Archive for April, 2010

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch continues with his interest in speaking about Joe Calzaghe for some reason, saying in an article at Guardian, “He [Calzaghe] took the easy option. He’s out of the circle and looking in, thinking ‘I’m not part of this anymore. Calzaghe is desperate for good publicity and [...]

By Sean McDaniel: IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) mentioned being interested in fighting light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) last Saturday night following Bute’s impressive 3rd round TKO win over Edison Miranda at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. This is a fight that some boxing fans might not be [...]

By Jim Dower: This Saturday night, two big sluggers WBO light middleweight champion Alfredo Angulo (17-1, 14 KO’s) faces Colombian Joel Julio (35-3, 31 KO’s) at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California. The fight will be on the undercard of the heavyweight clash between Chris Arreola and Tomasz Adamek. Angulo, 27, is looking [...]

Former WBO World champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley (36-13-1, 21 KOs) will fight 28-year-old Jermain “Too Sweet” White (17-4, 9 KOs) from Las Vegas for the vacant UBO World Light Welterweight title on May 29 at the D.C. Armory in Washington D.C.

Former three division world champion Hector “Macho” Camacho (79-5-3, 38 KO’s) returns to the ring for the first time in over a year to take on former world title challenger Saul “Baby” Duran (36-16-2, 30 KO’s) in a middleweight bout Friday May 14th on www.NESportsTV.com online PPV.

by William Mackay: 38-year-old former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (49-5-1, 43 KO’s) made it known today that he’s interested in fighting World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) in a press release that was sent out by Briggs’ team. Briggs tells Haye, “Don’t waste your time” with Wladimir Klitschko. Briggs [...]

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight Chris Arreola (28-1, 25 KO’s) expects for Polish heavyweight Tomasz Adamek (40-1, 27 KO’s) to move a lot this Saturday in their fight at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California. Arreola, 29, will have the youth and size advantage against the 33-year-old Adamek, who will probably come into the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Top Rank promoter 78-year-old Bob Arum was planning on putting unbeaten Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) against his number #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao for a big money fight within a couple of bouts. All of that will never happen now that Valero has committed suicide while in jail in Venezuela. We’ll never [...]

Highland, CA (April 19, 2010) – The San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino inside The Pines – one of the primary sponsors of this Saturday night’s highly-anticipated “RING OF FIRE” pro boxing blockbuster in which Poland’s Tomasz “Goral” Adamek (40-1, 27 KOs) will be defending his IBF International Heavyweight Title against top-rated contender and local [...]

By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer predicted months ago that the May 1st bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley would reach 3 million pay-per-view buys by the time the final numbers are in. I don’t that’s going to happen. Actually, I see Mayweather vs. Mosley doing just a little better [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t care if IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) stopped Edison Miranda (33-5, 29 KO’s) in the 3rd round last night. I still think that other super middleweights like Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward and maybe Allan Green are better fighters than Bute. Last Saturday night, Bute had the [...]

By Dave Lahr: For boxing fans of former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) who think all he needs is a new manager to take back his titles, I think you’re kidding yourself. Pavlik can get Freddie Roach, Emanuel Steward or whoever, and I still see him getting out-boxed and badly schooled by [...]

Israel Vazquez, the former two-time world super bantamweight champion, presented the trophy for the $100,000 San Simeon Handicap, visited with the starting gate crew and stopped by the jockeys’ room to meet Rafael Bejarano (who led Santa Anita’s jockey standings for the third straight year) and have some fun on the jockeys’ horse simulator exercise [...]

NEW YORK (April 19, 2010) – Samoan strongman David “Tuamanator” Tua, coming off a near shutout victory by unanimous 12-round decision last month against Friday Ahunanya, continues his “Tua De Force” tour June 26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

New York, New York (April 19, 2010) – On Wednesday, April 21, at 11:30 a.m. at the Club Bar and Grill at Madison Square Garden and Top Rank will host a boxing news conference/luncheon to announce the June 12, 2010 Top Rank Live! World Championship fight card that will take place in The Theater at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) has never been beaten while fighting in his native Denmark. On Saturday night, Kessler, 31, faces World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, who lost his last fight in [...]

By Eric Thomas: Heavyweight David Tua (51-3-1, 43 KO’s) continues with his slow climb back into title contention by facing former heavyweight title challenger 38-year-old Monte Barrett (34-9, 20 KO’s) in June, according to Radio New Zealand News. Tua, 37, has fought only twice in the past three years, beating Shane Cameron and Friday Ahunanya.

By Jim Dower: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum isn’t surprised that former WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) committed suicide. According to an article from Michael Marley of Examiner.com, Arum had this to say about Valero’s suicide: “I was shocked, really, shocked, when he [Valero] murdered the wife. But I was not shocked [...]

CANASTOTA, NY –APRIL 19, 2010 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today trainers Angelo Dundee and Lou Duva will attend festivities planned for the 21st Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend set for June 10-13th.

R. Schaefer Welcome, everybody, to today’s call. Eighteen days, six hours, twenty-one minutes, and forty-eight seconds as shown on the www.whoareyoupicking.com web site. Check it out. The fight has its own web site, interactive, a lot of good stuff on there, and you’re going to see on there as well the poll.

LONDON (20th April) Team Sauerland is delighted to confirm that WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch will be flown into either North Germany or Denmark with a private jet on Tuesday afternoon. The undefeated 32-year-old missed today´s public work-out in Herning after the Iceland Volcano had KOed his original travel plans. “We are delighted to have [...]

Team Sauerland, Hennessy Sports and SHOWTIME Sports are proud to announce that WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch will be flown into either North Germany or Denmark with a private jet on Tuesday afternoon. The undefeated 32-year-old missed today´s public work-out in Herning after the Iceland Volcano had KOed his original travel plans.

This coming Saturday former Olympian Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander makes a welcome return to the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London when he faces Michael Devine on the undercard of the International Masters Light Middleweight title fight between Yassine El Macchi and Bertrand Aloa at the Goodwin Promotions “Night Of The Rising Stars” event.

Former European Champion and two time World title challenger Mamadou Thiam has been confirmed as Andy Lee’s next opponent for their headline clash on the Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena, Limerick on Saturday, May 15th. The Senegalese born fighter has a fearsome reputation as one of the sports biggest punchers with an [...]

World and European Lightweight Champion Katie Taylor is the latest addition to a star studded supporting cast on the Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena, Limerick on Saturday, May 15th. The Bray woman is widely recognized as the World’s best female boxer and Limerick’s fight fans will get to see her in action [...]

FRANK MALONEY has spent £25,000 to make sure Rendall Munroe’s WBC super-bantamweight title final eliminator against Victor Terrazas goes ahead. The Mexican’s flight to Britain on Saturday was cancelled because of the volcanic ash crisis that led to a ban on flights.

ONTARIO, CALIF. (April 19, 2010) — World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim junior middleweight champion ALFREDO “El Perro” (the dog) ANGULO will make his first title defense, against one-time world title challenger Joel Julio, This Saturday! April 24 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. It will be televised live on HBO Boxing After [...]

One of the many exciting highlights of the Friday, May 7, “Hassle at the Castle” professional- boxing benefit gala at the Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York, will be a partial reunion of the legendary 1984 Olympic Boxing Team including all-time great multiple world champions Evander Holyfield (bronze) and Pernell Whitaker (gold), former World Champion [...]

MIAMI (Apr. 19, 2009) – For four invaluable weeks at the Normandy Gym in North Miami, undefeated middleweight prospect “Chairman of the Board” Michael Oliveira (11-0, 8 KOs), the heir apparent to retired Brazilian boxing star Acelino “Popo” Freitas, acted more like a sponge than a young prize fighter.

April 19, 2010 – Leading up to the mega-fight featuring superstars Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley – set for Saturday, May 1 and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View® – HBO Sports will present the exclusive replay of both fighters most recent ring action.