Archive for March, 2010

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is looking like a mini Nostradamus now for his prediction that Andre Dirrell would beat Arthur Abraham. In an interview at Boxing Fanhouse, Froch said “I think Arthur Abraham is going to really struggle with Andre Dirrell. I think Dirrell outboxes Abraham. Abraham’s [...]

By Jim Dower: Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) in June, according to news from Boxing Fanhouse. This is a splendid match-up of two contenders that as of yet as still almost entirely unproven in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions.

By Chris Williams: I don’t know if I was the only that noticed this or not, but when Andre Dirrell was crying after his 11th round disqualification victory over Arthur Abraham last Saturday night in their Super Six tournament fight in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell had been easily winning most of the fight when he seemed [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) is predicting a knockout victory on Saturday night against John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) in Haye’s first defense of his WBA title. In an article at Sky Sports News, Haye says “I wouldn’t bring my family either, if I knew I was [...]

By Adam Fillingham: Richard Towers – Sheffield – 6(4) – 0- 0 Ex convict and 6’8” heavyweight Richard “The inferno” Towers has been boxing his socks off since his debut in June 2009, a points win over Chris Woollas. Towers has knocked out four of six opponents and is going strong, heading for a northern [...]

Los Angeles, CA (March 31, 2010) – As Dorothy Gale, the lead character in “The Wizard of Oz,” proclaimed, “There’s No Place Like Home.” Perhaps with that in mind, boxing promoter Dan Goossen revealed in a recent media conference call that Goossen Tutor Promotions will be aggressively promoting Central Valley fighters for its 2010 shows [...]

Hall of Fame boxing announcer Al Bernstein will serve as ringside analyst on the April 10 pay per view telecast of the Evander Holyfield-Frans Botha match, live from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Bernstein has announced the last two Holyfield matches, world title challenges against Sultan Ibragimov and Nicolai Valuev. Joining Al [...]

Regarding Haye’s win vs. Nicolai Valuev: “I was surprised he (David Haye) got a decision in Germany. Luck was on his side. In congratulate him. He did what he had to do and got the win.” On Haye’s popularity in the US: “It’s still in the beginning. His name is spreading around. He needs to [...]

LAS VEGAS, March 31 – A hand injury sustained by Alejandro Perez has forced a change in opponent for featherweight standout Carlos Velasquez who will now face Ira Terry in the co-featured attraction on the April 2 edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) [...]

By Kirk Jackson: King Arthur Abraham, Armenian boxing champion based out of Germany has a reputation for being a well liked and a seemingly modest guy. Perhaps an isolated event shouldn’t grant someone access to judge another person’s character, but with the events stemming from Arthur’s recent fight against Dirrell, and a few other things [...]

By Jose Sulaiman. THE MEXICO THAT WE ALL WANT TO HAVE That volcano in permanent eruption, as boxing can be defined, and of course the multiple problems the world is going through, were always with me during my trip:

LAS VEGAS, March 31 – Boxing superstar and legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, a man who knows better than most what it’s like to compete in a super fights and legendary rematches, will join an elite team of announcers at ringside and help call the action for the pay-per-view telecast of “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones [...]

NEW YORK, March 31- With training camp coming to a close Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) and Carlos Quintana (27-2-0,21 KO’s) took time to discuss their training camps as they prepared to meet for the WBC World Championship, The card is being billed as “Fighting For Haiti” which is being promoted by DiBella Entertainment and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren was pulling no punches in an interview at the Daily Mail. Speaking of World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye’s bout with two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz on Saturday night, Warren said “David has secured the prize and now needs to look good. If he can’t look good against [...]

By Niko Tricarico: Every fighter for every fight seems to claim that they are in the best shape of their careers. Every hanger on, every minion and sycophantic handler boasts the supernatural conditioning and superiority of their boxer and the imminent destruction of their opponent. By the time the prefight commentary is over I expect [...]

Renowned for his exploits in the boxing ring, Britain’s world heavyweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has recently discovered that the pen is every bit as mighty as the sword – or glove. The current WBA world heavyweight king has put his name and distinctive touch to HAYEMAKER MAGAZINE, a commemorative, 192-page, glossy sports magazine, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Last Saturday’s fight was a horrible display of sportsmanship with Arthur Abraham not only blasting away at a fallen Andre Dirrell while he was on the canvas, but also afterwards the fight with Abraham suggesting that Dirrell had acted being hurt from the punch that he was hit with by Abraham. I [...]

By Jason Kim: At a price tag of $50 on Pay-Per-View, this Saturday’s match up between former champions Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins could make both fighters a little bit of money after the PPV receipts are tallied. How much money will depend on whether boxing fans are willing to scoop this fight up [...]

By Chris Williams: I’ve seen the replay of Arthur Abraham’s illegal knockout blow in the 11th round against Andre Dirrell numerous times, and I don’t understand how Abraham couldn’t have known that Dirrell was down when he had time enough to wind up with a golf swing punch and send him into the stratosphere. This [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: If you were to look at John Ruiz and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye side by side, you would probably come to the quick conclusion that the 38-year-old Ruiz has no chance this Saturday night against the younger, stronger, faster 29-year-old Haye. You would be wrong, though, because Ruiz may not be [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Roy Jones Jr. sounded as confident as usual at the press conference before Saturday night’s bout against 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones, now 41, is coming off a technical knockout loss against Danny Green last December. However, even with the 1st round [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Fight News, world famous boxing trainer Emanuel Steward plans on training former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) for his next fight on June 5th against WBA light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) at the Yankees Stadium, in New York. This is an odd setup because [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) admits to feeling afraid of losing his heavyweight title to John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) when he faces him this Saturday night at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester, England. In an article at the Daily star, Haye says “In that fight [his [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In looking over the past handful of fights of Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) and Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s), I don’t see how Froch has the talent to beat Kessler in their April 24th fight. While I think Froch is a good pressure fighter with heavy hands, I think he’s lacking [...]

By Jim Dower: Yahoo Sports writer Kevin Iole believes that former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) should be suspended for at least six months for hitting Andre Dirrell when he was down on the canvas last Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Dirrell, 26, was ahead [...]

By Jim Dower: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) despite his glorious victory over previously unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) last Saturday night in their Super Six tournament bout, is far from happy due to ending of the fight. Dirrell, with a commanding lead going into the 11th round, was struck on the side of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In a press release today, number #1 WBO contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) compares himself with Ricky Hatton. Mitchell, 25, noted that Hatton became well known after beating champion Kostya Tszyu in Manchester, in 2005. Mitchell believes he can accomplish the same thing if he can beat World Boxing Organization lightweight [...]

Three undefeated Irish based Cuban boxers are determined to offer a triple threat as they bid to add professional World titles to the World Junior titles they won in the amateur ranks. The trio, Heavyweight Mike “The Rebel” Perez (8 – 0 with 6 KO’s), Light Heavyweight Luis “El León” Garcia (5 – 0 with [...]

LAS VEGAS (Mar. 29, 2010) – Reigning World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha was supposed to fight 4-time world heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield 12 years ago but boxing politics eventually destroyed that match-up. More than a decade later, though, Botha (47-4-3, 28 KOs) will finally get his crack [...]

On Friday April 2nd, the Pride of Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (22-4-2, 10KO) will move up in weight as he looks to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in the welterweight division when he challengers Delvin Rodriguez (24-4-2, 14KO) for the USBA welterweight championship in Rodriguez’s backyard at the Mohegan Sun Resort [...]