Archive for November, 2010

NEW YORK (Nov. 22, 2010) – Following two dominant ShoBox stoppages, Edwin Rodriguez (17-0, 13 KOs) drew the attention of Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) and his trainer Robert McCracken. Just days after an exciting ninth-round TKO over James McGirt Jr. on the Nov. 5 telecast of ShoBox: The New Generation, Froch and McCracken flew [...]

ADAM ETCHES barmy army will take over Bolton on Friday night when the Sheffield teenager has his second professional contest. Despite being new to the professional game, Etches is fast becoming one of the biggest ticket sellers in professional boxing. He has sold more than 250 tickets for his light-middleweight four rounder against Ian Johnson [...]

It’s a tripleheader feast for boxing fans on Thanksgiving weekend when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ VS. MICHAEL KATSIDIS, ANDRE BERTO VS. FREDDY HERNANDEZ AND CELESTINO CABALLERO VS. JASON LITZAU is presented live SATURDAY, NOV. 27 (9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO. The [...]

Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch continued their war of words prior to Saturday´s Super Six clash in Helsinki as the “Cobra” mocked his opponent during today´s public work-out in Helsinki. While doing shadow boxing, he put his arms up and mimicked Abraham´s high-guard. “I expect him to fight like this,” Froch said. “I don´t think [...]

Paul Smith has fired back after James DeGale claimed he was the perfect opponent for him. DeGale warned Smith that the British super-middleweight champion will make him look a million dollars on December 11 at the Liverpool Echo Arena. And he described the fight as “a marriage made in heaven”.

By Gari Jones: It’s been nearly seven months since Floyd Mayweather Jr (W41 (KO25) L0 D0) fought and beat Sugar Shane Mosley (W46 (KO39) L6, DO) and while Mosley has fought once more since then (a draw with Sergio Mora September 18TH 2010) there’s been no sign as to which boxer Mayweather will fight next.

By Marquise Bullock: The P4P list was finally updated and for some of you who don’t keep up with it, here it is, just for you! 1. Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2- 38KO’s) weeks on the list: 364

Primetime confirm exclusive live broadcast of Carl Froch vs Arthur Abraham AND the Andre Ward vs Sakio Bika fight – Two world title fights in one unbeatable live broadcast Primetime: Channel 480 on Sky and Virgin On Demand www.primetimelive.co.uk – Broadcast: 27th November, from 7.30pm As well as Primetime’s exclusive live broadcast of the Carl [...]

ORANGE, CA (November 23, 2010) – In the midst of what he is calling the best training camp of his life, International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez is looking forward to leaving his gym and heading to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington for his December 11th showdown with Joseph “King Kong” [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KO’s) won’t be satisfied with a revenge fight against Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s). Martinez doesn’t want to be the one that sends the deteriorating Margarito into retirement.

PHILADELPHIA (November 23, 2010)—On Saturday afternoon, December 4th, some of the best amateur fighters will be on display at the 7th annual Mitchell Allen Boxing Showcase will take place at the Sheppard Recreation Center on 5700 Haverford Avenue in Philadelphia.

By Chris Williams: As I expected, Bob Arum isn’t interested in matching Manny Pacquiao against boxing’s new star WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. Arum doesn’t even want to match Pacquiao against Martinez if there’s a strength draining catch weight involved, according to news from Michael Marley at examiner.com.

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KO’s) intends on making the most of his opportunity against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.

By James McGowan: Negotiations between heavyweight champions David Haye and the Klitschko brothers for a unification fight appear to be progressing, albeit very slowly. In a recent interview on Sky Sports Bernd Boente, manager of both Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, spoke openly with Adam Booth (manager and trainer of David Haye) about the current state [...]

LOS ANGELES, November 22 – From Osaka to Manchester, Providence to Montreal, top super middleweight contender Sakio “The Scorpion” Bika has made a career out of going to his opponents’ backyards and giving them the fights of their lives. On Saturday, November 27, Bika walks into the “lions den” again when he travels to Oakland, [...]

CHICAGO, IL (November 22, 2010) Tickets are now on sale as 8 Count Productions and CFC Promotions presents WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 14, an action packed evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday night, December 17th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

Noah Zuhdi wins by technical knockout in the 3rd round over Steven Cox of Independence, Missouri in an exciting boxing match on Top Rank’s Boxing card at WinStar Casino Saturday night, November 20, 2010.

Warriors Boxing President Leon Margules wishes to congratulate two of his future champions for their dominating performances over the weekend.

LOS ANGELES, November 22 – In less than one week, the Unified Lightweight World Championship bout between Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Michael Katsidis “The Great” and the WBC Welterweight World Championship between Andre Berto and Freddy Hernandez will join a rich list of Thanksgiving weekend world championship fights.

Andre Ward and Sakio Bika participated in a national media conference call on Monday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, Nov. 27, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Super Six World Boxing Classic rivals and European superstars Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch have been throwing verbal haymakers at each other since their Group Stage 3 showdown for the vacant WBC super middleweight title was announced.

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States and France boxed to a 5-5 tie on Saturday at the USA vs. France Dual in Abbeville, France in the first competition of their trip overseas. The two squads will now prepare for the Four Nations Tournament in Berck Sur Mer, France, November 26-27.

By Steve Lewis: You know you must be damn good if the other candidate for best pound-for-pound fighter is demanding that you take Olympic-style drug testing when previously, no one else has ever had to take one…ever.

By Scott Gilfoid: I still remember how excited Amir Khan was when he got a new trainer Jorge Rubio shortly before Khan’s fight with Breidis Prescott in 2008. Khan was talking nonstop about how great Rubio was, but then when Khan got stretched out in the 1st round by Prescott, Rubio quickly was gone, replaced [...]

By Jim Dower: Australian Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) has a very real chance at beating WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) this Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Katsidis, 30, is getting this fight at the right time in Marquez’s long 17-year pro career and he could [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Manny Pacquiao has no problems with facing WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez as long as Pacquiao gets a guaranteed purse. Pacquiao is convinced the fight won’t sell for some reason and is worried that it will actually lose money instead of making it. Why Pacquiao thinks this is unclear, because he’s [...]

By Jim Dower: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) will be taking on Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KO’s) this Saturday night on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be Berto’s 5th defense of his World Boxing Council title [...]

By Dave Lahr: I’ve got a pretty good idea how the December 11th clash between unbeaten Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) and IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) will go down. The fight, which takes place at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, will be a lot like Chisora’s recent impressive 9th round stoppage [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) put to rest any retirement talk by saying he’ll stick around boxing another three years until he turns 35, according to the latest boxing news from Sky Sports. Pacquiao is currently 31, but turns 32 on December 17th. His promoter Bob Arum still has a number of [...]

By Scott Gifloid: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KO’s) plans on sending Britain’s Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) into retirement on Saturday night in their stage 3 Super Six tournament bout at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. Froch, 33, is already talking about retiring if he loses the fight, and Abraham [...]