Archive for September, 2009

By Dave Lahr: Fresh off his impressive 12-round unanimous decision victory over Victor Emilio Ramirez last Saturday night in Germany, the new World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (26-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting the WBO interim cruiserweight title holder Ola Afolabi (14-1, 6 KO’s) on December 5th, at a still unknown location in [...]

By William Mackay: Next month, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) will be fighting one of his biggest bouts of his career when he fights Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Mayweather, he has a lot riding on the line for this fight. He’s 32, which [...]

By Jim Dower: With IBF/WBO Wladimir Klitschko’s recent surgery on his shoulder, his bout with American Eddie Chambers has had to be postponed/.As of now, it looks as if Klitschko will be facing Chambers, 27, in March 2010, based on news reports. This could be changed depending on how the healing goes for Klitschko’s surgically [...]

By Manuel Perez: Not only will Manny Pacquiao have an advantage with the catch weight, location of the fight and the bigger pay for his November 14th bout against World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, but appears that fight will be taking place in a large 20 foot ring at the MGM Grand, in [...]

By Dave Lahr: With the rapid pace that Golden Boy Promotions is collecting fighters for their stable, at some point in the near future they may acquire enough fighters to create their own boxing league. In other words, it would be the equivalent of the UFC. Think of the benefits to boxing if Golden Boy [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: With four days having elapsed since former IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods was defeated by Tavoris Cloud last Friday night, there is still no word about a retirement announcement from the 37-year-old Woods. Before the fight, Woods had hinted about retiring if he lost the fight. Well, Woods lost the fight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) is a special kind of fighter. He punches with blazing speed, and moves around the ring better than most light welterweights in the division. To see him throw punches, you’d think that he’s unbeatable. The problem is Khan has a chin like glass [...]

By Chris Williams: In an article from Mike Markey at Boxing Confidential, he says that general mood of things aren’t going well in the camp of Juan Manuel Marquez as he prepares for his September 19th fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to Marley, Marquez’s trainer Nacho Beristain isn’t happy with the lack of sparring [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten heavyweight Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) looks to be a long shot to beat WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) next month on September 26th, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Arreola, 6’4”, matches up more or less in the height department against the 6’7” Klitschko, but [...]

By Dave Lahr: In case you might not be aware, the cruiserweight division is one of the most ignored divisions in boxing. Outside of the most hardcore of boxing fans, few people could name who the current champions are in the division right now. That’s not because there’s not any talented fighters in the division, [...]