Archive for January, 2010

The dawn of a new decade signifies the beginning of another exciting period for Irish boxing with the stars of the next generation being showcased on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, February 13th. For the first time ever a record breaking 4 Irish titles will be up for [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Rocky Marciano, a boxer that everyone has heard of, the only undefeated heavyweight champion of all time (49-0 with 43ko’s). Rocky was a great fighter, what he lacked in skill, size and speed he made up for in heart, chin, stamina and power! Rocky was a stalker with great power in both [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Earlier today, Ricky Hatton finally cleared the air by giving boxing fans the word that he plans on fighting one or two more fights. So far, Hatton has mentioned IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango as one of the names that he is considering a fight against. I seriously doubt that Hatton [...]

LOS ANGELES, January 13 – Former Cuban amateur star Erislandy Lara has made his mark in the professional ranks with the same speed and impact that his blistering combinations make on his opponents, and after just nine boxing fights, he appears to be ready to graduate to the next level. On Friday, January 29, the [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) would like nothing better than to fight World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan in the near future. In an article at the Manchesterevening news, Malignaggi had this to say about the prospects of fighting Khan: “My team told me Amir [...]

by Niko Tricarico: The public cried, “Outrage!” They screamed in vain for Pacquiao and Mayweather to find some sort of an agreement. It was the most anticipated fight in the history of the sport! It has to happen! It must happen. How could it NOT happen? Without this fight what state is boxing in? It’s [...]

By Eric Thomas: Paul Williams (38-1, 27 KO’s) is available to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if Floyd is looking for a big named opponent. According to the Los Angeles Times, Williams’ promoter Dan Goosen says this about Mayweather: “If we were asked [by Mayweather], I’d pick Paul [Williams] up, and we’d be there as fast [...]

By Chris Williams: According to news from Sports.ru, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) could be facing former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s) in his next title defense. This is a fight that will be a popular one in Europe, where the 36-year-old Valuev remains a popular fighter [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) missed on a big fight with Paul Williams last year, and had to settle for a fight against number #3 WBC contender Miguel Espino in December. However, with Espino taken care of in an easy 5th round TKO, Pavlik, 27, can now focus on [...]

By Nate Anderson: Former IBF light welterweight and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is considering coming back for one or two fights, and is looking at possibly fighting IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KO’s) in his first fight back. Hatton says “We’re looking at the IBF champion [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Welcome back Ricky “Hitman” Hatton. Wrong or right decision that’s not important. The right decision was always the one Hatton made on his own, which is that he will fight on. Hinting that this will be his last fight, Ricky told Sky Sports News that his comeback will probably be in the [...]

By Sean McDaniel: There are rumors in the boxing world that unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KOs) will opt to fight 37-year-old Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KO’s) next Floyd’s scheduled March 13th bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I don’t know about you, but I’m not so sure that Campbell, a [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: The name Ricky Hatton springs to mind whenever talking about boxing, he is a great fighter who cannot be matched for body punching. In 2005, Hatton took on the champ, Kostya Tzsyu in a fight where he was the underdog but after 11 hard fought rounds Tzsyu retired and Ricky was the [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) got a new trainer Jimmy Montoya to help him get ready for his next fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch on April 17th, in their Super Six tourney competition in Denmark. Kessler replaced his longtime trainer Ricard Olsen [...]

By Sean Pollock: The return of Ricky Hatton- a return that will be met with much skepticism from the boxing world. As a self-confessed fan of The Hitman it’s been hard to pick a corner in the “should he – shouldn’t he” argument that has been circulating since his devastating 2nd round KO to Manny [...]

Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) will rely on the coaching brilliance of Jimmy Montoya when he takes on WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) in the second round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Montoya, a living legend, has been appointed the new head trainer following the opening-round loss against [...]

By Daniel Ciminera: 42/5/1 (KO 35). There is no “0″ in this record, but, who would dare look back at this man’s career with anything other than admiration and respect? The man is Nigel Benn. The legend was “The Dark Destroyer”.

By Scott Gilfoid: In an article from WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch at Thisisnottingham, discusses his upcoming April 17th fight against former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in their group stage 2 bout of the Super Six tournament in Denmark. Froch, 32, notes that Kessler is a strong fighter and is [...]

By William Mackay: Unless I hear otherwise, I’m assuming that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be defending his title next against WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana. Khan, 23, had done a great job of turning his career around since being blasted out in one round by Breidis Prescott in [...]

By Dave Lahr: The more and more I think about it, the better off Manny Pacquiao was by not choosing to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. I think Mayweather would have totally dominated Pacquiao from start to finish with his movement and pinpoint punching, and I see the fight as one-sided slaughter. But here’s the deal: [...]

By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is ecstatic about his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao facing Joshua Clottey at the large Dallas Cowboy stadium on March 13th, in Arlington, Texas. Arum, 79, plans on having some of Pacquiao’s future fights at the Dallas cowboy stadium, according to Abs-cbn news. The advantage is [...]

LOS ANGELES, January 12 – As the first and only Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion paves his way through the boxing history books, John Ruiz, has joined forces with Golden Boy Promotions to help guide his path. The Puerto Rican descendant has accomplished a lot throughout his career, including appearances in 11 world title bouts in [...]

By Dave Lahr: On January 30th, World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) meets up with WBA welterweight title holder Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) in unification bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight has big importance for the winner of the fight, because the [...]

By Jason Kim: If you’re one of the people who are against boxers having to take random blood tests for their fights, you’ll be relieved to know that the World Boxing Organization won’t be requiring a random blood test for the March 13th bout between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at the [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks he could have helped former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton if he had come to him three years ago, according to an article from writer Gareth Davies of The Telegraph. “He [Hatton] has suffered two bad knockouts, to the two top fighters [Floyd Mayweather Jr. [...]

By Peter Wells: In recent breaking news former World Boxing Council/WBO middleweight champion of the world Jermain Taylor has dropped out of the Super Middleweights Super Six tourney after the 1st stage of the tourney. Jermain Taylor told reporters that he was going to give his body time to heal and will be back very [...]

By Daniel Ciminera: American veteran Jermain Taylor has pulled out of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament stating that he wants to take a break as the reason. Taylor released a statement saying “I’m going to take some time off from the sport of boxing and take myself out of [the] Showtime Sports World [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to writer Michael Marley of Boxing Confidential , former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) could be going after newly crowned WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) to try and capture his title. Foreman was linked as a possible alternate opponent for WBO welterweight [...]

LITTLE ROCK, January 12, 2010 – Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17KO’s) former undisputed middleweight champion has made a decision regarding his future boxing career. Taylor, who was a participant in SHOWTIME Sports World Boxing Classic last fought on October 17th in a losing battle against Arthur Abraham in Berlin, Germany. “I’m going to take some time [...]

With the first defense, of his second reign as British Bantamweight Champion, looming large, Hackney’s Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa, instead of relaxing with his family over Christmas and New Year holidays, has been hard at work in the gym training. ‘Dappa’ Napa, who faces Jamie McDonnell on Friday the 22nd January at the Brentwood Centre in [...]