Archive for June, 2011

MAYAGÜEZ, PUERTO RICO- With the support of former World Champion Carlos “El Indio” Quintana, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) went today to Mayaguez (in the west area of Puerto Rico) where they conducted boxing clinics to the kids of the Yaguez Residential Complex as part of the Kids Drug Free program.

HOLYOKE, Mass. (June 21, 2011) – Saturday night’s scheduled “Homecoming” pro boxing card in Holyoke has been postponed until August 6. More details will be coming

LOS ANGELES, June 21 – Independence Day weekend will get off to an explosive start at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California on Friday, July 1, when two of boxing’s rising stars – Frankie Gomez and Randy Caballero – enter the ring in a quest to keep their unbeaten records intact against upset-minded foes.

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By Jason Kim: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs is impressed with the skills of WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and is giving him a chance at pulling off an upset against top heavyweight IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on July 2nd. Briggs is no stranger to the Klitschko brothers fought WBC heavyweight champion Vitali [...]

Later this month, undefeated Irish featherweight champion Patrick Hyland, 22-0 (10), challenges for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) world title in the biggest fight of his seven-year pro career. He meets Frenchman Philippe Frenois at the National Stadium in Dublin, one of Ireland’s best known boxing venues. “Pajo”, as Hyland is nicknamed, took time [...]

On July 2, 2011 the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) female world bantamweight title will be on the line when Germany’s Pia Mazelanik and Hungary’s Renata Szebeledi meet inside an open-air ring at the Regenstorplatz in Lemgo, Germany. The admission to the event will be free to all boxing fans. After the main event, there [...]

European Light Heavyweight Champion Eduard Gutknecht (21-1, 9 KOs) will make a first defence of his title on July 16 when he takes on Lorenzo Di Giacomo (41-4-1, 19 KOs) in Munich. Gutknecht joined Team Sauerland at the beginning of the year and clinched the European title with an eighth-round TKO victory over Danny McIntosh [...]

The east end could have another boxing hero as Eddie Hussein looks to follow in the title winning footsteps of his famous father Mo. The 22-year-old will make his glittering debut on July 9 at London’s ExCeL Arena on the undercard of John Murray and Kevin Mitchell’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental lightweight title showdown, [...]

Kell Brook’s hometown show completely sold-out Full house to see Brook take on Lovemore N’dou on Saturday No. 2 ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight contender Kell Brook will face former International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight champion Lovemore N’dou in front of a packed crowd at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday (June 25) [...]

By Simon Hirst: David Haye vs Wladimir Klitschko is easily the biggest fight that can be made apart from a certain Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather fight. The heavyweight division is in desperate need of this, and there is a huge level of expectation given how needed it is, and the trash talk between the [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Over the past few months there have been many comparisons made in the media between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KO’s) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (43-0-1-1, 30 KO’s). It was assumed before last Saturday night’s destruction of Ryan Rhodes (45-5-1, 31 KO’s) by Alvarez that the two popular Mexican [...]

Matthew Macklin’s trainer Joe Gallagher wants his charge to go from double M to triple M over the remainder of this week as Saturday nights World title showdown with Felix Sturm in Germany’s draws ever closer. Gallagher want’s Macklin to adopt Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s mantra of “Mean, Moody, Magnificent” as he bids to upset long [...]

Over the past few days there have been some highly misleading statements circulating in the media regarding the reason why the planned August 13th rematch between Graham Earl and Michael Katsidis was shelved.

Nicky Cook has warned English rival Ricky Burns that he’ll be on the wrong end of a Cockney revival on July 16. The pair meet for the Scotsman’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super-Featherweight title at the Liverpool Echo Arena, live on Sky Sports 1HD.

CRAIG WATSON has stoked the flames ahead of his British welterweight championship rematch against Lee Purdy telling the Essex man: “You’re not that good.”

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – First round competition moved into the evening session on Monday at the 2011 USA Boxing National Championships at the Colorado Springs Christian School in Colorado Springs, Colo. Twenty-four preliminary contests highlighted the night’s action with all of the victors moving on to Tuesday’s packed schedule of action.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Over the last six and a half years Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) has a record of thirteen victories with no losses. Ten of those victories have come by the knockout route. Since 2005 Vladimir has been one of the most dominant fighters in boxing and is considered [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) has a fight coming up next month against IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah on July 23 that might prove to too much for the young Khan. But instead of focusing completely on the Judah fight and hoping somehow he can get out [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – 2011 USA Boxing National Championships kicked off preliminary round action on Monday at the Colorado Springs Christian School in Colorado Springs, Colo. The intense action started early with first round contests in the male bantamweight, light welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions as well as the female lightweight class.

By Jason Kim: This Saturday night former IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KO’s) will be trying to get back to his winning ways against contender Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KO’s) at the Family Arena in Saint Charles, Missouri. Alexander, 24, faces arguably the hardest puncher of his career in 28-year-old Matthysse and [...]

ORANGE, CA (June 20, 2011) – Thompson Boxing Promotions is proud to congratulate rising welterweight star Artemio “King” Reyes (11-1, 10 KOs) on his recent graduation from Riverside Community College with an Associates of Arts degree in Accounting.

By Dan Ambrose: Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is reporting that the August 27th bout between two time world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) has been finalized. The bout will be shown on HBO and will be taking place at [...]

By Jay Ross: Well its now only just over two weeks away, the most anticipated fight of the year so far when Wladamir Klitschko puts his IBF, IBO, WBO and Ring Magazine Heavyweight titles on the line against the WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye in Hamburg, Germany.

By Dave Lahr: You only have to watch one of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s fights to pinpoint his biggest weakness and the one that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is likely aiming for. Wladimir is what you’d call a chronic clincher. He clinches any chance he can get and uses this to shut down [...]

EW YORK (June 20, 2011) – This summer Tecate, cerveza con carácter, is giving adults 21-and-older the opportunity to not only select an elite group of Chicas Tecate to represent the brand, but also to win the ultimate boxing fan experience at an upcoming championship bout.

By Jim Dower: 29-year-old challenger Matthew Macklin (29-2, 19 KO’s) will be fighting for a world title for the first time this Saturday night against WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KO’s) at the Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Macklin has been a pro for 10 years and it’s nice to see him [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Photo: Sumio Yamada – Ryan Rhodes found out the hard way how powerful WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez’s punches were last Saturday night in a 12th round TKO loss to the tough Mexican fighter. Rhodes’ face was badly swollen after the fight and he never was for an instant competitive with [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Carl Froch estimates that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) will come into his next fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) weighing around 210 pounds on July 2nd at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Froch knows Haye very well and thinks that Haye’s speed will [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) is wary of the power and experience that IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) brings to the table in their July 23rd unfication bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan, 24, sees Judah as [...]