Archive for March, 2011

By Dan Ambrose: With 39-year-old Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s) poised to get his biggest payday of his 18-year pro career against World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Mosley is reportedly having one of his best training camps in ages. Mosley is coming [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is ready to get any help he can to try and beat whichever Klitschko he ends up facing in June or July. Right now, Haye is hoping he’ll be facing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) next. However, that could change quickly [...]

By William Mackay: Most fighters want to continue to progress and move forward with their careers by taking on better and better fighters each time out. Some, however, tend to take things in reverse either to milk whatever paper titles that they may have won or just because they are their management just aren’t paying [...]

By Jim Dower: This Friday night on March 25th, unbeaten junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (15-0, 10 KO’s0 will be taking on tough Mexican Carlos Molina (17-4-1, 5 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Cosmopolitan Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lara, ranked #5 WBA, #6 IBF, #10 WBC in the junior middleweight [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye tipped his hand how he plans on fighting the Klitschkos in his recent comments on his twitter page when he gave his thoughts on why Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) failed in his fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Solis’ [...]

By Sean McDaniel: A potential fight between WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) and two-time former world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KO’s) is rumored to be taking place in June. Mayorga, 38, was recently stopped in the 12th round by WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in his last fight on [...]

By Jason Kim: There’s talk of former lightweight champion Nate Campbell (33-7-1, 25 KO’s) facing unbeaten light welterweight contender Danny Garcia (20-0, 14 KO’s) on the undercard of the Marcos Maidana vs. Erik Morales fight on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Adding Campbell and Garcia to the card will make [...]

CHESTER, PA (March 20, 2011)—This past Friday night a capacity crowd at Harrah’s in Chester, PA a saw a memorable night of boxing as it was a night filled with thrilling action with four big upsets topping the bill. The card was promoted by Joey Eye Boxing along with David Feldman.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, March 18 – An action packed night of boxing, stacked with Britain’s finest prospects, has just got even better as British Lightweight Champion Anthony Crolla is now lined up to face former WBA Super Lightweight Champion Gavin Rees on the April 16 ‘King Khan Returns’ card taking place at the M.E.N Arena in [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBO interim cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi (16-2, 7 KO’s) defeated Lubos Suda (23-5-1, 15 KO’s) in a 5th round cut stoppage on Saturday night on the undercard of the WBC championship between title holder Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solis at the Lanxess Arena, in Cologne, Germany. This was Afolabi’s second consecutive [...]

By Jim Dower: Making his second fight since losing his WBA lightweight title last year in a 6th round stoppage against Miguel Acosta, Paulus Moses (27-1, 19 KO’s) stopped an over-matched Argentinean Miguel Dario Lombardo (15-10-1, 6 KO’s) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

By Jason Kim: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) might not like the news that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s injured abdominal tear, which has been plaguing him since December, still hasn’t healed enough for him to fight. Haye, 30, is hoping to fight Wladimir in June or likely July.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) expects to be back in the ring quickly by June for another big money fight against a still to be determined opponent. Vitali was barely hit in 1st round TKO win over Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) in a fight that ended suddenly with [...]

By Dan Ambrose: If middleweight contender Andy Lee (15-1, 19 KO’s) can’t get a title shot against one of the middleweight champion in his next fight, Lee says he’d be interested in avenging his 7th round knockout loss to slugger Bryan Vera (18-5, 11 KO’s) from March 2008. Lee was batted around by Vera in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: With his fight against challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) ending prematurely at the end of the 1st round with the Cuban injuring his right knee, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) says he plans on making a quick return in June, according to boxing news from the German publication [...]

By Dave Lahr: Ahmet Oner, the promoter for Cuban heavyweight Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s), is hoping WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) will give Solis a rematch in six to nine months after Solis has surgery and fully rehabs his right knee. The 30-year-old Solis has surgery scheduled for this Thursday to [...]

On Saturday night in Cologne (Germany) World Boxing Council (WBC) no. 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. “La Sombra” was brought to hospital directly after the fight where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear in the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The contract between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Golden Boy Promotions is reportedly expiring today, and unless Golden Boy can resign Marquez, which doesn’t seem likely, Marquez will move on towards a November fight with Manny Pacquiao. However, before that fight can happen, Marquez will almost surely sign with Top [...]

PROVIDENCE (March 20, 2011) – U.S. Olympic Boxing Team hopeful Toka Kahn- Clary, an 18-year-old senior at E3 Academy in Providence, won a close decision today (Sunday) against U.S. Marine Tommy Rogue at the 2011 Pan American Games Box-Offs, held at the Olympic Training Center’s Sports Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (28-4, 6 KO’s) recently moved up to the welterweight division to try and extend his sagging career. Malignaggi started off well with a 11th round TKO win over Michael Lozado last December. Malignaggi now will try and duplicate that performance against Jose Miguel Cotto (32-2-1, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Wanting a fan-friendly fight for his next bout, WBC Emeritus champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) could be fighting junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (19-1, 16 KO’s) next in July in a fight that would have to take place in Angulo’s home country of Mexico due to Angulo’s immigration problems. Although there [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (28-0, 23 KO’s) could be facing former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s) next instead of Mikkel Kessler. Jean Bedard, the president of Interbox, says that Bute-Pavlik is also a possibility as well as the Bute-Kessler fight. It’s [...]

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: On Saturday night Steve Goodwin undertook his first big event outside of London with his superb Essex Eruption, sponsored by Revolver Entertainment’s new to DVD action drama Fists of Rage, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham.

By Eric Thomas: Photo credit Dmitriy Abramov – Besides blowing out his right knee in his 1st round stoppage loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany, Cuban Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) may have also injured his left knee as well. There are reports that the [...]

TACOMA, Wash. – Super featherweight Evgeny Gradovich remained undefeated by scoring a 10-round unanimous decision over Francisco Reyes in the main event of Brian Halquist Productions’ Battle at the Boat 81 Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

By Dan Ambrose: Previously unbeaten heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) reportedly earned a respectable $1.8 million for his 1st round knockout loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) last Saturday night in Cologne, Germany. For his part, Vitali earned a minimum of $15 million. The fight, which took place at [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Photo credit Sumio Yamada – The extent of the injuries to Odlanier Solis’ right knee are finally known from his loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko from last weekend. Solis lost by a 1st round knockout when his right knee collapsed after he was hit by a light punch from Vitali. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Sky Sports News is reporting that Cuban heavyweight Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) may have entered the ring last Saturday night against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) already with a pre-existing injury to his right knee and the fight only exposed a problem that was already there before.

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) was disgusted with the physical condition that heavyweight challenger Odlanier Solis (17-1, 12 KO’s) was last Saturday night in his 1st round TKO loss to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) in Cologne, Germany. Haye, a fighter who prides himself in coming [...]

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