Archive for January, 2011

By Sean McDaniel: Well it looks like unbeaten British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s) is going to have to go back to the drawing board and look for another opponent to fight after the British Boxing Board of Control rejected his attempt to fight 42-year-old Francois Botha (47-5-3, 28 KO’s) on February 19th, [...]

By Allen Hmiel: Watching the mockery of defending a title by David Haye the WBA’s powerless and non fighting champion makes one wonder why the cable and TV outlets that show the fights do not have their own champions. With so many organizations in boxing having champions and awarding belts in numbers the diluted titles [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has resumed talks with number #5 ranked WBA contender Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) for a bout that will be taking place on April 16th at the M.E.N. Arena. McCloskey and his promoter Barry Hearn turned down Khan’s initial offer. However, Khan and [...]

Former World Champion, turned promoter, Graham Earl today hinted at the possibility of a rematch, between Portsmouth’s Paul Morby and Essex’s Daniel ‘The Slick’ Cadman, after their Southern Area Super Middleweight Title clash on Saturday being declared a draw by referee Jeff Hines.

LOS ANGELES, January 25 – RingTV, the media and digital division of the “Bible of Boxing” Ring Magazine has established an international television sales department with the goal of selling boxing content throughout the world, it was announced today by Richard Schaefer, CEO of Sports and Entertainment Publications (SEP), Ring’s parent company.

By Allen Hmiel: With all the controversy surrounding the evasive elusiveness and embarrassment caused by the WBA’s (World Boxing Association) supposed Heavyweight champion David Haye possibly facing 38-year-old Jean-Marc Mormeck in his next fight, I am coming to the conclusion if the WBA is even a functioning body of organization directed and managed in any [...]

Fight fans will get exclusive insight into the eight contenders in Saturday’s Prizefighter Light Heavyweights II event from London’s Olympia on tonight’s Sky Sports preview show ‘Prizefighter: Last Man Standing’, on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 at 6.30pm.

Veteran Derrick Campos will be the opponent for prospect José “Chelo” González next February 5 in the card “Futuros Campeones 2″ to be held in the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum, Bayamon, Puerto Rico in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) presentation.

Andy Lee, Irish Kronk middleweight fighter, currently ranked # 5 in the World Boxing Association (WBA) and # 14 in the WBC rankings will now face Scotsman, Craig McEwan on March 12, in the chief supporting bout to Sergio Martinez – Sergei Dzinziruk WBC world middleweight clash at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States.

By Joe Met: It is disappointing to say the least to be reading about David haye’s trainer/manager/promoter/nanny/boyfriend, Adam Booth talking about Jean-marc Mormeck as a likely next opponent for Haye. I have always been a fan of David Haye. He unified the cruiserweight division by knocking out all the competition. He was always entertaining to [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – (January 25, 2011) Welterweight prospect Joseph Judah (5-1, 1 KOs) has just been added to the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Jr. Welterweight title fight card promoted by Main Events & Super Judah Promotions, on Saturday, March 5th at the Amerihealth Pavillion at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

Ricky Burns will make the second defence of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super-Featherweight title on March 12 at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow. He will face Scot-slayer Joseph Laryea, who has already beaten Paul Appleby.

Eduard Gutknecht (19-1, 8 KOs) will make his first fight under the promotional banner of Team Sauerland on February 12 when he takes on Oleksandr Cherviak (9-1, 1 KO) in Mülheim, Germany. In the main event of the night, Yoan Pablo Hernandez challenges WBA Interim Cruiserweight Champion Steve Herelius. Gutknecht will be trained by eight-time [...]

CHESTER, PA (JANUARY 24, 2011)—In what was the first ever boxing event inside the walls of casino in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Joey Eye Boxing Promotions in association with David Feldman put on a show to remember for the capacity crowd at Harrah’s in Chester.

By Anthony Lee: Floyd Mayweather is arguably the best defensive fighter in boxing right now. But should a fight between him and Manny Pacquiao ever occur, there are several reasons as to why Pacquiao might give him fits in the ring.

By Reynaldo Sanchez – boxeoeditores.com – Miguel Angel Cotto, WBA light middleweight world champion, installs his trainings camps for the next fight on March 12th against Ricardo Mayorga, in the Lucky Street Boxing GYM property of “The Heavyweight Factory”, in Hollywood. Fla.

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is still talking about facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. within 12 to 15 months if he can win his next fight in April and then beat the winner of the Devon Alexander vs. Timothy Bradley fight.

By Dan Ambrose: Floyd Mayweather Jr. had his court case reset until March 10th after meeting with the Las Vegas Justice of the Peace on Monday for Mayweather’s felony domestic violence case. Mayweather faces the potential of doing 34 years in prison if convicted of the charges against him.

By Jim Dower: Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28 KO’s) has finally gotten his wish and will be fighting for a heavyweight title in September against one of the two Klitschko brothers, according to ESPN. The fight will be taking place in Poland, in Warsaw or Wroclaw. It’s going to be taking [...]

Sitting in the dressing room before his fight on Saturday night at the Hollywood Casino in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, against former world title challenger Will “Kid Fire” McIntyre, light heavyweight contender Blake Prevost (16-2-1, 5 KOs) faced a hostile, sold-out crowd and an opponent who thought he made for a perfect comeback foil.

By Anthpny Klee: Some people think that instead of taking on Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao should look for fights with Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto, or Juan Manuel Marquez. While these fights might seem intriguing at first glance, I think Mosley-Pacquiao is currently the best fight Top Rank Promotions can make.

By Gerardo Granados: Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield was a tremendous fighter in the past, debuted as a professional prize-fighter on November 1984 defeating by UD6 Lionel Byarm, he is the 1984 light heavyweight Olympic bronze medallist, he belongs to an outstanding generation of the U.S.A. Olympic team, he is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, [...]

Orange, CA (January 24, 2011) – In less than a week Thompson Boxing Promotions’ Super Lightweight Josesito Lopez (28-3, 16KOs) will take on Mike Dallas, Jr. (17-0-1, 7KOs) for the vacant NABF Super Lightweight title as the opener of the January 28 Arreola-Abell ESPN Friday Night Fight card that will emanate from Pechanga Resort and [...]

NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2011) – Undefeated featherweight prospect and former Cuban Olympian Luis Franco will look to take another giant step towards challenging for a world title in 2011 when he takes on veteran Leonilo Miranda in a 10-round bout to kick off an impressive run of boxing on SHOWTIME on Friday, Feb. 4 [...]

TORONTO, ON – (January 24, 2011) NABA Lightweight champion Logan Cotton McGuinness (13-0-1, 6 KO’s) will face the sternest test of his young career when he steps into the ring to defend his title against hard hitting Dominican Hector Julio Avila (47-5, 42 KO’s) in the main event of the stacked February 19th card at [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: More recently I have been researching into why there are not any heavyweight contenders that are good enough to challenge the current Heavyweight Champions. I started this research because I was depressed with the signing of Wladimir Klitschko Vs Derek Chisora, the annoyance comes from the fact Chisora has never went the [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): On June 20, 1980 a great fight dubbed “The Brawl in Montreal” took place between Panamanian Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard from the United States. Ray Leonard was a media darling, having won the Light Welterweight Olympic Gold Medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The fight with [...]

On Friday, February 11th, Star Boxing’s welterweight contender Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez (21-3, 12KO’s) will cross over the border and enter into foreign soil when he takes on Canada’s Antonin Decarie (24-1, 7KO’s) at the spectacular Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The bout, scheduled for ten rounds, will headline that week’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights”. [...]

By Derek Holian: Somehow, some fight fans seem pretty sure that Evander Holyfield was on his way to taking a beating against Sherman ‘the tank’ Williams had there fight continued at the weekend. However im not quite sure how they can justify this prediction. Yes Evander certainly looked a little slow off the mark, and [...]

Inspirations: “My mom has been a great inspiration to me because she raised 13 kids with practically nothing but determination and hard work. She has been one of my best role models. She always taught me to reach for what I want to achieve. I always looked up to her because she got all of [...]