Archive for March, 2010

By Dave Lahr: If Wladimir Klitschko had a chin, he’d something special. He just doesn’t have the chin to be a great one I hate to say. Eddie Chambers is stepping into tonight’s fight with Klitschko as a huge underdog. Few people think that the small 6’1” 209 pound Chambers will win. I’ve seen both [...]

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 20, 2010) World class professional boxing hits the RIO CASINO in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, April 2nd as Guilty Boxing in association with TKO Boxing Promotions presents HOMETOWN HEROES featuring some of the finest prospects in the sport.

By Scott Gilfoid: Losing the controversial 12 round split decision to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch was perhaps the best thing that could have ever happened for Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s). Although I think Dirrell easily defeated Froch by an eight rounds to three with one even margin, I think a loss for [...]

By Jim Dower: The fight between Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) and IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) is only hours away. Chambers, 27, will be taking a big step up in trying to capture Klitschko’s titles when he enters the ring at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Germany. There is expected to [...]

By William Mackay: In an article by Barry McGuigan at the Mirror, he questions whether World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan is making the right move by fighting in the United States where he has little or no real fan base. McGuigan says “In giving up home advantage, he [Khan] has forfeited a [...]

Kelly Swanson: Welcome everybody to today’s conference call. I’d just like to introduce the speakers for the call today. First, we have Leonard Ellerbe, Chief Executive Officer of Mayweather Promotions, Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy Promotions, Travis Tygart, the CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency and Judd Bernstein, a representative for [...]

By Esteban Garduno: I have to admit that what I saw of Manny Pacquiao against Joshua Clottey didn’t give me a feeling that Pacquiao could beat or even compete with the likes of Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Boxing is a science, a sport of the mind if you will. The fighters are ones [...]

From the Choctaw Gaming Center, Durant, Oklahoma: Sechew Powell MD 12 Deandre Latimore

Boxing results from the Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Oscar Ibarra TKO 4 Darwin Zamora

By Francisco Hernandez: On May 15, at New York, Victor Ortiz will fight Nate Campbell. On March 27, a week from now, Marcos Maidana will fight against Victor Cayo for the WBA interim junior welterweight title. In Nate Campbell, Ortiz will be facing his next real test after having failed the first one against his [...]

LINCOLN, Rhode Island (Mar. 19, 2010) – Unbeaten light welterweight prospect Danny O’Connor celebrated St, Patrick’s Day a few days late as he pitched a complete shutout against Franklin Gonzalez, headlining tonight’s (Friday) “ShamRock’d” card in front of a packed house at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao reportedly wants to fight at the Cowboys Stadium again after defeating Joshua Clottey by a lopsided 12 round decision last Saturday night in front of 50,000 screaming fans. The fight may have been a disappointment due to Clottey not really bringing his A game on [...]

(Antwerpen, Belgium – March 19, 2010) New weight class, same result. After 13 years and 46 fights in the junior welterweight division, Randall “The Knock Out King” Bailey cemented his spot as a top contender just two fights into his welterweight campaign on Friday night in Belgium, demolishing local favorite Jackson Bonsu (31-4, 24 KOs) [...]

By Steve Lewis: As already announced, the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey bout was the third largest indoor crowd for a U.S. boxing event, tallying a total of 50,994 spectators at the opulent Cowboys Stadium. It is however, the largest indoor crowd for a U.S. boxing event NOT featuring an American fighter. The largest U.S. crowd, with [...]

Boxing action from the Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Shane Cameron DQ 2 John Hopoate

Boxing from the Indoor Sports Centre, Leigh, Lancashire: Martin Lindsay UD 12 Jamie Arthur

Boxing results from the Lotto Arena, Merksem, Antwerpen, Belgium: Randall Bailey KO 1 Jackson Osei Bonsu

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko says he wants David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) to beat John Ruiz next month when they meet in the UK. In article at the Telegraph, Vitali, speaking of Haye’s April 3rd fight against Ruiz, says “it will be a difficult for Haye. Ruiz is a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former World Boxing Association/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) has his back against the wall in his fight against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) when the two fighters meet on April 24th, in h their Super Six stage 2 fight in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, 31, [...]

COPENHAGEN (March 19, 2010) – Manchester United goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel cannot wait for April 24. That is when fellow Dane Mikkel Kessler will challenge WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch in the second round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic in Herning, Denmark. Ever since hanging up his boots, Schmeichel has continued his success [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After listening to the On the Ropes program at my favorite site East Side Boxing, I think Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is going to have to punish the slow-moving unbeaten Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) a lot worse than I thought for Dirrell to get the win. Abraham said “It’s better [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) is doing what he always does when the Klitschko brothers are about to fight, he’s nailing them with criticism. In this case, Haye has come out of the woodwork all of a sudden to question IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who is [...]

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao PPV buys By Ryan Dunn: There are really only a few top draws in the sport of boxing today. The Klitschko brothers can bring numbers in the heavies, Hopkins and Jones are in their twilight, but still might fool enough fans into buying that fight, and Haye seems to be on the [...]

1. How do you feel one week before your next big fight in the US? Maidana: I have had the best preparation of my entire career. Now I am at 144 lbs, eight days before the fight, perfect. 2. How and were did you prepare for Cayo?

By Jim Dower: Emanuel Steward, the trainer of International Boxing Federation/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s), is predicting an 8th round knockout win for Wladimir over challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) on Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Germany. In an article at Yahoo Sports, Steward says “Chambers is the best he’s ever fought, [...]

By Liam Fitzgerald: Last Saturday Humberto Soto won the WBC Lightweight belt with a unanimous decision over ex-champion David Diaz. The belt had only weeks ago been defended by the Venezuelan Edwin Valero who then decided to vacate it in order to move up in weight. Now, Soto has a defence lined up on the [...]

Photo credit: Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions – March 19, 2010 (Düsseldorf, Germany) – – IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko weighed in at 244 pounds (111 kg) for Saturday’s title defense against mandatory challenger Eddie Chambers on Saturday night at the 51,000-seat Espirit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Chambers scaled in at 209 pounds (95kg).

Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Ajose Olusegan will defend his title against former European titleholder Colin Lynes in Manchester on Saturday, April 3rd. The scheduled 12-round contest will act as one of the chief-support attractions to David Haye’s WBA world heavyweight title showdown against John Ruiz, televised live and exclusively on Sky Box Office.

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) sees his fight coming up against John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) on April 3rd as one that will be filled with plenty of fouls coming from the 38-year-old Ruiz when they meet at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. In an article [...]

By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) really likes his chances if he was to ever face WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s). In an article at Boxing Talk, Malignaggi, 29, says “I think Maidana wins a round against me. People are criticizing [...]