Archive for April, 2011

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) expects a a slew of Brit fans to show up for his July 2nd bout against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) at the Imtech-Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Haye, 30, is going to need the fans because the stadium is huge [...]

After the hype, comes the hard work of training … And no one hits the gym like Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley! This Saturday, the countdown to their May 7 showdown continues.

By Frank Livingstone: ESPN Magazine has recently came out with the list of the highest paid athlete in each sport in 2010 and rated Manny Pacquiao and Alex Rodriguez, professional baseball player, as the highest paid athlete.

LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011) – Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez will clash in the new main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. [...]

By Eric Thomas: Jack Leow, the trainer for former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KO’s), likes what he sees of Pavlik’s punching power, endurance and moves in his training camp for his upcoming May 7th bout against Alfonso Lopez (21-0, 16 KO’s) on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley bout [...]

NEW YORK (April 21, 2011) – Veteran boxing promoter Cedric Kushner, President of New York City-based Gotham Boxing, is recovering from spinal surgery yesterday that took nearly seven hours. He is resting comfortably at Mt. Sinai Hospital (room 315), located at Madison and 100th St., in New York City. He is expected to be there [...]

By Dan Amrbrose: Unbeaten #1 World Boxing Council middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) challenges WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) on June 4th at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Also on the card will be unbeaten Vanes Martirosyan (29-0, 18 KO’s) facing #8 ranked WBC junior middleweight [...]

By Dan Amrbrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) could be in the running for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao if Cotto looks good in beating Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) in their rematch on September 17th. Bob Arum, who promotes all three of those fighters, recently mentioned that Cotto could help [...]

By Willam Mackay: Promoter Barry Hearn is interested in stepping in and becoming WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s new promoter after Froch split with his long-time promoter Mick Hennessy recently. Froch recently said that he’s going to be shopping around for a new promoter once the Super Six tournament is completed in 2011. Froch’s [...]

Agreement Aligns Corona Extra with ESPN’s Spanish and English-language Boxing Content Across Platforms. ESPN and Corona Extra, one of the most popular beers in the world, announced today a multimedia sponsorship agreement that aligns Corona Extra with ESPN’s Spanish and English-language boxing content across platforms; highlighted by the presenting sponsorship of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) sees himself as being comparable to the big 6’4″ southpaw Corrie Sanders, who destroyed Wladimir Klitschko in two brutal rounds eight years ago in 2003, knocking him down three times before the fight was eventually halted in the 2nd round with Wladimir looking out [...]

By Sean McDaniel: The title fight between WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KO’s) and challenger Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) has been moved to June 25th in order to avoid competing with the mega fight between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA champion David Haye on July 2nd. It wouldn’t [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the WBA lightweight title fight between champion Brandon Rios vs. challenger Urbano Antillon on July 9th. There still isn’t an opponent picked out for the 31-year-old Cintron but one should be selected shortly. Cintron recently signed [...]

By Eric Thomas: In what is truly a rare event, HBO has decided to show IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s July 2nd unification bout against WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s). HBO previously used to show all of Wladimir’s fights but abandoned that effort due to poor ratings and non-competitive fights. The last [...]

By William Mackay: The July 23rd unification bout between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) and WBC/WBO light welterweight champ Timothy Bradley 27-0, 11 KO’s) is already being talked about and looked forward to by boxing fans around the world. On paper, this would seem like an exciting match pitting two of [...]

LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011)–An untimely back injury sustained by International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight World Champion Joseph Agbeko earlier this week has forced him out of Saturday’s scheduled title defense—and the SHOWTIME Bantamweight Tournament Final—against Abner Mares. The co-main event bout featuring former world champions Vic Darchinyan vs. Yonnhy Perez will go on as [...]

British Super-Middleweight champion James DeGale has today turned down the opportunity of a straight shot at the world title in favour of his forthcoming fight with Commonwealth Champion George Groves on May 21st.

By William Mackay: British super middleweight and former 2008 Olympic Gold medalist James DeGale (10-8, 8 KO’s) is picking IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) to knockout WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 Ko’s) on July 2nd when they meet at the Imtech stadium in Hamburg, Germany for their mega- fight.

MIAMI (April 21, 2011) – Richie Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit this past Tuesday (April 19, 2011) in the 11th District Judicial Circuit Court in Miami against International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Champion Tavoris Cloud, as well as his promoter, Don King Productions, and head trainer, Al Bonanni.

By Jim Dower: IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko (28-2, 22 KO’s) won’t be able to defend his International Boxing Federation title this Saturday night in Showtime’s Bantamweight tournament against challenger Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KO’s) due to Agbeko suffering a case of sciatica after a long plane ride. Agbeko collapsed shortly after the plane flight [...]

New York, NY (April 21, 2011) – US Army Captain and multi-time amateur champion Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will return to the ring against an opponent to be named in a four round junior middleweight bout Thursday, May 19 at the Roseland Ballroom in his hometown of New York, NY.

By Gari Jones: After weeks of negotiations David Haye W25 (23) L1 D0 and Wladimir Klitschko W55 (49) L3 D0 will fight on July 2nd , at the 57,000-capacity Imtech Arena in Hamburg Germany for the WBA, WBO and IBF World Heavyweight Title’s. It’s been a long time coming as this fight was originally made [...]

Knockout American fighter Tye Fields is the latest man to join the line-up for Prizefighter International Heavyweights Alexandra Palace on May 7. The 6ft 8in southpaw known as “Big Sky” has 41 knockouts from his 45 wins as a pro, and his incredible knockout percentage means fans are in for a treat when the 36 [...]

All the participants for ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” card at Mohegan Sun will weigh-in today 5PM outside of the Mohegan Sun Box Office. The weigh-in is open to the public and fighters will be available for pictures. The Star Boxing promoted card is headlined by Bayan “The Mongolian Mongoose” Jargal (15-1-3, 10KO’s) taking on “Khanqueror” [...]

NEW YORK / ATLANTIC CITY (April 21, 2011)—It was one of the better action fights of 2010 and this Saturday night Omar Shieka and Garrett Wilson re-acquaint each other after their four round war that thrilled the fans on March 26th, 2010 in Hamilton, New Jersey.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 21, 2011) – Legendary eight-time world boxing champion and future hall of famer Roy Jones Jr. is currently training in Northwest Florida for his upcoming fight against Denis Lebedev scheduled for Saturday, May 21 in Moscow, Russia. The fight will be at the Cruiserweight limit of 200 lbs. and is the only [...]

TORONTO, ON – (April 20, 2011) On Friday June 24th, United Boxing Promotions, in association with Hennessy Sports Canada, marks the tenth year of pro boxing at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre with “Friday Night at The Fights,” featuring Canada’s top warriors like NABA Lightweight champion Logan Cotton McGuinness, leading welterweight contender Victor Lupo, and heralded prospect [...]

NEW YORK (April 21, 2011) – World Boxing Council No. 3 rated super bantamweight Leon “Hurry Up” Moore is ready for his first world title shot and he’s willing to travel from his new home in New York City to Japan if that’s what it takes to challenge World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Toshiaki Nishioka.

By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: The boxing world certainly was shaken up with the losses of Juan Manuel Lopez and WBC champ Andre Berto. In terms of emerging stars, Golden Boy has the edge. If they handle their business right, they can produce three to four cash cows. For Arum, it might take a little [...]

By Saqib Khan: Let’s look at the Positive points: Amir Khan was an Olympics silver medallist at the age of seventeen. Not many boxers can boast that kind of accomplishment he joined the likes of Roy Jones, Oscar De La Hoya, Joel Casamayor , Floyd Mayweather Jr. to win a medal at the Olympics.That was [...]