Archive for May, 2011

By Chris Williams: Juan Manuel Marquez has fought Manny Pacquiao to a virtual standstill in their two previous fights in 2004 and 2008. Many boxing fans believe that Marquez was the better fighter in both fights and won more rounds. Sadly, Marquez has little to show for his two fights with Pacquiao other than a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) really stepped in it this time by choosing IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) to fight on July 23 instead of one of the weak guys that Khan has been mostly fighting since being starched in the 1st round by [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) is going into his July 23 bout against British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) with very little in the way of offensive weapons in his arsenal. Fury has little power and can’t jab to save his life.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) has previously said that he’s not going to just stand in front of his opponent Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) when they fight it out in the semifinals of the Super Six tournament on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: With Amir Khan now facing Zab Judah, Golden Boy Promotions are now looking to match former two division world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) up against WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s), according to Steve Kim on his twitter page.

LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion “Bam Bam” BRANDON RIOS will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five-rated contender URBANO ANTILLO, Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The co-main event will [...]

According to manager Steve Feder, cruiserweight powerhouse Lateef “Power” Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs) is finishing up his best training camp ever in preparation for his nationally televised battle with Rhode Island contender Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (20-2, 14 KOs).

LOS ANGELES (May 31, 2011) — Manny Pacquiao has settled his defamation lawsuit against Richard Schaefer and Oscar de la Hoya on confidential terms. In connection with the dismissal, Mr. Schaefer and Mr. De la Hoya made the following statement:

TACOMA, Wash. – Undefeated heavyweight “Vicious” Vincent Thompson will be joined by Playboy Playmates Bridget Marquardt, Stacy Fuson, Hiromi Oshima and Pilar Lastra at Battle at the Boat 82: Fight Night to the Playboy Mansion Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

WBC super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch participated in a brisk 30-minute media workout and then met with reporters for a half-hour Tuesday at Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City.

By Dan Ambrose: Lamont Peterson (28-1-1, 14 KO’s) and Victor Cayo (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be squaring off in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight title eliminator bout on July 23 on the undercard of the unification title fight between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and IBF belt holder Zab Judah at the [...]

nal comeback. Seeking her landmark 50th career victory, she will be facing Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 world title fight, won narrowly by Martin.

Philadelphia was known as a first-rate fight town from the turn of the 20th century through the 1970’s, 80’s and into the 90’s. What happened? When did Philly Boxing become second-rate?

TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO- Unbeaten lightweight Jose “Chelo” Gonzalez and superbantamweight contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo will face mexicans Jose “Pipino” Cuevas Jr. and Jesus Martinez, respectively, in the third edition of the series “A Puño Limpio”, this Friday, June 3, at the Antonio R. Barcelo coliseum in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, in a PR Best [...]

By William Mackay: The unification bout between World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) and IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) is now a done deal for July 23, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, says Dan Rafael of ESPN. It will be shown on [...]

By Khuram Ahmed: The term pound for pound refers to the best, regardless of weight, to grace the sport. A purely subjective term with no final outright conclusion is based on legacy more than records. As a result, this topic is, as described by Bert Sugar, a bar argument. There are no set criteria that [...]

By Glenn Findlay: Manny Pacquiao’s adversaries have segregated the boxing fraternity, with bellowing accusations of “shot fighters” and “drained catch-weights” whilst others gasp in authentic dis-belief at the seemingly titanic scale up the ascending classes like weight differentials do not even exist in the sport of Gods.

By Dan Ambrose: This Saturday night number #1 ranked WBC middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be making his first stab at the big time when he takes on WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) for the World Boxing Council title at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. [...]

On June 11 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, undefeated super welterweight, Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez (13-0, 13 KOs) of Barrio Obrero, Puerto Rico, will face experienced Colombian veteran Richard Gutierrez (24-6 -1, 16 KOs) in a 10-round battle for the WBA-NABA and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino Youth Middleweight Championships.

By Scott Gilfoid: If it means anything, former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver is picking WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch to beat 42-year-old challenger Glen Johnson this Saturday in their Super Six tournament fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By William Mackay: It seems that IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah wasn’t the second choice for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) after WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) turned down the July 23 date to fight Khan. Instead of going after the more relevant bout against the [...]

This Saturday Islington teenage boxer Brett O’Callaghan makes his second professional outing, against the experienced Nottingham battler Matt Scriven, at the Olivia Goodwin Main Events promoted ‘Search & Destroy’ event at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on the 4th June 2011.

By Mike Gamm: Former world heavyweight champion Francios Botha (47 -5-3 28KO’s) “The white buffalo” is scheduled to face unbeaten IBO youth heavyweight world champion Flo Simba (10- 0- 9KO’s) “The Demolition Man” from South Africa on June 4th at Emperor’s Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa in a 10 round bout.

by Mike Gamm: 20 Year old southpaw Filipino prospect, Roberto Gonzales (17- 0 9KO’s) is scheduled to fight again in July for the vacant WBA International Super Featherweight title. The bout will take place in Puerto Galera, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines on the 22nd of July his opponent is yet to be announced.

By Andy Hayward: There’s no doubting IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s jab or its effectiveness against slow opponents with no lateral movement, but seeing how easy George Groves took James DeGale’s biggest weapon from him (the jab). I’m curious to see what Wladimir does when he throws out that ram rod jab, and WBA heavyweight [...]

NEW YORK (May 31, 2011) – Back-to-back three-fight telecasts. On opposite coasts. Twelve top-flight boxers with a combined record of 181-11-2 and 111 KOs in six exciting fights. All on the one and only ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®.

Steve Arintok, strength and conditioning coach for Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson, says despite dropping down a weight class, the ageless fighter will be stronger than ever when he enters the ring this Saturday.

Atlantic City, NJ—It’s official! The fight they said couldn’t be made has been signed and sealed as junior middleweights Harry Joe Yorgey, of Bridgeport, PA, and Gabriel Rosado, of Philadelphia, PA, meet in a scheduled 10-round contest Friday evening, July 15, at Bally’s Atlantic City.

John Murray has vowed to continue Manchester’s sporting success – and put a smile back on the red half of the city. The former British and European lightweight champion takes on big London rival Kevin Mitchell on July 9th at London’s ExCeL in a mouthwatering clash, live on Sky Sports 1HD.

Right now, a typical schedule of boxing’s upcoming bouts would include the following two entries with few other details: July 9: Erislandy Lara vs. Paul Williams (HBO) July 9: Carlos Molina vs. Kermit Cintron (Showtime)