Archive for September, 2010

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (September 21, 2010) – The highly anticipated unveiling of the Leavander Johnson Memorial Statue has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 30th due to scheduling conflicts.

CHICAGO, IL (September 21, 2010) Notre Dame Boxing Champion Mike Lee returns to action on Saturday, November 13th at the world renowned Cowboys Stadium in Dallas,Texas.

Lemoore, California (September 21, 2010) – Undefeated Junior Welterweight Michael Dallas, Jr. will look for his fifth victory of 2010 on Thursday, October 7, when Goossen Tutor Promotions presents “BRING ON THE PAIN” at Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.

CHICAGO, IL (September 21, 2010) Tickets are now on sale for WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 13, an action packed evening of professional boxing set for Friday, October 22nd at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

Paul David today vowed to squash British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith “like a bug” in their Rumble in the Jungle press conference today. The pair swapped insults after coming face to face with each other – and some creepy crawlies – at the BugWorld Experience on the Albert Dock.

By Scott Gilfoid: I can’t say I was impressed with Kell Brooks (22-0, 15 KO’s) 5th round stoppage over Michael Jennings (36-3, 17 KO’s) last Saturday night in the Magnificent Seven card in Birmingham. Although Brook got the win on a cut stoppage in the 5th, he wasn’t impressing me in the least. Brook looks [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Gary Shaw thinks that former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (51—5-1, 32 KO’s) will beat World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) on December 18th in Quebec, Canada. In an interview by Stephen Edwards at Boxingtalk.com, Shaw says “I think Pascal is making a [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach thinks his fighter Manny Pacquiao will knock Antonio Margarito out inside eight rounds on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. With Pacquiao having zero experience at junior middleweight and with Margarito having fought at that weight only once in the past six years, Pacquiao and Margarito [...]

By William Mackay: Adam Booth, the trainer and manager for Hayemaker Boxing Promotions, has made a counter offer to super middleweight James DeGale’s promoter Frank Warren today, according to news from the Telegraph.co.uk. Booth thinks there’s a bigger purse available than what was offered by Warren on Monday. Booth says “I can assure everybody that [...]

By Jim Dower: Two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) could be facing International Boxing Federation (IBF) light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (21-0, 18 KO’s), says Dawson’s promoter Gary Shaw in an interview by Greg Leon at boxingtalk.com. Dawson, 28, lost his last fight to WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal last month [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KO’s) could be the next opponent for former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) to face on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, according to news from Dan Rafael on his Twitter page. Rafael says that Pavlik’s promotional company Top Rank [...]

iIt will be former NABC Light Middleweight champion Michi “El Matador” Munoz, 22-5 (15), from Mexico who fights former world champion Bronco McKart, 52-9-1 (31), for the UBO World middleweight title on October 30 in Monroe, Michigan. Turner Boxing Productions will promote. Born in Leon, Mexico, Munoz turned professional in the United States in 2004 [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: I have been the biggest critic of the Super Six Tournament; I don’t think it’s been set out fairly and most of it is Showtime’s fault, I think they should have set out the fight venues before the boxers signed contracts and most importantly gave the boxers no wiggle room to change [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: There is the greatest British heavyweight revival occurring now since, ever really. It’s the first time in a long time I can see eight hot prospects on the scene all wanting to fight each other, I just hope they can wait for a few more fights until they are all developed fighters [...]

Luis Garcia Irish based Cuban sensation Luis “El Leon” Garcia says he is ready, willing and able to accept a fight with Britain’s Gold medallist, James “Chunky” DeGale if a clash between DeGale and domestic rival George Groves can’t be made. Degale’s promoter Frank Warren made Groves a written offer today for the fight to [...]

Atlantic City, NJ (September 21, 2010) – Pound for Pound Promotions is proud to announce an exciting night of professional boxing on October 30, 2010 at Bally’s Atlantic City. The six bout card featuring the hottest young prospects on the east coast will be headlined by the ten round featherweight matchup between unbeaten rising superstar [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team USA will return to international boxing action on October 1 in “Empires Collide”, a dual match with China, on October 1, at Capitale in New York, N.Y. The 13-bout event will feature all the Olympic boxing weight classes, with 10 men’s matches and three women’s contests in a potential preview [...]

The Olympic bronze medallist, 25, been looking for a new trainer since splitting with Bobby Rimmer in the summer and believes Brooks is the man to make him a world champion. Brooks, 56, is best known for his work with Evander Holyfield who he is still training, but his knowledge of boxing makes him one [...]

By Matt Stein: Undefeated welterweight contender Saul Alvarez (34-0-1, 26 KO’s) may have another easy mark for his next fight. According to the Record, the 20-year-old Alvarez will be facing European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (40-4-2, 15 KO’s) on December 4th, in Cancun, Mexico. Given how wide open Alvarez looked on defense [...]

By Dave Lahr: On October 16th, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) is finally going to be facing someone his own size and strength in 6’4″ Shannon Briggs in their fight at the World Arena, in Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko hasn’t had to take on any sluggers until now and has been dining on [...]

By Matt Stein: Fresh off his 6th round knockout victory over 39-year-old Carlos Baldomir on Saturday night, 20-year-old unbeaten welterweight contender Saul Alvarez (34-0-1, 26 KO’s) will reportedly be back in the ring quickly, as his promotional company Golden Boy Promotions wants Alvarez to fight on December 4th in Mexico against a still to be [...]

Peruvian prospects Maicelo, Zambrano & Zegarra featured on Live TV broadcast. 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 [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik won’t be facing Daniel Edouard on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito undercard on November 13th, according to boxing news from ESPN writer Dan Rafael. No reason was given as to why Pavlik won’t be facing Edouard. As of now, another opponent is being looked for.

LOS ANGELES, September 20 – Fresh off of his spectacular sixth round knockout victory over former World Champion Carlos “Tata” Baldomir this past Saturday at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center, Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has re-signed with Golden Boy Promotions.

By Thomas Allred: Yup, here’s another one of those what if match-ups. Arguing about if a certain fighter from one era could take another has been going on as long as boxing has had a history. I’m sure the bare knuckle guys thought their favorite fighters could beat the boxers at the dawn of the [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Firstly, I am one of many people who is a fan of Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli. He is truly one of boxing’s nice guys. In a sport where so many world champions feel the need to disrespect each other, or enjoy the good life a little too much, the past 11 years have [...]

(MIAMI, FLA.) – The city of Miami has been selected as a host city for one of the 12 World Series of Boxing (WSB) global franchises, WSB Chairman and International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) President, Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, announced Monday. The Miami-Dade Sports Commission will serve as the management group for the Miami franchise, which [...]

By Sean McDaniel: The Super Six tournament fight between former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham will be rescheduled for either November 27th or December 18th, according to news from the Telegraph.co.uk. Froch injured his back while training recently and had to postpone his October 2nd fight against Abraham until either November [...]

Boxing results – Super Arena, Saitama, Saitama, Japan: Takashi Uchiyama TKO 5 Roy Mukhlis WBA World super featherweight title Ryuji Migaki TKO 6 Akinori Kanai Tomas Rojas UD 12 Kohei Kono

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will be facing his biggest threat since 2008 when he takes on knockout artist Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) on December 11th. In a lot of ways, this fight reminds me a lot of the Enzo Maccarinelli vs. Alexander Frenkel [...]