Archive for December, 2010

While Colombian power puncher Breidis Prescott’s campaign to give WBA Junior Welterweight Champion Amir Khan his shot at redemption by way of a rematch has gained strong traction with boxing fans, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer still seems resistant.

International Boxing Federation and WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa turns 29 years old today (December 23rd). Promoter Ahmet Öner was in Miami to hand over his congratulations personally:

A week after Dmitriy’s impressive third round knockout win over James Wayka in front of a sold out crowd at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Dmitriy returns to Israel to celebrate his victory.

By Tommaso Nappo: Since not getting the fight with Manny Pacquiao, which he was a long shot at best. The next course of action from the Berto Camp should be to call out Marquez. While Marquez is apparently in negotiations for a bout with Erik Morales, it is not a done deal.

By Terry Arthur: The fight between the iron chinned WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins had opinions divided as to who would be victorious. The casual fight fans could be forgiven for thinking that Pascal would outwork and dominate the nearly 46 year old Hopkins, but as knowledgeable [...]

CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO- Superbantamweight contender Jonathan Oquendo showed his good shape ths afternoon in the first pre weigh in for his January 22, 2011, bout in the series ”Noche de Campeones DIRECTV” against Cuauhtemoc Vargas in a presentation of PR Best Boxing Promotions and a Pay Per View transmision live from the Correctional Complex in [...]

By Dave Lahr: Sugar Shane Mosley has been in with them best of them in his career from guys like Oscar De La Hoya to ones like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mosley has now won the lottery by getting selected out of a number of potential opponents to face Manny Pacquiao on May 7th. The selector [...]

BROOKLYN, NY (December 23, 2010)—Havoc Boxing Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated cruiserweight knockout artist Santander Silgado to an exclusive promotional deal. Silgado of Buenos Aires, Argentina has compiled a record of 18-0 with sixteen knockouts and the twenty-five year old has captured regional belts throughout South America.

By Francisco Hernandez: Lightweight prospect Miguel Buendia is 135 pounds of unbridled explosive action. In the ring he shuffles forward bobbing and weaving, until he tears into his opponents bodies and rips them apart. His relentless style of fighting has endeared Miguel Buendia to the boxing fans in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. Miguel is [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum set up a mismatch bout for May 7th between his number #1 cash cow Manny Pacquiao and 39-year-old Shane Mosley, who hasn’t won a fight since 2009 when he beat one of Arum’s slow stable fighters Antonio Margarito. Since then, Mosley took a year off from boxing [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) plans on fighting on March 12th against one of three possible opponents. His promoter Bob Arum attempted to line up a fight on HBO against one of his other Top Rank stable fighters Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s) for the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) could be fighting World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight interim champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) in early 2011, according to news from examiner.com. Chavez, who only fought once in 2010, is looking for a fight in the early part of 2011. He [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s been two years since knockout artist Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KO’s) made easy work of Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s), knocking him out in 1 vicious round in 2008. Khan, 24, hasn’t shown any interested in trying to avenge his one round blow out against Prescott, and instead has called the [...]

While Ireland takes a standing count from its latest battering of Arctic weather conditions, Kiko Martinez’s Spanish camp engaged in their own round of snowball throwing by delivering and icy salvo in the direction of Limericks Willie Casey.

By Allen Hmiel: Two marginal boxing champions both limited in ability and talent but huge on heart and desire and even courage. Both Champions in their time even though questionable champions who were protected as much as possible to become champions. Padded boxing records, smart managers, acute financial advisers and boxing records littered with average [...]

Cecilia Braekhus (16-0, 4 KOs) has been voted German female boxer of the year. The First Lady edged Susi Kentikian and Jessica Balogun to finish first in a poll conducted among the readers of German “BoxSport” Magazine as well as a panel of boxing experts.

By Jim Dower: Top light welterweight contender Lucas Martin Matthysse (27-1, 25 KO’s) faces former World Boxing Organization (WBO) light welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley (37-15-1, 22 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout on January 21st at the Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina.

James DeGale has gate-crashed the World Boxing Organization’s (WBO) top 10 rankings after his stunning win over Paul Smith. The new British super-middleweight champion is now rated number five by the governing body and he will aim to rise to the top of the pile by the end of 2011.

February 9, 2007 is a day that will forever remain a groundbreaking day in the life of Heavyweight Contender Derric Rossy. On that day, this fast-rising prospect at just 15-0 stepped up to the plate to take on another undefeated prospect, the 27-0 world-ranked Eddie Chambers. This fight taught Derric Rossy (who at the time [...]

Emergence as boxing’s next superstar is imminent now that light heavyweight contender, Ismayl “The Black Russian” Sillakh (14-0, 12 KOs) is scheduled to face fellow new contender Yordanis Despaigne (8-0, 4 KOs) in a March 4 main event on ESPN2.

By Rod Bautista: It’s official Manny Pacquiao will face Shane Mosley on May 7, 2011. As many contributors have written in the last of couple of weeks, there are a lot of people questioning The Pacquiao Camp’s choice of the 39 year old Mosley. On the surface it does look like Pacquiao is going to [...]

By Tommaso Nappo: Contrary to what some of the other writers think about Mosley vs Pacquiao being a mismatch. I believe it will be an exciting fight full of action for as long as it lasts. As far as why Mosley was chosen read the following :

Colombian slugger Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19 KOs) received World Boxing Association (WBA) Junior Welterweight Champion Amir Khan’s recent press release with a chuckle of his own.

North Bergen, NJ (December 23, 2010) – Undefeated heavyweight prospect Mariusz “The Polish Giant” Wach (23-0, 11 KO) has signed a promotional agreement with North Bergen, NJ-based organization Global Boxing Promotions.

By David Blair: Northern Irish boxing has seen a resurgence of late with both Brian Magee and Martin Rogan gaining the attention of the boxing world. However, there is another fighter on which a fresh wave of Belfast pride is rapidly growing.

By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao better hope that Shane Mosley is totally shot for their fight on May 7th, because if he has at least 75% of what he used to have of his ability, he’s going to thrash the little Filipino and send him home in pieces. In his prime, Mosley was a much [...]

By Bradley Travis: There are many debates inside boxing, many articles and different opinions, but this is what helps make our sport the sport of kings. These are the reasons that make our sport passionate and make it stand out over the rest. Not many sports – well i cant personally think of another that [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The Super Six tournament semifinal clash between World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) and 41-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) will be taking place in either March or April next year, possibly in the United States. I’m not holding my breath on it taking place here, [...]

NEW YORK (December 22, 2010) – Boxing fans viewing this year’s final TeleFutura broadcast of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” sat in the judge’s seat and cast their text votes naming Santa Ana native Ronny Ríos, the boxer with the most character with 70% of the votes. Ríos exemplified more determination in the San Diego-held fight than [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) along with his new trainer Emanuel Steward will return to the ring on February 5th at the Wembley Arena against a still to be determined opponent. The 6’9″ Fury is being developed by Steward in hopes of capturing a world title at some point [...]