Archive for March, 2010

By Scott Gilfoid: Blessed with amazing hand speed, size and power, the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is on the cusp of becoming the next huge star in the boxing world. Dirrell, only 26, takes part in his second fight in the Super Six tournament against knockout artist Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on [...]

AMIR KHAN, Current WBA Super Lightweight World Champion “Its always been my dream to fight here in the U.S. and I know there will be a lot of pressure on me not fighting in front of my U.K. fans, but I made a name over there and now I’m ready to come make a name [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Paying a big compliment to his American challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s), IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) said to ESPN, “I believe that Eddie Chambers is a much better fighter than David Haye. Haye is ridiculous. He bailed from my fight, from a fight with Vitali. He actually [...]

By Nate Anderson: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) isn’t concerned whether Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) ends up helping his April 24th Super Six tournament opponent Mikkel Kessler. In an article at ESPN, the 32-year-old Froch says “Calzaghe was no man enough to fight me and maybe feels a [...]

former WBA Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev (25-1, 17 Kos) is looking forward to his upcoming WBA eliminator fight against Australian top ranked contender Kali Meehan (35-3, 29 KOs).

By William Mackay: On April 3rd, boxing fans will get to see whether WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) is for real or not when he steps it up and fights former two time heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) when the two fighters meet at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire. Haye, [...]

Harrison will fight for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship on April 9 at London’s Alexandra Palace. Former Olympic Games gold medalist Harrison, who saved his career by winning Prizefighter Heavyweights 3 in October, had been scheduled to meet Poland’s Albert Sosnowski for the title. However, Sosnowski will now face WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko in May [...]

Reading, PA (March 16, 2010) – Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will return to his hometown of Reading, PA in his first title fight against Chris Koval of Youngstown, OH on May 22 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA. The bout is scheduled for ten rounds and will be contested for the WBF and UBO [...]

Montreal, Wednesday March 17th 2010 – It is with much pleasure that InterBox unveils the bouts that will headline the undercard at the Bell Center in Montreal. The Main Event final, presented in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Warriors Boxing that will feature IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0-0, 20 K.O.) vs. #9 [...]

By Jason Kim: Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the June 5th bout between World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman and challenger Miguel Cotto at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. It was hoped that Duddy, 30, could be fighting unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) doesn’t have the fastest hands or the best boxing skills in the division. There’s probably a ton of faster and better skilled fighters in the top 10 compared to Pavlik, but none of them have his power. It’s Pavlik’s power which enables him to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) was practically gushing like a schoolboy about the prospects of fighting former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 15th. Khan said “Coming to the mecca for my US debut boxing at Madison Square Garden, it’s been my [...]

By William Mackay: According to Danish site dr.dk/sporten former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe has offered to help Mikkel Kessler prepare for his April 24th Super Six bout against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. The report states that Calzaghe approached Kessler through his agent about helping him in the Froch bout. Kessler says “I’ve [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Once beaten Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) has been busy preparing for his March 27th bout against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) and has been sparring with Victor Oganov, a fighter built a lot like Abraham and who has similar hand speed. Dirrell, 26, will have the home field advantage in the [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao didn’t look all that impressive to me last Saturday night in beating Joshua Clottey by a 12 round decision. The hand speed wasn’t there, and neither was the movement and power. And looking at how badly Pacquiao was gasping for breaths in between rounds, it seemed like he wasn’t in [...]

By Esteban Garduno: Joshua Clottey says he was suffering from another type of bout the night he fought Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night, this one involving his backside. Clottey apparently had a bout of diarrhea, a bad case where after eating a stew consisting of Banku and Okra, it caused Clottey to fly to the [...]

By Rod Bautista: I remember when fighters were fighters. Remember that? Guys would call each other out and rag on each other because in the end they were going to put their money and their fists behind all the words they were saying. Sure Muhammad Ali would wax poetic about how pretty he was and [...]

By William Mackay: Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach who works with trainer Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao, wants World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan to destroy Paulie Malignaggi when the two fighters meet up in two months in a title match on May 15th, at the Madison Square Garden. Ariza, according [...]

PHILADELPHIA (MARCH 16, 2010)—On Saturday night April 10th, some of the best amateur fighters in the state will participate in the annual Golden Gloves Open Eastern Regional Championships at The Legendary Blue Horizon.

LAS VEGAS (March 16, 2010) – Legendary sports performance management specialist Mackie Shilstone (www.mackieshilstone.com) has a unique perspective into the April 3 Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones, Jr. rematch at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Shilstone has worked closely with both boxers and knows better than anyone what makes each man tick.

By Dave Lahr: International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) is wary about this Saturday night’s fight against his number # 1 challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO”s) at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. In an article at Sport.ru, the thirty-three year old Klitschko says “How dangerous is Eddie [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is feeling pretty good about his chances at beating former WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) ahead of his April 24th Super Six fight in Herning, Denmark. Froch, 32, is riding high on his crest of his last three wins over Jean Pascal, Jermain [...]

Montreal, Thursday, May 16th 2010 – Following his successful return to the ring last December, Éric Lucas (39-7-3 15 K.-O.) will be looking to add a 40th win to his outstanding pro record on Friday, May 28th in Quebec City. Considered a Quebec boxing hero, Lucas will be lacing up the gloves against the ever [...]

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK/LONDON, March 16 – Their war of words has captivated the boxing world, but on Saturday, May 15, the time for talk will be over when two of the brightest stars in the super lightweight division – WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan and former world title holder Paulie “The Magic Man” [...]

NEW YORK, (March 16) – With less than two weeks before their group stage 2 bout, Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) will clash in the SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC showdown on March 27 from Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich., at 10:30 pm ET/PT on SHOWTIME®. The Measurement [...]

By Chris Williams: In an interview of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum by Greg Leon of Boxing Talk Arum says when asked about the undercard of last Saturday’s Pacquiao-Clottey fight at the Cowboy Stadium “I thought the undercard fights were very good. I thought the Soto-Diaz fight was a very good fight. I thought the [...]

By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach said in an article at the Telegraph that he had been approached by Ricky Hatton December of 2009 about becoming his trainer. Roach, unfortunately for Hatton’s sake, declined the offer. At the time, Roach was in England with World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan. Roach was interested [...]

By William Mackay: If this fight had taken place before last November, few boxing fans would likely give WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) much of a chance to beat Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s). What changed the perception in the minds of many fans is seeing how badly Kessler was beaten [...]

By Esteban Garduno: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. saw last Saturday night’s match between Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao and he was not impressed in the least, saying in an article at Cagereport.net, “Personally, I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight for being one-dimensional. You can have all [the] offence ability in the world but [...]

By Chris Williams: Unlike a lot of people who are crowing 24/7 about how great Manny Pacquiao has looked in chocking up his latest win over Joshua Clottey last Saturday night at the Cowboy Stadium, I wasn’t impressed in the least by the fight or Pacquiao’s opponent. I’m tired of seeing Pacquiao put in with [...]