Archive for June, 2010

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) won’t be fighting on July 31st after all. The 23-year-old Khan was supposed to be fighting 38-year-old Joel Casamayor on that date in order for Khan to get in one last fight before Ramadan. However, because the fight will conflict with the world [...]

The state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on 17 July once again the venue of a high class Universum Champions Night. Now stand down two more World Championships! For the boxing event in the sports and convention center but also a new TV main battle is at the center: for the battle of middleweight champion Sebastian [...]

By Ricardo Lucero: Standing well over 6 feet tall, the brothers hold Doctorates of Philosophy in Sports Science. The older brother is called “Dr. Iron fist.” The younger brother “Dr. Steelhammer.” Both ,with recent fights, can garner no less than 50,000 boxing fans in stadiums in Germany. Both have their faces on stamps. And most [...]

By Vinz Felix: It has been over two weeks now since Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) and his team have agreed to the 14-day closing window that Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) demanded since the first time the match was initiated. Unfortunately, we have heard nothing but pure silence from the Mayweather camp about this [...]

by Boxingboy: Former World Boxing Association super featherweight world titlist “the devil shadow” Yodsanan Sithyodthong (58-3-1, 47 KO’s), also known as Yodsanan Nanthachai, may have a chance to fight for the vacant WBC Asia super lightweight title in the next 2 months.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (June 11, 2010) Former world title challenger Elvin Ayala returns to action Tonight, June 11th against Montreal fan favorite David Lemieux headlining “Boxing Under the Stars” at the spectacular Uniprix Stadium in Montreal.

The June 25 ShoBox bout featuring George “Comanche Boy” Tahdooahnippah and Fernando Guerrero at the Santa Ana Casino in Bernalillo, NM has been cancelled, due to scheduling conflicts between promoter Lou DiBella and the ShowTime network. Tahdooahnippah, who is training in Las Vegas with Jeff Mayweather is making the most of the cancellation and using [...]

Frank Maloney named European Promoter of the Year. British promoter Frank Maloney has won the title of European Promoter of the Year for the second year running and was left toasting a double success after Rendall Munroe was named ‘Boxer of the Year’.

TOM ‘THE BOMB’ DALLAS might have world heavyweight title dreams but has been told by promoter Frank Maloney: “Don’t give up the day job” The unbeaten Chatham boxers lives a hectic life training twice a day and still finding time to hold down a full-time job as a roofer.

Last Saturday night Hammersmith’s Heavyweight contender Ali Adams (9-2-1) moved one step forward to the title shot he’s been longing for. His championship credentials were verified following a top class performance that proved to be too much for his opponent Mark Lewis, who decided to quit at the end of the third round.

Mexico City, MEX/Houston, TX (June 11)…With the first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicking-off today, the entire world seems to have soccer fever including current WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine World Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez and former three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz. Marquez vs. Diaz will meet in “Fight of the [...]

NEW YORK (June 11, 2010) – Group Stage 2 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic will wrap up Saturday, June 19 when Andre Ward takes on fellow American Allan Green from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. See how these warriors match-up in the below Tale of the [...]

By Dave Lahr: I’m getting tired of waiting for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally decide to beat Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has been taking his time about this since he totally dominated Shane Mosley on May 1st. I don’t blame Mayweather one bit for not fighting Pacquiao in March, because Pacquiao wouldn’t agree to the 14 [...]

By Jim Dower: Allan Green (29-1, 20 KO’s) has a formidable task in front of him on June 19th against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) in taking him on in their stage Super Six tournament fight at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. For the 30-year-old Green, this will be his [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko wants to get a chance to beat WBA heavyweight champion David Haye so that he can give the Brit a severe beating for his past trash talking. In an article at the Ring Magazine, Wladimir says “I said I wanted to make Haye’s face into a pizza. [...]

The June 24th Battle in the Ballroom fight series presents a top heavyweight battle in a full night of ring action. In the featured fight of the night undefeated heavyweight Joe “The Future” Hanks is back and he’s in with the Bayou Banger 22-2 Johnnie White. Over the past 12 months White has been in [...]

By William Mackay: As strange as it may seem now, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) could be within two fights of a mega fight against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. It may seem kind of disappointing and sad, but that’s boxing reality. Khan, 23, is the new hot fighter in [...]

by Sam Singh: Right from the start, Cotto has fought and defeated former world title contenders like Rocky Martinez, John Brown, Demetrio Ceballos, Victoriano Sosa, Lovemore N’dou, Cesar Bazan and Justin Juuko.

MANCHESTER, Conn. (June 10, 2010) – Undefeated, 23-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard arguably rates as America’s leading contemporary featherweight and the old-school fighter can’t wait to prove his worth to the boxing world.

By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and his manage/trainer Adam Booth have a big decision to make whether to take on the dangerous IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and risk getting destroyed or take the easy path and fight fellow Brit Audley Harrison next for the easy money. Booth recently spoke about that [...]

European Champion Paul McCloskey and mandatory challenger Giuseppe Lauri have weighed in ahead of their clash in the main event of the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at The King’s Hall in Belfast tomorrow. The full weights for the card are below. The action at The King’s Hall gets underway at 6:30pm with the main event [...]

Purse bids are looming for new European Middleweight Champion Darren Barker’s mandatory defence against former champ Matthew Macklin and the Birmingham based Irishman wants it made very clear that he’s ready, willing and able to claim back his old title against Barker.

NEW YORK, June 10th – Allan Green is in the tapering -down stage of training camp now, with less than 9 days before his World Boxing Association (WBA) title bout with Andre Ward he’s very confident about his training camp and preparation for his title fight. The Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 2 [...]

PAUL McCloskey hopes a win on Friday takes him closer to an all-British world title fight with Amir Khan. McCloskey, 30, makes the first defence of his European Light-Welterweight Championship when he takes on Italian Giuseppe Lauri at the King’s Hall in Belfast.

Manchester Romany gypsy Fury (10-0) risks his English heavyweight title against the Essex man (25-6) at The Brentwood Centre on Friday June 25 in a contest that also doubles as a final eliminator for the British title. Fury was a controversial points winner when they clashed last September and is confident of winning inside the [...]

Following the huge success of his ‘A Night Of The Rising Stars’ event at York Hall back in April promoter Steve Goodwin recently announced that his “Summer Fight Night Explosion” at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 19th June, will be bigger, better and even more explosive!

OAKLAND (June 9, 2010) – Andre Ward participated at a free open workout Wednesday at King’s Gym here. On Saturday, June 19, on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m., ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), Ward (20-0, 13 KOs), of Oakland, will make the first defense of the World Boxing Association 168-pound title against world-ranked Allan Green (29-1, [...]

Hall of Fame boxing announcer Al Bernstein has created a special version of his Boxing Party Show as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Jack Johnson-Jim Jeffries fight July 2nd to 4th in Reno, Nevada. Al will perform the show on Saturday, July 3rd at 2:00 PM at the Xtreme Sports Bar & [...]

ONTARIO, CA (June 9, 2010) Advance tickets are now on sale as TKO Boxing Promotions presents ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on Friday, July 2nd. Starting at $29, tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com. phone 800-745-3000) or the Citizens Business Bank Arena Box Office (909-244-5600). A [...]

PITTSBURGH (June 9, 2010) — Michael Acri Boxing Promotions brings professional boxing back to the VIP Tent at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, with “Summer Brawl,” Wednesday, June 30, beginning at 7:30 p.m.