Archive for October, 2010

By Chris Williams: After looking absolutely horrible in barely escaping with a 12 round decision over 41-year-old Glen Johnson in his last fight in August, IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud has found an easy mark in Fulgencio Zuniga to fight on December 17th at the American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida.

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) finds himself fighting gatekeeper Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KO’s) on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. For the 28-year-old Pavlik, fighting on the undercard is a new experience for him because [...]

LOS ANGELES, October 26 – Some of boxing’s top young talent returns to the ring at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia this Thursday night, October 28, with Gary Russell Jr., Fidel Maldonado Jr., Trevor McCumby, Dion Savage, Yakubu Amidu and Shane Mosley Jr. leading the way on a “Fight Night Club” event no true fan will [...]

NEW YORK (Oct. 26, 2010) – Boxing fans viewing Friday night’s TeleFutura broadcast of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” sat in the judge’s seat and cast their text votes naming Mercito Gesta as the fighter with the most character. Gesta defeated Ivan Valle in a second round knockout after bringing him down twice in the first round. [...]

“Badia Spices Friday Night Fights” has announced their first main event for the professional boxing card to be held at the Magic City Casino –site of the old Flagler Dog Track on NW 7 Street and 37th Avenue in Miami- between two very tough middleweights on the edge of world rankings.

The Emerald Queen Casino and Brian Halquist Productions enter their 15th year of combative sports when Battle at the Boat 80 kicks off January 8, 2011.

The World Boxing Council has instituted the Life and Medical expenses insurance since 1978, which has given great support to the families of those boxing heroes who have suffered an accident inside the ring, as well as to the promoters who have suffered financial expenses while paying medical expenses of fighters.

British Super-Middleweight champion Paul Smith has promised challenger James DeGale a war on December 11 – and then a Sunday roast the next day. The British rivals clash at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, in a mouth-watering showdown on Frank Warren’s big 30th Anniversary show. The pair have long been friends, after DeGale boxed with Smith’s [...]

Two-time heavyweight champion and recent title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs sat down for this amazing interview shortly before his most recent fight. This captivating conversation delves into much more than boxing and goes right to the heart of what makes this multi-talented man tick. Fascinating and brutally honest.

International Boxing Federation (IBF) Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3 16 KOs) and Mahir Oral (28-2, 11 KOs) participated in a public work-out in Rostock, Germany today. The Hurricane makes a third defence of his title on Saturday night. “After training for 14 weeks, I am more than ready for Oral,” said Sylvester. “I know that [...]

LOS ANGELES (October 26, 2010) – The November 6 NABO junior welterweight championship and IBF #2 position elimination bout between former World Champion Zab Judah (39-6, 27 KO’s) and Lucas Matthysse (27-0, 25 KO’s) at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey is less than two weeks away, and Matthysse’s countryman and former Welterweight World Champion [...]

by the ‘European Boxing Association – EBA: This Friday October 29th 2010 European ‘EBA’ Light-Heavyweight Champion ALEKSY KUZIEMSKI (Poland) will defend his European Title in St. Petersburg, Russia, against local star DMITRY SUKHOTSKY (Russia). It is a very expected Championship as both contenders are very strong and the winner should get a World Title shot [...]

Former heavyweight contender and World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title challenger Brian “The Beast” Minto (34-4 21kos) of Butler returns to the ring this Friday at Ghost Riders’ Entertainment Complex in Butler, Pennsylvania. Minto will now face Aussie cruiserweight Pierre Karam (18-3-1 6kos) in the ten round main event for the vacant WBC Continental-Americas cruiserweight [...]

By Gerardo Granados : Last week I was talking with one friend and he asked me, who is the welterweight champion? My answer was “well there are four, WBA – Vyacheslav Senchenko, WBC – Andre Berto, IBF – Jan Zaveck and WBO – Manny Pacquiao; but if you take in account the belts of the [...]

Rising star Kris Carslaw has been handed his first pro title shot next month. The Paisley light-middleweight will challenge for the British Masters title at Scotstoun Sports Campus on Saturday, November 27. Carslaw faces Leith born, Birmingham based Terry Carruthers as he bids to stretch his unbeaten run to a dozen and move himself closer [...]

Hammond And Lowe Headline Newark Fight Night On Nov. 20th Former WBF Super Featherweight World Champion Carl Greaves will be featuring local fighters at his upcoming ‘The Boyz Are Back In Town’ event at the Grove Leisure Centre in Newark, Notts on Saturday 20th November.

By Scott Gilfoid: If unbeaten super middleweight prospect James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) wants to look for a weakness in his next opponent British super middleweight champion Paul Smith (29-1, 15 KO’s), then he needs to focus on using a lot of uppercuts to exploit Smith’s problems with dealing with those kinds of punches. Smith, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: For boxing fans anxiously looking forward to the November 27th clash between World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) and Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California, they’ll have to sit through Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) vs. Carl Froch (26-1, 20 [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s) is very interested in fighting 39-year-old Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s), and has been calling him out on his Twitter page to try and get the former three division world champion Mosley to take him on. Martirosyan, 24, had this to say to [...]

Former WBO and IBA World Champion Bronco “Superman” McKart is set to fight Michie “The Mexican Sensation” Munoz for the Universal Boxing Organization™ World Middleweight title on Saturday, October 30, at Monroe High School in his hometown of Monroe, Michigan. McKart took time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for www.uboboxing.com ahead [...]

By Chris Williams: One of the main themes running throughout the first episode of HBO’s 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito episode 1 was retirement talk for Manny Pacquiao. It was something that was discussed over and over again to the point where it was beyond boring.

Karachi: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has announced cash reward for two boxers who are won bronze medals in recently concluded Commonwealth Games in New Delhi India.

By Sean McDaniel: Former 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KO’s) doesn’t see a whole lot of improvement in WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) since his 5th round TKO loss to 40-year-old Carl Thompson in 2004. At the time of the fight, Haye was 23-years-old and appeared not to respect [...]

Friday, November 12th 2010, Middleweight contender “Comanche Boy” George Tahdooahnippah (24-0-1) will headline the boxing portion of “Xtreme Fight Night,” at the Cherokee Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The card features boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts. “I am excited to be back in action in Tulsa and even more excited to [...]

Polish boxing fans have become accustomed to watching fellow countrymen battle it out at Prudential Center in Newark NJ. On the November 6th, Zab “Super” Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse card, the enthusiastic Poles will once again have something to cheer about. Undefeated heavyweight Mariusz Wach, 22-0, 10 KO’s, of Krakow Poland, will take on Augusta, [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) has been building up his record with wins over the likes of Paulie Malignaggi, Oisin Fagan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Dmitri Salita and Andriy Kotelnik since being knocked out in the 1st round two years ago by Breidis Prescott.

By Dave Lahr: Trainer Emanuel Steward is leaning in the direction of Manny Pacquiao to defeat Antonio Margarito on November 13th in their battle for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Speaking to East Side Boxing’s On the Ropes Boxing Radio program, Steward said “Even though [Margarito] has a physical advantage, I just don’t think [...]

By Keith Darren: Pacquiao will take advantage of Margarito’s lack of defense and sluggishness in their forthcoming fight this November 13, 2010 at Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington Texas for the vacant WBC junior middle weight title. This was Freddie Roach’s statement after watching some of Margarito’s fight tapes.

By Marquise Bullock: If you want to experience how Mike Tyson’s opponents felt getting hit by him, run as fast as you can into a brick wall, face first, and that’s what it probably felt like. Or just put a stick of dynamite in your mouth. A lot of people say Mike Tyson was overrated…well [...]

Bayonne, NJ (October 26, 2010) – Calling Bobby Rooney Jr.’s cell phone rarely elicits an answer from the Bayonne, NJ resident. Instead, the likelihood is that you’ll hear a more familiar voice than the local son done right. Beetlejuice, the pint-sized cult figure of “The Howard Stern Show” fame, often picks up the phone and [...]