Archive for July, 2010

Derek Chisora says he’ll clean up the rest of the domestic division – after he’s beaten Sam Sexton. The unbeaten prospect defends his British heavyweight title on Frank Warren’s big September 18 show at the LG Arena, Birmingham, live on Sky Box Office.

Darren Barker will prepare for his big clash with Matt Macklin with a training camp in Tenerife. The European middleweight champion puts his title on the line against his Brummie rival on September 18.

Next Friday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, highly touted, undefeated super middleweight contender, Donovan “Da Bomb” George (20-0-1, 17KO’s), will look to continue on his path towards a super middleweight title shot, when he takes on the very dangerous, Francisco Sierra (21-3, 20KO’s) in what promises to be an all-out war between [...]

JASON BOOTH has promised to go one better than brother Nicky and beat Steve Molitor in their world title clash. Booth, 32, challenges for the Canadian’s IBF world super-bantamweight title at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on Saturday September 11.

SAM WEBB will defend his British light-middleweight title against Martin Concepcion in London on Saturday October 16. Webb (16-0-1) won the title in March when he outpointed controversial Anthony Small, but faces a tough night against the Leicester banger.

By Peter Wells: Paul Williams feels once again left in the dark, forgotten by his fellow fighters and left to wonder what would have happened if he were preparing to fighter one of the top fighters on the planet. Williams quiet demeanor has maybe left him out of the boxing spotlight, also his lone defeat [...]

By Chris Williams: For what it’s worth, Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach for World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao thinks his November 13th fight against former two time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is a good fight. In an interview at Philboxing.com, Ariza says “It’s a very good fight.” Of course, it would [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez reportedly thinks that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be too much for Manny Pacquiao if they were to ever fight. I’m kind of doubtful about them ever getting in the ring right now because I suspect Pacquiao will ask for too much money and price himself out [...]

By Jason Kim: Former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) hinted about retirement recently in an article at the Miamiherald.com. Diaz, only 26, has lost three out of his last five bouts and appears to be going downhill rather than still improving as a fighter. Diaz had this to say about his fight [...]

By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) has a new opponent for his next fight on September 11th when he faces an old nemesis former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. This was supposed to have been Alexander Povetkin’s fight, but he failed [...]

By Dave Lahr: Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao may not have thought about this, but what happens if Antonio Margarito isn’t phased by Pacquiao’s shots, and just walks right through them and starts beating the tar out of Pacquiao at close range. What will Roach do? Worse than that; what will Pacquiao do to stop [...]

By Eric Thomas: I can’t say I was surprised to learn today that Manny Pacquiao will likely be fighting Antonio Margarito at a 150 pound catch weight for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title on November 13th at a still to be determined site. While I have no problems with Pacquiao fighting Margarito [...]

By Jim Dower: Antonio Margarito will be getting another chance at trying to get his boxing license back with the Nevada Athletic Commission in August. They already rejected Margarito’s attempt at getting his license back. However, this time I’m pretty sure they’ll give it to him. Things have changed dramatically from the last time that [...]

By Matt Stein: There are a number of rumors circulating around that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will, instead of fighting Manny Pacquiao, will be taking on Ricky Hatton next in a rematch of their December 2007 bout. It makes perfect sense, because with Pacquiao making what appears to be a huge blunder by fighting Antonio Margarito [...]

By Benjamin James: Been a proud British boxing fan and a new writer to this site, I have decided to kick things off with my thoughts on the new generation of British fighters, and what better way to start than with the big boys. The heavyweight division in the UK is packed full of potential [...]

Sherman Oaks (July 25) – The road to success takes a lot of hard work and dedication with only a few signs before the select few arrive. On Tuesday, July 27 WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward will appear on newsstands across America as he graces the cover for the first time of the next [...]

By Jason Kim: According to Michael Marley from Examiner.com, two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito has already agreed to the 150 pound catch weight limit that Manny Pacquiao wants for their November 13th bout. Both fighters are from Top Rank, so ironing out this problem was a piece of cake for Bob Arum, who said “The [...]

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach made a shocking revelation recently when he said that he thinks that unproven junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s), who Roach trains, can beat World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s). I’m no fan of either of these two fighters, but I think [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach believes that the November 13th match-up between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito is a saleable fight that the boxing public will want to see. In an article at 8countnews.com, Roach describes the Margarito-Pacquiao fight as “Marketable,”, and says “Manny will knock him out, we will knock him out.” This [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) is feeling better after suffering a brief illness while visiting Pakistan. Yesterday, the 23-year-old Khan suddenly became ill with stomach ache and suffered a fever along with it. However, after having a doctor treat him for his stomach ailment, Khan [...]

By Jason Kim: If Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) wants a fight with Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) on November 13th, he’s going to have to agree to fight him at a 150 pound catch weight. According to the Manila Bulletin at Mb.com.ph, Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin Gacal says “150 pounds,” in response to a question [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Despite having zero luck and looking really bad in his first fight of the Super Six tournament against World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Andre Ward on last June, the 30-year-old Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) is predicting a knockout win over his next opponent in the tournament WBC super middleweight champion [...]

By Joseph Hirsch: It’s hard not to like Alfredo Angulo. He is the definition of crowd pleasing, and he has given us some of the most violent knockouts in recent memory. Compare his official HBO highlight reel to those of other top fighters, and you get the picture. He has one loss, to the flaky [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Ricky Hatton has been granted a new boxing license after it had previously expired last month. he decision by Hatton is thought to have only be done to “give him options”, but it had already reignited speculation that the Hitman will fight again against fellow Brit and World Boxing Association light-welterweight champion [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) has to get by Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) in their rematch next Saturday night in order to get to the fight that Marquez is looking forward to against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s). The Khan bout [...]

Boxing results – St. Louis’ Pageant Theater, Saint Luis, Missouri: Deandre Latimore TKO 3 Darien Ford Chauncy Welliver UD 12 Joell Godfrey

Results – Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Osaka, Japan: Koki Kameda KO 4 Cecilio Santos Daiki Kameda UD 10 Rosendo Vega

Boxing action – Campeche, Campeche, Mexico: Jhonny Gonzalez TKO 2 Aristides Perez Oscar Ibarra TKO 6 Carlos Melo

By Williams Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) has been stricken with some kind of stomach ailment while visiting Pakistan. On Khan’s Twitter page, Khan says “Really ill in Pakistan. Got bad stomach ache and head ache. Want to vomit but just won’t let me. Also have a fever. I want [...]

By Jim Dower: Ideally, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would like to have the Nevada Athletic commission reinstate the boxing license for his fighter two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito so that Arum could match Margarito against Manny Pacquiao on November 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s the number #1 choice for Arum. However, if for [...]