Archive for November, 2010

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Twenty-one of the world’s top boxers from five different nations are convening in Oxnard, Calif., today in preparation for the first-ever Women’s International Dual Series at the Oxnard PAL Gym, November 17-20. Elite female boxers from the United States, Hungary, Poland, Canada and Spain will all face off in Oxnard.

By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s lost two stone [28 pounds] and he’s missing boxing after being out of the sport since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 2nd round TKO last year in May. Hatton recently got out of drug rehab after a cocaine scandal [...]

By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) will escape punishment by the British Board of Control for his admitting to have put money on stopping Audley Harrison in the 3rd round on Saturday night. Haye, 30, said later that he hadn’t put money on the fight, and the BBBC agreed and [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) is ready to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) in early 2011 if Haye will agree to a 50-50 deal for the fight. Vitali, the older brother of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, said in an interview at [...]

By William Mackay: Unbeaten Commonwealth and British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) was totally disgusted in watching last Saturday’s title fight between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison. Chisora, a nonsense guy that believes in hard work and going all out in his fights, called the Haye-Harrison fight an “Embarrassment” [...]

By Jason Kim: Two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) took a terrible beating in losing a 12 round unanimous decision to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Fighting in front of 41,734 fans in the stadium, Margarito gave it his best shot against Pacquiao, but he was [...]

By Juan dela Cruz: It was not the random blood test, nor the purse split nor the legal problems the Mayweathers are facing, that made the negotiations for a mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao failed. In my view, there is only one clear reason, and that was again showed by Pacman [...]

By Rasheed Catapang: Once the mild mannered Clark Kent takes off his coat, we know the kid gloves are off. Saturday night in Dallas, we learned what feats of destruction such fists are capable of. No, Pacquiao is not Superman. But on the night he handed Margarito his comeuppance, he was closed enough. Was he [...]

By Jim Amato: The city of Chicago has produced its share of outstanding professional fighters. One of them was a tough as nails lightweight who campaigned in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s. His name was Johnny Lira and he fought his way into the top echelon of the lightweight rankings.

Promoter Chris Gilmour today announced 2 further contests for his Tournament at Scotstoun Sports Campus on Saturday 27th November 2010. Top Cuban Light-Heavyweight Luis Garcia who is undeafeated in 11 contests, 9 by KO, and is No 14 in the World rankings, boxes WBO Inter-Continental Champion Serhiy Demchenko who has won 13 of 16 with [...]

NAME: “A Gala Night of Boxing” Pro-Am Boxing Card DATE: Saturday night, November 20, 2010 WHO: UNBC LATIN MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS

You bet bookies happy for Haye victory, as: 8/1 HAYE TO BEAT BOTH KLITSCHKOS IN 2011 DESPITE DAVID HAYE’s claim that he had bet on himself to beat Audley Harrison in the 3rd round (15/2 with Hills to win in 3rd, 15/8 to win before end of 3rd)and advised people to back him to do [...]

By Paul Downey: Having attended the fight on Saturday night, here’s just a few of my thoughts regarding the build-up, the fight and now the aftermath. Firstly, the build-up to this all British clash was superb, Sky really pulled out all the stops, and in some ways attempted to pull the wool over people’s eyes [...]

catBOX fighter Noah Zuhdi to fight on Bob Arum’s Top Rank boxing card this Saturday night, 8:00 p.m. November 20, 2010, at WinStar Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma. The main event IBF Title elimination bout Raul Martinez v. Rodrigo Guerrero will be televised live on FOX Sports Network.

Derek Chisora has vowed to restore the credibility of British heavyweight boxing when he takes on WBO and IBF World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko on December 11 in Germany. Del Boy was left unimpressed with David Haye’s three round victory over Audley Harrison at the weekend and for the embarrassing performance put up by the [...]

Sheffield sensation Kell Brook has a simple message for top American prospect Mike Jones after seeing him fight at the weekend – let’s get it on. Jones held on to his unbeaten record in Texas, but needed a majority decision to get past Jesus Sotto Karass on the big Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito undercard.

Kop king Steven Gerrard has backed Paul Smith to score a stunning KO on December 11. Smith defends his British super-middleweight title against James DeGale in a mouthwatering clash at the Liverpool Echo Arena.

It’s a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when HBO Sports presents MANNY PACQUIAO VS. ANTONIO MARGARITO, the exclusive replay of their super welterweight title fight, this SATURDAY, NOV. 20 at 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the $1.2 billion Cowboys [...]

“To my family, my team and the fans who got behind me on this journey to overthrow David Haye and become Heavyweight champion, I’m sorry I was unable to walk through the door and fulfil my destiny. I can promise I cut no corners in training and did all I could do in getting myself [...]

David Haye and Audley Harrison performed the draw for the Prizefighter Super-Featherweights tournament on November 20 ahead of their World title clash in Manchester. Harrison’s victory in the Prizefighter Heavyweights III event in October 2009 was the springboard to his fight with Haye, and he joined his rival in Manchester in selecting the four quarter-finals [...]

Ricky Burns and Paul Appleby could be heading towards a blockbuster showdown next year – the first time ever two Scotsmen would have fought each other for a world title. The East coast-West coast rivals both feature at the Braehead Arena on Saturday 4th December with WBO World Super-featherweight champion Burns defending his title against [...]

By William Mackay: After clearly saying that he had put money on himself to stop Audley Harrison in the 3rd round last Saturday night, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is now saying he didn’t bet on himself. Apparently, the British Boxing Board of Controls (BBBC) were investigating Haye’s claims of betting himself, according to the [...]

By Chris Williams: After watching Manny Pacquiao beat a slow, hand-picked Antonio Margarito on Saturday night by a bloody 12 round unanimous decision, trainer and HBO analyst Emanuel Steward recommended that Pacquiao not fight bigger and/or better junior middleweights like Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams. Steward said “The idea of him [Pacquiao] fighting Martinez or [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Don’t count on a fight between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and the Klitschko brothers ever getting made in this lifetime. It won’t happen, and not because of the Klitschko brothers. It won’t get made because Haye doesn’t want to agree to a true 50-50 deal with his British pay-per-view television money [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) thinks Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) is afraid of him going into their Super Six tournament fight two weeks from now at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. Froch, 33, speaking to fightnews.com, said “He [Abraham] is definitely afraid of me. It’s [...]

By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao beat his fellow Top Rank stable mate fighter Antonio Margarito by a 12 round decision on Saturday night to win the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Although boxing fans are excited about the fight, you have to put the win in perspective. Margarito was stopped last year by Shane Mosley, [...]

By William Mackay: Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis thinks that the Klitschko brothers need to be more sensible in negotiating with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) fora fight in early 2011. Lewis, who might be a little favorable to Haye’s position in negotiating because he’s also a Brit like Haye, says in [...]

Philadelphia, PA (November 14, 2010) – Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KOs) arrived at the Philadelphia airport earlier this afternoon to make his way to Atlantic City for his upcoming battle on Saturday, November 20th that is set to take place at the Boardwalk Hall. Martinez, who is the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Audley Harrison (29-5, 20 KO’s) was beaten by WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) after throwing only one punch against Haye in a losing effort at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Harrison, who’s looked bad in the past in getting beaten by mediocre heavyweights, now finds himself with the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After two years of being kept away from fighters with any kind of power, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO’s) will finally be put in with a fighter with power when faces the biggest puncher in the light welterweight division in WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, [...]