Archive for January, 2010

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Council flyweight champion Jorge Arce (52-6-1, 40 KO’s) will be fighting Indonesian Angky Angkota (23-4, 14 KO’s) this Saturday night for the vacant WBO super flyweight title at the Restaurante Arroyo, in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

By Chris Williams: Not much has been discussed about what happens if Joshua Clottey beats World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on March 13th. Maybe Clottey doesn’t have the greatest of chances to beat Pacquiao, that’s a given. But if Clottey does pull of a shocking win, especially a knockout victory, he’s going to [...]

Boxing results from the Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla, Colombia: Alexander Brand KO 2 Leo Cassiani Devis Perez UD 8 Alfonso De la Hoz Raul Pinzon KO 3 Placido Coneo Jose Palma KO 1 Atanel Fonseca Carlos Padilla KO 1 Oscar Sandoval

Boxing action from the Markstadt, Chelyabinsk, Russia: Khetag Kozaev RTD 1 Denis Balandin Aslanbek Tlatov TKO 1 Vadim Murzin

By Dan Ambrose: American heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) will be taking on IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) on March 20th at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Chambers, 27, thinks that he has an excellent chance of beating the 33-year-old Klitschko on March 20th. Chambers’ confidence is no [...]

Highlights of Gamboa and Mtagwa on Boxing After Dark. The fight originally aired 1/23/10. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

Highlights of Lopez and Luevano on Boxing After Dark. The fight originally aired 1/23/10. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

By Sean McDaniel: Former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey is confident that he has what it takes to beat World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in their fight on March 13th, at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas. In an article at Ghanaweb, Clottey, 32, said “I know its Pacquiao, but I don’t [...]

By Dave Lahr: In an interview from writer Gareth Davies at The Telegraph, trainer Freddie Roach revealed that his fighter Manny Pacquiao would have to “fight the perfect fight” to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. You can say that again, Roach. Pacquiao would have to not only fight the perfect fight, but Mayweather might have to [...]

The final press conference for the upcoming showdown between Curtis “Showtime” Stevens (21-2, 15KO) and Jesse Brinkley (34-5, 22KO) was held today at the Extreme Sports Bar in the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. The fight, taking place Friday night, is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Let’s Get It On [...]

On Friday, January 29, KZ Event Productions and Golden Boy Promotions are pleased to present an evening of world championship boxing when they present “Campillo vs. Shumenov II” at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 12-round main event, Spain’s Gabriel Campillo will defend his WBA Light Heavyweight [...]

By Eric Thomas: Second tier Heavyweight Derric Rossy (23-2, 13 KO’s) stopped Alexis Mejias (10-3, 4 KO’s) in the 1st round of a scheduled eight round bout on Wednesday nigtt at the M2 Ultra Lounge, New York, New York. Rossy, 29, wasted little time in getting the over-matched Mejias in trouble after hitting him with [...]

By Michael Mason: For now, the saliva inducing showdown between Floyd and Manny has been packed back into its box, and placed back on boxing’s dusty shelf of fights that should have been… But when one door closes, another opens. Instead of having the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout, boxing fans may have been thrown another, [...]

By Steve Lewis: We still hear it, and once again, Roger Mayweather has gone on the air and lost more credibility when he told the folks at the Boxing Truth Radio Show that Manny Pacquiao was on “A-side meth,” a drug that apparently makes people literally bulletproof, according to the genius that is Roger Mayweather.

By Sean McDaniel: On February 6th, World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KO’s) will be putting his perfect knockout record on the line against WBC interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KO’s) in a 12 round title bout at the Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Valero, 28, will be giving up [...]

By Chris Williams: It seems like the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey was put together in a lightning fast motion after the Mayweather-Pacquiao talks reached a brief stalemate. I don’t see how or why Pacquiao’s promotional team didn’t stick around for another week or two and continue to work on negotiating with Mayweather [...]

From Adamek: When asked about his weight and Cruiserweight vs. Heavyweight: “This weight is natural for me, very comfortable. I am eating more, I am not hungry. For the fight maybe I will weigh what I weigh today, 222lbs. This is my natural weight. This time I am happier when I go into training.” “Cruiserweight [...]

Oscar de la Hoya – President of Golden Boy Promotions – “We are extremely excited to announce the return of ‘Fight Night Club.’ These are events where every match-up has been exciting and we’ve managed to produce great fights as well as great upsets. “For the fans, it’s a night to enjoy boxing, whether you’re [...]

LOS ANGELES, January 27 – 2010 is now upon us and boxing’s hottest series is revving up for another spectacular year, as HBO Plus’ “Next Boxing Generation” visits Mexico City for the first time on Saturday, February 20, for a hard-hitting night of world-class boxing at the Foro Scotiabank featuring fights sure to set the [...]

BROOKLYN (Jan. 27, 2010) – The road to boxing stardom for 21-year-old Sadam “World Kid” Ali, a 2008 U.S. Olympian, is being patiently paved and continues February 6 in Newark, New Jersey. “I’m a promotional free agent taking fights one by one,” Ali explained the route he’s taking. “We’re doing it this way to show [...]

Main Event and other fight updates including special award to legendary heavyweight James “Quick” Tillis –see below): World Ranked Eric “Danger” Fields’ (13-1, 11 KOs) opponent has just been named as Eddie “The Iron Man” Gutierrez (15-8, 6 KOs), from Oakland, California. Gutierrez recently fought and lost a 10 round decision to NABF Cruiserweight Champion [...]

To celebrate of the announcement of famed trainer Lou Duva of the upcoming biopic, Ring Promotions along with sponsor Bang Productions, Inc. and “Vicious” Vivian Harris are putting together a star-studded boxing event to be held at the Oheka Castle on Long Island on February 16, 2010.

Tickets go on sale today for Opening Night of the 26th season of Battle In The Ballroom shows at the Irvine Marriott, so make plans now to be at the Marriott on Wednesday, February 10th for a great night of boxing with a little mixed martial arts thrown in. Besides the over 800 season seat [...]

By Dave Lahr: The planned February 20th bout between forty something year olds Evander Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO’s) and Francois Botha (47-4-3, 28 KO’s) has been called off, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The fight was supposed to take place in Kampala, Uganda. However, the fight fell apart when the promoter missed making his [...]

By Jim Dower: Light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (25-2-1, 20 KO’s) will continue with his comeback against the light hitting Hector Alatorre (16-8, 5 KO’s) on February 25th, at the Club Nokia, in Los Angeles, California. It looks like Ortiz’s promotional company, Golden Boy Promotions, isn’t going to take any chances with Ortiz that he [...]

By Esteban Garduno: After serving his year suspension from the California Athletic Commission, it’s high time that former IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s) be allowed to fight against. Presently, Margarito has applied to have his license renewed by the Texas Athletic Commission rather than the California Commission. It makes sense, because Margarito [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) says in an article at Boxing News that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) has had problems against fighters that pressure him and come forward. Ruiz, 38, may retire if he loses to the 29-year-old Haye in their April [...]

By William Mackay: In an article with the BBC Sport, former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s looking at fighting one more times in June against one of three potential opponents consisting of champions Michael Katsidis, Juan Manuel Marquez or Vyacheslav Senchenko. Hatton also says that Amir Khan [...]

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester will be counting on the ferocious support of his home fans in Neubrandenburg when he takes on Billy Lyell in his first title defence on Saturday night. The American is a late replacement for Pablo Navascues, who failed a random training drug test. “Preparing for a new opponent on short [...]

Art Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and Patrick Ortiz’ Ringside Ticket will present a sensational fight card on Friday, February 12, 2010, in the Grand Ballroom at Pechanga Resort Casino, located at 45000 Pechanga Parkway in Temecula, California. The main event, co-featured bout, and other selected fights will be televised live on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes – ESPN’s [...]