Archive for July, 2010

FAIRFAX, VA – Jimmy Lange knocked down Jimmy LeBlanc early in the second round and then followed up by knocking out the Boston-based fighter at the 1:30 mark of the second round following a string of body blows. After a slow start in the first round where LeBlanc caught the former Contender star several times, [...]

By Christian Ramos: Rushing into Bernabe Concepcion with a straight left in round 2, WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel López improves his record to 29-0 (26). JuanMa scored the impressive knockout victory, but not without hitting the floor in round 1. Feeling the fight was over, JuanMa dropped his right hand in the middle of [...]

By Sam Gregory: On the July 10th edition of Showtime’s Championship Boxing from Coliseo Jose Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico undefeated southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez 29-0 with 26 KO’s defends his WBO featherweight title against Bernabe Concepcion 28-4-1 in a scheduled 12 round bout in the featherweight division.

By Sam Gregory: In the co-main event of the July 10th edition of Showtime’s Championship Boxing southpaw Hernan Marquez 27-2 with 20 KO’s challenged Filipino Nonito Donaire 24-1 with 16 KO’s for the interim WBA world super flyweight championship in a scheduled 12 round bout.

By Dave Lahr: WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) destroyed Bernabe Concepcion (28-4-1, 15 KO’s) in a 2nd round knockout just moments ago on Saturday night at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I hate to gloat but I predicted this outcome. Concepcion, 22, was knocked down three [...]

By Matt Stein: Making his first fight back since being stopped in the 12th round in his last fight, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion Brian Viloria (27-3, 15 KO’s) won a very questionable 10 round split decision victory over Mexican Omar Soto (19-7-2, 13 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Yñares Sports [...]

By Jim Dower: WBO super flyweight interim champion Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO’s) overcame a lackluster start to stop knockout artist Hernan Marquez (27-2, 20 KO’s) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Donaire, 27, knocked the much smaller Marquez down two times in [...]

By Chris Williams: There’s less than a week to go before Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ruled out as Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent on November 13th, unless Mayweather speaks up before then and agrees to the contract that Bob Arum has sent to him. I’m not holding my breath on that happening, though, so it’s looking [...]

By Dave Lahr: Forget about Bernabe Concepcion (28-3, 15 KO’s) having any chance at beating WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) tonight when the two fighters meet at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Concepcion has no chance of winning this fight.

By Eric Thomas: If American Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) already didn’t have enough trouble coming off of a one-sided 12 round decision loss to WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward last month on June 19th in his first fight in the Super Six tournament.

By Matt Stein: World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Kitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) could be facing former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) in a battle of 38-year-old knockout artists. ESPN2 analyst Teddy Atlas dropped the bomb on this news on Friday Night Fights.

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has set 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) with a title shot against World Boxing Council lightweight champion Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KO’s) on September 11th in Mexico City. Despite Barrera having lost three out of his last six fights with his only wins coming against [...]

By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was denied licensing by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Friday, turning away Margarito’s efforts and renewing his boxing license by a 4-1 vote. Keith Kizer, and executive for the Nevada Athletic Commission, said “He [Margarito] has to go to California to apply.”

Photo Courtesy of: Pisit (Sin) Juachan (KKG’s staff) – by Boxing-Boy: “Mr. KO” Suanoi “The Little Tiger” Kokietgym, aka Suanoi Sor Tanapinyo, captured the vacant interim WBC Youth world flyweight title easily after 3-knocked down won over the Indonesian, Sammy Hagler in the first round as a main event at Central Stadium in Rayong Province, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (27-2-1, 21 KO’s) could be fighting on the September 18th undercard of the Sergio Mora vs. Shane Mosley bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. ESPN writer Dan Rafael says Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants the young 23-year-old Ortiz to fight former WBA [...]

By Chris Williams: For what it’s worth, the coach of unbeaten heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KO’s) thinks he has more basic toughness compared to IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

By Eric Thomas: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) could be facing once beaten former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek (41-1, 27 KO’s) next. There is talk that Haye’s manager/trainer Adam Booth is excited about a fight between Haye and the unbeaten 33-year-old Adamek.

By Matt Stein: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) could be fighting on the undercard of the October 15th bout between International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) and challenger Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada, Pavlik, 28, is waiting for the word from [...]

By Jason Kim: Featherweight contender Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s) will be taking a big step up in taking on unbeaten World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) on Saturday night, July 10th at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Few boxing fans or writers are giving [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) is reportedly walking around following knee surgery to repair his injured knee suffered in his 9th round TKO loss to Miguel Cotto on June 5th at Yankee Stadium. Foreman, 29, had been fighting with a bad right knee for 15 [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KO’s) kept his unbeaten record intact with an impressive over-powering 5th round knockout win over Irving Garcia (17-5-3, 8 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jones, 27, the NABA, WBO NABO welterweight champion, unloaded with a flurry of power shots in [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated former Cuban amateur star, light middleweight Erislandy Lara (12-0, 7 KO’s) easily destroyed his over-matched opponent William Correa (8-4, 8 KO’s) in a 1st round knockout on Friday night at the Softball Country Arena, in Denver, Colorado. Lara, ranked #11 IBF and #14 WBC in the junior middleweight division, jumped all [...]

LINCOLN, Rhode Island (July 9, 2010) – Challenger John Molina, Jr. needed a knockout to win and he did just that, stopping defending champion and previously unbeaten “Hammerin” Hank Lundy for the NABO lightweight title tonight on ESPN Friday Night Fights, live from Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI.

By Sean McDaniel: Yet another attempt at putting together a fight between David Haye and one of the Klitschko brothers recently bit the dust when Haye was unable to agree to a unification fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko after the two fighters came to a stalemate over the revenue for the TV rights [...]

By William Mackay: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) has a big decision to make for next week when his deadline is up to say whether he’ll be taking a fight in November against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter from Top Rank, has given Mayweather until mid-July to agree to [...]

By Dan Ambrose: There’s a possibility that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao could still wind up fighting two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito next or at least in the near future. Margarito, 32, failed to get his boxing license renewed by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Friday. They voted 4-1 against Margarito getting his boxing license [...]

By Jason Kim: Once beaten lightweight contender John Molina Jr. (21-1, 17 KOs) stopped Hank Lundy (18-1-1, 10 KO’s) in the 11th round on Friday night in an exciting action packed fight at the River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Molina, who likes to brawl perhaps a bit too much, had problems earlier in [...]

By Chris Williams: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) says he doesn’t see a bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever happening because of the different things that the two fighters want before they will agree to a fight. In an article at East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes program, [...]

By Jim Dower: If former IBF/WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) wants to get a shot against fellow Top Rank fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, he’s going to have to apply to get his boxing license renewed by the California Athletic Commission. Earlier today on Friday, the 32-year-old Margarito’s request to get [...]

Boxing results from the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London: Lenny Daws RTD 10 Steve Williams BBBofC British light welterweight title Bradley Pryce TKO 2 Ted Bami Michael Lomax dec 6 Stephen Okine George Hillyard dec 6 Keiron Gray Prince Arron TKO 5 Tony Randell Barry Morrison RTD 2 Billy Smith Matt Skelton KO 5 Lee [...]