Archive for October, 2010

By William Mackay: It seems like WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) is obsessed with the subject of retirement. When he’s not talking about his upcoming retirement next year in October at age 31, Haye is talking about sending his November 13th opponent Audley Harrison into a permanent retirement. This is what Haye [...]

Minneapolis, MN- Two Minnesota pugilists who have never been shy to accept a challenge will square off in a Minneapolis vs. St. Paul rematch December 18, when Phil Williams takes on Matt Vanda at Target Center. The card will bring boxing back to Target Center with an exciting line up of other in-state grudge matches, [...]

By Gerardo Granados: No it is not a joke, I mean it. Some can argue all they want, but movies have been and still are a major boxing promoter. At the beginning of the last century the radio was king, later on the Cinema Scope was invented, people gather at theaters to watch a fight [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s didn’t sound too hopeful about a fight between him and the Klitschko brothers happening in 2011 in an interview with the BBC Sport. Haye, 30, wants the Klitschko brothers to give him a better deal that what was offered to him in the past [...]

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 27, 2010)—USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis feels it’s his time as he has earned his way for a shot at newly crowned IBF champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage. Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 22-2-1 with thirteen knockouts is riding a ten fight winning streak which includes his USBA title [...]

International Boxing Federation (IBF) Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3-1, 16 KOs) and challenger Mahir Oral (28-2-2, 11 KOs) expect a similar kind of fight on Saturday night – only the outcome will be different. Both fighters have prepared for 12 hard rounds. “I expect it to go the distance,” Sylvester said. “Mahir has prepared well [...]

GB Boxing and the Home Nations of Scotland, England and Wales have announced their line-ups for the forthcoming GB Amateur Boxing Championship, to be held at the Echo Arena Liverpool on 12 and 13 November 2010. The GB Amateur Boxing Championship is a new competition to identify the best male and female amateur boxers in [...]

UNCASVILLE, CONN (October 27, 2010) – Connecticut native son, undefeated NABF/NABO featherweight champion and Top-10 contender MATT “Sharp Shooter” REMILLARD, has signed on to fight on the all-action boxing card at the Mohegan Sun, Saturday, November 20, in a 10-round co-main event featherweight battle. The card will be headlined by undefeated former IBF lightweight champion [...]

Karachi: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) has announced an 11 member national squad which would take part in the upcoming 16 Asian Games which will be held in Guangzhou, China Boxing competition in the Asian Games are to be played from November 15-27, 2010.

TORONTO, ON – (OCTOBER 27, 2010) The future of Canadian boxing becomes a reality on Friday night at Montreal’s Bell Centre, when Tyler Asselstine, considered one of the best prospects to come out of the Canadian national team in years, steps into the ring as a professional for the first time.

KELLY PAVLIK: When I am training in Youngstown I stay at my parent’s house. They keep track of my food, etc. It is kind of being away, but it’s not because my wife comes over and the kids come over but I am not at home. It really wasn’t hard to go away this time [...]

Portsmouth based ‘Mighty’ Mickey O’sullivan has put pen to paper and signed a new three year management deal with manager and promoter Mickey Helliet and is now looking to rock the light middleweight division. Helliet who currently manages more boxers in the UK than anyone else is delighted that Osullivan has joined his camp. “Mickey [...]

On December 11 at the Jannus Live in hometown St. Petersburg, Florida, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) and IBO World Super Middleweight champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy will return to the ring for the first time since his loss to all-time great Roy Jones Jr. last year.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 (Miami, FL). Former NABA Heavyweight Champion, ‘Fast’ Fres Qquendo, steps into the ring on December 4th against former World Heavyweight Champion Oliver McCall, for a 12rd IBF (inter-continental) title clash, at the world famous Hard Rock Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. Promoted by The Heavyweight Factory in association with, Square Ring Promotions [...]

CHICAGO, IL (October 27, 2010) Chicago based Mexican fan favorite Ivan Popoca will face off against Martin Tucker of Toledo, Ohio in one of the feature bouts at WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 13 on Friday, November 19th at the UIC Pavilion, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Popoca/Tucker [...]

By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-3, 17 KO’s) will be making his first appearance in over a year on December 11th when he faces journeyman Dhafir Smith (23-19-7, 4 KO’s) in a 12 round bout for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization super middleweight title at the Jannus [...]

By Dallan O’Donnell: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Frank Bruno has given his backing to Audley Harrison in Harrison’s heavyweight clash with David Haye for the WBA belt on November 13th. Bruno who finally got his world title at the third time of asking thinks Audley’s size advantage will be pivotal for him [...]

By Sam Gregory: On October 29, 1948 Sandy Saddler dethroned the reigning featherweight champion of the world Willie Pep with a fourth round knockout in the first of four of the most memorable but brutal featherweight title fights in boxing history. Considered by many boxing historians to be the number one ranked featherweight of all [...]

By Marquise Bullock: In a world of corrupt promoters, and fighters afraid to take risk, we’re force to see unnecessary fights for one of the millions of titles fighters compete for nowadays. But in the last decade the welterweight division has always had some good fights, and it’ll always be that way for some reason. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) was giving mixed messages in an interview on Monday’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio at eastsideboxing.com, saying “I’m going to certainly be trying to box and move. Early on at least we’ll see how that goes, and then if necessary I might step in and throw some [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) doesn’t give much thought to his legacy, and sees this as something that will only be decided after he retires from boxing and not before then while he’s still fighting. Klitschko, 34, has taken a lot of heat for facing flawed opponents through much [...]

By Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach hasn’t been pleased with the training camp with Manny Pacquiao as he gets ready to do battle with the lanky 5’11” Antonio Margarito on November 13th. Roach hasn’t been happy with Pacquiao’s energy, his distractions in camp with basketball, long drives and Pacquiao’s problems with sparring partners.

By Matt Stein: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be facing an unpredictable fighter out of the ring and in the ring when he takes on Britain’s Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

By William Mackay: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch was telling it like it is in an interview by Geoffrey Ciani on East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio program today. Froch had this to say about WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan: “At the minute, he’s hand picking his opponents and he’s [...]

By Jason Kim: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. still resting and contemplating his future after beating Shane Mosley earlier this year in May, Manny Pacquiao will be facing Antonio Margarito next month in a fight for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title and a chance for Pacquiao to win an 8th world title in as many [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight contender Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KO’s) faces fellow Top Rank contender Jesus Soto Karass (24-4-3, 16 KO’s) in as scheduled 10 round bout next month on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao – Antonio Margarito bout at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.

Butler, PA – NESportsTV.com in association with Mintofight.com is proud to present an online PPV broadcast featuring the return of recent cruiserweight title challenger Brian Minto as he takes on Australian Brawler Pierre Karam in a 10 round cruiserweight fight this Friday, October 29th. Karam replaces Minto’s original opponent Cory Phelps.

By Scott Gilfoid: If there was ever a time that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) should want to learn how to box without getting hit, this would be the case now. Froch, 33, will be facing the hardest puncher in the Super Six tournament in Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) [...]

By Chris Williams: The fight between WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) and Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) on November 6th is one that appears to be huge mismatch. Lopez, 27, is bigger, younger, stronger, faster and the more skilled fighter.

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) still hasn’t really faced anyone of note other than a light hitting former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, a 35-year-old pretty much shot and undersized Marco Antonio Barrera and WBA light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik, whose claim to fame was beating Marcos [...]