Archive for January, 2010

Boxing results from the Auditorio Siglo XXI , Puebla, Puebla, Mexico: Roman Gonzalez RTD Ivan Meneses Francisco Rosas MD 12 Juan Jose Landaeta

By William Mackay: It now looks like World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) won’t be facing WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana anytime soon, if ever. In an article with The Sun, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says “A fight against [Juan Manuel] Marquez is a breakthrough as [...]

By Chris Williams: I’ve been waiting for ages for Tomasz Adamek (39-1, 27 KO’s) to fight someone good, and it looks like I’m going to have to wait little longer with Adamek taking on Jason Estrada (16-2, 4 KO’s) on February 6th, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey. Adamek, 32, moved up in [...]

By Dave Lahr: I honestly don’t know what all the crying and bellyaching is about with the Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KO’s) 12 round split decision win over World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (19-3, 6 KO’s) on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I had [...]

By Esteban Garduno: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) has been named Fighter of the Year for 2009 for his wins over Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The voting was done by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Also, Pacquiao has been selected as the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: On April 3rd, World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) will be making his 1st defense of his WBA title against two-time WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire. Haye, 29, will be fighting in front of a large British crowd and [...]

By Dave Lahr: I don’t know if Manny Pacquiao fans are noticing or not, but no one is talking about the Pacquiao-Clottey fight anymore. If you look at the internet boxing forums, very few fans are discussing the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight. That’s a bad sign. It shows to me that this is a poor [...]

By William Mackay: With the news that World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) could be moving up in weight to fight WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) on May 15th, for Khan’s U.S. debut fight, I have to wonder whether Marquez, at 36, has enough left to [...]

Last Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago , Illinois , fight fans were treated to another great night of boxing as Chicago ’s native son, Cestus Management Fighter Donovan George, scored another jaw dropping win. “DA BOMB” (19-0-0 w/17 Kos ) completely dominated and destroyed Phil “The Drill” Williams knocking him out in [...]

By Jim Dower: In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45 sirius satellite radio, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather chimed in on his thoughts about World Boxing Association welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, steroids and cleaning up the sport of boxing. Mayweather says “In a fighter’s career, a fighter starts off good and fights good all [...]

By Jason Kim: In an article at AOL Boxing Fanhouse, WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) says “Then after I fight Floyd Mayweather, I’ll go ahead and fight Pacquiao.” Mosley, 38, is convinced that he’ll beat Mayweather on May 1st at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Mosley says “He [Mayweather] got pushed [...]

Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) made a successful first defence of his IBF Middleweight Title as he stopped Billy Lyell in the tenth round in Neubrandenburg, Germany. When the brave challenger was on the receiving end of another hard series of punches, coach Jack Loew threw the towel. “It was great to defend my title [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Insidesports.ph, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is really excited about the talented Filipino fighters on the February 13th “Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury fight card at the Las Vegas Hilton. Arum visited trainer Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, where he watched Gerry Penalosa and Bernabe Conception workout, saying [...]

By Dave Lahr: If this was a chess match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, Floyd would have knocked off Pacquiao’s king with his latest move of setting up a May 1st bout against World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley. In contrast, Pacquiao will have to settle for fighting former IBF welterweight champion [...]

By Sean McDaniel: With all the watered down talent in the super flyweight division, it was only a matter of time before a fighter like former light flyweight/flyweight champion Jorge Arce (53-6-1, 40 KO’s) captured one of the titles. Tonight, Arce, 30, defeated Angky Angkota (18-4, 9 KO’s) by a 7th round technical decision to [...]

Boxing results from the Restaurante Arroyo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Jorge Arce TD 7 Angky Angkota Jackie Nava UD 10 Shantel Martinez

By Esteban Garduno: I can’t wait to see former IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s) back in the ring ripping up his competition with his trademark high volume offense. Margarito is a warrior and has been missed by many during this past year since he lost his boxing license after the Shane Mosley [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is reportedly having his way with an 0-6 sparring partner Bryan Brooks, according to GMA News. Apparently, Pacquiao hurt the 40-year-old Brooks on several occasions and Manny’s trainer, Freddie Roach, is questioning whether to bring Brooks back for more punishment at the Wild Card Gym, [...]

By William Mackay: Dan Rafael is reporting that WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) could be facing light middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) on April 17th. If this fight happens, it would easily be the best opponent that Pavlik has faced since he was schooled by 44-year-old Bernard Hopkins in a [...]

By Jorge Lugo: Haha, I told you boxing world! I told you, I told you, I told you! The fact is, neither Manny Pacquiao nor Floyd Mayweather Jr can say there the best till they beat Shane Mosley. Now low and behold, it’s pretty much set in stone. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Shane Mosley [...]

By Erik Schmidt: International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KO’s) just stopped middleweight contender Billy Lyell (21-8, 4 KO’s) in the 10th round tonight at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Sylvester, 29, making his first defense of his IBF middleweight title, took advantage of a tired Lyell to nail him repeatedly from rounds [...]

By Eric Thomas: The mega fight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley is on for May 1st, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yahoo Sports news writer Kevin Iole is reporting that Shane Mosley has signed the contract for the fight against Mayweather on May 1st. Mosley, 38, took a flight [...]

Boxing results from the Jardin Los Compas, Panama City, Panama: Antonio Fernandez TKO 6 Rudy Santos Romero Humberto Pena KO 1 Enoc Cedeno Moises Murillo UD 4 Alberto Chavez

By Erik Schmidt: moments ago, former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (35-6, 30 KO’s) was stopped in the 8th round by fringe contender Robert Helenius (11-0, 7 KOs) at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Brewster, 36, was dropped in the 2nd round by the 6’6 1/2″ Helenius. Brewster was later cut over his [...]

Boxing results Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France: Tonny Averlant dec 8 Yoann Bloyer Philippe Frenois dec 6 Youcef Abgour Cyril Thomas UD 12 Argel Salinas Jerome Thomas dec 8 Hassan Azaouagh Thierry Karl TKO 1 Daniel Regi

Boxing action from the NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark: Lolenga Mock MD 12 Giovanni De Carolis Dennis Rasmussen UD 4 Michael Achiaw Martin Kristjansen MD 8 Felix Lora Claus Bertino MD 8 Paolo Vidoz Brian Magee TKO 7 Mads Larsen

From the Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan: Darryl Cunningham UD 6 Skyler Thompson Vernon Paris UD 6 Corey Alarcon

Boxing results from the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: Kubrat Pulev TKO 4 Matt Skelton Karo Murat TKO 2 Sean Corbin World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental light heavyweight title Dustin Dirks TKO 5 Juan Manuel Garay Edmund Gerber TKO 2 Rene Dettweiler Juergen Doberstein dec 6 Abdelouahed Ben Lelly Nick Klappert TKO 3 Janos Petrovics Robert Helenius [...]

On Friday night, in front of a sold out arena at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, NV, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Let’s Get It On Promotions put together an action packed card on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” headlined by Curtis “Showtime” Stevens, taking on Jesse Brinkley in an Official IBF eliminator [...]

Boxing results from the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois: Don George TKO 3 Phil Williams Kenny Galarza TKO 4 Ilido Julio