Archive for July, 2009

By Gavin bridges: Less than a month ago, rumour began circulating of a Tournament, pulling in six of the premier performers within a certain weight. Immediately, a knee-jerk reaction from myself, any many of my co-contributor.

By Eric Torres: As reported on numerous web sites today, the proposed match Up between Miguel Cotto & Manny Pacquiao is going forward. According to multiple sources, Bob Abrum, who recently came back from a vacation, had a phone conversation with Manny Pacquiao over the terms of the fight and it took less than 15 [...]

By Michael Williams: Amir Khan’s victory over Andreas Kotelnik at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night brought a dream to reality for the Bolton born boxer. Khan’s classy points victory over the Ukrainian earned him the WBA light welterweight crown at the tender age of just 22 and showcased how far his game [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Exclusive News! Ricky Hatton is not interested in a fight with Amir Khan at this moment in time. Khan who has just captured his first world title was hoping to lure Hatton into a matchup for one last hurrah. But the Hitman who has recently been discharged from hospital from suffering from [...]

By Eric Thomas: In a big upset, lightweight contender Breidis Prescott (21-1, 18 KO’s) was defeated by Mexican Miguel Vazquez (25-3, 12 KO’s) by a 10-round split decision on Friday night at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judges’ scored it 97-92 for Prescott, and 95-94 and 96-93 for Vazquez.

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten super bantamweight contender Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. (16-0-1, 13 KO’s) stopped journeyman Cecilio Santos (23-10-3, 10 KO’s) in the 2nd round on Friday night at the Civic Center, in Kissimmee, Florida. Vazquez Jr, ranked number #9 in the World Boxing Organization and #12 in the WBA, caught Santos with a left hand [...]

By Eric Thomas: Undefeated former three time Cuban National amateur champion Erislandy Lara (7-0, 4 KO’s) defeated journeyman Darnell Boone (16-12-2, 6 KO’s) by a dully six round unanimous decision on Friday nights at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 59-55, 60-54 and 60-54.

By Nate Anderson: Former European Boxing Union (EBU) and British lightweight (BBBofC) champion Jonathan Thaxton (34-10, 19 KO’s) continued with his recent struggles in the ring, losing an eight round referee’s decision to Tom Glover (9-5-3) by a 77-76 score on Saturday night at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Thaxton, 34, came into [...]

By Eric Thomas: Two-time Cuban Olympic Gold Medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (2-0, 2 KO’s) made short work of American Robert Guillen (4-3) on Friday night, stopping him in the 1st round at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rigondeaux, 28, a super bantamweight prospect, timed a punch from Guillen, hitting him with a [...]

By Nate Anderson: Light middleweight Commonwealth champion Matthew Hall (22-2, 15 KO’s) was stopped in the 8th round by Anthony Small (22-1, 16 KO’s) on the Amir Khan vs. Andriy Kotelnik undercard at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Hall, 25, never seemed to get untracked against the faster and taller Small. In the 8th [...]

By Gavin Bridges: In something of a halcyon night of the future great and good in British boxing, the British Light-Heavyweight title was contested at the legend-laden York Hall in Bethnal Green between two fighters carrying ’0′s proudly alongside themselves, Nathan Cleverly and Danny Mcintosh. Cleverly, current incumbent of the commonwealth title, made it clear [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated light welterweight prospect Frankie Gavin (3-0, 3 KO’s) stopped Graham Fearn (4-3, 1 KO’s) in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Gavin, 23, dropped Fearn twice in the fight. After the second knockdown, a left-right combination to the head, referee Steve Gray stepped in [...]

By Jim Dower: 2008 middleweight Olympic Gold Medalist for Britain James DeGale (3-0, 3 KO’s) destroyed Irish journeyman Ciaran Healy (10-11-1, 2 KO’s) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. DeGale, 23, staggered Healy, 34, with a big left hook sending him retreating backwards again the ropes.

By Nate Anderson: Former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-4, 22 KO’s) faces some serious career decisions after being stopped in the 3rd round tonight by Russian Denis Lebedev (18-0, 13 KOs) on the undercard of WBA light welterweight championship bout between title holder Andriy Kotelnik and Amir Khan tonight at the M.E.N. [...]

By Nate Anderson: Getting in one more fight against a woefully over-matched opponent before his bout with John McDermott in September, unbeaten heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (7-0, 7 KO’s) kept his perfect knockout record alive with a 3rd round stoppage over Latvian Aleksandrs Selezens (3-7, 1 KO’s) on Saturday night in a scheduled six round [...]

By Jim Dower: 2004 Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) easily defeated World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-3-1, 13 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision tonight to grab Kotelnik’s title at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 118-111 and 118-111. Kotelnik, 31, never really was [...]

By Mike Burnell: The attention of boxing today is squarely focused on the Welterweights with good reason. Though the gladiators of the division may be small in stature they effortlessly eclipse all other divisions and completely embarrass boxing’s supposed glamor (now in shambles) division, the Heavyweights. Simply put; it the most talent saturated Welter division [...]

By Bolish Gudgworth: Your browser may not support display of this image. This is perhaps the most talked about and most debated over fantasy fight of all time. It is of course, easy to see why. Who wouldn’t want to pit the speed, grace and incredible talent of Muhammad Ali against the ferocity, menace and [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi will have his hands full on August 22 when he faces the “Baby Bull” Juan Diaz in Houston; the fight will be aired on the HBO Boxing After Dark series. Manny Pacuqiao has been criticized for wanting a catch weight in the Cotto fight, but Diaz seems to [...]

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) has sat on the sidelines much of his career watching fighters like WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe hog all the glory in the UK despite facing less than impressive foes through most of his career. Froch, a no nonsense type of guy [...]

By Jim Dower: In a long awaited rematch, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will be fighting challenger Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) on November 28th in Montreal, Canada. Bute and Andrade previously fought last year on October 24th, a fight in which Andrade dropped Bute in the 12th round. Bute looked [...]

At today’s weigh-in for the WBA light welterweight clash between champion Andriy Kotelnik and British challenger Amir Khan, the Ukrainian Kotelnik came in right at the light welterweight limit of 140. For his part, Khan came in just under the limit at 139.6. The fight will take place at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England.

By Manuel Perez: In a sign of how interested World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) is in fighting Manny Pacquiao, Shane has challenged Manny to meet him at 140 for Pacquiao’s obscure IBO light welterweight title. Mosley is clearly putting the pressure on Pacquiao, because the Filipino star and his trainer [...]

By Dave Lahr: Undefeated lightweight knockout artist Breidis Prescott (21-0, 18 KO’s) will be putting his unbeaten record on the line tonight against Mexican Miguel Vazquez (24-3, 12 KO’s) in a 10-round bout at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prescott, ranked number #4 in the World Boxing Organization, #5 in the [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Having failed to make it to the starting gate in his first attempt at fighting a Klitschko brother due to a nagging bag injury, former undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) is looking to get a second shot by facing World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 [...]

By Bolish Gudgworth: Muhammad Ali; three-time Heavyweight Champion of the World, Olympic Gold Medallist, 1999’s Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Century and one of the youngest and oldest Heavyweight Champions of all time. The list, of course, is endless. The man at one point was perhaps the most recognized person on the face of the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KO’s) will be fighting for the World Boxing Association title on Saturday night against champion Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KO’s) at the M.E.N Arena, in Manchester, England. At first glance, it’s difficult to see how Khan deserves to be fighting for a world title because he’s yet to [...]

By Mike Burnell: The rumors continue to swirl in the boxing world about Pac v Cotto, Pac v Mosley, Pac v Cintron, Pac v Foreman, Pac v Ali, Pac v Marciano, maybe Archie Moore…Round and round they go and who Pac fights, so far, nobody knows. Everyone wants a piece of him.

By William Carter: I’ve read a lot on this website in the last year or so about the demise of boxing and the reasons for it. It seems to me that its mainly Americans who say that boxing has hit the skids because they don’t rule the heavyweight or middleweight schools as they used to. [...]

By Jason Kim: In something of an upset, Elio Rojas (21-1, 13 KO’s) defeated World Boxing Council featherweight champion Takahiro Oh (17-2, 8 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Tuesday night to capture the WBC title at the Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-113.