Archive for July, 2010

On July 30, 2010 , Cestus Management’s 147-pound contender Ashley Theophane headlines a major fight card that will be televised on ESPN’s FNF boxing series. The event will be live from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami , Oklahoma.

TAMPA, FL, All Star Boxing and Fight Night Productions in association with Ker’s WingHouse Bar and Grille present “WingHouse Fight Night” a part of the nationally acclaimed“BOXEO TELEMUNDO”boxing series televised live on Telemundo in Tampa, Florida on Friday, August 13th at the A La Carte Event Pavilion.

By David S Patterson: After the draw against Monte Barrett on the 17th July 2010 I have been puzzled why Tua had such a bad performance. I am definitely not taking anything away from Barrett he came in ready to fight and fight he did. So I’ve watched the fight tape to see where Tua [...]

Boxing results – Jose Cuervo Salon, Polanco, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Alejandro Hernandez TKO 7 Jesus Ceja vacant WBC Latino bantamweight title Ulises Lara MD 8 Luis Ceja

By Dave Lahr: If nothing else, you can never say that trainer Freddie Roach is loyal to his fighters Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, both of which he feels would beat World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley if they were to ever fight. Of course, it’s highly unlikely that Pacquiao and Khan will [...]

Boxing results – Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico: Ramon Garcia Hirales SD 12 Johnriel Casimero interim WBO light flyweight title Rodrigo Guerrero UD 12 Federico Catubay Pablo Lugo TKO 9 Noe Morales Omar Chavez KO 2 Miguel Angel Galindo Adrian Young KO 3 Edgar Luzanilla

By Scott Gilfoid: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) has reportedly renewed his boxing license for some reason. Hatton, 31, hasn’t seen action since being flattened a year ago in the 2nd round by Manny Pacquiao in May 2009. Hatton has a million opportunities for big money fights since [...]

By Benjamin James: I understand that professional boxing is a business before it is a sport but the way promoters and boxers are treating the fans who fund their lifestyles is just so infuriating. This hype train has been steaming through the boxing world for such a long time now and we keep getting our [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is going to get a chance to win his 8th world title when he faces two-time world champion Antonio Margarito on November 13th at a still to be determined venue. According to boxing news from the Inquirer.net, the 31-year-old Pacquiao will be fighting Margarito at [...]

By Jim Dower: Despite having no luck in trying to put together a mega fight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao recently, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum remains optimistic about his chances of putting together a fight in the future in early 2011. Above all, Arum refuses to take it personal that Mayweather [...]

NEW YORK/TUNICA, MS.(July 24, 2010)—TONIGHT!!! Prize Fight Promotions will put on a five bout card that will be headlined by a terrific Lightweight encounter between Ty Barnett and Tyrese Hendrix and all the action can be seen LIVE and FREE on www.gofightlive.tv

By Joseph Hirsch: Joe Calzaghe is probably the most controversial champion of the last twenty-five years. Many regard him as one of the most overprotected European fighters in history, with the possible exception of Sven Ottke, a man with an ineffectual pitter-pat style of punching who favored picking on old men like Bernard Hopkins or [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the main event of the July 23rd edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Tachi Palace Casino, Lemoore, Calif. Vyacheslav Uzelkov 22-0 with 14 KO’s defended his unbeaten record along with his WBA light heavyweight title against Beibut Shumenov 9-1 with 6 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round bout in [...]

By Sam Gregory: The opening bout of the July 23rd edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from the Tachi Palace Casino, Lemoore, Calif. recorded ring temperature in excess of 110 degrees for the super bantamweight fight between undefeated Rico Ramos 17-0 with 9 KO’s and Cuauhtemoc Vargas 15-4 with 9 KO’s in a scheduled eight [...]

Unbeaten Scottish prospect Craig McEwan had to battle hard to a ten round majority verdict win over super tough Californian veteran Danny Perez on Friday night in their Top of the Bill bout at The Pechanga Casino, Temecula, California.

By Jason Kim: Paul Briggs (26-4, 18 KO’s) was stopped in the first 29 seconds of the 1st round by IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green (30-3, 27 KO’s) on July 21st at the Challenge Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

By Eric Thomas: I don’t know if Manny Pacquiao really cares about his legacy once he’s gone from the sport of boxing, but I wonder whether his upcoming November 13th fight against Antonio Margarito will enhance his legacy or hurt it.

By Matt Stein: Top light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (27-2-1, 21 KO’s) complained recently an interview, upset that the top fighters in the light welterweight division has been avoiding him. Specifically, the 23-year-old Ortiz is unhappy that fighters like Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley and even Marcos Maidana aren’t fighting him, despite Ortiz being ranked number [...]

By Jason Kim: On July 31st, unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KO’s) will be taking his toughest fight of his young career against undefeated Russian Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13 KO’s) on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is back to his old bold-talking self in his column today at Thisisnottingham.co.uk, saying “I’m a bigger puncher than Dirrell, and won’t let Arthur [Abraham] off the hook nor coast to a points win. I will make him wilt under the punches that I’ll rain down on [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito won’t be just fighting for big bucks when they step in the ring on November 13th, they’ll also be fighting for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title. This will give Pacquiao a chance to fight for an 8th world title. Of course, there will also [...]

By Jim Dower: Still largely unproven undefeated middleweight prospect Craig McEwan (18-0, 7 KOs) defeated Danny Perez (34-7, 17 KOs) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The final judges’ scores were 97-93, 97-93, 95-95.

By William Mackay: As much as the hardcore boxing fans are angry and upset about Bob Arum saying that Manny Pacquiao will be fighting Antonio Margarito on November 13th, I think the fight will still end up doing incredibly well on pay per view, and possibly almost as good as the Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto [...]

By Jim Dower: Dan Rafael is reporting that a mega fight between World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) is in the talking phase for a potential huge fight coming up in the near future. Berto, 26, doesn’t have an opponent picked [...]

By Eric Thomas: Making his first defense of his World Boxing Association light heavyweight title, champion Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KO’s) defeated his previously unbeaten number #1 contender Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-1, 14 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California. The final judges’ [...]

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) is interested in fighting top junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) if Martinez and his promoter Lou Dibella are unable to put together a fight with Paul Williams. HBO badly wants to see a rematch between Williams and Martinez. The [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) will start his long grueling 10 week training camp on July 26th, as he prepares for his October 2nd fight against former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) in their stage 3 Super Six tournament bout at the Chapiteau de Fontvieille, [...]

Boxing results from the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, in Lemoore, California: Stan Martyniouk UD 4 Jonathon Bobadilla Ravshan Hudaynazarov TKO 5 Pavel Miranda

By Jim Dower: HBO Sports is hoping to put together a light welterweight unification bout between IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s) and WBO light welterweight title holder Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) early next year on January 29th, 2010, says Dan Rafael. Gary Shaw, Bradley’s promoter, is already reportedly working with [...]

By Chris Williams: Well, it looks as if Bob Arum has made his decision. He’s picked Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) as the next opponent for Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) to fight on November 13th, in either Las Vegas, Nevada or Monterrey, Mexico, according to Kevin Iole from Yahoo News. For boxing fans that [...]