Archive for February, 2010

JAMIE MCDONNELL’S controversial points win over Ian Napa has put him on the verge of stardom. The classy Yorkshireman (13-2) who took Napa’s British bantamweight title last month will now challenge Frenchman Jerome Arnould (22-3-1) for the vacant European crown in Le Cannet on Saturday March 20.

Rising Light Middleweight star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng (3-0) has left his home in London to travel to Belgium to assist former IBC and European Welterweight Champion ‘Sugar Jackson’ Osei Bonsu prepare for his IBF welterweight eliminator against Randall Bailey on the 19th March.

I want to start off by thanking everyone who supported our effort to assist the people of Haiti. Your contributions are appreciated and they truly made a difference in people’s lives. I wasn’t able to openly communicate back to the states like I hoped I would to update people on our progress due to communication [...]

Boxing results from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida: Dieuly Aristilde KO 4 Elijah McCall Yasnay Consuegra KO 1 Curtis Harper Quadtrine Hill KO 1 Vashawn Tomlin

By Ronny Jordan: In recent years the UK has produced some great fighters. Throughout the 80s there was Barry Mcguigan, Lloyd Honeyghan. The 90s Naseem Hamed, Lennox Lewis, and more recently Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe plus more. All great champions of there time and will be remembered and loved by the UK public. Apart [...]

After a number of requests from people wanting to attend the FPU VII session but not having enough time to coordinate travel and jobs, FPU founder Roy Englebrecht has decided to move the seventh session of this unique teaching concept to August 2-6 at the Irvine Marriott.

By Esteban Garduno: Trainer Freddie Roach has come up with another one of his masterful strategies for his pupil WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in his upcoming March 13th fight against Joshua Clottey. In an article at Fight Fan, Roach says “He’s [speaking of Clottey] got a good chin and so forth, but nobody has [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) would like to win an 8th world title in as many divisions before he gets out of boxing in the not too distant future. Fellow Top Rank fighter Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s), who Pacquiao defeated in November by a 12th round [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an article by David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. fired away at World Boxing Association Shane Mosley with his usual flair for tough talk, saying “I just think that Shane Mosley, he’s desperate, so he has no choice but to fight me. His career’s coming to [...]

By William Mackay: Although International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KO’s) and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO’s) are separated by one division, you have to wonder what would be the out if they fought now or in the near future. With only a mere seven pounds [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) might as well re-park his red Ferrari back in his garage and leave it there for the rest of the Super Six tournament after he gets pummeled by American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) next month on March 6th in their stage 2 [...]

By Sean McDaniel: There will be a press conference on February 19th, presumably to announce to fight between heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (28-1, 25 KO’s) and Tomasz Adamek (40-1, 27 KO’s) at the Citizen’s Bank Arena in Ontario, California. The fight between the two top contenders will be taking place on April 24th, in the [...]

By Jason Kim: On June 12th, Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) will be facing World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) in a fight that pits the well known Cotto against Foreman, a fighter that few people aside from hardcore boxing fans have ever heard of. Both Cotto and Foreman fight [...]

By Eric Thomas: Whether World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. next after Manny dispatches his March 13th opponent Joshua Clottey, Pacquiao, 31, will likely be fighting former WBA welterweight champion later on in 2010. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, is really interested in matching Pacquiao up with Margarito [...]

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) faces the formidable task of trying to find a way to beat the huge 6’6” 245 pound IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) next month on March 20th at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, German. Chambers, 27, is lacking in almost every category [...]

TAMPA, FL (February 16, 2010) Sensational heavyweight prospect Lenroy “TNT” Thomas is primed and ready for battle this Friday night in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, in one of the feature bouts of “TRIPLE-HEADER IN TAMPA” at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, presented by TKO Boxing Promotions and Fight Night Productions.

By by Liam Fitzgerald: Miguel Cotto is moving up in weight in order to fight WBA light middleweight champ Yuri Foreman in his next fight but many pundits are already questioning his decision. From reading websites and forums, a lot of people are making Foreman favourite. To be honest, this shocks me due to the [...]

By Jim Dower: In East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes program, Freddie Roach, the great trainer for Manny Pacquiao, said that he thinks that unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) will beat the 38-year-old Shane Mosley on May 1st at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Roach says “It will be a great [...]

LOS ANGELES, February 16 – Two-Division World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, the current IBF Junior Lightweight World Title holder, announced today that he is relinquishing his title in order to care for his wife Casey, who is currently battling leukemia.

By Jim Dower: In a bombshell interview at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes online program, trainer Freddie Roach revealed that this could be the last fight for his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Roach says “If Mayweather doesn’t come and fight us next time, this [Pacquiao-Clottey] could be our last one.” [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is hoping to drag as many of his British boxing fans to Denmark as possible for his next stage 2 Super Six tournament fight against Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) of Denmark on April 24th at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. [...]

By Chris Williams: The June 12th fight between World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) and former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) could be moved to the Yankee Stadium, in New York City, according to the Los Angeles Times. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both Foreman [...]

By Adam Liaolo: This is no slight on American fighters before i start, some of my favorite fighters, and virtually every boxing fan in the world has a US fighter on their list. The country gave us Sugar Rays Robinson and Leonard, Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis, not to mention modern day greats such as [...]

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Feb. 16, 2010) – An injury to Cristian Mijares has forced the former 2-time world champion off a February 27 card in Cancun, which has been cancelled and replaced by a world-class show in Guadalajara, Mexico, on “The Double Assault” pay-per-view extravaganza.

Monday-Februaury 15th-Chicago based HITZ BOXING, looks to pack ‘em in and pack a punch this Saturday, February 20th at the HORSESHOE CASINO in Hammond, IL. Headlining the talent packed 6 bout card, is Heavyweight great “Fast” Fres Oquendo taking on Demterice King for the NABA/USBA Heavyweight Title… we have a fight on our hands with [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – (February 16, 2010) Joseph Judah Promotions is pleased to announce that undefeated welterweight prospect Joseph Judah 5-0 (1 KOs), will be attending the Magic Convention on February 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joseph Judah will be attending several VIP functions and walking the red carpet as a special guest.

By Dave Lahr: Ever since Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez by a questionable 12 round decision in March 2008, he’s been in a series of fights with either older guys like Oscar De La Hoya, fighters that have been recently beaten like Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton.

By Jason Kim: I like Shane Mosley and think he’s had a great career as a fighter, but I think he may have stepped out of his comfort zone in taking on Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mosley, now 38, used to be a real good mover in his time, but age has been somewhat cruel to [...]

By Chris Williams: In looking at the March 13th fight between Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao it doesn’t seem likely that Clottey is going to be able to pull off a win over the faster Pacquiao. This fight appears to have everything in Pacquiao’s favor. You name it, Pacquiao is the much superior fighter. I [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After watching James DeGale (6-0, 4 KO’s) and Nathan Cleverly (19-0, 9 KO’s) last weekend dispatch a couple of easy foes, I really don’t see either of them being good enough in the future to win a major title in any of the divisions. There’s something missing with both of them that [...]