Archive for October, 2010

By Scott Gilfoid: I have to say after looking at some recent photos and video of WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s), I couldn’t help but notice how slender and emaciated he looks. My guess is Haye is weighing no more than 215 now for his fight against the giant 6’5″ 250 pound [...]

By Dallan o’Donnell: The boxing bin man Rendall Munroe’s quest for the WBC super bantamweight championship was undone in Tokyo earlier today. Munroe, from Leicester showed signs in the opening two rounds that he would be capable of mounting a real challenge for Nishioka’s title but these were the only two rounds that Munroe showed [...]

By Matt Stein: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be looking to shut challenger Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) when they meet up on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Klitschko has taken issue with the lack of respect that the obscure, inexperienced British fighter has shown him in their [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) will be making his 5th defense of his World Boxing Council belt on November 27th against Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berto, 27, feels confident that he’ll win that fight, and few boxing fans would disagree [...]

By Chris Williams: In the latest boxing news, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) describes the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito fight as a “Toss up” fight, according to an article from writer Chris Robinson at Examiner.com. Berto, 27, says “If Margarito brings that pressure, it could be too much for Manny.” I [...]

By Gerardo Granados: We all know that boxing is a dangerous sport, as amateurs or professionals all boxers are regulated by commissions to protect their health and life. Boxing must be regulated because by it´s practice, a boxer can and will be injured, lets not name the worst things that can happened, lets just say [...]

By Jason Kim: Super middleweight contender Allan Green (29-2, 20 KO’s) failed miserably in making a good impression in his first Super Six tournament bout last June against World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre Ward, losing the fight by a lopsided 12 round decision. Green, 31, lost every round of the fight and [...]

By Jim Dower: Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s), the winner of seven division World titles, arrived in Los Angeles, California tonight to begin the last part of his training for his bout with Antonio Margarito on November 13th. Pacquiao, 31, will now undertake what will likely be the hardest period of training at the Wild [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) recently attempted to get a fight with unbeaten Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s), but he was unable to get a fight with Groves after DeGale’s promoter Frank Warren made an offer to Hayemaker, the promoters for Groves. There [...]

Boxing results – Salto Argentino, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar RTD 8 Diego Herminio Alejandro Sananco Marcelo Luiz Nascimento TKO 1 Gonzalo Omar Basile

Boxing results – Gimnasio San Damián, San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla, Mexico: Sammy Gutierrez TKO 3 Luis Carrillo Eduardo Escobedo UD 10 Cesar Soto Nery Saguilan UD 10 Eduardo Lazcano Andres Gutierrez UD 10 Andres Romero

By Jim Dower: Former two-time WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) will be challenging WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) for his title at a 157 pound catch weight on November 20th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Williams and Martinez fought last year in December without a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: When you look at Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) and notice how easy he is to hit, it doesn’t give you a good feeling about his chances against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) on November 27th in their stage 3 Super Six bout in Helsinki, Finland. Abraham maybe a basic fighter with [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (16-0, 12 KO’s) faces 39-year-old Ray Austin (28-4-4, 18 KO’s) on December 17th in a WBC heavyweight title eliminator bout at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. The winner of the bout will become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. At [...]

Boxing results – Hotel Hilton, ul. Grzybowska 63, Warsaw, Poland: Dawid Kostecki TKO 4 Sean Corbin Lukasz Janik KO 1 Prince Anthony

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao is going to be making big bucks for his November 13th fight against Antonio Margarito next month. The two fighters will be competing for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. It’s not really division that’s staked with talent, but Pacquiao is interested in [...]

By Julie Robinson: Most Vitali Klitschko fans will claim he was on the verge of beating Lennox Lewis when they clashed back in 2003. Again, most Lewis fans will claim the same. I have to admit, even though I always was a Lewis fan, its almost impossible to say who would have won. Some Klitschko [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) had a good time making fun of WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) the other day on Sky Sports Ringside, pointing out how Haye had been knocked down in his heavyweight bout against 38-year-old journeyman Monte Barrett in 2008. Wladimir said “There’s [...]

Boxing results – York Hall, Bethnal Green, London: Liam Walsh UD 12 Maxwell Awuku Peter McDonagh dec 8 Curtis Woodhouse Ryan Walsh dec 8 James Ancliff Michael Walsh TKO 1 Ian Bailey

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) finds himself in a do or die situation next month in his fight against the hard hitting Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KO’s) in their 10 round bout on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout at the Cowboys Stadium, in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye was involved in a car accident earlier today in South London. Haye was unhurt, but his car, which was being driven by his body guard, was smashed after it hit another car and then creamed a light post. Haye, 30, had this to say about the accident [...]

Boxing results from the Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Sachsen, Germany: Timo Hoffmann MD 12 Alexander Petkovic Christina Hammer UD 10 Teresa Perozzi

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s) will be sparring with Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) this week at the Widlcard Gym, in Los Angeles, California. Martirosyan will be looking to get Pacquiao ready for his next fight against Antonio Margarito next month, but at the same time, Martirosyan wants [...]

BOB ARUM: This is the second time I have endured a typhoon in the Philippines. The first was last year when I visited Manny before he fought Miguel Cotto. It is simply the typhoon season. What is a typhoon? It is the same as a hurricane, except in Asia they call it a typhoon but [...]

By Chris Williams: The 4-part HBO 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito series starts tonight on HBO. The series is designed to go into the training and to some extent the private lives of Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito as they get ready for their November 13th fight at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. The past HBO 24/7 [...]

By William Mackay: It’s been two years since Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) was knocked out by Breidis Prescott in the 1st round in September 2008. Now, five light punchers later, Khan has won his last five fights including a world title and is fighting World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO’s) says that World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) copied his style of fighting, but didn’t do a very good job of it. Jones, 41, wants to fight Haye and try to capture a second heavyweight world [...]

By Matt Stein: Frank Warren, the promoter for unbeaten British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) believes that his upcoming fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will be a more competitive fight than Wladimir’s brother’s recent one-sided 12 round decision win over Shannon Briggs a week ago.

LOS ANGELES (October 23, 2010) – Boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound fighter and box office attraction, CONGRESSMAN MANNY “PacMan” PACQUIAO, a seven-term world champion, arrives in the U.S. Tonight! to begin his last three weeks of training for his World Super Welterweight Championship rumble with three-time welterweight champion “The Tijuana Tornado” ANTONIO MARGARITO.

By Dallan O’Donnell: The Thrilla in Manila, arguably one of the greatest fights of all time, the self proclaimed “Greatest” Muhammad Ali in a third fight with “Smokin” Joe Frazier at the Araneta Coliseum, Manila in the Philippines. The climax of an epic trilogy would be forever remembered as one of the greatest fights of [...]