Archive for August, 2010

Nathan Cleverly says he is even more determined to make a statement on September 18 after the light-heavyweight division was blown wide apart on Saturday night. Jean Pascal beat Chad Dawson on a technical decision in their world title clash in Canada, and in the process became Ring Magazine champion. The result is an important [...]

When Light Middleweight contender ‘Phat’ Pat McAleese last faced Lee Noble, on the Ricky Hatton promoted show at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex back on the 26th March, things didn’t go quite the way that McAleese or his legion of fans expected, with the referee, Richie Davies, scoring the contest a 58-58 points [...]

NEW YORK, NY (August 16, 2010) Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo is spending the scorching hot summer days training in New York City with one goal in mind, crushing WBA champion Felix Sturm on Saturday, September 4th in Cologne, Germany. Said Lorenzo: “My preparation has been going great; I am in the best shape of my [...]

By Matt Stein: Manny Pacquiao says he really wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., and yet his next opponent, the recently disgraced Antonio Margarito, may not generate enough pay per view buys to make it possible for Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum to successfully negotiate a fight with Mayweather. You have to think that Pacquiao-Margarito has [...]

By Eric Thomas: After losing to WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal last Saturday night by an 11 round technical decision, Chad Dawson was angry at the press conference after the fight, complaining about being head butted at least five times, and talking about the holding and hitting by Pascal, his “Running like a chicken” [...]

By Chris Williams: Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who works for both Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., thinks that the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. can beat WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto when they fight on December 4th. In an article by Chris Robinson at Examiner.com, Ariza says “Freddie [Roach] already knows how [...]

By Jason Kim: Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield believes that Manny Pacquiao will come off better compared to Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he gets beaten by Mayweather in their proposed fight in May 2011. In an article at Detnews.com, the 48-year-old Holyfield said “Of course it benefits Pacquiao more because if he loses [to Mayweather] [...]

By Dave Lahr: Last weekend we saw a fight on HBO that was as boring as anything you can imagine with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal beating Chad Dawson by an 11 round technical decision. The fight was a dull match up even going into the fight. When I compare that fight with the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: With little more than a month go go before their stage 3 Super Six tournament fight, there still isn’t a venue for the super fight between talented stars Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s). All we have right now is a date for [...]

By Chris Williams: I’ve been curious about the career of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s), and have been wondering when his promoter Bob Arum would finally put him in with a good opponent after seven years of facing exclusively B level fighters. I figured that Arum would at least put Chavez Jr. in [...]

By Dave Lahr: I suppose it really doesn’t matter now that Chad Dawson has already been beaten by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, but I couldn’t help being amused at the scoring by the Canadian judge Jack Woodburn, who had Pascal beating Dawson by an 108-101 score. I don’t know what fight he was [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) was beaten by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) by an 11 round technical decision that still has a lot of boxing fans shaking their heads at the quick stoppage by the ringside doctor after Dawson was cut from a [...]

By Eric Thomas: A disappointed Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) spoke to Larry Merchant after Saturday’s 11 round technical decision loss to World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Dawson, 28, said he has a rematch clause for his fight with Pascal and is [...]

By William Mackay: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s), after beating Chad Dawson by an 11 round technical decision last Saturday night in Montreal, said “I’d defend this title against Carl Froch, but it would have to be in Canada, according to the Telegraph.co.uk. Froch defeated Pascal by a 12 round unanimous [...]

By Jason Kim: Gary Shaw, the promoter for Chad Dawson, reportedly wants a different judge and referee for the rematch between Dawson and World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. This after Dawson lost to Pascal by an 11 round technical decision last Saturday night in Montreal, Canada.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) is flying high after his 11 round technical decision win over former two time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) last Saturday night while fighting in front of a home audience, at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada.

Barry Smith, coach of Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander, is fuming at the comments that had been made in the press recently by Ryan Barratt, ahead of their 11th September showdown for the International Masters Lightweight Title on the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘It’s Personal’ double title show at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.

The Friday Night Fights at the Cox Convention Center on August 13 was an undisputed, rounding success! The capacity crowd witnessed catBOX fighter Oklahoma Lightweight Champ Noah Zuhdi (11-1) score a six round unanimous decision over former North American Boxing Association Champion Martin Armenta of Mexico. Throughout the fight, Zuhdi demonstrated his technical boxing skills [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) may have defeated Chad Dawson (27-1, 17 KO’s) by an 11 round technical decision tonight, but Pascal looked like he really dodged a bullet when Dawson was cut in the 11th just when he had Pascal hurt and taking punishment. All [...]

Results – Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama: Anselmo Moreno SD 12 Nehomar Cermeno WBA World bantamweight title Alberto Mosquera KO 10 Nelson Lara Nilson Julio Tapia TKO 2 Reward Marti Eric Castro KO 8 Whyber Garcia Luis Concepcion KO 1 Wilfrido Valdez

Boxing results: Auditorio Luis Estrada Medina, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico: Donnie Nietes UD 122 Mario Rodriguez WBO minimumweight title Mariana Juarez KO 5 Diana Gonzalez

Results: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia: Hasim Rahman KO 6 Damon Reed Henry Buchanan TKO 9 Bobby Jordan

By Eric Thomas: For those fans that are thinking that they’ve seen the last of Bad Chad Dawson after his 11 round technical decision loss to WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal tonight, think again. Dawson, 28, was clever enough to have a rematch clause in his contract with Pascal, meaning that the two fighters [...]

By Jim Dower: Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) lost to World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) tonight by an 11 round technical decision in a failed attempt to recapture the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Dawson threw punches sparingly, saving them as [...]

Gennady Golovkin TKO 1 Milton Nuñez

Boxing action from the Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas: Miguel Vazquez UD 12 Ji Hoon Kim vacant IBF lightweight title

By Eric Thomas: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal defeated Chad Dawson tonight by a controversial 11 round technical decision at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. With former two time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson trailing in the fight in the 11th, he badly hurt WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal with a flurry [...]

Jean Pascal TD 11 Chad Dawson

Boxing results: Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas: Miguel Angel Garcia KO 11 Cornelius Lock

By Jim Dower: HBO and promoter Gary Shaw want to put together a title match between Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KO’s) and Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KO’s) if Dawson can get by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal tonight in their title fight at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. The big question is will [...]