Archive for March, 2010

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council flyweight interim champion Pongsaklek Wongjongkam (75-3-1, 39 KOs) defeated WBC flyweight title holder Koki Kameda (22-1, 14 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision on Saturday night to capture the WBC belt at the Ariake Colosseum, in Tokyo, Japan. The final judges’ scores were 116-112, 115-112 and 114-114.

By Peter Wells: At last nights weigh in for the Guzman-Funeka much anticipated rematch, the fight was very close to dying, after Joan Guzman failed to make weight dramatically. Guzman wasn’t just over the Lightweight limit; he had also exceeded the Light Welterweight limit.

By Jim Dower: Tonight, World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) takes on unbeaten Victor Cayo (24-0, 16 KO’s) in a 12 round bout on HBO. Although Maidana has received a lot of favorable press since stopping top contender Victor Ortiz in the 6th round last year on an HBO [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/showtime – By Scott Gilfoid: At today’s weigh-in between Arthur Abraham and Andre Dirrell, I couldn’t help noticing how scared Abraham looked. He looked really scared much more than I can ever remember him being. Abraham looked especially timid when he was forced to stand and look Dirrell in the eyes while standing [...]

Hamilton Manor, Hamilton Township, New Jersey: Ahmad Kaddour UD 8 Jerome Ellis

International Convention Centre, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa Nkosinathi Joyi UD 12 Raul Garcia

Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Vicente Escobedo TKO 3 Carlos Urias

Salle Leyrit, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France: Christophe Canclaux KO 2 Janos Varga

Toolon Kisahalli, Helsinki, Finland: Andreas Evensen TKO 12 Peesaddaeng Kiatsakthanee

WBC INTERCONTINENTAL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT – 12 ROUNDS ERIK “El Terrible” MORALES JOSE “Jicaras” ALFARO

By Adam Fillingham: In this article I will showcase my boxing expertise and show you my boxing predictions for the Brits in 2010 and forward. Let’s take a look weight by weight.

Boxing results from the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex: Sam Webb 12 MD Anthony Small

By Alexander Fugate: After re-watching all the round one fights of the Super Six Tournament, I come away being very impressed by Andre Dirrel and Andre Ward. First, Dirrell clearly should have got the decision, but fighting in Froch’s backyard he had no chance of winning a decision. Dirrell having a point deducted for excessive [...]

LAS VEGAS (Mar. 26, 2010) – The World Boxing Association has rejected a request for a rematch made on behalf of former champion, Gabriel Campillo, who lost his WBA light heavyweight title to Beibut Shumenov by a 12-round majority decision this past January 29. Shumenov will next fight official challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov.

TACOMA, Wash. – Kingsley Ikeke will make the first defense of his North American Boxing Association super middleweight title against Zane Marks on Saturday, April 3 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Ikeke, currently ranked No. 10 by the World Boxing Association, captured the NABA crown with a 10-round split decision over Mark Woolnough [...]

By Ryan Dunn: In a recent interview with ESNEWS, Freddie Roach gave some revealing thoughts regarding where Manny Pacquiao wants to go next. He mentions Manny having been interested in fighting Antonio Margarito for some time. “He wants to fight [Antonio] Margarito,” said Roach. “Before Shane [Mosley] beat him, he told me that he wanted [...]

SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC – GROUP STAGE 2 (Super Middleweights — 12 Rounds) ANDRE DIRRELL – 167 ½ Pounds VS. ARTHUR ABRAHAM — 168

By Ronnie Jordan: Most would agree the heavyweight scene has been a little uninspiring over the past 6 or 7 years. It’s been ignored by many and even at times ridiculed by fans and writers alike. Recently however there seems to be renewed interest. People are discussing future fights, generating a buzz and excitement that’s [...]

By William Mackay: At today’s weigh-in, American Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) came in a half pound under the super middleweight limit at 167.5 for his Super Six stage 2 bout this Saturday against undefeated former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) at the Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Abraham, for his [...]

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman has expressed concern on the free way that boxing organizations are using the approval of interim championships, when they should be used strictly when a champion leaves a title inactive for medical or legal problems.

By Sean McDaniel: In looking at the old timer’s fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins that takes place on April 3rd, one wonders whether former super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) might be tempted to come out of retirement to fight the winner of this fight. It’s unclear how Calzaghe’s finances [...]

By Sean McDaniel: HBO Boxing analyst and trainer Emanuel Steward likes a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley rather than Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an interview at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes program, Steward, commenting on a potential future fight between Pacquiao and the 38-year-old Mosley, said “The true, true really [...]

CANASTOTA, NY – MARCH 26, 2010 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today Hall of Fame middleweight champion Nino Benvenuti from Italy will attend festivities planned 21st Annual Hall of Fame Weekend set for June 10-13th”

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) has a realistic view on his April 3rd fight with former heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s), expecting to take a lot of punishment in that fight. I agree. I think Haye is going to take a lot of punishment from [...]

LONDON (26th March) Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce that unbeaten Barnet slickster Dazzling Darren Barker will be looking to add the prestigious European Middleweight belt to his British and Commonwealth titles on Friday 9th April at the Alexandra Palace in London which will be shown live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 10pm.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) would like to move up to the light heavyweight division after he finishes the Super Six tournament, according to Thisisnottingham The 32-year-old Froch says I want to win the Super Six tournament first, as that will give me universal status,. Then maybe step [...]

By Chris Williams: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, Golden Boy Promotions is in the process of putting together a rematch between former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) and World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) in a Pay-Per-View card on July 10th, possibly to take place at the [...]

Gelsenkirchen/Germany (March 26, 2010) – Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs), of Kiev (Ukraine) and Hamburg (Germany), and Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs), of Warsaw (Poland) and Brentwood (UK), participated yesterday in a press conference at VELTINS- Arena Gelsenkirchen. Klitschko will face the European Champion Sosnowski on May, 29. The VELTINS-Arena is the home field of [...]

Former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman will begin his comeback tonight at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri, on Danger Fire Promotions’ “March Mayhem” event.

NEW YORK (March 26, 2010) – Sixty-seven media members have weighed in on who they think will be victorious in Saturday night’s Group Stage 2 Super Six World Boxing Classic matchup on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). Forty-three experts think the Armenian Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) will keep his tournament [...]