Archive for March, 2011

CANASTOTA, NY –MARCH 23, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame will host the 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Canastota, New York on June 9-12th. With many exciting events planned, there will be something for everyone in “Boxing’s Hometown.”

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. says his son Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be returning to the boxing ring and will be fighting Manny Pacquiao, whom he sees as not being in the same class as his son.

By William Mackay: At 42, Glen Johnson is an old warrior with countless fights under his belt and many war scars from his many battles. Johnson, a career light heavyweight, has found success recently by moving down in weight and participating in the Super Six tournament.

By Dan Ambrose: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is hoping that by having Pacquiao’s fight with Shane Mosley advertised on CBS will help squeeze out a few more pay per view buys compared to what the fight would have got had it been on HBO.

By Dave Lahr: Like many boxing are saying, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko won the fight with Odlanier Solis last Saturday night, but Solis won the event by looking better and showing off his amazing skills.

By William Mackay: There is talk that newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez will be facing top contender Ryan Rhodes next rather than somebody known like Alfredo Angulo, Paul Williams or Kermit Cintron, according to fight news.

By Dave Lahr: It’s sounding more and more like IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) might end up backing out of his summer fight with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) due to Wladimir’s talked about abdominal injury. I hope I’m wrong but the way that Wladimir is talking, it seems [...]

Stevenage’s Terry Holmes is set to travel to Northern Ireland for the third fight of his fledgling professional career, where he will take part in former World champ, turned promoter, Graham Earl’s maiden Belfast event ‘Fists of Fury’ at the King’s Hall on Saturday 2nd April 2011.

By William Mackay: When WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan decided to begin training with Freddie Roach it was thought that Khan wouldn’t get hit nearly as much as he did in the past in his fights against mostly B level fighters. But as far as I can tell, Khan is getting hit just as [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach feels his fighter Manny Pacquiao will be able to out-work 39-year-old Shane Mosley on May 7th. Mosley doesn’t throw as many punches as he used to, so Roach is probably right about Mosley not being able to keep up with Pacquiao’s work rate.

March 23, 2011 – Mexico City – From WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The Japan Boxing Commission has established a specific bank account for donations to the Japan Relief Fund, which will be open until April 30, 2011.

Hot prospect Ryan Walsh is aiming to follow twin brother Liam into championship reckoning later this year. The Cromer star has his 12th pro contest at Bethnal Green’s York Hall on April 2.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 23, 2011) – For those who missed “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy’s first and only professional loss to John Molina eight months ago, don’t plan on catching a repeat performance anytime soon.

By William Mackay: If by chance IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s injured muscles don’t heal by this summer when he’s supposed to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, Wladimir’s brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will step in for him to fight Haye. This was already common knowledge but Wladimir pointed it out again in [...]

This Thursday, March 24th, an exhibition will open in Rome, Italy, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The curator, Gabriele Tinti will be featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: The Italian-Americans in Boxing. Star Boxing President and CEO, Joe DeGuardia will be in attendance as his portrait will be one of [...]

DENTON VASSELL is following the example set by Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson ahead of his first Commonwealth welterweight title defence. Vassell, 26, puts his title on the line against another undefeated fighter, Namibian Bethuel Ushona at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena on Saturday (26th March)

Four days after the dramatic ending of the WBC world heavyweight championship fight between Odlanier Solis and Vitali Klitschko and the controversial discussions regarding the result, promoter Ahmet Oner apologizes for his behaviour at the press conference after the fight.

London (23, March 2011) With just three weeks to go until we find out who will promote the British Heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora, the Manchester based heavyweight has headed to London to spar old foe and good friend John McDermott.

“I have never trained harder than I have for this fight. It’s going to be an exciting fight. That’s what I want.” Vincent Arroyo23-year-old Buffalo welterweight Vincent Arroyo (10-1, 7 KOs) is practically chomping at the bit to get at his next opponent.

Purse bids have been canceled at the 11th hour when heavyweight International boxing promoter Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions (USA), in conjunction with leading Australian promoter Grange Old School Boxing finalized a deal with Chris Meyer of Sauerland Promotions (Germany) which left all parties smiling.

By Chris Williams: Emanuel Steward, the trainer for Miguel Cotto and Wladimir Klitschko, had a blunt assessment about Manny Pacquiao in a recent interview, saying basically that Pacquiao isn’t going to fight the guys that are a threat to beating him. And I hate to say it, but I agree with Steward.

By Jim Dower: Both the WBA and WBO lightweight interim titles could be on the line when Australian Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) and Robert Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KO’s) fight on April 9th on the undercard of the Marcos Maidana vs. Erik Morales bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Jason Kim: On April 16th, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 Ko’s) will be putting his unbeaten record on the line against the hard hitting southpaw Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KO’s) in a title bout at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

The Prizefighter Super-Middleweights II show hits Liverpool Olympia live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 from 8pm tomorrow night (March 23) and the four local fighters in the line-up have promised Mersey fight fans there will be a hometown winner.

The most highly anticipated professional debut in years in the boxing hotbed of Puerto Rico occurred last February when 2009 World Amateur Championships Lightweight Silver Medalist and former Olympian Jose Pedraza entered the paid ranks in impressive fashion.

By Simon Hirst: Upon watching Saturday night’s heavyweight clash for the WBC title, a mix of emotions ran through me as a boxing fan. Disappointment, confusion, anger were some of the emotions I felt at the first round stoppage. It wasn’t that it was ended in the first round, but how inconclusive the fight was.

To list all of Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara’s amateur accomplishments would take several minutes. He’s been an elite fighter for many years. And although some amateur stars don’t translate well into professionals, Lara (15-0, 10 KOs) is currently on a four-fight first-round knockout streak against intermediate-level opposition.

(WINTER HAVEN, FLA.) – In honor of World Water Day, World Champion Andre Berto’s Berto Dynasty Foundation is making a charitable contribution to Generosity Water, an organization dedicated to ending the world’s clean water crisis. The Berto Dynasty Foundation contribution will aide in the construction of much needed water wells in Haiti.

By Jason Kim: Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (30-2, 26 KO’s) will continue with his slow climb back up the heavyweight rankings with a 10 round bout against recently beaten Nagy Aguilera (16-5, 11 KO’s) on May 14th on the undercard of the Super Six tournament fight between Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham at the Home [...]

By William Mackay: If you’re a fan of smaller heavyweights like Odlanier Solis and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, it wasn’t nice to see how easily WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko crushed Solis in one round last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. It wasn’t that Vitali looked invincible or anything early in the round, because [...]