Archive for January, 2010

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (January 18, 2010) – WBC Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto stated in a personal press release earlier today that due to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti and deeply affected his family who resides there, he is physically and emotionally unable to prepare for his Saturday, Jan. 30 bout with WBA Welterweight [...]

By William Mackay: With the sudden cancellation of the January 30th bout between Andre Berto and Shane Mosley, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says he’s going to start working on putting together a super fight between Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to ESPN writer Dan Rafael. Schaefer says “That is a super fight, [...]

By Jim Dower: In disappointing news, the January 30th unification bout between WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley and World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto has been reportedly called off. Berto sent a press release moments ago, saying “As a result of this disaster [the Haiti earthquake], I am mentally and physically exhausted and therefore [...]

CHICAGO, IL (January 18, 2010) Sensational Polish prospects, heavyweight Andrzej Wawrzyk and light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara have been added to “WINDY FIGHT FIGHT NIGHT 8”, an evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, January 29th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be facing WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley on May 1st, provided that Shane gets through his next fight against World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto in their unification bout on January 30th, according to the Los Angeles Times. Mayweather, instead of facing someone on March 13th [...]

Boxing results from the Gaisano Countrymall Carpark, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines: Rocky Fuentes TKO 3 Pit Anacaya Marjun Yap TKO 5 Julius Agcopra

By Nate Anderson: Former boxing great Oscar De La Hoya, the founder of Golden Boy Promotions, is ecstatic about his recent signing of WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan with his promotional outfit. De La Hoya thinks that he can make a huge star out of Khan in the United States and around the world. [...]

On The Ropes Boxing Radio interviews Allan Green & Antwone Smith tonight at 6 PM ET. On The Ropes will also be discussing the past weeks boxing news, fights and upcoming matches. Listeners are encouraged to call in and share their thoughts on the latest boxing news and to provide questions and comments for our [...]

For the last weeks and months German boxing fans have been wondering about the future plans of promoter Ahmet Öner. This Tuesday (January 19th) the cooperation between ARENA and major TV network Sat.1 will officially be announced at a press conference in Hamburg. The ProSiebenSat1 Media Group is one of the biggest, most important and [...]

NICK CHARLES, the award-winning blow-by-blow announcer on SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation,” will be a guest on WestwoodOne Radio’s “The Jim Bohannon Show,” Tonight! January 18, for a full hour beginning at 11:06 p.m. ET. Nick, who has been battling stage IV urothelial carcinoma, will discuss his career and how his life has been affected [...]

Leon Moore became the latest international champion from the tiny enclave of Guyana in the Caribbean, as he cruised to a unanimous points decision (120-107, 119-108, 118-109) over Asia’s number one challenger, Indonesian Marangin Marbun, to claim the vacant WBA (PABA) Super Bantamweight title. Moore’s victory concluded an enthralling night of boxing as Professional Championship [...]

Stoke Newington’s exciting Super Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng is back in action on the 22nd January on the undercard of Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa’s British Bantamweight title defense against Jamie McDonnell at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood Essex.

By William Mackay: After group stage 1 of the Super Six tournament we have former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham ahead of the pack with three points with WBC super middleweight Carl Froch and Andre Ward following closely behind with two points. Coming in with no points as of yet are Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In an a recent interview by Ricky Hatton, he said “I’m very proud of what Amir Khan has done, the way he’s turned his career around, winning the world title. But Amir Khan has still to do it at two weights and win four more world titles like I have done. It’s [...]

By Esteban Garduno: I hate to say this but I think Manny Pacquiao has finally met his match against 32-year-old Joshua Clottey. This is a case of Pacquiao facing someone too big, too strong and too skilled defensively for him to win. Think of Clottey as tank with heavy armor and Pacquiao as an infantry [...]

By Michael Feliciano: Miguel Angel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO) is in talks to face undefeated WBA light middleweight champ Yuri Foreman (28–0, KO this coming June continuing his on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade. Cotto would have to move up to 154lb which should be no problem for him. The move would [...]

By Jim Dower: At 38-years-old, this may be World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley’s last chance to get a big money fight against either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. But for Mosley to get to a big money fight, he will have to get by WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s), [...]

By Nate Anderson: Now that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has signed with Golden Boy Promotions, it would seem like the last obstacle has been removed from A UK mega fight between Amir and Ricky Hatton. Previously, Hatton was hesitant to fight Khan while Amir was promoted by Frank Warren. That excuse isn’t there [...]

By William Mackay: With Amir Khan signing with Golden Boy Promotions, you have to wonder whether Khan will be facing a bunch of easy marks in the near future to build up his name in the United States. It would be great if Golden Boy was willing to out Khan in with World Boxing Association [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the Manila Bulletin, some of Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders could be accompanying World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for his promotional tour in New York starting this Wednesday. Pacquiao will be facing former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey on March 13th at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas. With [...]

By Jim Dower: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is within two or three days of announcing his next opponent. Schaefer says that it will be a big fight, although he doesn’t say who the opponent will be. Former lightweight champion Nate Campbell, former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has signed with American promotional company Golden Boy Promotions, thus signaling that the 23-year-old Khan will be attempting to make a mark for himself in the United States where he currently trains with famous trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, in Los Angeles, California. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Ricky Hatton is tired of boxing fans and writers talking constantly about his weight. In an article with the BBC, the former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion had this to say about his weight issues: “I’m getting sick to the back teeth of hearing people talking about my weight to be [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Muhammad Ali, the most famous sportsman in history, the greatest boxer of all time, the greatest. Muhammad is maybe still the most recognizable face on earth and in the 70s was perhaps the most famous man in the world. He has been an inspiration to many millions of people, myself included, inside [...]

By Dezzie Lightbulb: Now that much of the dust has settled from the recent blow-up between Pacquiao and Mayweather, we can take the time to discuss what it was really all about. Mayweather said at the time that all he wanted was a level playing field, and hence the need for Olympic style blood testing [...]

By Peter Wells: It has just been made official that World Boxing Association Light Welterweight champion Amir Khan has left his promoter Frank Warren and has now just signed for Golden Boy Promotions. Warren has guided Khan safely before putting him in deep water against Breidis Prescott and has once again guided him safely to [...]

In continuing with its goal to expand boxing on a global level, Golden Boy Promotions is extremely pleased to announce that a strategic alliance with Khan Promotions has been entered into to promote one of boxing’s hottest young World Champions, British superstar Amir Khan. Khan Promotions has teamed with Golden Boy to promote Khan with [...]

Boxing results from the Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, in Durango, Mexico: Marco Antonio Rubio TKO 9 Rigoberto Alvarez Nery Saguilan UD 10 Jose Osorio Tomoki Kameda TKO 3 Rodolfo Garay

Boxing results from the Hard Rock Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas: Vanes Martirosyan UD 10 Kassim Ouma Diego Magdelano UD 8 Gerardo Robles Jose Benavidez KO 1 Steven Cox Anthony Lenk UD 6 Dustin Guillemin Ismayl Sillakh TKO 1 Julius Jackson

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s looking like WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is going to sidestep around World Boxing Association interim champion Marcos Maidana and take a safer fight against Paulie Malignaggi. Although this hasn’t been officially confirmed as of yet, it’s looking that’s what the case may. We have various reports that Khan will [...]