Archive for January, 2011

By Chris Williams: You have to wonder why former IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire’s fights aren’t routinely being put on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s big mega fights. I don’t understand how Donaire, who is supposed to be the next Pacquiao, isn’t have his fights being put on Pacquiao’s undercards. Both of them fight for [...]

By Jim Dower: Number #12 ranked WBO middleweight contender Craig McEwan (19-0, 9 KO’s) says he’s going to be sparring with unbeaten World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KO’s) to get ready for Andy Lee (24-1, 18 KO’s) on March 12th on the undercard of the Dzinziruk vs. Sergio Martinez [...]

Boxing results – Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines: Rey Bautista KO 3 Alejandro Barrera

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t like Shane Mosley’s chances against Manny Pacquiao in their little mega fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 7th. Speaking with Ben Thompson at fighthype.com, Mayweather said “I don’t think Shane really has too much left at 39-years-old. From the outside looking in, people [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s looking like Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) is going to have to travel to England on May 21st to face WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) at the O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London. I don’t like this for Johnson. I think he’s going to have problems in this [...]

By Dave Lahr: I hope WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-0, 13 KO’s) is ready to take a beating tonight because that’s what he’s going to be getting in his unification bout against WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11 KO’s) in their fight at the Silverdome, in Pontiac, Michigan. Bradley, 27, is [...]

Boxing results – Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa: Argenis Mendez UD 12 Cassius Baloyi Nkosinathi Joyi NC 3 Katsunari Takayama

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA junior middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22 KO’s) will be returning to the ring after 4 years out of action to face 32-year-old super middleweight Henry Buchanan (20-2, 13 KO’s) on April 16th. Speaking to ESPN, the 33-year-old Vargas said, “I took three years off and I’m still young. I’m [...]

Boxing from the Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan: Julio Diaz TKO 8 Pavel Miranda Darryl Cunningham UD 6 Alberto Mercedes Julian Williams TKO 1 Alan Moore Kendall Holt TKO 1 Lenin Arroyo Allen Conyers UD 10 James De la Rosa Bermane Stiverne KO 2 Kertson Manswell Timothy Bradley TD 10 Devon Alexander

By Kevin Abraham: Today several reputable sources have stated British WBA Light-Welterweight Champion Amir Khan will no longer be working with leading strength and conditioning Coach Alex Ariza; the boxing world awaits a full explanation…

Scottish and Irish boxing fans on the East Coast of America are gearing up for their Fight of the Year as Holywood-based, Edinburgh middleweight Craig McEwan takes on Limerick’s Andy Lee at the Foxwoods Caino, Connecticut on 12th March. The fight ,which is being billed by top promoter Lou Di Bello as the ‘Celtic War’, [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: For a long time Mexico City was the seedbed of great boxers for the Mexican nation. A neighborhood like Tepito (Aztec word meaning small temple), produced more world class fighters and champions than most nations will ever dream of having. There was a host of great trainers capable of teaching the art [...]

Newark, NJ (January 29, 2011) – Unbeaten lightweight Michael Angelo “The Artist” Perez of Newark, NJ will return to Puerto Rico on Friday, February 4 as part of the first ever fight card in the city of Lares at the Coliseo Felix Mendez Acevedo when he faces Marcos Herrera 6-3-1 (2 KO’s).

By Brittany Rogers – bamrogers57@aol.com -Courtesy of Chicago Boxing News: The nicknames suit the fighters well. Timothy Bradley is a fighter who out works his opponents regularly and is nothing less than violent throughout the process.

By Francisco Hernandez: Josesito Lopez overcoming a bloody cut in the first round, applies relentless pressure to crack undefeated junior-welter hopeful Mike Dallas. Dallas unable to handle the pressure is stopped in round seven of a ten round junior welterweight bout. Mike Dallas cracked by round three when he realized what he was up against, [...]

By Shaun Campbell: The prizefighter series is back tonight live on sky sports 1. The popular tournament that’s always filled with excitement promises to be a top night of boxing with some of the brightest young stars and a few fighters looking for a last shot at the big time.

By Gari Jones: Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko are too methodical in their approach, boring fans and in return have been driving away audiences. In the last 5 years the level of opposition has been anything but below par, and in the last couple of fight’s both brother’s have failed to give a performance worthy of [...]

By Gari Jones: To follow up on my heavyweight articles. Let’s look at the top two heavyweights right now currently the most dominant pair of brothers ever to lace up their gloves and step into a boxing ring Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.

By Shaun Campbell: Tonight sees the highly anticipated light-welterweight showdown between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander for the WBC/WBO titles. Other than a possible show down with Amir Khan, this is the biggest fight available in the division at this time.

San Diego, CA (January 28) – Golden Boy Promotions and TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” returned to San Diego, Calif. with an explosive six-bout card from the Four Points Sheraton Hotel tonight. If you missed the live action or televised broadcast, below is a summary of the results:

By Dan Ambrose: Number #1 ranked WBA lightweight contender Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) challenges World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KO’s) on February 26th at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios, 24, is taking a big step up from the kinds of guys he’s been facing. Acosta, [...]

Early Results from Chicago …… Courtesy of Chicago Boxing News

By Eric Thomas: Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (30-2, 26 KO’s) made a statement on Friday night with an impressive 1st round knockout win over Joey Abell (27-5, 26 KO’s) at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. Arreola, 29, exchanged shots with Abell in the first minute of action. Arreola then cornered Abell and [...]

WARNER CENTER WAR III LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Friday, March 4th, 2011

By Frank Livingstone: The biggest news in boxing for 2011 so far has got nothing to do on what happened or will happen inside the ring but rather outside it. Bob Arum of Top Rank has formally informed Ross Greenburg at a dinner that he is taking the Pacquiao franchise out of HBO to CBS/Showtime. [...]

By Jim Amato: In the talent laden heavyweight era of the 1970′s…A few notable fighters have slipped through the cracks. One such fighter was Massachusetts native, John “Dino” Denis. He was as game as they come and he battled some of the best of his era.

By Sean McDaniel: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s trainer Emanuel Steward is very wary of Wladimir’s April 30th opponent, the unbeaten Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s), who Wladimir will be facing in Mannheim, Germany in his next fight. In an interview at Sky Sports Ringside, Steward said this about Chisora:

By Sean McDaniel: On Sky Sports Ringside, trainer Emanuel Steward said that he thinks unbeaten British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (13-0, 9 KO’s). Steward, who’s trained great fighters like Lennox Lewis and Thomas Hearns among many others, says that he thinks that the 22-year-old Fury can be the next dominant heavyweight in the sport. Steward [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time since losing his World Boxing Association title and injuring his right leg in a 9th round TKO loss last year in June against fellow Top Rank fighter Miguel Cotto. Foreman, 30, has had his right [...]

By Jim Dower: Former heavyweight challenger Chris Arreola (30-2, 26 KO’s) destroyed a badly over-matched Joey Abell (27-5, 26 KO’s) in a 1st round TKO on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California. Arreola, 29, was coming off of surgery on his right hand, badly hurt Abell right a huge right hand that [...]