Archive for August, 2010

By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (34-1-1, 6 KO’s) finally met up with an opponent he couldn’t out-box in WBA fly light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura (25-1-1, 21 KO’s), who stopped Calderon in the 8th round of a scheduled 12 round bout at the Coliseo Mario ‘Quijot’ Morales, Guaynabo, Puerto [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Heavyweight contender David Tua (51-3-2, 43 KO’s) will likely be back in action on November 25th against either 40-year-old Kali Meehan ((35-4, 29 KO’s) or Solomon Haumono, according to boxing news from >stuff.co.nz. Tua, 37, is coming off a disappointing 12 round draw with journeyman Monte Barrett on July 17th.

Boxing results – Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Henry Lundy UD 10 Omri Lowther Kevin Bizier RTD 3 Leonardo Rojas Nicholson Poulard TKO 3 Alfredo Contreras Arash Usmanee RKO 2 Carlos Martinez Ahmad Cheikho TKO 1 Jonathan Leveille Samuel Vargas SD 4 Michael Springer Patrick Tessier UD 4 Francis Lafreniere

By Dave Lahr: In tonight’s ESPN boxing card with Henry Lundy vs. Omri Lowther, ESPN boxing analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas said that former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) has improved “Mentally, physically and technically” in the past five years since his narrow 12 round decision loss to Wladimir Klitschko in 2005. [...]

Boxing results – Westin Hotel Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia: Paul Delgado UD 6 Chad Greenleaf Zahir Raheem TKO 2 Roberto Valenzuela

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) still hasn’t officially announced who his next opponent will be, but many boxing fans figure it will be former EBU heavyweight champion Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) that Haye fights on November 13th at M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire.

Boxing results from the at Independence Square, in Kiev, Ukraine: Wladimir Sidorenko UD 12 Mbwana Matumla Dmytro Kucher UD 8 Joey Vegas

By Eric Thomas: Rather than fight an immediate rematch with Chad Dawson and show that the fight wasn’t a fluke thing, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) will elect to get one fight in between the rematch by taking on 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5, 32 KO’s) in December, according to the latest [...]

By Chris Williams: This question is mostly aimed at non-fans of Manny Pacquiao because I got a pretty good idea that Pacquiao’s loyal fans will buy his fights on pay per view no matter who Bob Arum matches him up against. But is Pacquiao’s fight with Antonio Margarito worth plunking down $50 to watch it?

By Dan Ambrose: Featherweight contender Rey Bautista (29-2, 22 KO’s) defeated Alejandro Barrera (20-4, 13 KO’s) by a 4th round TKO on Saturday night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. The fight was stopped due to a cut under the left eyelid of Barrera, which the referee ruled had been caused [...]

By Jason Kim: At this point I would be more than pleased to see WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) fight welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (20-0, 15 KO’s). It’s not that I see Aydin as a great fighter, but at least he’s a welterweight and can punch. Berto has been a big disappointment [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) could be the first of the Klitschko brothers to get a stab at heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27 KO’s) next year in 2011. However, that’s if the 33-year-old Adamek can get by his next opponent 38-year-old Lance Whitaker (35-6-1, 28 KO’s), [...]

Sam Peter (34-3, 27 KOs), is in his final week of training camp in the high altitude of Big Bear, Calif. A native of Nigeria, now fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev., Peter will break camp on September 2 and head to Frankfurt, Germany to challenge IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs.) Promoted [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: There’s been a lot of people bellyaching about the loss of WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler and Allan Green from the Super Six tournament this week, but I don’t see it as being a big deal. Let’s be real here. Kessler and Green had very little chance of winning the Super [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) has become the quite the collector of paper titles in recent years. For some reason, he seems intent on collecting as many as he can before he retires from boxing. On November 13th, Pacquiao will be fighting Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. This [...]

Boxing results -Estadio Cubierto Newell Old Boys in Rosario, Argentina: Lucas Matthysse KO 1 Rogelio Castañeda Sebastián Luján TKO 7 Emilio Julio

By Jason Kim: For fans of World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s), they may get the opportunity to see his next fight against 38-year-old former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) on ESPN, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN.

By Matt Stein: World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) weighed in at 138.8 at Friday’s weigh-infor his fight against journeyman DeMarcus Corley (37-13-1, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.

By Jim Dower: Former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-6, 19 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time at heavyweight against the hard hitting 24-year-old Nagy Aguilera (16-4, 11 KO’s) on October 15th on Showtime.

Chazz Witherspoon 231 – Livin Castillo 212 Farah Ennis 173 – Reggie Pena 178 Jose Reyes 138 – Walter Estrada 134 Lavarn Harvell 170 ½ – Nathan Bedwell 169 Isaiah Seldon 160 ½ – Jason Johns 164 ½ Eugene Soto 163 ½ – Maurice Williams 164

By Dave Lahr: Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) is in the best shape of his life for his fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KO’s) on September 11th, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Monica Sears Welcome to today’s call. I just want to give a quick rundown of everyone that is joining us today. We have President of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya. On Victor Ortiz’s team we have obviously, “Vicious” Victor, his head trainer Danny Garcia and his manager Rolando Arellano. On Vivian Harris’ side [...]

By Eric Thomas: Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports says that Manny Pacquiao could make as much as $15 million for his November 13th fight against Antonio Margarito in their fight at the Cowboy Stadium. While Iole isn’t exactly pleased with this fight, you can’t blame Pacquiao for wanting to make that kind of money against [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 27, 2010) – Congressman MANNY PACQUIAO and the “Tijuana Tornado” ANTONIO MARGARITO, boasting 10 world titles between them, along with Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM, will embark on a coast-to-coast media tour to launch the promotion of PACQUIAO vs. MARGARITO, World Super Welterweight Championship, Next Tuesday! August 31. Promoted by [...]

by Eoin Cooke: The upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito has generated little interest amongst fight fans. The majority of publicity that the fight has gained has been over Margarito’s attempts to get his licence. Instead of seeing the two best fighters on the planet face each other on November 13th (although that [...]

by Ronnie Jordan: After watching World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana’s fights against Victor Cayo and Victor Ortiz its clear to me that Amir khan could and should box the hell out of Maidana. If he doesn’t beat him by a lop sided 12 round decision then he’ll knock him out in [...]

British heavyweight champion Derek Chisora says he’ll fight Audley Harrison if David Haye is not man enough. Haye and Harrison are bickering in the press ahead of a possible showdown later this year, but Del Boy has told Haye to put up or shut up – or he’ll step in. “Make your mind up Haye, [...]

By Kyle Simpson: 1. Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather to fight with no excuses. 2. Instant replay to sort out some controversial moments in fights i.e. the Knock down that never was in the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Marco Antonio Barrera fight. 3. One World title belt per weight division. 4. A governing body – [...]

By Jim Dower: Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KO’s) is looking beyond his next fight against on September 18th against former World Boxing Council junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora (22-1, 6 KO’s) and looking at fights against Manny Pacquiao and a rematch with Miguel Cotto. But first the 38-year-old Mosley has to beat Mora in their [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Kalle Sauerland, who promotes World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s), says he has a “verbal agreement” for Kessler to fight the winner of the Super Six tournament, according to Skysports.com. Kessler, 31, had to drop out of the Super Six tournament on Thursday due to an [...]