Archive for October, 2010

ORANGE, October 29 – Thompson Boxing Promotions returns to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California on Friday, November 12th, and in the eight round main event of “LOCKED ‘N LOADED IV,” popular junior welterweight contender Josesito Lopez faces one of his stiffest tests to date in Mexican power puncher Sergio “Pollero” Rivera.

Just two weeks after one of the grittiest fights of his career, WBC contender David “Strictly Business” Medina (22-2, 10 KO’s) was elevated to the WBC’s top 15 in the latest World Boxing Council rankings. Medina, who came off the deck to defeat a game Anthony Shuler in El Paso on September 24, suddenly finds [...]

By Chris Williams: Two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is expecting to have problems against Manny Pacquiao in the first three rounds of their November 13th bout due to the speed and quick movements from Pacquiao, but thinks things will become steadily easier after that. Margarito said in and article at abs-cbnnews.com, “I think I will [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) think he’s be ready to face unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. by next year after Khan has faced – and hopefully beaten – Marcos Maidana and the winner of the January 2011 bout between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander. Khan wants to fight Mayweather [...]

NOVEMBER 13TH AT COWBOYS STADIUM HOUSTON, TX (October 29, 2010) Notre Dame Boxing Champion Mike Lee looked in terrific shape on Thursday afternoon as he hosted a media workout with his legendary trainer Ronnie Shields at the Savannah Boxing Club in Houston, Texas. A video of Lee’s Thursday workout can be viewed below,

By Daniel Tagg: There are plenty of fighters who could get the chance, good fighters who have not yet become house hold names. Fighters like Andre Berto, Marcos Maidana and Timothy Bradley are hovering around getting great fights but haven’t quite made it yet.

Exclusive Live Screening EXCLUSIVE: Heavyweight Live Screening of David Haye vs Audley Harrison @ The O2 David Haye Vs Audley Harrison Saturday 13th November 2010 – “Best Of Enemies”

October 29, 2010 – Leading up to the world title showdown between worldwide sensation Manny Pacquiao and Mexican star Antonio Margarito – set for Saturday, Nov. 13 and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View® – HBO Sports will present the exclusive replay of two high profile showdowns that showcase both fighters remarkable ring skills.

On Saturday, December 4th, Star Boxing returns to Bally’s in Atlantic City, when Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez (21-2, 12KO’s) squares off against Ghana’s Ayi Bruce (16-3, 11KO’s) in a twelve round welterweight title fight for the IBA Championship.

December 4th is fast approaching now, and with only just over a month until Yassine El Maachi and Jimmy Colas come face-to-face at York Hall on the Goodwin Promotions bill, ‘Judgement Day’, I managed to catch up with the Moroccan-born future Light-Middleweight World Champion.

October 29, 2010 – Miami, FL) With just eight days to go until his first appearance in the SHOWTIME Super Six World Boxing Classic, Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (50-14-2, 2 KOs) is ahead of schedule in his preparations, as he gets himself ready for his first super middleweight bout in over a decade. Just [...]

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By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) is ready to fight Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) right now, says Margarito’s trainer Robert Garcia. Margarito has been in peak condition for the past two weeks and you can see that he’s done a remarkable jobs of getting into shape quickly. It’s [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito can undo pretty much all the damage from his hand wrap issue by knocking Manny Pacquiao out next month when they face off on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Margarito, 32, is a huge underdog in this fight. However, this is the way he likes it, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Number #3 WBC/WBA middleweight contender David Lemieux (23-0, 22 KO’s) will be defending his World Boxing Council International middleweight strap tonight against 32-year-old Hector Camacho Jr. (52-3-1, 28 KO’s) at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux, only 21, won’t be fighting for any of the major titles for some time to [...]

By Chris Williams: I keep hearing about how great Manny Pacquiao is and how horrible Antonio Margarito by Freddie Roach, and a lot of Pacquiao’s adoring fans. Well, if Pacquiao is so great and Margarito is so terrible, how come Pacquiao and his team are making this a catchweight fight for the vacant WBC junior [...]

Birmingham star Matthew Macklin has vowed to win a world title in 2011. The two-time European middleweight king defends his title on December 11 in Liverpool on Frank Warren’s huge 30th anniversary show. Former world title challenger Ruben Varon will be in the opposite corner.

By Dave Lahr: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) has a lot better chance of beating IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) than a lot of people think. Chisora, 26, and the 34-year-old Wladimir meet up on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This is supposed to [...]

By William Mackay: If you take the time to watch heavyweight David Haye’s fights against Monte Barrett and John Ruiz, you’ll notice that Haye threw quite a few rabbit punches in those fights and some of them produced knockdowns. In the case of Haye’s fight with former WBA heavyweight champion Ruiz last April, Haye really [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unable to get a fight with unbeaten 22-year-old Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s), unbeaten former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist had some choice things to say about Groves in an article today at the thesun.co.uk, saying “He’s [Paul Smith] never bad mouthed me, unlike that ugly ginger kid George [...]

By Chris Williams: Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach for Manny Pacquiao, reportedly likes what he sees of Antonio Margarito’s fitness level for his fight against Pacquiao a month from now on November 13th. In an article at 411mania.com, Ariza says “Size doesn’t really mean anything. It’s about speed and being in shape. We [...]

By Sean McDaniel: 31-year-old super middleweight contender Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) is 10 years younger than 41-year-old light heavyweight Glen Johnson (50-14-2, 34 KO’s) in their November 6th Super Six tournament fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The age might as well be pointless, because Johnson, in his prime years, was [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: You can’t say that Freddie Roach doesn’t support his fighters. I honestly don’t know what Roach sees in WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, other than being popular in the UK because of the Silver Medal he won in the 2004 Olympics. Khan was spanked in the Gold Medal match by Cuban [...]

By Jim Dower: Former three division world champion and current WBA super world lightweight and WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) faces his biggest puncher in the past two years in facing Australian and current WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Chris Williams: Once again, trainer Freddie Roach is taking it upon himself to pump up interest in the November 13th title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito to tell Dan Rafael of ESPN how terrible a fighter Margarito is and how he stands no chance of beating Pacquiao next month. In other words, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former two-time World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) says he’s going to give WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KO’s) a beating on November 20th in their rematch at a 158 pound catchweight at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Martinez and Williams fought last [...]

Daniel Goossen: Well, guys, I know that we’ve got a two-part teleconference today so I’m not going to do a lot of talking and I don’t want to hear any applause because I said that, but it’s a fight – Martinez and Williams II. It’s a fight that we’re all getting excited about. And it’s [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) has a sturdy chin, as he proved in his fight against knockout artist Victor Ortiz last year when he stopped the highly hyped Golden Boy Promotions star in the 6th round in a major upset in June 2009. WBA light welterweight champion [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: For a fighter that recently got handled in his last fight by Mikkel Kessler, former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) isn’t lacking for courage as he goes into his fight next month against former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki [...]

CHICAGO, IL (October 28, 2010) Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions celebrated his 48th birthday on Thursday afternoon with family and friends at JABB Boxing Gym in Chicago. Pictured with Pesoli is former junior middleweight contender Freddie Cuevas along side the birthday cake from Chicago’s finest, Roeser’s Bakery.