Archive for September, 2010

Former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman (48-7-2, 39 KOs) continues his comeback Saturday night at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, at the World Boxing Association (WBA) KO Drugs Festival. Rahman has scored three impressive knockouts since his December 2008 unsuccessful challenge for Wladimir Klitschko’s IBF and WBO [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) recently dropped out of the Super Six tournament complaining about an eye problem. Kessler, 31, says he’s been having the eye problems since his brutal 11th round technical decision beat down at the hands of talented American Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) [...]

LOS ANGELES, September 30 – There are only two “Fight Night Club” events left in 2010, so Golden Boy Promotions and AEG are pulling out all the stops to deliver the hardest-hitting shows of the season beginning with the Thursday, October 28 event at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia, which features boxing’s next big thing, unbeaten [...]

By Matt Stein: Believe it or not, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) could be facing 42-year-old Antonio Tarver (27-6, 19 KO’s) of all fighters in 2011, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. Mannix says “One name Klitschko went out of his way to mention as a possible opponent next year is [...]

LOS ANGELES — SHOWTIME® Sports hosted a press conference Thursday at The Conga Room , L.A. Live, to formally introduce and discuss “BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: WINNER TAKES ALL” that begins Saturday, Dec. 11, live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from Irapuato, Mexico. In attendance was Ken Hershman, SHOWTIME Sports Executive [...]

NOTE: WEIGHTS (Sept. 30, 2010) – Tim Coleman tipped the scales at 139 3/4 pounds and Patrick Lopez measured 139 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Both coming off huge victories and riding impressive winning streaks, United States Boxing Association (USBA) light welterweight champion, Coleman (17-1-1, 4 KOs) [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) figures that he’s going to be knocking out British challenger 38-year-old Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) on November 13th in their title fight at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire. In a press release sent out today, Haye, 29, said “I have [...]

By Jim Dower: You can add 35-year-old journeyman heavyweight Dominick Guinn (33-6-1, 22 KO’s) to the list of fighters that want to get a crack at IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) in his next fight on December 11th. It seems like they’re coming out of the woodwork now that Klitschko is actively [...]

By Sam Gregory: October 1st 1975 Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier for the third time to defend his heavyweight title. Ali was making his fourth title defense since capturing the crowd a year earlier from George Foreman via an eighth round knockout in a highly publicized fight in Zaire. The fight these two heavyweight gladiators [...]

By Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks his unbeaten fighter Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s) can beat World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s), saying in an article at Philstar.com, “Vanes is being lined up to fight Miguel Cotto. I would never take a fight which I think my fighter [...]

‘Last Man Standing’ Saturday night at Foxwoods Resort Casino MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Sept. 30, 2010) – Three-time world title challenger Antwun “Kid Dynamite” Echols has replaced “Sucra” Ray Oliveira as Joey “KO Kid” Spina’s opponent for Saturday night’s main event on the “Last Man Standing” card in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

By Jim Amato: He may be one of the most overlooked champions of the 1990′s. He had style and skill. He won 49 of 55 bouts and a piece of the welterweight title. He knocked out 31 but he himself was never stopped. His name was Aaron Davis and they called him ” Superman.” Davis [...]

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten junior middleweight James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO’s) was released from prison this morning, according to Dan Rafael. That’s bad news if you’re a fan of Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito because Kirkland is the real deal and has knockout power, a chin and the offense to blow pretty much [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s being reported by Fightnews.com that World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (29-2, 7 KO’s) will be defending his title on December 4th or December 11th against lightweight contender Matt Zegan (42-5-2, 21 KO’s) rather than against someone from the super featherweight division. I figured that Burns would be [...]

Kissimmee, FL: On Saturday, October 16, 2010, one of the biggest shows in Central Florida history will be hosted by the 10,500 seat Silver Spurs Arena of the Osceola Heritage Park in an event billed: “The Rising Son Returns”. In the main event WBO Jr. Featherweight Champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. of Bayamon, Puerto Rico will [...]

LOS ANGELES, September 30 – It will be an explosive night of fights at the Jose Jorge Conte Arena in Corrientes, Argentina on Friday, October 1, when former World Champion Jorge Rodrigo Barrios returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year to take on Colombia’s Wilson Alcorro in a ten round [...]

By Mathew Muranaka: After reading many amusing articles about how Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) has a real chance to beat Vitali Klitschko (40-3, 38KO’s), I realized that the author, who will remain anonymous, truly does believe that “The Cannon” will indeed knock out Dr. Ironfist. So lets look at the facts that this other [...]

By Dan Ambrose World Boxing Council (WBC) “Silver” middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be defending his title against Alfonso Gomez )22-4-2, 11 kO’s) on December 4th, in Anaheim, California. What makes this match-up so disappointing, however, is that the 29-year-old Gomez will be moving up not one but two divisions [...]

Sky Sports have officially confirmed that the World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight title showdown between David Haye and Audley Harrison on Saturday, November 13, will be the world’s first ever boxing match televised live in 3D. Fight fans purchasing the clash on Sky Box Office are set to witness a ‘three-dimensional beating’, claims champion [...]

By Sean McDaniel: EBU lightweight champion John Murray (30-0, 18 KO’s) wants the big fights against fighters like Amir Khan, Juan Manuel Marquez, Humberto Soto and Michael Katsidis after toiling away for the past seven years in the pro ranks. Murray, 25, will likely be getting a title shot in the near future against either [...]

World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion unbeaten Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and mexican Ivan “Choko” Hernandez were this afternoon in Kissimmee, Florida in their second meeting little more than two weeks for their bout that will take place next October 16 in the Silver Spurs Arena of Kissimmee, Florida in a presentation of All Star [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest news reports, British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has agreed to fight International Boxing Federation/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) on December 11th. We’re still waiting the official word from Klitschko and Chisora’s promoters, but if this indeed true, this will be [...]

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Sept. 30, 2010) – Due to a commission doctor requirement, 3-time world title challenger “Sucra” Ray Oliveira has been forced to withdraw from Saturday night’s main event fight against Joey “KO Kid” Spina on the “Last Man Standing” card in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. “Last Man Standing” is [...]

By Dave Lahr: Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) likes his chances against the smaller Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) on November 13th, in their fight at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Pacquiao and Margarito will be battling down the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight belt without either of them having much if [...]

The premiere of the hotly-anticipated “Max Schmeling” movie was a huge success yesterday night in Berlin where 800 guests, including many VIPs, athletes and famous actors, enjoyed the first screening. Directed by Uwe Boll, the movie about the eventful life of one of Germany´s biggest sporting heroes received a loud ovation. One legend was impersonated [...]

On Sunday October 10th, just one month after convincingly defeating the highly experienced Matt Scriven on the undercard of the magnificent title double header ‘It’s Personal’ event, ‘Dynamo’ Daryl Setterfield is set to be back in action in a rematch with Ryan Toms, at the Miranda Carter Left Jab Promotions ‘10: 10: 10:’ event at [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – With the 2012 Olympic Games quickly approaching, the nation’s top Olympic-style boxers will officially kick off the journey to London at the 2010 National PAL Championships in San Antonio, Texas, October 4-9. The annual national championship event will serve as the first Olympic Trials qualifier for the open division male competitors [...]

ORANGE, CA (September 30) – “New Blood” is coming back to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California on Friday, October 8th, and when Thompson Boxing Promotions brings the top prospects in boxing to Southern California, the entire fistic world will be watching. In the main event, scheduled for six rounds in the junior middleweight division, [...]

FAIRFAX, VA (September 30, 2010) – On Saturday, November 6, 2010, popular junior middleweight contender Jimmy Lange (33-4-2, 23 KOs) returns to George Mason University’s Patriot Center to face Joe Wyatt (23-1, 15 KOs) in a ten-round championship bout for the North American Boxing Association’s (NABA) vacant 154-pound U.S title (NABA is a division of [...]

Dear Friends, With October 1st being the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States, Golden Girl Promotions is proud to announce that they will be supporting the fight for the cure. TEAM GOLDEN GIRL-RACE FOR THE CURE Golden Girl Promotions has formed a team for the Komen of Central New [...]