Archive for October, 2010

With just over two weeks to go until his showdown with Spanish sensation Kiko Martinez, Willie Casey contemplates his chances of toppling the European Champion in is his hometown of Limerick. “Everything is in place now; I finished my last sparring session yesterday getting in 12 rounds with Stephen Ormond and Paul Griffin. It’s been [...]

By Dave Lahr: I just saw video of the press conference between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) and his next opponent Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) in Germany. Chisora called Shannon Briggs an “Embarrassment to boxing” because he was beaten by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last weekend. I’d like to see [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Responding to the comments that his next opponent Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) said about him having a big ego, World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) pointed out why he has such a big ego, saying in an article at Sky Sports News “I have reason to [...]

By William Mackay: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) lost his temper with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 45 KO’s) recently in Germany. Wladimir took issue with some of the comments that Chisora made about Shannon Briggs, and Wladimir said “I want you to give respect to the man [Briggs] [...]

By Chris Williams: Promoter Bob Arum feels that Manny Pacquiao is better off if he moves back down to welterweight next year rather than continuing to fight at junior middleweight and above. In article by Michael Marley at examiner.com, Arum says “It’s just too much size difference fighting these bigger guys. Freddie [Roach] and Alex [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) isn’t ready to concede anything to World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s). Briggs, 38, speaking to the German news organization Bild, said “If it wasn’t this arm, I’d be heavyweight champion of the world.” Briggs ended up with [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is expecting big things from the November 13th fight between his two Top Rank fighters Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito when they go at it in the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Arum sees Pacquiao-Margarito bout doing more than 1.3 million pay per view buys, which would [...]

By Jim Dower: With the terrible news of the death of WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis’ brother, it’s unknown when Michael’s scheduled November 27th fight with WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will happen. Katsidis has reportedly left training camp to return to his family. Although the fight hasn’t been officially put off, it’s [...]

Everlast Boxing Glove Key Ring The first 1,000 fans to enter Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, on November 6th to see the exciting boxing card featuring the 12 round NABO Junior Welterweight Championship fight between Zab “Super” Judah (39-6, 27 KO’s) and Argentinean knockout artist Lucas Matthysse (27-0, 25 KO’s) will receive a complimentary boxing glove [...]

By Scott Gifloid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) has been given super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) as a replacement opponent to take the place of outgoing Super Six tournament participant Andre Dirrell to fight on November 27th at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. This fight is going [...]

By William Mackay: The December 11th fight card with Nathan Cleverly, Matthew Macklin, James DeGale, Paul Smith, Kell Brook, Frankie Gavin and Tony Ballew looked good to me at first but I’m not really impressed with the fights that I’m seeing the card thus far. Of the fights that have been confirmed for the card [...]

By William Mackay: Former 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) is about as supremely confident of winning his with with World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) as Haye is about beating Harrison. It’s scary how confident these two fighters always seem to be. I thought Haye was [...]

By Chris Williams: HBO’s 4-part 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito series kicks off on Saturday night to help hype the November 13th bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. The fight will be taking place at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. So far, it’s a fight that is hard to really excited about because Pacquiao hasn’t fought [...]

By Jim Amato: As I began to follow this great sport, Japan’s ”Fighting” Harada was already becoming a legend. He had won and then lost the World’s Flyweight championship to Pone Kingpetch. He then moved up to bantamweight and dethroned the seemingly unbeatable Eder Jofre to win that title. To prove it was no fluke [...]

RAMA, ON (Wednesday, 19 October 2010) – Undefeated Canadian Champion NEVEN “No Surrender” Pajkic (14-0, 5KO’s) of Toronto will lay his undefeated record on the line when he faces Giessen Germany’s ANDREAS SIDON (34-9-0, 28KO’s) on October 30th at Rumble at Rama XIII. Also added is a compelling 4 round opening bout featuring two Ontario [...]

By Jason Kim: The November 6th bout between Super Six tournament contestants Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) and Glen Johnson (50-14-2, 34 KO’s) is a fight with a lot riding on it. The winner of the fight will find himself in the semifinals and the loser will be going home. The fight will be taking [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-1, 38 KO’s) has been after David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) for well over a year trying to get him into the ring for a fight to see if he’s as good as he claims he is. Thus far, neither Vitali or his brother, IBF/WBC heavyweight champion [...]

Baltimore, MD (October 20) – James “Keep em’ Sleepin” Stevenson has been perfect thus far inside the squared circle. The gifted boxer-puncher has scored a number of highlight reel knockouts and only three of his thirteen opponents survived to the final bell. While everything has gone as planned for Stevenson during his two year professional [...]

By Jim Dower: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) refuses to retire after taking a savage beating for 12 rounds and losing to World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) last Saturday night. The beating left the 38-year-old Briggs with a broken nose, torn left biceps and fractures of [...]

NEW YORK (Oct. 20, 2010) — Ring Magazine and WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal and former Two-Division World Champion and future Hall of Famer Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins announced their upcoming world championship fight as they hosted the only U.S. press conference on the last leg of a four-city international press tour at Planet [...]

Picture: Ole Bader/sandwichpicker.com, Berlin) By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is going to have to be extra careful in his November 27th Super Six tournament fight against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s), because Froch has already been hurt in his last three fights by Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) isn’t worried in the least about fighting British super middleweight champion Paul Smith (29-1, 15 KO’s) in front of a hostile crowd on December 11th when he takes on the 29-year-old Smith at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside. The 24-year-old DeGale doesn’t [...]

Photo Credit: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME: By Dan Ambrose: 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) may not have said that he’s going to officially retire if he gets beaten by WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 14 KO’s) if he loses to him on December 18th, but Hopkins did say this: “I understand that [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Same approach as the last question, both in their prime, young macho Latinos, eager to prove they are the best. This fight will be agreed either on lightweight or light welterweight. Can you imagine Don King announcing this fight? Only in America! I can imagine him holding the Mexican flag in one [...]

Three months after meeting German chancellor Angela Merkel in training camp, King Arthur Abraham today was a featured guest at the famous Federal Chancellery in Berlin. The immensely popular 30-year-old is one of the testimonials for the far-reaching integration campaign, which was presented at “Germany´s White House” in front of high-ranking members of the national [...]

New York, NY (October 20)…The whirlwind three-day, four-city, two-country press tour officially announcing “Dynasty: Pascal vs. Hopkins” came to a close today with a press conference at Planet Hollywood in New York City. WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal and former Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins had choice words for one [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye doesn’t feel that British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) is ready to beat IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s), who the 26-year-old Chisora will be taking on in December on the 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Speaking [...]

WBC Middleweight Title Fight headlines Dec. 3 card Dover Downs Hotel & Casino presents Friday Night Fight series DOVER, Del. — Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will host the WBC Middleweight Title fight for the Continental Americas belt on Friday, Dec. 3, showcasing Lajuan Simon (23[KO12]-2-2) of Philadelphia, Pa., against Dionisio “Mister Nocaut” Miranda (20[KO18]-6-2), [...]

The highly anticipated Marianne ‘Golden Girl’ Marston versus Lana Cooper Featherweight clash, originally scheduled for September 11th, is now set to feature on Steve Goodwin’s Super Show ‘Judgement Day’ at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on the 4th December 2010.

Fairless Hills, PA–Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones, of Philadelphia, PA, opened up his training camp at the 10th Round Gym in Fairless Hills, PA, last week in preparation for his Nov. 13 fight with Jesus Soto-Karass at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX. The Jones vs. Soto-Karass fight opens up the pay-per-view telecast that night on [...]