Archive for July, 2010

By Dave Lahr: Bob Arum’s mid July deadline is almost up for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to speak up about whether he agrees to Arum’s contract for the Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight. Mayweather isn’t saying anything. Since he really wanted the fight with Pacquiao up until recently, you have to wonder who screwed it up [...]

By William Mackay: Here it is almost the middle of July and former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) still hasn’t decided on a venue for his stage 3 bout Super Six tournament bout against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s). Froch is supposed to be fighting Abraham in September, but now I’m [...]

By Jim Dower: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) takes a new step in his career when he moves up to the welterweight division to take on one of the hardest punchers in the division in unbeaten Argentinian Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KO’s) on July 17th at the Aqua Caliente Casino, [...]

Golden Boy Promotions believes that it is important to report the true facts concerning its 90 day suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission.

Norwalk, CT (July 12) – Even though he has tasted defeat just once in twenty seven professional bouts, Tarvis Simms’ career has not gone as planned.

By Christian Ramos: He’s out of the Midwest, has the media at the palm of his hand, and his boxing abilities are almost like criminal exploits. His name is Pretty Boy Floyd. And no, we’re not talking about Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy”, but Pretty Boy, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

By Jim Dower: WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) looked great in taking out an over-matched Bernabe Concepcion (28-4-1, 15 KO’s) last Saturday night, knocking Concepcion down three times en route to stopping him in the 2nd round at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lopez, 27, now will [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) has a lot to gain by beating Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) in their rematch on July 31st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The rematch in itself is no longer really important, as both fighters have been [...]

For most people a typical work day starts at 9 a.m. This is not the case for current Unified Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz, who start their days at 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. respectively while they are making preparations to meet in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: There are a number of rumors circulating around the internet that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) will be fighting Audley Harrison next. Indeed, the talk is that fight contract is almost finalized for a bout that will be taking place in November between the two British fighters. If Haye’s [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Steve Kim from Max Boxing.com, unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) could be facing former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) on December 4th in either the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, Texas or in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kim says Bob Arum has told him that the [...]

By Chris Williams: The drop dead date is due this week for unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO”s) to say whether or not he’ll take the fight with Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) on November 13th. But it’s looking like Mayweather will pass on the deal that was offered to him by Bob Arum, [...]

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KO’s) overpowered Puerto Rican Irving Garcia (17-5-3, 8 KO’s), stopping him in the 5th round on Friday night at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jones, 27, wants to fight World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto next, according to Fightnews.com.

By Sean McDaniel: EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (39-4-2, 15 KO’s) is facing former WBA welterweight champion Yuriy Nuzhnenko (30-1-1, 14 KO’s) this Friday night at the Bolton Arena, Bolton, Lanchashire. Hatton, 29, needs this win to keep him in position to get a possible title shot against WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko.

Former British Super Bantamweight champion Matthew Marsh, has been forced to withdraw from the from the Frank Maloney promoted show at the Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear on Friday 23rd July, Last week Marsh, who was due to face Kris Hughes for the vacant Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title on the 23rd, was involved [...]

Nathan Cleverly says he’ll KO Karo Murat in the first round – just like fellow Welshman Joe Calzaghe did to Mario Veit, in 2001. Cleverly hopes to follow in the footsteps of Calzaghe by lifting a WBO world title against the Iranian based German Murat, live and exclusive on Sky Box Office.

By Christian Ramos: The two have a combined record of 47 wins (41 KO’s) and 0 defeats. They are the future of the lower weight classes. Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez might have beaten each other out of boxing, and Celestino Caballero and Chris John have been constantly ignored by the boxing public. Truth is [...]

By Chris Williams: For the past couple of years there have been a number of people who see Nonito Donaire as a younger version of Manny Pacquiao, and see him capable of moving up in weight and dominating each division as he goes. So far, Donaire 27, has won titles in two weight classes – [...]

By Chris Williams: I was somewhat surprised and a little impressed that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) beat John Duddy so easily in his last fight on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. But then again, I don’t see Duddy as an A level fighter, so Chavez’s win has to [...]

By Dave Lahr: Anytime you get a fighter that has been slaughtered as bad as Bernabe Concepcion (28-4-1, 15 KO’s) did last Saturday night by WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) you have to ask questions about what went wrong. After all, Concepcion was ranked in the top 10, groomed by Manny [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBO super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to take on World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (41-2-2, 31 KO’s) in November, according to Badlefthook.com. Donaire, 27, revealed the information on his Facebook page, saying that his promoter Bob Arum is putting the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, former two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito might end up re-applying with the Nevada Athletic Commission to try and get his boxing license back rather than applying to the California Athletic Commission, who are the ones that revoked Margarito’s boxing license last year after a plaster-like [...]

PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2010)—This Wednesday night at The Arena in South Philadelphia, 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winner, Felix Diaz will now take on Broderick Antoine in the eight round co-feature of a big night of world class boxing that will be promoted by No Limits Promotions in association with Joey Eye Boxing.

By Chris Williams: Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) is planning on moving back down to the welterweight division in hopes of landing a big money fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Williams, 28, has fought at welterweight for much of his career up until 2008. At that time, because he was unable to [...]

By William Mackay: WBO super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO’s) wasted time tinkering with fighting out of the southpaw stance on Saturday night against the hard-hitting Hernan Marquez (27-2, 20 KO’s) at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Finally, when it became clear that Donaire was barely beating Marquez, [...]

FAST FACTS: Age: 29 Birthplace: London, England Height: 5”8

Earlier this evening, welterweight rising star Alex Perez of Newark, NJ threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Newark Bears-Long Island Ducks game. Perez supported his hometown team from field level seats directly behind home plate, participated in a t-shirt toss and signed fight posters for fans during a special meet and greet [...]

Photo credit: HG Boxing. Leopoldo Gonzalez – By Jason Kim: Unbeaten welterweight contender Saul Alvarez (33-0-1, 25 KO’s) was much too powerful for Argentinean light middleweight Luciano Leonel Cuello (26-2, 12 KO’s), stopping him in the 6th round of a one-sided bout on Saturday night to capture the WBC Silver middleweight title at the Arena [...]

By Jim Dower: 37-year-old heavyweight hopeful Kevin McBride (34-7-1, 29 KO’s) should have been more selective in choosing opponents after a two and half year layoff. On Saturday night, the former Mike Tyson conqueror was beaten by journeyman heavyweight Zack Page (21-29-2, 7 KO’s) by an eight round unanimous decision at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1, 22 KO’s) stopped Damian Fuller (30-8-1, 14 KO’s) in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Patriot Center at the George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Corley, 36, dropped Fuller in the 4th, and then finished him off after he got [...]