Archive for April, 2011

By Junior Thompson: The ‘Super’ fight between the two best pound 4 pound fighters of our era, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, has somehow not yet happened over revenue shares, blood testing, law suits and other squabbles.

By Chris Williams: Looking to show boxing fans that he does stand a chance against Manny Pacquiao next month on May 7th, 39-year-old Shane Mosley pointed out today in conference call to the media that Pacquiao just finished getting hit the most times he’d ever been hit in a fight in his last bout against [...]

Three-division world champion “Sugar” SHANE MOSLEY, his trainer NAAZIM RICHARDSON and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday to discuss Mosley’s upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight championship on Saturday, May 7, at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for failed title challenger Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12 KO’s), is upset with the decision that was made to have the Khan-McCloskey fight halted in the 6th round after the 31-year-old McCloskey suffered a minor cut over his left eye. Hearn isn’t letting the defeat go without complaints, saying [...]

By Jason Kim: HBO’s fight card on June 25th is going to be one of their better ones of the year with former WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s) facing knockout artist Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KO’s), IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelus Bundrade (30-4, 18 KO’s) defending his title against challenger Sechew [...]

LOS ANGELES (April 26, 2011) — Manny Pacquiao and 24/7 Card are proud to announce the signing of their exclusive partnership to create an all new financial card product. Designed especially for Filipinos and immigrants in the United States and around the world, the 24/7 Card will offer the convenience of being able to send [...]

By William Mackay: Like with his choice of Audley Harrison last time out, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) points to the public demand for why he is now fighting IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) rather than his older brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) next on [...]

LOS ANGELES, April 26 – In November of 2010, veteran Gilberto Keb Baas fulfilled a lifelong dream when he won his first world championship, and on Saturday, April 30 he will look to avenge an early career loss to Adrian Hernandez when he makes his second title defense in an all-Mexico battle that headlines Televisa’s [...]

April 26, 2011 (Orange, CA) – This past Saturday, Thompson Boxing Promotions’ former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez made a valiant attempt in the main event of SHOWTIME’s Bantamweight Tournament: “Winner Takes All” when he went toe-to-toe with the now two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan.

LOS ANGELES (April 26, 2011) – Unbeaten prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs), breaks camp today (Tues) at Big Bear and arrives tomorrow in Reno for Friday night’s showdown against past world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) in the 10 round main event, airing live on Telefutura, for the vacant USBO [...]

NEW YORK (April 26, 2011) – Welterweight Nick “Hands of Gold” Casal and unbeaten lightweight Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano made impressive Boxing 360 debuts last Friday night in Hamburg, New York.

By Sean McDaniel: If WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) has his way he’d be fighting WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) next on July 23rd. This is the fight that Khan wants, boxing fans want and Bradley wants. However, Bradley reportedly isn’t jumping for joy over the offer [...]

Irish middleweight contender Andy Lee’s opponent has been named for his Wednesday, May 18, main event at Hitz Boxing’s “Rosemont Rumble” at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko were in New York on Easter Sunday for the Premiere of the Documentary film “Klitschko.” The Film premiered as part of the Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) and is an in-depth look of the journey from their humble beginnings in the Soviet Union to achieving their goal of becoming heavyweight world champions. [...]

Fighter Receives 67% of Votes, Placing Him in Second Place for “Cinturón Tecate” Award NEW YORK (April 26, 2011) – Eloy Perez scored a unanimous decision victory over Alejandro Rodriguez on the April 15th edition of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” in defense of his NABO junior lightweight title. However, the judges at home chose his opponent [...]

Joe DeGuardia, CEO and President of Star Boxing, recently traveled to Rome to partake in an exhibition that opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: “The Italian-Americans in Boxing”, in which DeGuardia’s portrait was featured. As in the past, DeGuardia’s trip to Europe wasn’t just [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The 2011 National Golden Gloves Championships kicked off the 2011 edition of the event tonight at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 50 bouts of competition opened the annual event with boxing taking place in the light flyweight, bantamweight, light welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions.

Junior middleweight “King” Carlos Molina will be playing a different role than the one he’s become accustomed to lately when he meets fellow spoiler Allen Conyers in the April 29 main-event broadcast of ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights from the deck of the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 26, 2011) Two time University of Nevada-Reno Boxing Champion Thomas Gennaro will make his professional debut this Friday, April 29th at the Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 19, 2011) – Even with all the talent and resources in the world at his disposal, Elvin Ayala wasn’t always ready to embrace the spotlight. “I was afraid of the next level,” said the New Haven, Conn., super middleweight, who’s preparing to face veteran George Armenta of Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, [...]

Back in January Portsmouth’s Paul Morby defended his Southern Area Super Middleweight title against Daniel Cadman, after ten scintillating rounds referee Jeff Hinds surprised the thousand plus crowd that packed into York Hall by holding both protagonists hands aloft, declaring the bout a draw.

The opening bout of Gary Shaw Production’s outstanding “Showdown in the Valley”, a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader broadcast from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on June 10 has been announced.

Darren Barker has told Matthew Macklin that their long awaited fight must happen this year if they get through their upcoming title fights.

World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Welterweight Champion Austin Trout is set to defend his title for the first time on June 11, 2011. Since beating Rigoberto Alvarez in February to claim the world title, Austin has been rumored to have many fights in line. Out of all the names, the biggest one was easily Floyd [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank has made an offer to WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez to fight their number #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao for his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title in October. The move appears, which comes before Pacquiao’s important fight next month against Shane Mosley, appears to have been done to lock [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In a battle of middleweight contenders, unbeaten Darren Barker (22-0, 14 KO’s) will be facing the tough Domenico Spada (32-3, 16 KO’s) for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title on Saturday night at the Olympia, Kensington, London, England. Barker, 28, is ranked #5 WBC, #10 IBF, #14 WBO and seems [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Archie Moore was born on December 13, 1913. Archie was a native of Benoit, Mississippi and was raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Moore frequently found himself in trouble as a youth and wound up in a reformatory which he was released from in 1934. He was one of the most [...]

By Frank Livingstone: This May 1 would be one year since Floyd Mayweather Jr was in the ring with Shane Mosley. This is when he displayed his defensive skills in winning over Mosley in 12 rounds after recovering from a shocking blow in the second round. The boxing world is now wondering if Floyd Jr [...]

By Jim Amato: At one time Mike Boswell of Youngstown, Ohio was considered an up and coming heavyweight prospect. He turned professional in 1970 and won his first thirteen fights. He twice stopped J.D. McCauley ( the uncle of future heavyweight champion Buster Douglas ). He also defeated Terry Sorrell who would later meet George [...]

By José Sulaimán: Female Boxing Definitely a Fact. The contemporary world, especially the Latin world, seems to have forgotten the reasons for the Holy Week to be kept in remembrance and strengthening of faith after suffering 2,000 years ago the crucifixion of our Jesus Christ – a good man who came to the world to [...]