Archive for April, 2011

CANASTOTA, NY– APRIL 28, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today the real-life inspirations behind the Academy Award-winning motion picture The Fighter, junior welterweight star “Irish” Micky Ward and his brother / trainer Dicky Eklund have been named Grand Marshals of the 22nd Annual Boxing Hall of Fame Parade of Champions scheduled [...]

By Chris Williams: For what it’s worth, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be dropped from The Ring’s pound-for-pound ratings unless Mayweather signs to fight someone by May 1st. Mayweather hasn’t been active as of late since his dominating performance against Shane Mosley last year in May. Thus he’ll be dropped from the Ring’s pound-for-pound ratings [...]

By William Mackay: The way WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) figures it, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) has shown that he is mentally weak by his need to have things his way by having their July 2nd fight take place in Wladimir’s adopted country of Germany and with Wladimir [...]

April 28, 2011 – Fight fans eager for a penetrating inside look at the upcoming HBO World Championship Boxing® telecast of Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins II should mark their calendars to catch the all-new edition of “Face-Off,” starring the two light heavyweight foes.

By Mark Young: I’ll admit it, it’s getting to me, hype jobs, cherry pickers and tweeters. We’re inundated with boxers who aren’t fighting each other, it’s way beyond ridiculous, there’s a clear drop in professionalism in boxing with a leaning towards wrestling style showboating.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Shane Mosley and his camp are so enamored with selective history. They have been focusing too much on some of Manny Pacquiao’s previous fights to capitalize on Pacman’s “flaws,” thus utilizing them as a basis to strategize their fight-plan.

LOS ANGELES (April 28, 2011) – As eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao prepares for his May 7 World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title defense against Shane Mosley at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas (Live on Pay-Per-View), he’s also looking forward to a career move of a different kind: the release of [...]

Macklin determined to end Sturm’s World title reign After a month of misery for Irish fighters in World title bouts Matthew Macklin believes he can deliver the goods for the Fighting Irish when he travels to Germany in June in a bid to end Felix Sturm’s reign as World Boxing Association (WBA) World Middleweight Champion.

Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing, has added yet another unbeaten prospect to his growing stable of fighters, the latest being former NY Golden Gloves Champion, and hot Puerto Rican prospect, Emanuel Gonzalez (7-0, 6KO’s). Gonzalez will make his Star Boxing debut on the first show (May 5th) of the 2011 “Punchin at [...]

In relation to today’s media reports regarding the arrest of Kevin Mitchell, Frank Warren Promotions would like to issue the following statement.

Gavin relishing chance to win World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental Title World Amateur Champion Frankie Gavin has assured fans he WILL be challenging for the WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title on May 21.

Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Bantamweight Champion and female boxing sensation Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton will be on hand at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada on Friday night to show her support for fellow Wild Card Boxing Club fighter Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin as he takes on former title challenger Jesse Brinkley [...]

By Dan Ambrose: There is talk of lightweight contender and former featherweight and super featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (29-1, 18 KO’s) moving up two entire divisions to take on WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) in order to get the 28-year-old Guerrero a big money fight against Ortiz. Guerrero recently easily beat Australian [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s not a good feeling when you see Freddie Roach gloating ahead of time about how his fighter Manny Pacquiao doesn’t have much of a chance of losing to 39-year-old Shane Mosley on May 7th. The fight already reeks of a cherry-picked mismatched between Pacquiao and a fighter that is turning 40 [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Arthur Abraham’s promoter says that next months’ Super Six semifinals bout between their fighter and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward is off unless neutral officials can be found for bout. The fight is supposed to take place at the Home Deport Center in Carson, California. Abraham’s promoter, Sauerland, aren’t agreeable to [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) is hoping to prove he’s the best fighter – or one of the best – at 140 by beating WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) in July on HBO. Khan has already accepted an offer for the fight and it’s [...]

By Sean McDaniel: After only 10 fights, unbeaten super middleweight contender James DeGale (10-8, 8 KO’s) is already ranked high in the super middleweight division at #3 WBO, #11 IBF and #14 WBC. Next month DeGale is facing his toughest test in undefeated Commonwealth champion George Groves (12-0, 10 KO’s) in a fight at the [...]

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach is hoping his fighter Manny Pacquiao will stop soon to be 40-year-old Shane Mosley in their mega fight next month on May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. If this were a prime Mosley, Roach’s dream of a knockout would be all but impossible. Indeed, there would [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) is positively gleeful about having recently gotten under IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s skin in their meeting in Manhattan to promote the fight. Haye is counting on making Wladimir as angry as possible to get him to break out of his usual jab and [...]

By Adam Fillingham: Wednesday 27th April Last night saw an old fashioned tare up between featherweights John Simpson (British champion) and Stephen Smith (Commonwealth champion). The fight was a close contest through the vast majority of the fight but Smith was the quickest to hit top gear. The home fighter took most of the early [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 Ko’s) will be making his first appearance at super middleweight next month against undefeated Alfonso Lopez (21-0, 16 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pavlik, 29, has been given a choice television spot on the [...]

By Jim Amato: At one time he was the most prominent heavyweight in the world beside of the deposed Muhammad Ali and streaking Olympic Gold Medalist Joe Frazier. He was the favorite to win the hastily put together WBA elimination tourney that was set up to find a successor to the alleged draft dodger Ali. [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Knowing when to retire and stay retired has long been the nemesis of most aging fighters. History is replete with the names of great fighters who stayed around too long.

By William Mackay: If you like to watch two fighters go at it for 12 rounds without much in the way of defense then Wednesday night’s bout between British featherweight champion John Simpson (22-8, 9 KO’s) and challenger Stephen Smith (12-0, 6 KO’s) was for you. Smith, 25, won the fight by a 12 round [...]

Eight-division world champion Congressman MANNY “PACMAN” PACQUIAO, Hall of Fame trainer World-Famous FREDDIE ROACH and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM participated in an international media conference call on Wednesday to discuss Pacquiao’s upcoming World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title defense against three-division world champion Sugar” SHANE MOSLEY on Saturday, May 7, at the sold [...]

Los Angeles, CA (April 27) – Contrary to Wilfried Sauerland’s comment in his press release of today when he states, “all of a sudden (California Commission) insists on installing a Californian judge as well as a Californian referee,” Wilfried would be 100% incorrect that the commission insisted on a California referee or acted in any [...]

ORANGE, CA (April 27, 2011) – Friday night’s “NEW BLOOD” series offers a new challenge for bantamweight boxer Jonathan Arellano since his scheduled opponent Ernie Marquez suffered an ulnar collateral sprain to his wrist when he fell off a plank while at work. Undeterred, Ontario’s own Jonathan “Lil’ Thund’r”Arellano (7-0-1, 1 KO) will now face [...]

NEW YORK (April 27, 2011) – The long, strange journey taken by Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris finds the USBA heavyweight champion only two fights away from his living his dream to fight for the world title, as he prepares to go back to the future May 27 to participate in an International Boxing Federation (“IBF”) [...]

BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION FIGHT CAMP 360°: PACQUIAO vs. MOSLEY – Episode 3 Premieres THIS SATURDAY at 8PM ET/PT on CBS

Former World Boxing Organization (WB0) Title challenger Michael “Cold Blood” Clark (41-5-1) has completed camp and is set for his return to the ring on Thursday May 5th at The Crowne Plaza in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Undefeated in his last 7 bouts, Clark will face veteran Carson Jones (29-8-2) over 12 rounds for the vacant USBA [...]