Archive for September, 2010

By William Mackay: Former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) made quick work of Carl Dilks last Saturday night, stopping him in the 1st round in the Magnificent Seven card in Birmingham. After the fight, DeGale issued a challenge to unbeaten super middleweight Commonwealth champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) for a [...]

By Jason Kim: Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KO’s) could very well be the best light welterweight in the division after destroying Vivian Harrison (29-5-1, 19 KO’s) in three rounds last Saturday night on the undercard of the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora bout at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Ortiz, 23, knocked Harris [...]

By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli might decide to continue his boxing career after being stopped in the 7th round last Saturday night against Alexander Frenkel in the Magnificent Seven card in Birmingham. Maccarinelli, who was ahead on the cards in the 7th, got sloppy and tried to trade shots with the [...]

September 20th, RENO – A world class professional boxing/MMA card is presented as part of the highly anticipated Joey Gilbert vs. Kassim Ouma NABA middleweight championship fight on September 25th at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno. The full card is as follows: Joey Gilbert vs. Kassim “The Dream” Ouma 20-2, 15 KOs 26-7, [...]

Promoter Frank Warren has given George Groves 48 hours to accept a fight with James DeGale. Groves has repeatedly called out the Londoner in the media. And now he has the opportunity to get the fight he claims he wants, after Warren sent Hayemaker Promotions a written offer at 1pm today offering Groves the fight [...]

The legendary 5th Street Gym – where the great Angelo Dundee trained champions such as Muhammad Ali and Luis Rodriguez – is rising from the canvas. Miami Beach’s boxing Mecca – which the Fight Doctor Ferdie Pacheco called the Notre Dame and Yankee Stadium of boxing rolled into one – is set to reopen with [...]

By Kieran Gallagher: David Haye has shown a rare glimpse of his more human side after describing himself as ‘extremely upset’ by the brutal manner in which his former foe Enzo Maccarinelli was knocked out in the 7th round at LG Arena, Birmingham on 18th September. Haye is possibly the biggest trash talker in boxing [...]

World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight champion David Haye has commended former cruiserweight rival Enzo Maccarinelli for the heart shown during Saturday’s (September 18) seventh round stoppage loss to German Alexander Frenkel, but admitted the manner of defeat “upset” him. European cruiserweight champion Maccarinelli was ahead on the scorecards when entering the seventh round of [...]

Andy Lee, Kronk Irish middleweight boxing star put on a master-class performance against a tough and credible Michael Walker on Friday evening in the main event of the ‘Windy City Fight Night’ boxing showcase at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL. Lee took control of the fight from the opening bell, with his superior boxing skills [...]

It’s a special edition of HBO LATINO® BOXING when HBO Sports presents a tripleheader of boxing action headlined by SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY VS. SERGIO MORA, exclusively on the HBO Latino service this SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The Spanish language broadcast team of Mario Solis and Juan Manuel Marquez, who were ringside for [...]

LONDON (20th Sept) Andrey Kudriavtsev, mandatory challenger for the European Lightweight title has told Hennessy Sports “I am in an excellent shape and come to England to win the fight.” Kudriavtsev arrives in Manchester this week ahead of his 2nd European title challenge when he takes on Manchester’s John Murray at the Robin Park Arena, [...]

John Breen’s Belfast gym is buzzing right now with 4 members of the “Breen Team” set for battle on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the The Aura, Letterkenny on Saturday. October 2nd. Reigning European Light Welterweight Champion Paul McCloskey tops the bill in the second defence of his title against Scotland’s Barry Morrison with [...]

RENDALL MUNROE knows he is in tip-top shape for next month’s big world title fight after outpacing a pack of dogs during last week’s warm-weather training camp in Portugal. The Leicester binman left the mutts for dead during an amazing hill run in the Algarve, which was filmed for Japanese TV. Munroe (21-1) will challenge [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Shane Mosley didn’t have to fight Sergio Mora. That was something that Mosley obviously wanted, because he’s the one that decided to move up to the junior middleweight division and fight Mora of all the potential choices that Mosley had to pick from. Mora isn’t even a champion. The guy is only [...]

By Jim Dower: The long awaited rematch between Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) and Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) will be announced this Thursday for a November 20th bout, according to the latest boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN. There’s still no venue for the fight, but at least the two fighters have finally [...]

UNION CITY, NJ – 09/21/2010 – Dignity Promotions, in association with Peru Box Promotions and ATV PERU, proudly announced the inception of their highly anticipated “LOS CAMPEONES del MANANA” series, with their first event now set for Saturday, October 16th in Union City, New Jersey. The main event, which will be televised live in Peru, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan has lent a helping hand to Ricky Hatton, who is undergoing a drug treatment rehabilitation. In an article at the sun.co.uk, Khan says “I am here to give him [Hatton] any help he needs and I hope he gets over his problems soon. [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) may have made a huge mistake in taking on sleeping giant Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) as his next opponent on October 16th, rather than some stuff that Vitali could easily beat. Briggs, 38, is a huge puncher with one punch [...]

Baltimore, MD (September 19) – With an enthusiastic crowd backing two of the Beltway Area’s gutsiest pugilists, longtime rivals Jesse Nicklow and Julius Kennedy fought to a thrilling ten round majority draw in the main event of “Baltimore Bad Boys” last Friday evening at the Du Burns Arena.

By Matt Stein: For those people who see welterweight/junior welterweight contender Saul Alvarez (34-0-1, 26 KO’s) as the next big thing in boxing, I think they shouldn’t get their hopes up too high, because Alvarez has ton of holes in his game at this point in his career. Alvarez, 20, proved that he can beat [...]

VERONA, NY (September 20, 2010)—On Saturday night October 2nd, undefeated Brazilian Middleweight Isaac Rodriguez will take on Colombian power puncher Samuel Miller in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds for the WBC/USNBC Middleweight championship at The Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.

By Scott Gilfoid: Nathan Cleverly (20-0, 10 KO’s) wants to go after World Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Jurgen Brahmer next after stopping number #2 ranked Karo Murat (22-1, 13 Ko’s) in the 9th round on Saturday night in the Magnificent Seven card in Birmingham.

By William Mackay: Following James DeGale’s impressive 1st round TKO of Carl Dilks last Saturday night in Frank Warren’s Magnificent Seven card, DeGale and Warren said they want George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) next. DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) is ready to take on Groves and prove to him who the better fighter is.

by Shaun Campbell: Nathan Cleverly defeated a tough looking, determined Karo Murat to secure a shot at the WBO light-heavyweight title. But Cleverly definitely did not have it all his own way, partly because of his enthusiasm to fight up close.

By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) was blasted out in the 7th round on Saturday night against German based Ukrainian Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18 KO’s) at the LG Arena, in Birmingham. I predicted that Maccarinelli, 30, would get knocked out in this fight and I was right with my [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former three division world champion Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s) fought to an unimpressive 12 round draw on Saturday night against middleweight Sergio Mora (22-1-1, 6 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. This was supposed to have been a fight in which the 39-year-old Mosley was trying to stake [...]

By Joe Mitchell: It was a blockbuster night last night for British boxing with Frank Warren putting on the magnificent seven show at Birmingham’s LG arena. The best performance for me was by Derek Chisora who beat Sam Sexton for a second time stopping him in 9 rounds. I was very surprised because he looked [...]

Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18 KOs) is the new European Cruiserweight Champion after a spectacular KO victory over Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KOs). The unbeaten 25-year-old floored the former world champion with a vicious left hook in the seventh round of their clash at the LG Arena in Birmingham. Maccarinelli beat the count but found himself [...]

Jorge Arce SD 10 Lorenzo Parra

Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen, Neuquen, Argentina Javier Francisco Maciel TKO 3 Juan Carlos Alderete Daniel Eduardo Brizuela TKO 3 Cristian David Serrano