Archive for December, 2010

By Jason Kim: Next month the two best fighters in the light welterweight division WBO champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC title holder Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) will tangle to prove who’s the best fighter in the division in a fight at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. Bradley, 27, has looked very [...]

By William Mackay: Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) may have come up short on the score cards in his 12 round decision loss to WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) on December 11th, but Maidana badly beat up Khan and had him hurt and holding on in the last three rounds of [...]

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum really knows how to pick them. His latest find for an opponent for his number #1 gravy train fighter Manny Pacquiao is 39-year-old Shane Mosley, who in his last two fights, has a record of zero wins, one loss and one draw. And yet Mosley was picked out of handful [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Manny Pacquiao will do alright in this little mismatch bout that his promoter Bob Arum has set up for him against 40ish Shane Mosley for May 7th. Pacquiao has made $20 million a piece in his last three mismatch bouts against Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito. However, Arum sees Pacquiao [...]

By Jason Kim: It’s going to be interesting to see how Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, trainer Freddie Roach and HBO work together to try and turn Shane Mosley into a dangerous looking opponent for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to fight on May 7th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. On paper, [...]

From the office of World Boxing Council (WBC) President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Liver” columns by WBC President José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From December 19, translated from Spanish:

WORCESTER, Mass. (Dec. 22, 2010) – As he prepares to go from promising prospect to legitimate contender, undefeated Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez’ recent magical mystery tour as a sparring partner in major training camps Australia, England and Miami provided him with invaluable post graduate boxing courses.

By Chris Williams: Well, it looks like 39-year-old fading star Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s) has been picked out as Manny Pacquiao’s next victim to beat up on and look good. Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, selected Mosley because he was better known among the casual boxing fans who have little clue about the sport. They [...]

By Dan Ambrose: I neither like or dislike WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s), but I am shocked that his British fans are taking his close win over Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO’s) and suggesting that performances was enough to silence his critics and put him in the class of the top [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former British welterweight champion Michael Jennings (36-3, 17 KO’s) wants a rematch with undefeated welterweight contender Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KO’s) after being trounced by Brook in a one-sided 5th round TKO on September 11th. Jennings, 33, was never even remotely competitive in the fight, as he looked as timid as he [...]

By Dallan o’ Donnell: Manny Pacquiao will face Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on May 7th after a long period of deliberation over who Pacquiao’s next opponent would be. Mosley, a former champion in three divisions was on a shortlist of three fighters which included undefeated Andre Berto and Mexico’s legendary Juan Manuel Marquez. Many [...]

By David Blair: Much has been written about the dilapidated condition of heavyweight boxing. Its true the division lacks the flair and charisma of an Ali. It also lacks the fierce unpredictability that a Mike Tyson brought to the ring. It can even be stated that it lacks the added dimension of having an American [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: The Haye Vs Klitschko saga continues with claim and counter claim about who is offering what and who is ducking the other. Well unlike some of the less educated people claiming it’s all down to one side it’s obvious that unlike the contract offers the blame lies 50/50.

By Allen Hmiel: Andre Ward has done everything right in boxing and in life. He has represented his country in the Olympics and brought home the gold medal for the USA. He has worked hard is clean cut and never been in trouble. A married man and father dedicated to his family and a Christian [...]

By Allen Hmiel: All it took was a powerful long looping wild left hand landing flush against the bony jaw of lean lanky Paul Williams to shatter a career of hopes and championship dreams. Martinez did with one pulverizing career ending Knock out punch what 37 fighters couldn’t do put the pseudo ex top P4P [...]

By Edgar Solorzano: Some say that every fighter has their ups and downs, while others believe it’s the choice’s the fighters make what defines them and their future. Whether this is true or false, there’s one fighter that can relate to this statements, and that’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. Not too long ago boxing fans and [...]

Ireland’s Cinderella Man, Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey is a man who knows no fear. After only eleven fights into his pro career he remains undefeated and seemingly unstoppable. Confidence is high in the Dolphil camp with team Casey plotting one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

NEW YORK (December 22, 2010) – Boxing 360 has announced the signing of World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 3 rated super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up” Moore to an exclusive promotional contract. The 31-year-old southpaw Moore (27-2, 22 KOs), from Guyana, is the reigning PABA and WBC CABOFE super bantamweight champion, as well as the former [...]

FERNANDO MONTIEL and NONITO DONAIRE COLLIDE FOR THE WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND MIKE JONES – JESUS SOTO-KARASS ENCORE RUMBLE IN WELTERWEIGHT TITLE REMATCH FEBRUARY 19 at MANDALAY BAY in LAS VEGAS LIVE on HBO BOXING AFTER DARK ******************************** Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow! Thursday, December 23 at Noon PT

“We are Ready, Willing and Able!” says Team Peter. On Monday, Lindsey E. Tucker, Jr., Championship Chairman of the IBF/USBA sent a letter to representatives of former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, as well as representatives of former cruiserweight/light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek inquiring if the two would be available to [...]

Cromer ace Liam Walsh says he is set for a big year that could lead to a world title showdown with Ricky Burns. The exciting youngster won the Commonwealth super-featherweight title in October with a thrilling win over Maxwell Awuku at York Hall.

ontreal, Canada (December 21, 2010) Undefeated Irish/British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury was very pleased with his performance against Zack Page this past Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

CHICAGO, IL (December 21, 2010) Chicago’s WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT professional boxing series kicks off the New Year with a bang in its 15th installment as former WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz returns to battle in the main event on Friday, January 28th at the UIC. Presented by Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, HOME OF [...]

By Leonard Hart: ESPN has reported that it is official: Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will be facing “Sugar” Shane Mosley in his next bout on May 7th. This is the same Mosley who went to Roach’s Wild Card Gym two years ago when he was ranked as the #1 welterweight and #3 on the pound for [...]

By Roberto Elmore: After dominating Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley began campaigning for a fight with Floyd Mayweather. He even went as far as climbing in the ring during Mayweather’s interview to challenge him. Shane got his wish and was completely dominated after giving the Mayweather faithful a scare in the second round. In his fight [...]

CHICAGO, IL (December 21, 2010) Notre Dame Boxing Champion Mike Lee heads to the ice at the United Center on Wednesday night, December 22nd as the “special guest” of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks.

Yesterday at the Morris Park Boxing Club in the Bronx, Joe DeGuardia hosted the gym’s grand re-opening and first annual Holiday Party before a standing room only contingent of gym members (both past and present), press, and members from the surrounding community. The building, which suffered a devastating fire exactly one year ago that left [...]

By William Mackay: Perhaps it’s for the best that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) doesn’t fight unbeaten top welterweight and fellow Brit Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KO’s). It isn’t about Brook being bigger than Khan or anything like that, because Brook is actually shorter than Khan at 5’9″ compared to the [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: Today a breaking news report on Sky Sports News heard that David Haye and Adam Booth are willing to put all of the money from American TV, and British PPV into a 50 – 50 split with Wladimir Klitschko. But once again the skeptics are out in numbers wondering who will pull [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is wasting his time trying to get a fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) and should just move on to fighting whoever he wants. The latest news is that Haye and his trainer/manager Adam Booth have offered Klitschko a 50-50 [...]