Archive for May, 2010

By Scott Gilfoid: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. showing little interest at the moment in fighting Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach is now talking of a bout between his other champion WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the near future. In an article by Gareth Davies of The Telegraph, [...]

(Primm, NV – May 13, 2010) Tomorrow evening two stablemates of Thompson Boxing Promotions are set to take on their toughest opponents to date. Former two-time lightweight champion Julio Diaz is set to face Herman Ngoudjo in a junior welterweight bout slated as the main event to air live on ESPN from the Star of [...]

Bronx, New York (May 13, 2010) – The New York City borough of the Bronx is known as the home of the defending World Series champions The Yankees but Friday night it becomes “Moe-Town” as Maureen “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea makes her long-awaited return to the ring at the Paradise Theater. Shea will [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 12, 2010) – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight world title bout between undefeated Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares provides the perfect complement to what is already a must-see night of boxing Saturday, May 22, at STAPLES Center, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

NOTE: WEIGHTS (May 13, 2010) – World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk measured 153 pounds and challenger Daniel Dawson tipped the scales at 154 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Dzinziruk (35-0, 23 KOs), a superstar in Europe, will make his U.S. professional debut and [...]

UNCASVILLE, CT (May 13, 2010) Starting today, Thursday, May 13th, Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. and Matt “The Sharp Shooter” Remillard headline an exciting week of PUBLIC WORKOUTS at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT prior to their title fights on Saturday, May 22nd. The public workouts also feature four undercard fighters including hard- [...]

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach, the trainer for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, says he sees a lot of similarities between the 23-year-old Khan and his number #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao. In an article at Reuters. Roach says “I see a lot of Manny in him [Khan]. They’re very similar in a lot of [...]

BRITISH boxers Amir Khan and Kevin Mitchell are both odds-on favourites on Betfair to win their respective bouts on Saturday night. Bolton-born Khan, making his US fight debut, is just 1-5 to defeat Paulie Malignaggi and retain his WBA light welterweight title. The rising star of UK boxing is 8-5 to defeat his opponent by [...]

NEW YORK (May 12, 2010) – America, meet European superstar Sergiy Dzinziruk, who will make his United States professional debut and the fifth defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight title against once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson on Friday, May 14, on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West [...]

All participants for Golden Boy Promotions and Star Boxing’s “Punchin at the Paradise” card will weigh-in tonight at 5:00 PM at the NYS commission’s office. Below is the scheduled bout sheet for Friday night’s show which will take place at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx Center, and be broadcast live on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo [...]

Big time boxing returns to Belfast with a bang next month with a night of Championship boxing at the legendary Kings Hall. European Light Welterweight King Paul McCloskey headlines the Yanjing Beer Fight Night there on Friday, June 11th as he makes the first defence of his crown against mandatory challenger Giuseppe Lauri while the [...]

Andy Lee pictured with his trainer Emanuel Steward, Muhammad Ali’s trainer Angelo Dundee and Andy’s brother Roger at his training camp in Florida ahead of this Saturday’s bout with Mamadou Thiam on the Yanjing Fight Night.

HBO’s hit late-night boxing series features a heated battle between superpowers when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: AMIR KHAN VS. PAULIE MALIGNAGGI AND NATE CAMPBELL VS. VICTOR ORTIZ is presented SATURDAY, MAY 15 at 9:45 p.m. (live ET/tape-delayed PT), from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports [...]

CHICAGO, IL (May 12, 2010) The main event for the Chicago debut of TOP RANK LIVE at the UIC Pavilion on Saturday, May 29th will feature an outstanding ten round welterweight showdown between Mexican veterans Jesus “Renuente” Soto-Karass and Gabriel “EL Rey” Martinez.

Kissimmee, FL – NESportsTV.com is pleased to annoounce that in addition to former world champion Hector “Macho” Camacho taking on Mexican former world title challenger Saul “Baby” Duran this Friday night, the online PPV broadcast will also feature a full undercard. Include will be Patricia Alvicar, the first female to medal in international boxing competition, [...]

OAKLAND (May 12, 2010) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Champion and America’s last Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) and his promotional and management team addressed Bay Area media at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA today to promote the first defense of Ward’s title against world-ranked contender Allan “Sweetness” [...]

By Jose Sulaiman Mayweather, Pacquiao, Nápoles and Television. There had been several years since I had enjoyed the magnificent, excellent boxing demonstration given by Floyd Mayweather in his fight against Shane Mosley on May 1 in Las Vegas. For me, it was like the flavor of the most delicious of deserts, or a cup of [...]

Nick Garone and X-Cel Worldwide are proud to announce the signing of undefeated middleweight and former Canadian Olympian Donald “Donnie Boy” Orr (15-0, 6 KOs) to a promotional agreement. “Donnie Orr is a future world champion and we’re delighted he has chosen to join our stable at X-Cel Worldwide,” said a happy Garone. “Niagara Falls [...]

Dear Boxing Fans, I want to clear the air about what actually happened in my May 8th fight with Paul Williams. There are a lot of rumors floating around and I want to set the record straight. About thirty seconds into round four, Paul Williams lost his balance and started falling to the canvas. Our [...]

LAS VEGAS (May 12, 2010) – Hot Uzbekistan welterweight prospect Ravshan Hudaynazarov, now fighting out of Las Vegas, puts his undefeated record on the line Friday night (May 14) against veteran Gerardo Cesar Prieto in a 6-round, off-television bout on the ESPN Friday Night Fights show, presented by Guilty Boxing and Vega Boxing Promotions, at [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (May 12, 2010) – Fighter of the Decade, boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound world champion and box office attraction, Congressman-Elect MANNY PACQUIAO was featured on ABC News Nightline Tuesday night — another first for the seven-division world champion, who has already made numerous appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America [...]

By Chris Williams: With Manny Pacquiao possibly about to end his career in November, his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is determined to try and put together a mega fight with undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an article by the Associated Press, Arum says “That’s the fight people want to see, and that’s the [...]

By William Mackay: Former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion Graham Earl thinks it’s too soon for undefeated Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) to be taking on a world class fighter like WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s). This Saturday night, Mitchell takes on the dangerous Katsidis at Upton Park in a make [...]

HOBOKEN, N.J. (May 12, 2010) – WBC title challenger Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski plans to become the first Polish Heavyweight Champion of the World when he fights defending champion Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko on May 29, headlining the “Fists Of Steel” pay-per-view event, live from the 61,000-seat Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

By Dan Ambrose: It’s sad to think that the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao could depend on the random drug blood testing that Mayweather wants for the fight. At this point, there would be many other areas that could stop the fight from being made, such as the revenue split and [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) gave undefeated lightweight a bit of hope for a future fight, saying in an article at the Sun, “If Mitchell ever steps up a weight, maybe I’ll fight him. Opponents keep lining up for me, so he’ll have to get in the queue.” [...]

Rudy Markussen today gave a taste of his famed and feared punching power during a public work-out in Herning. The former European Super-Middleweight Champion headlines the first-ever TV 2 Fight Night on Saturday when he comes face-to-face with Frenchman Christophe Karagoz. “I am in great shape,” Markussen stated. “I have trained very hard and very [...]

By Jim Dower: Once beaten Allan Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) takes a huge step up in class next month in his Super Six tournament fight against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) when the two fighters meet in the stage 3 part of the tournament at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. [...]

By Jim Dower: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) could end up fighting Miguel Cotto one more time if the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight doesn’t end up getting made. Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, is thinking of matching Pacquiao up with the winner of the Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman fight next month on June 5th at [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) isn’t worried about the hand speed of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) this Saturday in his 2nd title defense of his World Boxing Association light welterweight title at Madison Square Garden. “The sparring partners I’ve had have been quicker than he is,” Khan says in an article [...]