Archive for December, 2010

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum seems convinced that the right opponent for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight is 39-year-old Shane Mosley rather than someone fighting at a higher level like Juan Manuel Marquez or Andre Berto.

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten Tyson Fury (12-0, 9 KO’s) will be facing replacement opponent Galen Brown (33-15-1, 20 KO’s) this Saturday night in an 8-round bout on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Jean Pascal WBC light heavyweight title bout at the Pepsi Colisseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Sutton’s Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor and Redhill’s ‘Dynamo’ Daryl Setterfield are back in action this coming Saturday, the 18th December, at the Bruce Baker promoted ‘Christmas Punch’ event at the Tolworth Recreation Centre in Surbiton.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley doesn’t agree with the judges’ for the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana but last weekend at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bradley, who many boxing fans feel is the best fighter in the light welterweight division, thinks Khan made a ton [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is in a state of denial about being hurt by Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) last Saturday night. Khan won the fight by a 12 round unanimous decision but was staggered twice in the 10th round of the [...]

Former interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) is ready to once again strap on the gold and green belt when he challenges current World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver lightweight champion Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11KOs) of Mexico City, MX, on February 26th of next year at a site to be determined. DeMarco of Tijuana, [...]

By Dave Lahr: After watching the Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana fight several times now and scoring each round carefully, I had no other choice but to score the fight a 12 round draw. Neither fighter did enough to win the fight, especially Khan.

Baltimore, MD (December 13, 2010) – Heavyweight prospect Maurice “Freight Train” Byarm remained unbeaten and impressed a capacity crowd at the Pikesville Armory with a fifth round stoppage of previously undefeated Winston Thorpe on Saturday evening.

CHICAGO, IL (December 13, 2010) Junior middleweight prospect Donatas Bondoravas returns to action next Friday night, December 17th against Brandon “The Business” Baue in a scheduled eight rounder featured at WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 14 at the UIC Pavilion.

By Eric Thomas: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) could be facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) in April in Las Vegas, Nevada. Haye sounds very confident that he’ll be facing Wladimir next, and it could wind up in Las Vegas rather than Germany or the UK.

By William Mackay: After seeing how good a job referee Joe Cortez did in breaking up the action when Marcos Maidana was trying to work inside on WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan last Saturday night, I wonder if Khan and Golden Boy Promotions will be sure use Cortez in the future? I think they [...]

By Dan Ambrose: This Saturday night, 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KO’s) will be challenging World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Hopkins is talking about trying to be one of the oldest fighters to ever capture a title. However, he’s not [...]

By William Mackay: If WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is looking for revenge for his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KO’s), then he has the perfect opportunity now. Prescott, 27, sent out a press release today calling out Khan for his next fight. Khan is coming off [...]

Miami, Florida via Barranquilla, Colombia, slugger Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KOs) wishes to congratulate World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Kahn for his close, but deserved, victory over Argentina’s Marcos Maidana last Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Jason Kim: Trainer Freddie Roach wants Floyd Mayweather Jr. as future opponent for his fighter Amir Khan in the worst way. Roach doesn’t seem interested in letting Khan mature as a fighter and prove that last weekend’s uneven performance against Marcos Maidana was just another fluke. Roach wants Khan to fight Mayweather next year. [...]

BUENOS AGUAS, PUERTO RICO (December 13) – It was a thrilling evening at the Coliseo Samuel Rodriguez, in Puerto Rico. Each of the 8 bouts packed a solid punch on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” but the main event pitting Mike Perez against Jose Hernandez stole the show and is being called a late-entry Fight of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: A star was born last Saturday night when the talented Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) pounded WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) from pillor to post in the last three rounds of the fight but came up short on the judges’ scorecards, losing by a 12 round decision. Taking [...]

By Stuart Mcleod: Throughout boxing history Britain has had many champions held in high regard such as Lennox Lewis, Henry Cooper, John Conteh, Frank Bruno, Prince Naseem etc… the list goes on. Britain has also had its fair share of domestic dust ups for world titles such as the Benn v Eubank trilogy, Collins who [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) took a Cotto-esque type beating last Saturday night against the powerful Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) en route to barely winning by a 12 round decision. Khan was staggered in the 10th and looked hurt in the remaining rounds of the fight as [...]

From World Boxing Council President Dr. José Sulaimán: On behalf of all of the members of the World Boxing Council, I am declaring December 20 as a day of world mourning for the passing away of Gus Mercurio. Mr. Mercurio’s funeral will be held that day in Australia.

By William Mackay: All you have to do is take one look at rounds 10 through 12 of last Saturday’s bout between Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) and Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) to know that Khan isn’t ready for a fighter like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan, 24, was badly staggered in the 10th and [...]

By Tommaso Nappo: Now before the writer is accused of taking one too many blows to the head himself. Or being an herbalist ( and I don’t mean oregano, or parsley), hear me out. Back in the earlier 80′s Marvin Hagler was constantly fighting for the approval of the boxing world in hopes they would [...]

By Tommaso Nappo: December 12th on this day in boxing history we are reminded of a fighter once called”one of the greatest prospects in the history of boxing”. Tony Ayala Jr had turned pro at the age of 17 under the tutelage of his father ( who also trained El Torito’s brothers).

By Dallan o’ Donnell: Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) made his Las Vegas debut on Saturday night in a defence of his WBA Light- welterweight title against Argentine powerhouse Marcos Maidana. Khan won a unanimous decision victory over Maidana in a grueling 12 round contest.

Dr C K Wu quotes – December 2010 What has the feedback from the launch of the World Series of Boxing been? The initial reaction to the World Series of Boxing has been very positive. We had anticipated this, since in many fields people were waiting for the competition to start before forming an opinion. [...]

On Friday, December 10, at Coliseo Samuel Rodriguez in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, the “Next Puerto Rican Superstar” Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez ran his consecutive knockout streak to 11 and brought his record to a perfect 11-0, 11 KOs by stopping Gundrick King (13-4, 9 KOs) in two rounds.

Tuesday night sees the Mayfair Sporting Club stage their final pro dinner show of 2010 with yet another night of well matched boxing action. This time the event takes place at The Savoy Hotel in central London. Top of the bill sees rising star Tony Owen from Carshalton taking on East Ham’s tricky Johnny Greaves. [...]

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 12, 2010) – The Los Angeles Matadors made their hometown Angelinos proud Sunday night at Club Nokia at LA Live as they easily defeated the Memphis Force 4-1 in a best of five series. The Matadors earned three points for the match win and maintained a steady lead in the Americas Conference, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Despite looking terrible in the last three rounds of Amir Khan’s close 12 round unanimous decision win over Marcos Maidana last Saturday night, Khan’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya has already proclaimed Khan as the best fighter in the light welterweight division even though Khan still hasn’t fought the winner of the [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) dodged a bullet on Saturday night when he was able to survive being badly hurt by the hard punching Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) in the 10th round and make it through the remainder of the fight by holding Maidana and running. The [...]