Archive for January, 2010

HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® kicks off 2010 with an explosive featherweight doubleheader from the Big Apple when STEVEN LUEVANO VS. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ AND YURIORKIS GAMBOA VS. ROGERS MTAGWA is presented SATURDAY, JAN. 23 (9:45 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, exclusively on HBO. The [...]

Rising heavyweight star Derek Chisora has got a dream shot at the British heavyweight title after Sam Sexton was ruled out of his clash with Danny Williams with a hand injury. Sexton had been due to challenge British king Williams, but cut his hand during training. Instead unbeaten hot prospect “Del Boy” Chisora, who was [...]

Just a month after a disappointing cancellation of her scheduled bout with Kasha Chamblin, K “Wild Wild” West is looking to start off her world title campaign for 2010. This Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the San Manuel Indian & Bingo Casino in Highland, California, West (11-1-0, 2 KO’s) will be squaring off against former [...]

“It might be your city, but don’t be mistaken this is my coming out party” – Those were the harsh words of wisdom Curtis “Showtime” Stevens had for Jesse Brinkley when asked about their upcoming showdown on Friday January 29th at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, NV. The bout, scheduled for 12 [...]

ASHLEY SEXTON can shoot from the lip, but the time has come to prove he can fire from the hip as well. The Cocky Cheshunt boxer challenges Usman Ahmed for the vacant English flyweight title at Brentwood Centre on Friday (22/1) on Frank Maloney’s quality bill. Unbeaten Sexton (8-0) will be on the brink of [...]

The stars will fight, big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas! Jerry Jones and Bob Arum, owner of the Dallas Cowboys and chairman of Top Rank, respectively, announced today that Cowboys Stadium would be the site of THE EVENT: MANNY PACQUIAO vs. JOSHUA CLOTTEY World Welterweight Championship. Promoted by Top Rank, in association [...]

By Dave Lahr: After watching today’s press conference at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, I have to say that this was one of the most boring press conferences I’ve ever seen before. With a huge stadium and all the build up for this March 13th fight, this was a really boring press conference. Jerry Jones, the [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 19, 2010) Amateur welterweight star Eric Mendez has signed an exclusive promotional contract with TKO Boxing Promotions, it was announced today. The 19 year old Mendez, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawaiian Gardens, finished his outstanding amateur career with a record of 74-9 including a two-time first place finish [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s hard to forget the bleak image of Amir Khan getting bounced around on the canvas by lightweight Breidis Prescott when Amir tried his hand at stepping it up against a big puncher. It wasn’t even close. Prescott took Amir apart, hurting him with a simple jabs and then send him to [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association interim featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KO’s) will be facing the tough Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Gamboa, 28, an unbeaten 2004 Olympic Golden Medalist for Cuba, will be facing the toughest opponent of his [...]

By Chris Williams: The recent news about a possible mega fight between unbeaten welterweight star Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) has drained away a lot of the interest in the March 13th fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey given [...]

Yusaf Mack is upset following the cancelation of the card on the 30th January, Mack has had a rough time over the last few months, first a contest with Karo Murat falling through and now the fight with Glen Johnson. Mack said “I understand why the show has been cancelled and my heart goes out [...]

By Jason Kim: Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (33-3, 26 KO’s) will be facing young 23-year-old prospect Nagy Aguilera (15-2, 10 KO’s) on March 12th in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator in Dallas, Texas. The strange part about this fight is that Russian Alexander Povetkin had already become the mandatory challenger for [...]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Jan. 19, 2010) – Professional boxing returns to Boston this Friday night as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents “Boston Pop,” headlined by exciting Philadelphia junior welterweight “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy against former Cuban amateur star Richard “El Tigre” Abril in the 10-round main event at The Roxy in the famed [...]

By Dezzie Lightbulb: Due to the tragic loss of several members of his family in the earthquake that devastated his native Haiti, Andre Berto has pulled out of the much anticipated fight against Shane Mosley that had been scheduled for January 30th. Berto says he is “physically and mentally exhausted”. Our prayers, thoughts, and understanding [...]

By David Anderson: What seems to be the biggest upset for us boxing fans turned to be one of the most exciting year for boxing history. Late in 2009, rumors exist that a potential fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was set to happen on March 13, however due to some contract demands, [...]

The Boxing Promoters Association (BPA) held its third meeting on January 11th in Las Vegas, with a renewed sense of optimism for boxing in 2010. In a full day of meetings at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, the President, Joe DeGuardia, and the various Committees gave reports and moved forward with the planned agenda. [...]

In an era of boxing where dream matches are beginning to made on the International Level One In A Million Boxing, Inc. is scheduling the most coveted Middleweight Showdowns since top Middleweights Mike “Choir Boy” Landini and Carlos “The Force” Tite squared off nearly 25 years ago and what a better place to hold this [...]

BROOKLYN (Jan. 20, 2010) – Born with boxing flowing through his veins, 14-year-old prodigy Sherif “Sugar Boy” Younan, Jr. could turnout to be the struggling sports savior in a few more years, based on his increased dominance in the amateurs, where he has captured too many championship belts (15), trophies (15) and medals (30) to [...]

Continuing on their path to becoming the leading international boxing promoter, TKO Boxing announced today the signing of Kenny Adams, long time trainer of numerous world champions to a long term, exclusive contract. With the newly opened TKO Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, having a world class trainer like Kenny Adams work with their growing [...]

By Eric Thomas: The World Boxing Association has reportedly confirmed that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be fighting WBA interim champion Marcos Maidana for a fight that should be taking place in April, likely on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. bout on the 17th. An agreement has been [...]

By Nate Anderson: In looking at how badly out of shape that Ricky Hatton has become in the past eight months out of the ring since being starched in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao last May, I have serious doubts about whether Hatton, 31, will find any kind of success in his comeback no matter [...]

By Dave Lahr: Golden Boy Promotions is working to put together a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley for possibly May 1st at the MGM Grand. This fight could very well be a match the two best welterweights in the world. That actually might be a good marketing [...]

by Jason Alcairo: According to Leonard Ellerbe, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be once again demanding random blood and urine testing in the lead up to the potential fight against Sugar Shane Mosley. Leonard told the Grand Rapids Press, “Whoever fights Floyd Mayweather in the future, that person will be subjected to random blood and urine [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Mlive, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will demand random blood and urine tests for future fights. This news came from Mayweather’s personal advertiser Lenard Ellerbe, saying “Whoever fights Floyd Mayweather in the future, that person will be subjected to random blood and urine testing. I don’t care who he fights, that will [...]

Boxing results from Hangar 11, Tel Aviv, Israel: Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer UD 6 Fleis Djendji Ran Nakash KO 2 Attila Makula Elad Shmouel UD 4 Ahmad Atia

By Dan Ambrose: Making his 6th defense of his World Boxing Organization super featherweight title, champion Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KO’s) will be taking on Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KO’s) at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Lopez, 26, will be moving up in weight in hopes of adding another title to [...]

By Jason Kim: With few boxing fans giving him much of a chance to beat WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on March 13th, former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey remains confident that he has what it takes to beat Pacquiao. In article at Boxing Talk, Clottey says “I have a lot of things to beat [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be fighting on the undercard of the fight between 40-year-olds Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. on April 17th, according to news. Khan will either be facing WBA interim champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s), a knockout artist from Argentina and who boxing [...]

By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: I know that I am nowhere near even a “self—proclaimed” great amateur boxing writer, but even I have been questioning my absence from covering fights as of late. Do not assume that I have taken my eye off the ball in the past few months. I have been watching, and I [...]