Archive for February, 2010

Warriors Boxing announced today a busy schedule over the next 8 weeks, where six of their fighters will be involved in very meaningful fights. On February 27, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, unbeaten young Filipino Star “MARVELOUS” MARVIN SONSONA challenges WILFREDO VASQUEZ JR., for the WBO Junior Featherweight Title.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) sounded his usually confident self in a recent press conference with his April 24th opponent former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler. Froch, talking about his upcoming fight against Kessler, said “It’s pressure and I thrive on the stuff, as you [...]

By William Mackay: Recently, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) said that he would retire at the end of 2010, after [hopefully] fighting WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). But I’m wondering whether the 29-year-old Haye will ever choose to fight Klitschko? Haye already had a chance to fight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s), arguably the most talented of the Super Six tournament contestants, will be facing the tournament leader unbeaten Arthur Abraham on (31-0, 25 KO’s) on March 6th at the Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California. Supposedly, this is home field advantage for Dirrell, since he’s an [...]

Nottingham (18.02.2010) – WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch does not care whether the old or the new Mikkel Kessler will show up on April 24 – he plans to knock out either one. Thats what “The Cobra” told a crowded press conference in the Robin Hood Suite at Nottingham Forests football stadium on Wednesday afternoon. [...]

Steve O’Meara says he has got nothing to fear ahead of the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights tournament – thanks to a sparring session with Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Unbeaten O’Meara is one of eight boxers who will be trying to win three, three round bouts in one night to pocket the £32,000 prize money at the York Hall [...]

When Billy Schwer challenged Colin ‘Dynamo’ Dunne, for his WBU Lightweight World Title back in October 2000, the thousands of fans that packed Wembley Conference Centre were treated to one of the greatest British, if not world, fights of all time.

OLYMPIC bronze medallist David Price returns to action next month after recovering from a hand injury. Price (4-0) boxes a selected opponent at Leigh Indoor Sports Village on Friday March 19 on a Frank Maloney show being televised live by Sky Sports.´The 6ft 8in Liverpool boxer now hopes for an injury free year which will [...]

Prince Arron is confident his height and reach will see him cause an upset in the Prizefighter Light-Middleweights tournament at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday, February 26. The Droylsden fighter, whose real name is Arron Jones, is aiming to win three, three round bouts in one thrilling night of boxing and bank [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) goes into his next stage 2. Super Six fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch badly in need of a win. Kessler was defeated in his last fight against Andre Ward in the stage 1 part of the Super [...]

By Dave Lahr: It’s difficult to get excited about IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next bout against American Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) on March 20th, at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. If “fast” Eddie wasn’t so short and fat looking, it might be a little easier to see him possibly connecting with [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten light heavyweight Eastern Boxing Union (EBU) champion Nathan Cleverly (19-0, 9 KO’s) is poised to get a world title shot in 2011 if he can continue his forward progress. Cleverly turned 23 today, and with his #2 rankings in the WBO, #3 IBF and #5 in the WBC, he’s going to [...]

By Eric Thomas: In his Twitter page, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) says that his May 15th bout against former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) is official at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. In his Twitter page, the 22-year-old Khan says [...]

By William Mackay: Although the negotiations for a fight between World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (25-1, 16 KO’s) and WBC light heavyweight interim champion Chad Dawson 29-0, 17 KO’s) haven’t been ironed out yet, this is a fight that is sure to bring excitement to the light heavyweight division when the fight [...]

By Mark Ona: I believe that boxing supremacy lies in the gloves of its current WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Like Mayweather Jr., Pacquiao began his professional career at 106 pounds, and in their own separate ways; both have consumed their opposition in imposing fashions. For Pacquiao, however, an impeccable archive of victorious wins did [...]

By Mark Ona: The honor of having the pound-for-pound title next to your name is a prestigious one. One that says, that no matter what weight class a boxer is in, he is considered to be the best boxer in all of the sport. Although the title might be considered fantasy (because we will never [...]

By Jason Kim: Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) says he’s not afraid of taking blood tests in an interview at Fightfan. This kind of flies in the face of what many boxing fans feel about the Filipino star. Some people think that Pacquiao was the reason why his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn’t materialize [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In looking over the stage 2 Super Six fight between Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), I see it as one-sided a fight as you can imagine. Abraham, 29, is about as slow as Dirrell’s last opponent WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch [...]

By Esteban Garduno: The sometimes combative trainer Freddie Roach says in an interview at Thesweetscience.com that his fighter, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao won’t be fighting undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he insists on blood testing for a future fight against the Filipino star. Roach says in an interview with David Avila “If [...]

By Jim Dower: On March 27th, top lightweight contenders Ali Funeka (30-2-3, 25 KO’s) and Joan Guzman (29-0-1, 17 KO’s) will face each other in a rematch for the vacant International Boxing Federation lightweight bout at a still to be determined location. The two fighters met three months ago in November in a fight that [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) says he plans on retiring this year in 2010 after a fight against WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). In an article at the Dailymail, the 38-year-old Klitschko says “I only have to win one belt [Haye’s WBA heavyweight title]. [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) arrived in the heavyweight division with great fanfare in November 2008 in the 2nd fight of his heavyweight career against Monte Barrett. Haye won the fight by a 5th round stoppage, and quickly used that fight as a springboard for a fight [...]

By Alexander Fugate: When Mayweather and Mosley were first reported to be in negotiations, there were many that said Floyd is a ducker and will never face anyone as dangerous as Mosley. Once the contracts were signed, it became, Floyd won’t follow through, he will fake an injury or something. Now, that some time has [...]

By Sean McDaniel: At the International media tour Wednesday morning to kick off the stage 2 Super Six bout between World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) and Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in Herning, Denmark, both fighters boasted about the support that they would be getting from their fans. Kessler, [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao is saying that he believes World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley will beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming May 1st bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an article at Fightfan, Pacquiao says “I think Mosley will win.” Pacquiao feels that it will be an [...]

Los Angeles (February 17) – Welterweight superstars Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Sugar” Shane Mosley are hitting the road to announce their May 1 mega-fight showdown with stops in New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles. The press tour will reflect the magnitude of this highly competitive and much-anticipated face-off between two of boxing’s biggest [...]

February 17 (Merrillville, In) -Training injuries have hit two of the fighters for “Fight Night 2010″ Shay Mobley had incurred an injury this last week during training for his upcoming bout with Darnell Wilson removing Mobley from the bout. When I asked about the fight Mobley stated, “I was really looking forward to getting back [...]

By Niko Tricarico: Well, let’s examine what attributes he holds over little Floyd. First of all, Mosley hits harder. That’s a no-brainer. So, one for Mosley…let’s see what else, what else? He’s…he’s taller. That’s another thing. Mosley is taller than Floyd. There’s no getting around that one either. What else? He seems like a nicer [...]

(WINTER HAVEN, FLA.) – Following the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti, World Champion Andre Berto (Winter Haven, Fla.) and his older brother, Cleveland, traveled to Port Au Prince, Haiti, to assist in the relief efforts. The Berto brothers teamed up with Project Medishare Chief, Dr. Barth Green, to assist with the much needed medical assistance [...]

Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) and World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) kicked off an international media tour here Wednesday morning to discuss their upcoming Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24, on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, same-day tape delay). Known [...]