Archive for March, 2010

Former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (46-7-2, 37 KOs) began his comeback in impressive fashion Friday night at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Fighting in a special-attraction bout on Danger Fire Promotions’ “March Mayhem” event, Rahman knocked out opponent Clinton Boldridge at 2:50 of the first round.

Junior welterweight contender Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa is set to return to the ring on May 21st versus undefeated Russian prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (15-0 10 KOs) in the co-feature to the lightweight clash between Ji Hoon Kim and Ameth Diaz. The bout will be televised by ESPN Friday Night Fights beginning at 9pm EST. The [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: We’ve seen what happens when a fighter gets a little too over anxious and starts fouling this past weekend when Arthur Abraham was disqualified in the 11th round for striking Andre Dirrell after he had slipped on the canvas. On April 24th, World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 [...]

By Eric Hernandez: The atmosphere was electric at Joe Louis Arena. It was the home coming out party for Andre Dirrell and he would not disappoint. It was a classic match up of boxer vs puncher, American vs European. From the very beginning Andre Dirrel 19-1 asserted himself and boxed masterfully while Aurthur Abraham played [...]

By William Mackay: Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) is no longer unbeaten after fouling out of last Saturday night’s bout with Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) in the 2nd part of the Super Six tournament in Detroit, Michigan. With Dirrell having built up a commanding lead going into the 11th round, Abraham, frustrated because of [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) – Not satisfied with Arthur Abraham’s underhanded performance against Andre Dirrell on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, which would warrant his suspension by most members of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC), Abraham’s promoter Wilfried Sauerland issued a release on Sunday accusing Dirrell of seizing “…his chance to sneak out [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) is eager to land fights with the Klitschko brothers. In article at the Guardian, Haye says “One of them, both of them, whoever I can get hands on. I’d fight them on the same night if possible.”

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 28, 2010) This Friday night, April 2nd, former UNLV amateur boxer and standout Sierra Vista High School running back Bradley Blankenship will make his professional debut at HOMETOWN HEROES at the RIO CASINO in Las Vegas.

By Scott Gilfoid: Arthur Abraham’s German promotional company Sauerland plans on filing a protest over Abraham’s 11th round disqualification loss to Andre Dirrell in their stage 2 Super Six tournament bout last Saturday night at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. With Abraham well behind in the fight and need of a knockout to [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) was too strong for previously unbeaten Victor Cayo (24-1, 16 KO’s) stopping him in the 6th round on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 6th round, Maidana landed a short right [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the fallout from last night’s 11th round disqualification loss for Arthur Abraham against Andre Dirrell at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the American Dirrell is getting branded by many boxing fans as faker. This is after Dirrell was struck in the side of the head by Abraham in the [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) — Wilfried Sauerland has no doubts that Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament point leader King Arthur Abraham would have knocked Andre Dirrell out had it not been for his controversial disqualification in the 11th the round.

Photo: Team Sauerland – By Scott Gilfoid: It was a sad night for fans of Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s). After getting completely dominated by the talented Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) for 10 one-sided rounds, the slow-footed, slow handed Abraham lost his senses completely and hit Dirrell with a hard right hand after Dirrell [...]

By Matt Flanagan: The latest Super 6 bout ended in controversy last night when Arthur Abraham was disqualified for landing an illegal shot on Andre Dirrell. At the time the fight was on a knife-edge – Dirrell ahead on points with Abraham coming on strong looking for the knockout. Going into the fight, I had [...]

By Peter Wells: Hours after Andre Dirrell was knocked out cold by Arthur Abraham while he was down, the news has finally come through that Dirrell was negative on brain scans. He has been released from hospital and should be recovering with family now. After an outstanding display from the American, Arthur threw a punch [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) –- Two days after it was announced that undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) 168-pound champion Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) would defend against world-ranked “Sweetness” Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) in a Group Stage 2 bout in the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, June 19, at the Oracle Arena [...]

DETROIT (March 28, 2010) — Andre Dirrell turned the Super Six World Boxing Classic upside down and handed previously undefeated Arthur Abraham his first loss on an 11th-round disqualification Saturday in a fight at the Joe Louis Arena during a Free Preview Weekend on SHOWTIME® that ended in bedlam with family, friends, officials and team [...]

Results from the Polideportivo José María Vargas, La Guaira, Venezuela: Anselmo Moreno SD 12 Nehomar Cermeno

La Explanada Del Palacio Municipal, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico: Erik Morales UD 12 Jose Alfaro

Boxing action – Gimnasio Oscar “Tigre” García, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico: Ulises Solis RTD 6 Bert Batawang

By Alexander Fugate: Andre Dirrell was using his superior speed of both hand and foot to frustrate “King” Arthur Abraham. Dirrell kept winning rounds, as Abraham threw very few punches, and most of the ones he did throw landed on nothing but air. Arthur threw numerous wide hooks that missed badly. Then in the fourth [...]

Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada: Steve Molitor UD 12 Takalani Ndlovu

Results from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: Marcos Maidana KO 6 Victor Cayo Joan Guzman W 12 Ali Funeka Danny Jacobs TKO 2 Jose Rodriguez Berrio Omar Figueroa W 6 Edgar Portillo

By Sam Gregory: Tonight the undefeated tournament leader Arthur Abraham 31-0 with 25 KO’s takes on southpaw Andre Dirrell 18-1 with 13 KO’s in the second round stage of Showtime’s Super Six tournament from Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. In round 1 Abraham came out in that typical straight standing European style with his gloves [...]

Boxing action – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan: Andre Dirrell W DQ 11 Arthur Abraham Vernon Paris W 6 Oscar Leon Dominik Britsch W TKO 2 Matt Berkshire Ronald Hearns W 6 Jessie Davis Darryl Cunningham W 6 Pat Coleman Rich Power TKO 3 Ray Lopez

Boxing results – Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany: Yuriorkis Gamboa UD 12 Jonathan Victor Barros

By Scott Gilfoid: Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) has had nothing but success in his boxing career winning all thirty one of his fights. However, tonight the 30-year-old Abraham will be fighting a younger, much faster fighter with Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s). Abraham, a slower fighter who depends on his power to get him [...]

By Peter Wells: Tonight the second stage of the Super Six tournament commences, with two very different fighters. People say opposites attract, and maybe we could be in for something special. You wouldn’t be saying that though if you predicted this fight to be anything like the Dirrell-Froch fight, October last year. Dirrell ran and [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: When Andre Dirrell and Arthur Abraham step into the ring tonight, most are backing Abraham because of his speed and power but I think that Dirrell will be the one who comes out on top because of his speed and skill. Dirrell has almost all the advantages in this fight, he is [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: As we go into tonight’s fight between the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) and the rather crude slugger Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan, we have a number of boxing fans with only a scant knowledge of the sport picking Abraham to win the [...]