Archive for September, 2010

By Sean McDaniel: Former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is reportedly going to be entering a rehab clinic for cocaine addition this week, according to boxing news from the Mirror.co.uk. Hatton, 31, was caught snorting seven lines of what appeared to be cocaine in a video given to the site News [...]

By Jason Kim: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) dispatched yet another heavyweight contender in beating Samuel Peter (34-4, 27 KO’s) by a 10th round knockout on Saturday night in Frankfurt, Germany. After the fight, Wladimir had some choice words to say about World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s), [...]

By Jim Dower: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) did what he had to do to take Nigerian heavyweight Samuel Peter (34-4, 27 KO’s) out in the 10th round last Saturday night at the Commerzbank-Arena, in Frankfurt, Germany. With the 30-year-old Peter’s right eye nearly closed from the punishment he had absorbed in [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Flyweight Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas) took the ring at the Sobers Sports Complex in Bridgetown, Barbados, with the weight of the world and her own medal hopes on her shoulders. Yet pressure is nothing new to Esparza, a five-time national champion and World Championships bronze medalist in the light flyweight division. [...]

By Tom Graves: Footage of Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton has been released of him snorting cocaine in a hotel room in Manchester around two weeks ago, the man himself has taken full responsibility for the footage. It occurred in the early hours of the morning, after a night of boozing in which Hatton was said [...]

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: On Saturday night, In front of a sold out house at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, Ryan ‘Mr Attitude’ Barrett dramatically stopped Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander in the first round to lift the International Masters title and potentially a shot at the WBF Lightweight World title.

By Dave Lahr: Just as I expected, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) was able to clinch as often as he pleased on Saturday night in defeating former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-4, 27 KO’s) by a 10th round TKO while fighting in front of a large pro-Klitschko German crowd [...]

By Ryan Dunn: Last night’s Boxing After Dark on HBO was nothing if not unusual. Two betting favorites stepped into the ring and ultimately showed more weaknesses than strengths, throwing yet more controversy into the lower weights and the quest for dominance. The fights themselves were plagued with ebbing tides, peculiar fouls and equal turns [...]

Andy Lee, Kronk Irish middleweight contender headlines the ‘Windy City Fight Night’ boxing showcase promoted by 8 Count Productions this Friday night (September 17) at the mult-purpose UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL.

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – United States’ lightweight Queen Underwood (Seattle, Wash.) enjoyed a quick opening bout in her 2010 Women’s World Championships debut, but the second win didn’t come quite as easily. Yet, the Seattle firefighter would not be denied in her bout with Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Chorieva on Saturday, winning a tiebreaker victory in second [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: There are currently 3 recognized world champions in the heavyweight division, who are Vitali Klitschko (WBC), Wladimir Klitschko (IBO, WBO and IBF) and David Haye (WBA). These three world champions are leagues above the current contenders and hot prospects, this can be seen by looking at the worlds heavyweight rankings which shows [...]

One of the most discussed questions at Pearl Theatre at The Palms Casino Resorts in Las Vegas after Yuriorkis Gamboa’s impressive unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Orlando Salido had nothing to do with the scoring of the judges (116-109, 115-109, 114-109) but with Gamboa’s style. Fans and experts argued whether they had seen a “new [...]

by Matt Stein: World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KO’s) struggled to some extent in beating Mexican Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 116-109, 114-109 and 115-109. Gamboa dominated [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former three division world champion Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KO’s) picked up his second win in his comeback by stopping 2nd tier fighter Willie Limond (33-3, 8 KO’s) in the 6th round on Saturday night at the Monumental Plaza de Toros, Mexico. Morales, 34, dropped the 31-year-old Limond three times in the [...]

Boxing results – Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada: Matt Korobov UD 8 Anthony Greenidge Jose Benavidez TKO 2 Manuel Delcid

Boxing results – Monumental Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: Edgar Sosa TKO 10 Ryan Bito Ana Maria Torres UD 10 Alesia Graf Carlos Zarate TKO 3 Jorge Luis Lopez

boxing results – National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland: Kiko Martinez UD 12 Arsen Martirosyan Brian Magee RTD 8 Roman Aramyan Anthony Fitzgerald dec 10 Robert Long Paul Hyland dec 8 Robert DaLuz Luis Garcia TKO 3 Christian Cruz Alexei Acosta TKO 6 Oscar Chacin Coleman Barrett dec 4 Remigijus Ziausys

By Tom Hatheway: Ring Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko dominated Sam Peter via 10th round TKO in a rematch from 2005. He also defended his IBF, IBO, and WBO titles. The bout was basically a mismatch; with the champ in control all of the way. In the end Peter’s eyes were heavily swollen, and is now [...]

Steve Molitor 12 MD Jason Booth

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Teams from the United States in Italy competed in the final USA vs. Italy dual on Saturday night at the Lyrick Theatre in Assisi, Italy. The international dual event highlighted a day focused on commemorating the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The two squads took the ring following multiple [...]

Final details are nearly ironed out for the Zab Judah (39-6, 27 KO’s) vs. Lucas Matthysse (27-0, 25 KO’s) fight. The fight will take place at Newark’s Prudential Center on November 6th and will be televised on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark”. More details will follow.

Wladimir Klitschko TKO 10 Samuel Peter

Boxing results – Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, UK: Martin Lindsay dec 6 Yauheni Kruhlik

Boxing results – Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: Johnathon Banks UD 12 Saul Montana Ali Ahraoui dec 6 Janos Varga Domonique Dolton KO 3 Norbert Szekeres

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) continued with his mantra that World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) is asking for too much money for their December 11th fight, saying on his twitter page “You think I’m scared of Maidana? Madonna is the biggest [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury (12-0, 9 KO’s) picked up his 12th victory on Friday night against previously undefeated Rich Power (12-1, 9 KO’s) with an unimpressive eight round decision at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Referee Jeff Hinds scored it 80-72. There’s no question that the 22-year-old Fury won [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is about to enter the Lion’s den when he gets in the ring with Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) on October 2nd in their Super Six tournament fight at the Chapiteau de Fontvieille, Principauté de Monaco. A big portion of the tickets for the fight have already [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States enjoyed a highly successful showing on day two of the 2010 Women’s World Boxing Championships in Bridgetown, Barbados, winning all four of their bouts at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex. Flyweight Marlen Esparza (Houston, Texas), light welterweight Cashmere Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio), welterweight Andrecia Wasson (Centerline, Mich.), and middleweight [...]

By Dave Lahr: After all these years, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitscchko (54-3, 48 KO’s) will finally be facing a puncher when he steps in the ring tonight against former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KO’s) at the Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany. It’s been five years since Peter last fought Wladimir and nearly [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 38 KO’s) is finding humor in the next scheduled fight for WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) against 38-year-old Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s), which is scheduled to take place on November 13th, at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire. Klitschko, 34, was hoping that [...]