Archive for May, 2011

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and IBF champion Zab Judah battled it out on twitter earlier today trading various insults related to their past losses and their proposed July 23 fight. Khan wants the Judah fight but wants Judah to accept a 60-40 deal.

By Scott Gilfoid: Since George Groves isn’t interested in fighting James DeGale (10-1, 8 KOs) right now, DeGale is looking to go after two decent names in Brian Magee (34-4-1, 24 KO’s) and Kenny Anderson (12-1, 8 KO’s) for his next fight in September. DeGale is coming off a controversial 12 round majority decision loss [...]

By Jack Dutton: A look back at the toughest chins in boxing history. Jake LaMotta. Raised on the streets of the Bronx, New York. Murderer, rapist, thief. A fighter shrouded in controversy decades before the likes of Mike Tyson hit the screen. But his work inside the squared circle was nothing less than awe-inspiring. In [...]

Beginning an uncharacteristically quiet comeback on the undercard of the big boxing show in Atlantic City on June 4 will be former middleweight and super middleweight contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda (33-5, 29 KOs).

LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2011) – “Now pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR.” The Son of the Legend and undefeated No. 1 middleweight contender Chávez Jr. will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Dodgers host the Florida Marlins, Tomorrow! Sunday, May 29, at 1 p.m. PT, at Dodger Stadium. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) can’t seem to get his loss to Mikkel Kessler out of his head, because it seems like he can’t let go of his 12 round loss to Kessler from a year ago. Froch has even had a hard acknowledging that he lost the [...]

By William Mackay: IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah wants a fight on equal footing with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and isn’t willing to take the short end of the stick. Judah wants a 50-50 deal. Khan and his promotional company Golden Boy Promotions are reportedly offering Judah a 60-40 deal with Judah [...]

By Jim Dower: Making a quick return after stopping Nagy Aguilera just two weeks ago, heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (32-2, 28 KO’s) defeated journeyman Kendrick Releford (22-15-2, 10 KO’s) by a 7th round TKO on Friday night at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

Getting into a boxing ring in front of thousands where everything can go wrong at any second is pressure. Getting into a boxing ring also being labeled a “super prospect” doesn’t make it any easier. But that’s what 2009 World Amateur Championships Lightweight Silver Medalist and former Olympian Jose “Sniper” Pedraza is handling remarkably well, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye is gleeful about his fighter George Groves’s recent win over James DeGale, and sees it as the beginning of what could be big things ahead for the young 23-year-old Groves. Haye doesn’t want Groves to fight a rematch with DeGale after Groves won the fight by the close scores of [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) has been working out feverishly in training camp to prepare for his June 4th fight against WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10 KO’s) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Chavez Jr. will be fighting for a major world title for the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It appears that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) sees 42-year-old Glen Johnson’s age as a weakness for him going into their June 4th Super Six fight at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This is going to be a big surprise then when Froch finds himself [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 42-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KO’s) has lost his last three fights with two of them ending in knockouts. While it may be clear to some that Jones needs to retire from the sport, it ultimately comes down to him whether he feels that its time. Thus far, Jones has been [...]

By Chris Williams: There’s no better way to become popular in a big hurry in boxing by being involved in exciting and competitive fights. Just look at WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana. In the span of two years, he’s quickly become arguably the most popular light welterweight fighter in the United States due [...]

CANASTOTA, NY – MAY 27, 2011 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today reigning middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez will attend festivities planned for the 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend set for June 9-12th.

By Scott Gilfoid: 34-year-old Ryan Rhodes (45-4, 31 KO’s) is taking a huge step up in class in his fight against unbeaten WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) in their title fight on June 18th at the Arena VFG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Rhodes is a decent fighter but is clearly not the [...]

LOS ANGELES (May 27, 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 [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten heavyweight Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) says he saw fear from British heavyweight champion Derek Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) when the 6’9″ Fury ran after Chisora to confront him at the O2 Arena last Saturday night about some past comments that Chisora had made about Fury. Chisora and Fury will be [...]

By Simon Hirst: As a British boxing fan first before article writer, my first judgement on a fighter is how good a boxer he is and has the potential to become. If the fighter is good, he should in theory start to build up support, which if he is really good enough will develop nicely [...]

By William Mackay: For a fighter that few boxing fans feel has any chance of winning, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) sure does seem confident about his chances of winning in his upcoming July 2nd fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg Germany.

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By Mark Young: The result wasn’t controversial, it was close, after what seems like an eternity of listening to James DeGale blow his own trumpet, last weekend the whole world witnessed his nemesis George Groves narrowly beat him with a superior game plan. The predictors were all wrong, myself included, had I been a betting [...]

By Jack Dutton: Retired boxing legend Oscar “The Golden Boy” De La Hoya, who thwarted champions the likes of Julio Caesar Chavez and Arturo Gatti in the ring, now squares up to his latest opponent: drugs & drink in the squared circle of an addiction rehabilitation centre. Stating, “I recognize that there are certain issues [...]

‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker will make the first defence of his European Middleweight title in Brentwood, Essex on July 23 – the home of the BAFTA winning TV show The Only Way Is Essex.

NEW YORK (May 27, 2011) – Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by doctors to return to work and will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares, who will also defend his title, in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner [...]

Earlier today the internet was buzzing with the news that Earl-Katsidis II is possibly on the cards. The news broke after Michael Katsidis posted on his official website a statement regarding an e.mail to Michael’s manager Brendon Smith from Graham Earl, challenging Michael to a rematch of their 2007 Battle Royale.

New York, N.Y. (May 27, 2011) – Boxing fans who watched the May 20 edition of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” selected Charles Huerta as the boxer with the most character and determination in the ring. Although Huerta lost a close decision to Christopher Martin, he received 75 percent of all votes cast across the nation via [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: For boxing fans wondering when super middleweight James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) will be back in the ring, DeGale says he should be back by September. He needs time for his cuts to heal from his controversial 12 round majority decision loss to George Groves last weekend. DeGale doesn’t see it as [...]

Chris Arreola 236 – Kendrick Releford 230 Tony Thompson 255.5 – Maurice Harris 244 (IBF heavyweight eliminator) Javier Molina 149 – David Lopez 149.5 Guy Robb 128 – Noe Lopez Jr 131.5 Michael Ruiz Jr 119 – Jonathan Alcantara 120 Chris Gray 148 – Ricardo Williams Jr 148

By Billy Bogan: David Haye versus Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring Magazine Heavyweight titles. It’s quite a mouthful to say, which is apt, because it feeds a starved division with a super fight leaving boxing fans salivating in expectation.