas wants to get Povetkin in another fight before [...]

By Eric Thomas: There’s a possibility of bout between World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) and WBC super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (48-7-2, 31 KO’s) to take place on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao on November 14th, according to Dan Rafael. Soto, 29, is looking to move [...]

By Erik Schmidt: According to German boxing news, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) is looking to replace David Haye with undefeated American Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) for a bout that will be taking place in either October or November of this year in Los Angeles.

By Nate Anderson: Former Commonwealth heavyweight champion Martin Rogan (12-1, 6 KO’s) will get a chance to avenge his 8th round stoppage defeat by Sam Sexton (12-1, 5 KO’s) when he meets the British fighter on October 9th at the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Ireland.

By Liam Brindle: So the date is set 14th November 2009, the man with the ‘Golden Gloves’ Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring to face off against the ‘Peek a Boo’ man Miguel Cotto. I’m sure this is a fight that will divide opinion across the boxing world, with people saying about Pac: he ducked [...]

By Chris Williams: David Haye feels like he made the right decision by dropping out of negotiations with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitscko the other day and opting for a fight against WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev on November 7th. It was a calculated move on Haye’s part to get the better deal [...]

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) thinks that his October 17th opponent American Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) is nervous about the series and is trying to spout a lot of bold talk to cover up for it. Dirrell, 26, recently said that he sees his upcoming October fight [...]

By Jason Kim: Recently spurned WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) may finally have an opponent to fill his next date, because light middleweight contender Kermit Cintron is reportedly interested in fighting Mosley. The 37-year-old Mosley has been trying repeatedly to line up a fight with Manny Pacquiao in the past month, doggedly [...]

By Jim Dower: David Haye may have moved too soon by dashing on a fight with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for a title shot against the huge WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev set for November 7th. Former two-time WBC heavyweight champion John Ruiz, the mandatory challenger for Valuev’s title, isn’t going to [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Well, it’s looking more and more like the heavy-handed negotiating tactics by the Klitschko management are partly to blame for former cruiserweight champion David Haye pulling out of the September 12th fight with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

By Jim Dower: Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) is ready to pull off a major upset on September 19th in his mega fight with undefeated pound-for-pound boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 35, has put on weight, gotten much stronger and is hitting [...]

By William Mackay: David Haye suddenly pulled out of his September 12th bout with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko yesterday, and is now looking to fight WBA title holder Nikolay Valuev on November 7th instead. Haye, 28, wasn’t happy with the way that he was treated during the negotiations with Klitschko nor with [...]

By Bolish Gudgworth: Lets face it. Boxing today is not what it was 20 or even 10 years ago. I know this has been argued and debated hundreds of thousands of times already but it is still a relevant point. The job of promoters, managers and fighters has become more and more unstable with the [...]

By Liam Brindle: The majority of the boxing world has a soft spot for Ricky Hatton. Whether it is because of his heart, his aggression, his style, how down to earth and humble he is or his willingness to fight anybody at home or in the states.

By Dave Lahr: Freddie Roach is really starting to make a name for himself as a minor fight predictor. Having correctly picked a number of fights involving Pacquiao, Roach is now once again coming out with one of his predictions, seeing a knockout win for Pacquiao over Miguel Cotto on November 14th in their clash [...]

By Matt Stein: Former cruiserweight champion David Haye continued with his unpredictable actions by suddenly bailing on his fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, whom he had a verbal agreement to fight on September 12th, to turn around and sign for a fight with World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev instead. The bout, [...]

By Sam Wright: After growing tired of negotiations with the Klitschkos management team David Haye has signed to fight the “beast from the east” Valuev. As a fan of Haye’s, I was intrigued when signed to fight Vladimir and pessimistic when he signed to fight Vitali. But now the overriding feeling is joy. I thought [...]

By Jason Kim: With his impressive performance in defeating WBA light welterweight champion Andry Kotelnik last weekend, Britain’s Amir Khan is looking to conquer new territory and is hoping to branch out and start fighting in the United States where he hopes to win new fans. It’s a smart move if Khan, 22, can pull [...]