Archive for March, 2011

A winner of two straight and 10 of his last 11 fights, WBO#11 Tommy Karpency (21-2 14kos) is ready and willing to step in as the challenger for WBO champ Marco Huck (30-1) in his title defense on April 2 in Germany.” Karpency’s longtime manager Pat Nelson states, “After coming off a 1st round destruction [...]

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is ecstatic about how good his number #1 cash cow fighter Pacquiao is looking after watching him work out in Baguio in the Philippines as Manny gets ready for his bout against 39-year-old Shane Mosley on May 7th. Arum watched one of Pacquiao’s recent workouts and came [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Although many boxing fans would like to see a rematch between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Kliotschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) and challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 Ko’s) to help clear up the massive confusion over the ending of their fight last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany, it’s not likely that the 39-year-old Vitali [...]

by the ‘European Boxing Association – EBA / ANTHONY FITZGERALD (Ireland) was proclaimed last Saturday March 19th in Dublin, Ireland, the new European ‘EBA’ Middleweight Champion after beating by TKO on the 4th round (min. 0:52) to the strong and well experienced French challenger AFFIF BELGHECHAM. The fight was lead during the first four rounds [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Before anyone rags on the injured Odlanier Solis for his disappointing 1st round blowout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last weekend in Cologne, Germany, try and imagine how WBA heavyweight champion David Haye would have done if he was in the ring with Vitali instead of Solis. Although Haye was [...]

Did you miss Lucian Bute’s barrage of body blows last Saturday? It will take your breath away – Just as it did to Brian Magee. Catch the replay from the opening bell to the brutal fight-ending uppercut! BUTE vs MAGEE REPLAY – TUESDAY, MARCH 22 AT 10PM ON SHOWTIME EXTREME. Click below to watch the [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko attempted to explain his controversial knockout win over Odlanier Solis in a facebook statement today. This is what Vitali had to say: “I feel I hit him very hard. Solis was knocked out. What happened after that. He breaks his ligaments or knee. It’s his problem. I’m [...]

By Jason Kim: WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog (17-0, 14 KO’s) will be making his first title defense this Saturday night against #9 ranked contender Javier Francisco Maciel (18-1, 12 KO’s) at the DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

By Sean McDaniel: The hugely popular light welterweight contender Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) could find himself in a big money fight in the near future against WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley if Bradley can get by WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan in July. There is an excellent chance Bradley will [...]

By William Mackay: The unification bout between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) and one of the Klitschko brothers is going to be one of the hugest boxing events ever with a possible $70 million at stake for this fight. However, the bout still doesn’t have a venue because of the number of [...]

Following the recent announcement that Willie Limond is to headline his upcoming ‘Fists of Fury’ event, at King’s Hall in Belfast on Saturday 2nd April 2011, former WBU Lightweight World Champion, turned promoter, Graham Earl today took the time to give a rundown on the fighters and fights that will be showcased at his Irish [...]

PHILADELPHIA (March 21, 2010) – The red and white colors of Poland will proudly be on display in Philadelphia on April 1 when undefeated Polish boxers Patrick “The Machine” Majewski and Kamil Laszczyk return to action in separate bouts at the Asylum Arena as part of KEA Boxing’s “Unfinished Business” card.

By Dan Ambrose: 41-year-old former WBC cruiserweight champion Giacobbe Fragomeni (27-3-1, 11 KO’s) suffered a cut while training for his April 2nd title challenge against WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (31-1, 23 KO’s) at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The card will continue as planned with a replacement opponent to be brought in [...]

Crown Boxing Inc. FROM THE BOXING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD LAS VEGAS, NEVADA PRESENTS FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS April 1, 2011

NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2011) – Monthly meetings featuring high-profile speakers has spiked RING 8’s membership count as the New York-based group gathers at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City on the third Tuesday of each month, excluding July and August.

By Terry Arthur: In the build up to this fight the smart money was on Dr Iron Fist WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko against Cuban Odlanier Solis. Vitali has enormous top level experience, an iron chin as well as an iron fist, having never been knocked out. Add to that the fact that he’s only [...]

By Chris Kelly: With Ireland’s Paul McCloskey signed sealed and all but delivered as the man across the ring in Amir Khan’s April clash at the M.E.N. Arena, the WBA Champion has come under criticism for his choice of opponent. Many fans have the sport have voiced concerns that the contest could well result in [...]

BRITISH bantamweight champion Stuey Hall is chasing a summer showdown against Sheffield’s European king Jamie McDonnell. Promoter Frank Maloney believes he can make the match provided Hall (10-0-1) comes through his domestic defence against John Donnelly (12-1) at Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring on Saturday April 9.

HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 21, 2011) – Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) and The Ring light flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will be seeking revenge April 2 against the only man to defeat him, current 108-pound king Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura, in their highly-anticipated rematch headlining the “La Revancha” Pay-Per-View event, live from Auditorio [...]

LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2011) – Former world heavyweight champion and 1996 Bellarusian Olympian, Sergei “The White Wolf” Liakhovich, has some unfinished boxing business to take care of starting April 9, when the consummate boxer-puncher returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year.

John Murray has been training at the home of his heroes ahead of his big European lightweight title defence on April 2.

DENTON VASSELL will make the first defence of his Commonwealth welterweight title this week vowing to become the first world champion produced by Hatton Promotions. Vassell, who works for a high street bank by day risks his title against tough Namibian Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Ushona at Robin Park Sports Centre, Wigan on Saturday 26th March.

By William Mackay: I don’t like the idea of 33-year-old Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) being given an immediate title shot against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto with Margarito coming off of a brutal 12 round decision loss to Manny Pacquiao last November. For one, I don’t like the idea of fighters that once [...]

By Dan Ambrose: What WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) failed to do in his fight against 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KO’s) last December was set a high pace to tire out Hopkins and get him clinching and flopping around to try and get rest breaks. Instead of seeing Hopkins as [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s nice how WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) has made a name for himself since moving up from the cruiserweight division while still finding success weighing between 210 1/2 to 222 lbs. However, the kinds of opponents that Haye has been fighting are guys that even bottom ranked contenders [...]

By Eric Thomas: Despite challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) proving that he injured his right knee after being hit by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night, Vitali is under the impression that the right hand he hit Solis with just before the injury is the reason why Solis stopped [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – Former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) doesn’t care if he has to travel to Canada to fight IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-3, 23 KO’s) in his own how town in order to get a fight against him. Kessler, 32, just wants a [...]

By Michael Lieberman: WBA Super World featherweight / IBF featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (19-0, 15 KO’s) will be taking on super featherweight Jorge Solis (40-2-2, 29 KO’s) this Saturday night on HBO at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This is yet another fight where boxing fans are expected to watch Gamboa fight [...]

ATLANTIC CITY (March 21, 2011) – Undefeated super bantamweight contender Jorge “King” Diaz of New Brunswick, NJ says he has had no problems adjusting to new trainer Joe Grier ahead of his March 26 showdown with unbeaten USBA 122 pound champion Teon “The Technician” Kennedy of Philadelphia, PA at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.

By Dave Lahr: The German crowd in Cologne, Germany this past weekend were steamed at the ending of the Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis, unhappy with the quick 1st round ending when Solis hurt his right leg from a shot to the top of his head. It wasn’t Solis’s fault that the fight ended so [...]