Archive for May, 2010

By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned European Boxing Union (EBU) lightweight champion John Murray (29-0, 17 KO’s) wants a fight against either WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan or unbeaten lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell, according to the latest news. Murray, 25, is coming off an 11th round stoppage win over Gary Buckland last Friday night at [...]

Former world champion Montell “Ice” Griffin says he’s planning on putting on one final virtuoso performance before transitioning gracefully into his post-boxing life. Griffin (49-8, 30 KOs) will be looking to cap off his successful career with his 50th professional victory against Buffalo veteran Ross “The Boss” Thompson in the main event of Hitz Boxing’s [...]

Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2010) Undefeated IBF Bantamweight World Champion YONNHY PEREZ (20-0, 14 KO’s) held a media workout earlier today at the Santa Fe Springs Community Activity Center. After the training session the press had an opportunity to speak with the world champion about the preparation for his upcoming title defense against top-rated [...]

By Jim Dower: Leonard Ellerbe, the adviser for Floyd Mayweather Jr., is denying that Mayweather will be starting negotiations with World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday, according to an interview of Ellerbe by writer David Mayor of the Grand Rapids Press. Earlier today, Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, told the Associated Press, that [...]

WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan poses on May 10, 2010 in New York City at the top of the Empire State Building while sightseeing in advance of his May 15, 2010 world title defense against former Super Lightweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Oscar De La Hoya sees himself in World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s), according to the Sun It’s hard to imagine what he sees, because Khan still is almost totally unproven at this point in his career and has already been knocked out once against Breidis [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: There comes a time for every fighter to get pounded on, as long they don’t retire before they start getting beaten up, that is. On May 15th, I see unbeaten Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) tasting defeat for the first time in his career in a brutal knockout loss to WBO lightweight [...]

By Chris Williams: Leonard Ellerbe, the advisor for Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) is saying that the Mayweather’s May 1st bout against Shane Mosley brought in 1.4 million Pay-Per-View buys. All total, Mayweather made $40 million for the fight. Mayweather had a guaranteed $22.5 million for the fight. The $40 million comes up short [...]

By William Mackay: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) says that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) is in for a beating on Saturday night in their May 15th bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. Khan, a former Silver Medalist from the 2004 Olympics, is coming [...]

By Jim Dower: Trainer Freddie Roach said to the Associated Press that the negotiations between his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. could begin on Tuesday of this week – after the Philippine elections results are in. Pacquiao is currently making an attempt to win a seat in [...]

By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto has taken big punishment in three out of his last four fights and June 5th, he will be moving up in weight to fight World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) at the Yankee Stadium. This is a move that Cotto is making to hopefully grab [...]

By Eric Thomas: Lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) thinks that Manny Pacquiao should agree to take the blood tests for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to an article from Sportinglife. Mitchell, 25, who will be facing WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis on May 15th, has this to say about Pacquiao [...]

PAWTUCKET, RI (May 10, 2010) Middleweight contender Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. has heard it all from Chicago’s Angel “Toro” Hernandez in the press leading up to their vacant IBO Middleweight Title showdown on Saturday, May 22nd at the Mohegan Sun Casino in and it doesn’t faze him.

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Sexton (9-0) has to show he can shoot from the hip as well as the lip when he challenges for the Oldham based Mongolian’s British flyweight title at Dagenham’s Goresbrook Leisure Centre on Friday (14th May). Cheshunt’s Sexton, 22, said: “I think Shinny is on the slide a little bit, but even if he’s not [...]

On Friday May 14th, the newest member of the Star Boxing stable, undefeated cruiserweight prospect, Ahmed “The Prince of Egypt” Samir (8-0, 2KO’s) will fight for the first time since signing with the Bronx-based promotional company, when he squares off against “Big” John Douglas at the historical Paradise Theater in the Bronx. Samir-Douglas is scheduled [...]

Universum Box-Promotion has now bought in Budapest the Purse Bid for the WBO Cruiserweight Eliminator weight. In the duel of Universum boxer Alexander Alekseev (No 2 in the WBO rankings) against Denis Lebedev (No. 1 WBO / both Russia), the next mandatory challenger for the WBO Cruiserweight World Champion (currently identified Marco Huck). Universe has [...]

By Ryan Dunn: If anyone has been following the political landscape in the Philippines, where the polls have recently closed, you may have noticed it is no picnic. Sleaze ball tactics, including voter fraud, vote buying, smear campaigns to make Mayweather’s PED accusation look like a yo’ mama joke, and even mass-murder have all played [...]

NEW YORK (May 10, 2010) – Curt Menefee will re-join the ShoBox: The New Generation announce team after perennial host and play-by-play announcer Nick Charles recently stepped down to continue his battle against cancer and spend time with his family.

Bu Jason Kim: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) is interested in fighting a rematch against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) if former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) doesn’t use the rematch clause he has in his contract with Martinez for their last fight on April 17th. In that fight, [...]

By William Mackay: After WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) fights Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden on May 15th, Khan says he wants to fight next in the UK. Who Khan plans on fighting there is the big question. In an article in the Mirror, “I’m fighting at the Mecca of [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion (22-1, 16 KO’s) is expecting to beat the stuffing out of Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on May 15th. In fact, Khan is thinking that he’ll beat Malignaggi so badly that he’ll end up retiring from boxing afterwards. In an article at the Dailystar, Khan says “This will [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s not surprising that Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) now wants a fight with Manny Pacquiao after beating Roberto Garcia (28-3, 21 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Due to his hand wrap scandal, you would think it’s impossible for Margarito [...]

By Chris Williams: I can’t say that I’m all that interested in seeing a rematch between Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KO’s) and Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) after watching last night’s insane ending of their fight at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. Even though the fight ended suddenly when Cintron fell between the [...]

By Jim Dower: The news from HBO analyst Larry Merchant about former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) deciding to not use his rematch clause with Sergio Martinez is false, according to Pavlik’s trainer Jack Loew. After Saturday night’s fight between Kermit Cintron and Paul Williams, Merchant said that [...]

Reading, PA (May 10, 2010) – Fighting is ingrained deep into the genetic material of Van Oscar Penovaroff. A native of Kailua Kona, Hawaii but now residing in Reading, PA, Penovaroff was an alternate on the 2004 US Olympic boxing squad after 120 amateur fights. He also won the 135 pound world title with the [...]

By Jim Dower: After beating Kermit Cintron by a 4 round technical decision last night at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California, the 28-year-old Williams said that he’d like to fight Manny Pacquiao next. Williams also said he’d be interested in fighting a rematch with Sergio Martinez, who he beat by a 12 round majority [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) philosophized about defeat in an article at the Sun. The 25-year-old Mitchell will be fighting the hard-hitting World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) on May 15th at Upton Park, in London, England. For some reason, Mitchell is talking about defeat. [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) says he wants to silence his critics by lining up the champions after his fight on May 15th against Paulie Malignaggi. In an article by writer Steve Bunce at the Mirror, Khan says “This is not an easy fight [referring [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to put together a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. That’s Arum’s number #1 choice, since it’s a fight that will make huge amounts of money for both fighters. However, there’s a good chance that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight won’t [...]