Archive for June, 2010

On July 31, 21-year-old hard-punching lightweight prospect Mason Menard (11-1, 9 KOs) will get the opportunity to win the Universal Boxing Organization All-America Lightweight title when he faces an opponent to be announced at the Civic Center in his hometown of Rayne, Louisiana. The fight will be promoted by Chad Broussard and his Boxncar Promotions.

By Scott Gilfoid: In East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes program, the trainer for IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Emanuel Steward, expressed doubts about whether World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) will ever fight Wladimir. Steward said “I don’t think they will ever get that little puppy David Haye to come [...]

Photo credit: Lawrence Lustig – By William Mackay: European Boxing Union and former Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison, 38, has opted to vacate his EBU title and says his management team are in discussions with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye for a bout, according to the BBC Harrison stopped Michael Sprott in the 12th in [...]

by the European Boxing Association – EBA This week there will be three European ‘EBA’ Championships. Here is the information: European ‘EBA’ Cruiserweight Title St. Etienne, France – June 10th 2010 RACHID EL HADAK (France) vs ROMAN KRACIK (Check Rep.) Promoter: Boxeos Television: France Boxe TV

CHICAGO, IL (June 8, 2010) Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, presents Windy City Fight Night 10, on Saturday, June 19th at the UIC Pavilion. Advance tickets for Windy City Fight Night 10, starting at $31 are available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com), the UIC Pavilion Box Office (312-413-5740) and the 8 [...]

SANTO DOMINGO, DR, Tuesday June 8, 2010 – On Tuesday June 7th, 2010, the 14 month old son of boxer VICTOR “MERMELADA” CAYO, passed away. Janfor Manuel Cayo, son of Victor Cayo and Gardys Pena Alvarez died suddenly and accidentally, when food became lodged in his throat, cutting off his breathing. This is the second [...]

Shannon Miller admits he will be facing the most dangerous fighter of his career when he steps into the ring in the 10-round main event against two-time heavyweight champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman at “The Rock Returns” event on June 19 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, New York.

CANASTOTA, NY –JUNE 8, 2010 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today reigning, undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will attend festivities planned for the 21st Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend set for June 10-13th.

Audley Harrison has vacated his European heavyweight title, opening the door to a showpiece World title fight when he makes his return from injury in October. The 38 year-old had an operation on a pectoral muscle last month to correct the injury that forced him to fight one-handed against Michael Sprott from the fourth round [...]

Unbeaten Cuban sensation Luis Garcia will be out to impress at The King’s Hall on Friday night when he clashes with Welsh hard man Nathan King on the undercard of Paul McCloskey’s first European title defence on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night.

LARRY OLUBAMIWO will meet Dave Ferguson in a heavyweight title eliminator at The Brentwood Centre on June 25. The winner will be in line for a British title shot at some stage in the next 12 months and promoter Frank Maloney had no concerns about matching two of his fighters.

What do you get when you combine three undefeated Cuban sensations with three of Irish boxing’s most exciting and promising talents? You get a combined record of 63 wins (43 KO’s) and no losses and all six fighters will take to the ring in Cork on June 26th on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at [...]

estern Sydney will host the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title on Thursday 1 July, when Blacktown boxer Dominic ‘The Dominator’ Vea (12-2,10KO) enters the ring against the current WBO African Champion Mohamed Azzaoui (25-5-2,8KO) at Penrith Panthers Rugby League Club.

By Ricardo Lucero: On a warm spring evening, we were enjoying our R&R leave, discussing lazily some silly topic, when one of the guys came barging into the room with his news – Floyd Mayweather Junior is retiring again! He just saw the video on the net…and we all said -What? We all sat up [...]

By Johnny Barreto: For months, all I heard by these so call boxing writers was that Miguel Cotto was done as a boxer. Supposedly, Yuri Foreman was too big, too fast, too strong and slick for an old, shot and shopworn Miguel Cotto. Not only did they throw Cotto under the bus but they dared [...]

Co-Founders Greg Cohen and Barry Honig of The Empire Sports and Entertainment proudly announce the signing of exciting Reading, Pennsylvania, heavyweight Travis Kauffman (20-1, 16 KOs) to a promotional agreement.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – (June 8, 2010) Undefeated welterweight prospect Joseph Judah (5-0, 1 KOs) has just been added to a fight card promoted by R&R Promotions, on Saturday, June 19th at the Taft Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joseph Judah said “I am ready to bring excitement back to the sport of boxing. “When I [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) and John Duddy (29-1,18 KO’s) will be fighting for the WBC Silver middleweight strap on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. The WBC Silver title seems almost fitting for this fight, as it’s an obscure title for a fight against two [...]

By Dave Lahr: We’ve seen Manny Pacquiao give in and appease Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently by agreeing to a 14 day cut for blood testing for a fight with him. Mayweather originally wanted Pacquiao to agree to the 14 days last time they tried unsuccessfully to negotiate. Pacquiao stuck with 24 days then, and the [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports, light middleweight James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO’s) will be released from a Texas State prison on October 2nd, and could be fighting by the end of this year. Kirkland, a convicted felon, was arrest for possession of a firearm in April 2009, and was later [...]

By William Mackay: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) still isn’t giving up on the idea of his next Super Six fight taking place in England. Froch, 32, says he wouldn’t mind fighting Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) in London or Manchester, England. In an article at Thesun.com, Froch says “I’m [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum doesn’t believe that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is really going to take a couple of years off from boxing like Mayweather said in a YouTube video on June 2nd. In an article at ABC-CBN, Arum said “I’m saying that’s Floyd being Floyd. Until there’s an official press release [...]

By Dave Lahr: Boxing fans are raving how great Miguel Cotto looked in beating WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman last Saturday night in an 9th round TKO win at Yankee Stadium. They especially point to Cotto’s excellent movement and his greater use of his jab compared to his past fights. And while I can [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 1 KO’s) will require surgery to repair his right knee, which he injured during the 7th round of his title bout against challenger Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York. According to [...]

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach said that Amir Khan is ready to take on the best fighters in the light welterweight division in an article at the Telegraph today. Well, on July 31st, it’s looking like Khan will be fighting 38-year-old two-time champion Joel Casamayor. Khan fans are mostly excited about this fight, even if [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) sent a long rambling letter to Fight News today, saying his back isn’t injured and talking about managerial problems he’s been having the past couple of months. Maidana also talked about not being too clear who his promoters are and other stuff [...]

I.B.H.O.F., Guest of Honor and WBC Super Welterweight and Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez accompanied by his Trainer Gabriel Sarmiento and Advisor Sampson Lewkowicz will be present at the 21st Annual International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend, beginning June 10th – 13th. In addition, to being welcomed as an Honorary Guest & Marshall, Martinez will [...]

By Jim Dower: Contrary to the June 2nd YouTube video interview where Floyd Mayweather Jr. stated that he was planning on taking two years off from boxing while at the Make-A-Wish foundation, Roger Mayweather, Floyd’s trainer and uncle, says that Floyd isn’t going to be taking two years off from boxing. In an interview at [...]

LOS ANGELES (June 8, 2010) — Holy Rotisserie League! Undefeated No. 1 super welterweight contender and son of the legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR., has been tapped to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Tomorrow’s game at Dodger Stadium, between the host Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Chávez will throw the heater at [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KO’s) will be facing undefeated Russian contender Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KO’s) for the vacant WBO middleweight title on July 31st, on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Jacobs, 23, will be fighting the 29-year-old [...]