Archive for May, 2010

By Chris Williams: 38-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is considered by most boxing fans to either be the number #1 or #2 heavyweight in the entire heavyweight division. However, his challenger for his upcoming May 29th bout in Germany, Polish heavyweight Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) thinks different, saying, according to [...]

By Jason Kim: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) recently picked up a new trainer with Emanuel Steward, who is said to be tinkering with the fighting style of Cotto and trying to improve his punching and defensive flaws. Cotto will be facing Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) on June 5th at the Yankee Stadium, in [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Fightnews.com, Jorge Arce (54-6-1, 41 KO’s) was cut on his right eyebrow during a sparring session earlier today. The cut, a long one, will take several weeks to heal. The problem is Arce has a scheduled fight against World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Eric Morel on June 26th, and the [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) wants no part of fighting former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), according to Badlefthook.com. Froch, 32, also doesn’t want to fight in Sweden, a neutral country that was offered up to him as an alternative to Germany. [...]

By Jim Dower: Next month one of the most exciting fights of the Super Six tournament will take place between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) and the hard hitting knockout artist Allan Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. Ward, 26, has established himself as the front [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to take on top 10 ranked welterweight contender Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KO’s) on July 17th in a non-title fight at the Agua Caliente Casino, in Rancho Mirage, California. Bradley, 26, was supposed to [...]

By Jason Kim: On July 31st, World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) and former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) will go at it in a rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez and Diaz fought previously last year in February, with [...]

By Dave Lahr: With Manny Pacquiao spinning his wheels talking about how he’s willing to take the blood tests up until 14 days before a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., and not willing to take the random blood tests that Mayweather wants, why doesn’t Pacquiao fight his fellow stable mate and friend WBA light welterweight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After stopping Danny Williams in the 2nd round on May 15th, British heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (13-0, 8 KO’s) outlined his future path in saying he wants to go after the European title next and then onwards towards a world title shot. However, as good as I think Chisora is on the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is talking retirement if he loses to Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) in his next Super Six tournament fight in September. According to news from The Sun, the former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Froch is saying “The next fight [Abraham] [...]

This Saturday’s “Fists Of Steel” PPV event is headlined by Klitschko-Sosnowski in the 12-round main event for the WBC heavyweight title. In the 12-round co-feature, NABF heavyweight champion Johnathon Banks makes his first title defense against veteran Jason Gavern. “Fists Of Steel,” presented by K2 Promotions and Klitschko Management Group, is being distributed in North [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) fights Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The fight has little appeal for many boxing fans because Sosnowski, a European heavyweight from Poland, is little known outside of Europe. In addition, he has done little [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) could end up fighting #2 ranked WBA challenger Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KO’s) next. Chagaev, 31, defeated Kali Meehan by a 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night in the WBA heavyweight title eliminator match at the Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The win makes [...]

By Jim Dower: In the latest boxing news, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is positioning former IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) to replace undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) if the mega fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather doesn’t take place. Pacquiao, Arum [...]

Mark Moran returns to the ring at Prizefighter Super Bantamweights on Saturday May 29, 13 months after a vital operation saved his career. The Liverpudlian faces unbeaten Willie “Big Bang” Casey in the opening fight of Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one night tournament and he is targeting title shot should he cap a remarkable run [...]

By William Mackay: 30-year-old Allan Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) will be taking a monumental step up in competition on June 19th against undefeated World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) in the Super Six tournament at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. For Green, this will be his first fight of [...]

By Dave Lahr: Something that people may be missing out on as to why Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn’t made any comments about Manny Pacquiao willing to be tested at 14 days before a fight is that a fight between him and Pacquiao wouldn’t necessarily be the best money-making options for Floyd. Although the fight would [...]

By Jim Dower: Promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Gary Shaw are reportedly not interested in putting together a 5th bout between Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. It’s pretty easy to see why. Vazquez, with all the scar tissue around both of his eyes, was easily cut by [...]

Results – Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada: Joey Gilbert TKO 7 Anthony Bartinelli

Boxing results: Bally’s Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey: Teon Kennedy UD 12 Jose Angel Beranza

By Ashley King: After what I feel was a successful first article, I have been requested to do an unbiased report on Amir Khan. I will say before writing I have a personal reason to dislike the man, as he was being billed the top am in Britain but wouldn’t box a man from my [...]

Reading, PA (May 23, 2010) – Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman moved one step closer to legitimate contention with a comprehensive domination of hard-punching trial horse Chris Koval last night in his hometown of Reading, PA. Kauffman, now 20-1 (16 KO), stopped the 24-7 (18 KO) Koval at 1:19 of the second round to claim the [...]

Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston, the British born protégé of legendary Heavyweight Champion of the World Smokin’ Joe Frazier, is to be a guest on Steve Bunce’s BBC London Radio show (94.9 & DAB) this coming Thursday evening.

Willie “Big Bang” Casey and Mark Moran will kick off Prizefighter Super Bantamweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday May 29. The draw for Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one night tournament was made by Darts legend Phil “The Power” Taylor ahead of the Whyte & Mackay Premier League Play-offs at Wembley Arena.

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao has been saying recently that he’s willing to accept the blood testing request of 14 days from Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the last negotiations between the two fighters in February of this year. Mayweather hasn’t said a word about whether Pacquiao’s new concession will be acceptable or not and has [...]

Boxing results: Red Square, Moscow, Russia: Vitaliy Demyanenko TKO 2 Walter Sergio Gomez time: 2:59

By Muizz Ali: As a boxing fan and having many boxing fan friends around myself, I talk about potential match ups. One match up that comes to everybody’s mind is WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) vs WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s). This is an interesting fight [...]

By Peter Wells: The news we’ve all been waiting for is finally here, as Manny Pacquiao has agreed to drug tests for a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Earlier this year the mega fight was canceled due to Pacquiao refusing to take the tests that Mayweather wanted of him. But after both fighters have fought [...]

Photo credit – Carlos Baeza – By Peter Wells: There was always a risk in last nights fight, sometimes it’s best to stop when everything’s going right. That goes for Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez IV. The trilogy was great, it was exciting and dramatic; why not leave it at that, but the 4th battle was not [...]

By Sam Gregory: The co-main event of tonight’s May 22nd edition of Showtime Championship Boxing features undefeated IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy Perez 20-0 with 14 KO’s who is defending his title for the first time against another unbeaten bantamweight Abner Mares 20-0 with 13 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round bout in the bantamweight division.