Archive for October, 2010

By Dan Ambrose: Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning trainer for Manny Pacquiao, is concerned about his weight. He wants Pacquiao’s weight to be closer to the 151 pound catchweight, according to an article by Ronnie Nathanielsz at Inquirer.net. Pacquiao currently weighs 146 lbs, despite being power fed six times a day to keep his [...]

By Jason Kim: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) has a back-up plan in case his scheduled December 11th opponent unbeaten Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) is unable to make the fight due to him being in jail for an assault charge.

By Jason Kim: In the recent episode of Fight Camp 360, Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) revealed that Glen Johnson (50-14-2, 34 KO’s) mostly got the better of him when they sparred in the past for Johnson’s fight with Roy Jones Jr.

By William Mackay: While his trainer Freddie Roach has been very pleased with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s recent sparring with Manny Pacquiao, I wasn’t nearly as impressed with Khan. After seeing how wide open Khan was for counters during his sparring on HBO’s 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito episode 2, I think Khan’s next opponent Marcos [...]

By Chris Williams: Whoever emerges as the victor in the November 13th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, you can bet that HBO is going to be very interested in matching hem up with the winner of the November 20th rematch between Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams. Think about it.

By Dave Lahr: The World Boxing Organization has decided to give Manny Pacquiao the Fighter of the Year for 2010, and I don’t have a clue why. Thus far, Pacquiao has beaten Joshua Clottey in one of the most boring fights I can remember ever seeing in March. Pacquiao hasn’t even finished the year, and [...]

By Hernan Cortez: The training variable alone generates interest. The second variable came from HBO’s downright hypnotic advertisement productions. During their Face Off segment, Margarito responded to the assertion that he would be knocked out by stating, “what does he think I’m crippled or something?” To which Freddy Roach responded “No, I saw your last [...]

By Hernan Cortez: Compromise is an ambivalent notion, and for boxing fans it has become an all too familiar aspect of the sport we love. So it should be no surprise that the November 13th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito is viewed as a compromise by many boxing fans. But it is a [...]

By Louise Clarke: Ever since Khan got laid out in 58 seconds against Breidis Prescott, Khan detractors have been desperate to see him back in the ring against a big hitter. On December 11th their wait will be over.

By Gerardo Granados: Boxing is a sport that holds a large tradition and history, according to the history experts boxing was invented by the Greeks, in the antique Olympic Games boxers squared off against each other to find out who was the best man.

Hunky Dorys Fight Night: Big Bang Theory If you missed European title protagonists Willie “Big Bang” Casey and Paul Hyland’s encounter on RTÉ’s Saturday Night Show you can watch it back on links below as the two men enjoyed a lively debate and tested their punch power on Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine of Jackass [...]

Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 31 – The home side put on a spectacular boxing display at the Almaty Sports Palace this evening, dominating all five of the weight categories to secure a 5-0 victory in the first-ever World Series of Boxing bout.

LIVERPOOL’S Tom Stalker has been named the Amateur Boxer of the Year by the Boxing Writer’s Club of Great Britain.

Prizefighter winners Gavin Rees and Willie Casey both face major title fights on Saturday 6 November.

Audley Harrison returned to Britain this week ahead of his World Heavyweight title fight with David Haye – and has been met with a wave of public support ahead of their grudge match.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (October 31, 2010) – LENNY ZAPPAVIGNA, aka LENNY ZAPPA, needed just 101 seconds to transform himself from undefeated Top-10 contender to International Boxing Federation (IBF) mandatory lightweight challenger when he blasted out top-rated Jin Hoon Kim last night in their IBF-sanctioned lightweight title elimination bout. The fight took place last night at the [...]

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) made a successful defence of his title on Saturday night when he outclassed Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) in front of 4,600 fans in Rostock. The Hurricane knocked his opponent down three times to clinch a unanimous points victory, with the judges scoring the bout 119-106, 117-107 [...]

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten lightweight contender Brandon Rios thinks Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach are both scared of Antonio Margarito and losing to him. On HBO’s 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito episode 2, Rios, who trains with Margarito in Oxnard, California, said “Pacquiao is making excuses for not training. To me, he’s scared and Freddie Roach [...]

Boxing results – Bally’s Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey: Jorge Diaz UD 10 Emmanuel Lucero Ronald Cruz TKO 6 Jeremy Bryan Glen Tapia UD 6 Quinton Whitaker

Boxing results – Monroe High School, Monroe, Michigan: Bronco McKart TKO 7 Michi Munoz

Boxing results – Mafikeng University Hall, Mafikeng, North-West, South Africa: Vusi Malinga MD 12 Michael Domingo Phillip N’dou TKO 4 Bhekimpilo Mlilo Silence Mabuza TKO 3 Lwazi Mzolisa

Boxing results – Centro de Convenciones, Cartagena, Colombia: Raul Garcia SD 12 Luis De la Rosa Jesus Geles MD 12 Omar Soto Darley Perez TKO 1 Ernesto Vasquez Batioja Daulis Prescott UD 10 Jose Carmona William Urina KO 7 Genilson Jesus Dos Santos Alexander Brand TKO 6 Manuel Banquez

Boxing results – Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada: Troy Ross UD 10 Carl Handy Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer UD 10 Julia Sahin

boxing results – Olympic Park Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia: Daniel Geale TKO 12 Roman Karmazin Leonardo Zappavigna KO 1 Ji Hoon Kim Junior Talipeau UD 8 Shannan Taylor Robert Medley UD 8 Jason LeHoullier Ranee Ganoy TKO 3 Guillermo Mosquera Jamie Pittman UD 6 Togasilimai Letoa

By Chris Williams: Antonio Margarito intends on putting forth a much better effort than Manny Pacquiao’s recent opponents Joshua Clottey, Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto. Margarito says “I’m not De La Hoya, Clottey or Cotto. Joshua Clottey was just covering up. It’s like a heavy bag in front of me. If it were [...]

By Jim Dower: Former two division world champion Zab Judah (39-6, 27 KO’s) has a risky fight in front of him on November 6th against Argentinian knockout artist Lucas Martin Matthysse (27-0, 25 KO’s) in a 12 round bout for the vacant WBO NABO light welterweight title and the IBF & WBO-140 lb eliminator for [...]

By Dave Lahr: Antonio Margarito is predicting a knockout over Manny Pacquiao next month, and he figures the combination of his superior size, power, work rate and heart will be too much for Pacquiao to handle when they meet up at the Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. I agree with Margarito. Pacquiao has been facing [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will be going into show business next year after he ends his boxing career at age 31. In an article at the Guardian.co.uk, Haye says “I’ve had [acting] offers.” I suppose Haye is talking about acting offers from the UK, because I couldn’t see him acting in [...]

Zab “Super” Judah landed at Newark Airport today to begin his final preparations to fight Argentine knock-out artist Lucas Matthysse at Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday, November 6th. The voluble Judah plans to train in Teaneck at Body Shapers Gym and looks forward to being joined by fellow Brooklynite and Former World Champion Iron Mike [...]

By William Mackay: In recent weeks, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) has been dreaming of a future fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and seeing himself beating Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) and the winner of the Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley bout last year.