Archive for July, 2010

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) defeated former IBF/WBA/WBC lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-4, 17 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision in their rematch on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 118-110. Marquez, [...]

El Palenque de la Feria, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Juan Alberto Rosas TKO 6 Simphiwe Nongqayi IBF super flyweight title

Dmitry Pirog TKO 5 Daniel Jacobs

Boxing results – Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: Jean Paul Mendy DQ 1 Sakio Bika George Groves TKO 6 Alfredo Contreras Seth Mitchell TKO 1 Derek Bryant Juan Montiel UD 6 Mike Peralta Frankie Gomez TKO 1 Ronnie Peterson Jorge Linares UD 10 Rocky Juarez Robert Guerrero UD 10 Joel Casamayor Dmitry [...]

Alexander Dimitrenko TKO 5 Yaroslav Zavorotnyy vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title Sebastian Zbik UD 12 Jorge Sebastian Heiland

Boxing results – Reactor Club, Minsk, Belarus: Avtandil Khurtsidze RTD 6 Siarhei Khomitski Mahamed Ariphadzhieu RTD 1 George Aduashvili

By Jason Kim: Despite losing by as one-sided of a fight that you’ll ever see, super middleweight contender Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) thinks he’ll stop World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) on September 25th, in Denmark. Green, who will be turning 31 on September 20th, doesn’t have the slightest [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Gary Shaw, the promoter for World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) is very interested in matching Bradley against WBO light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) in the near future, according to the Examiner.com. Shaw has reportedly made contact with Golden Boy Promotions, the promoter for [...]

Results from the Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Derek Ennis MD 12 Gabriel Rosado

Boxing results – O2 World, Altona, Hamburg, Germany: Juan Carlos Gomez UD 8 Zack Page Jack Culcay TKO 4 Ionut Trandafir Ilie Arthur Matern UD 6 Semjons Moroseks Karoly Balzsay KO 5 Aziz Daari Dimitri Sartison UD 12 Khoren Gevor

By Matt Stein: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) is ready to take a 50-50 split of the finances for a unification bout against World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s), but he doesn’t think Haye will take the fight. In an article at the BBC Sport, Vitali says [...]

By William Mackay: Sounding as confident as usual, former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is feeling positive about his next Super Six fight against former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) on October 2nd, in the stage 3 part of the Super Six tournament at the Chapiteau [...]

YORK, PA (July 30, 2010) Carney “Beeper “ Bowman returns to the ring this Saturday night, July 31st, in his hometown of York, Pennsylvania in the main event of ‘The Battle of York V” at the Sovereign Bank Baseball Stadium. Sporting an undefeated record of 14-0-0 with six knockouts, Bowman will battle Puerto Rico’s Robert [...]

By Andrew Meggers-Lloyd: We’re now into August 2010, and after many long and drawn out discussions about creating a Heavyweight superfight between one of the Klitschko brothers and David Haye, we are still no closer to either one of elusive bouts that Boxing fans have been craving. In much the same way that we are [...]

By Peter Wells: Fight of the year 2009; Fight of the year 2010? Can the two Juan’s give us something to smile about again, the war we all are begging to see? Juan Manuel Marquez is now recovered from his one sided defeat to Floyd Mayweather Jr, while Juan Diaz may still be rubbing his [...]

By Peter Wells: Every fighter has a time to become a man, everyone always remembers that first fight that made them a star, the fight that started their legacy. Daniel Jacobs 20-0(17KO’s) is tipped to become a new star, he has the full package and in his 21st outing since his debut in 2007 the [...]

By Peter Wells: One thing Rocky Juarez does hold is the record for the most failed world title attempts, not a record though to be proud of. Once again he may not be fighting for a major title but the WBA Fedelatin Lightweight title is a belt and will get him a chance at the [...]

Saratoga Springs, NY (July 31, 2010) – Maureen “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea will bring the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) featherweight title back to the Bronx after defeating tough-minded contender Liliana Martinez at the City Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. The end came at 1:18 of the third round. Shea, now 15-2 (9 [...]

Earlier tonight, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Warriors Boxing presented an action-packed seven bout card before a jam packed house at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. The show, broadcast live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” was headlined by IBF #3 rated welterweight contender, Delvin Rodriguez taking on England’s Ashley Theophane, in a ten [...]

By Jason Kim: In a battle of welterweight prospects, unbeaten Danny Garcia (19-0, 12 KO’s) stopped Jorge Romero (17-3, 15 KO’s) in the 9th round on Friday night at the Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Garcia, only 22, hurt Romero with a big left hook to the head in the 9th that sent [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the opening bout of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Ok. undefeated Don George 20-0-1 with 17 KO’s takes on Francisco Sierra 21-3 WITH 20 KO’s for the vacant WBO and NABO super middleweight titles in a scheduled 10 round bout in the super middleweight division.

By Eric Thomas: Bob Arum has decided to withdraw the application for his fighter Antonio Margarito with the Nevada Athletic Commission. Arum had been hoping to get Margarito’s boxing license back with the Nevada Commission so that he could put the Manny Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas.

By Sam Gregory: In the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Ok. Delvin Rodriguez 25-4-2 with 14 KO’s takes on Ashley Theophane 26-4-1 with 7 KO’s in a scheduled 10 round bout in the welterweight division.

RED CORNER BLUE CORNER MAIN EVENT – RING MAGAZINE, WBA & WBO LIGHTWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS Juan Manuel MARQUEZ vs. Juan DIAZ Mexico City, MEX Houston, TX 50-5-1 (37 KO’s) 35-3 (17 KO’s) Weight: 133.5 lbs. Weight: 135 lbs. VACANT WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS

WEIGHTS Alberto Herrera – 153 LBS. Sammy Gonzalez – 153.5 LBS.

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Floyd “Money” Mayweather has publicly stated that he is not interested, at least any time soon, in facing the man who beat him out for the Fighter-of-the-Decade Award, Manny Pacquiao, because he is “Not thinking about boxing.” But Mayweather has tweeted that he is grabbing a meal with legendary boxing promoter Don [...]

By Jim Dower: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) is coming off of a one-sided 12 round decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year in September, in a fight where Marquez had to put on nine pounds on his lean 135 pound frame to fight Mayweather a 144 lb catch weight [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) has finally tasted defeat in losing to Mikkel Kessler in his last fight in the Super Six tournament on April 24th, in Herning, Denmark. With one win and one loss on his record in the Super Six tournament, Froch must [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten Tyson Fury (11-0, 9 KO’s) is ready to step in and take on the winner of the September 18th fight between BBBofC British heavyweight champion Derek Chisora vs. Sam Sexton should one of the fighters become injured while training and has to pull out of the fight. Fury, 6’7”, is coming [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) missed a perfect opportunity to try and pick off one of the Klitschko brothers for his next fight, and make good the promise of beating both the Klitschkos and unifying the heavyweight titles before he retires at age 31 next year. Haye, [...]