Archive for July, 2011

CHICAGO, IL/LOS ANGELES, CA (July 27, 2011) – Undefeated rising junior welterweight stars Frankie Gomez of East Los Angeles, Calif. and Chicago’s Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados will clash in the eight round main event on Friday, August 26 at “Sólo Boxeo Tecate”: Windy City Fight Night 18 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

LAS VEGAS (July 27, 2011) – World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov and Hall of Fame promoter Don Chargin have joined forces to promote Friday night’s “Fire & Fury” championship boxing card South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Though the press conference held today at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas was principally to discuss the high-stakes super lightweight showdown between International Boxing Federation (IBF) #3-rated Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (20-1, 18 KOs) IBF #4-ranked Lamont Peterson for the right to challenge Amir Khan, it was the celebrity guests present and the antics of the [...]

What the participants had to say on Wednesday: KELLY PAVLIK: “Training is going very good right now. I’ve been hitting it hard; this is probably the last hard week. We’re going to finish up sparring and next week will be cruise-mode. It couldn’t be better than the way it’s going right now. I’m feeling good.”

By William Mackay: Fringe welterweight contender Matthew Hatton (41-5-2, 16 KO’s) takes on soft opponent Andrei Abramenka (15-0-2, 3 KO’s) next month on August 19th for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) International welterweight title at the Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire.

By Dan Ambrose: The October 15th bout between 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) and challenger Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) could be moved from it’s current location of Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

CHICAGO, IL (July 26, 2011) Undefeated junior welterweight rising stars; Frankie Gomez of East Los Angeles, California and Chicago’s Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados will clash in the eight round main event on Friday, August 26th at “SOLO BOXEO TECATE”: WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 18 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

By Scott Gilfoid: If I was Amir Khan I’d make sure I’m traveling on September 10th, because his former conqueror Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KO’s) is going to be battling Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12 KO’s) in a WBA light welterweight title eliminator bout at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) is ready to put some distance between him and his last defeat against George Groves last May by going after European Boxing Union (EBU) super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) on September 17th in what should be an easy schooling for the talented DeGale in [...]

By Chris Williams: After almost getting beaten by little known fringe contender Alfonso Lopez last May, Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) will be getting back in the ring, this time against a weaker opponent in 36-year-old Darryl Cunningham (23-2, 10 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Covelli Center, [...]

This Friday night in Atlanta world renowned middleweight boxer Hector Camacho Jr. (53-4-1) will return to the ring as he continues to embark on his journey of winning the title. As he prepares for the underdog Sakir Ashanti (16-11), Camacho Jr. keeps his main goal in sight.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (July 27, 2011) – A last-minute change of plans has former world-title challenger Elvin Ayala preparing for a new – and perhaps more dangerous – opponent in Friday night’s co-feature at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

By Eric Thomas: Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, is pushing to get former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) to come to the United States and fight a tune-up bout against the hard hitting Chris Arreola in preparation for a bout against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko later on next [...]

By William Mackay: WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s), who arguably is the best fighter in the lightweight division right now, isn’t all that impressed with World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) after seeing his recent performance against a reluctant Zab Judah last weekend.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It would be a huge understatement to say that Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) is complex and a difficult character to figure out. On the one hand when surrounded by his adoring fans, he will patiently sign autographs until every fan is gone, sometime taking an hour or more [...]

Veteran Mexican Luis “Titi” Maldonado will face Superflyweight contender Juan Mercedes next Friday, August 5, in the 5th edition of the of the series “A Puño Limpio” to be held at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) presentation, in association with Top Rank Inc., to [...]

MATTY ASKIN believes he is ready to face British cruiserweight champion Robert Norton Askin boxes an eight rounder in his hometown at Blackpool Tower on Friday 19th August against a selected opponent, and hopes victory will lead towards a Norton challenge.

July 27, 2011 – Fight fans eager for a penetrating inside look at the September 17 HBO Pay-Per-View® showdown between undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather and welterweight title-holder Victor Ortiz should mark their calendars to catch an all-new edition of “Face Off,” starring the two ring warriors. “Face Off: Mayweather-Ortiz” debuts Wednesday, July 27 at 9:45 [...]

MATTHEW HATTON will start his campaign towards another world title assault in Blackpool next month when he faces unbeaten Andre Abramenka.

London (27th July) TYSON Fury’s career is taking off inside and outside the ring in a big way on the back of his sensational British and Commonwealth heavyweight title success last weekend.

2nd Annual TRAD TKO Gym Boxers And Celebrities Charity Football Tournament On Sunday August 14th Last July Johnny Eames and the crew at the TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town organized a celebrity football tournament, on Canvey Island, Essex, to raise funds for the Indee Rose Trust. The event was a massive success that not [...]

The IBF’s No. 3 and No. 4 ranked junior welterweights will clash Friday, July 29 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com for the right to meet newly crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight champion Amir Khan.

By William Mackay: Golden Boy Promotions has reportedly made a request to the World Boxing Council (WBC) to sanction a fight between 34-year-old Erik Morales and Jorge Barrios for the absolute WBC light welterweight title, because the current WBC champion Timothy Bradley hasn’t defended the WBC title since capturing it six months ago in a [...]

By Eric Thomas: This Friday’s International Boxing Federation light welterweight eliminator bout between Lamont Peterson (28-1-1, 14 KO’s) and Victor Cayo (26-1, 18 KO’s) will technically pick the mandatory challenger for Amir Khan’s IBF belt.

By Sean McDaniel: 46-year-old Bernard Hopkins was disgusted with David Heye’s inept performance against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in Haye’s 12 round decision defeat on July 2nd. Hopkins said he would give Haye a 20 pound advantage and face him in a fight.

By William Mackay: Rather than waiting until WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is free and clear to face him, Amir Khan wants Bradley to be stripped now of his two titles so that Khan can fight for the belts against one of the leading contenders in the division.

By John F. McKenna (McJack):

Hitz Boxing and Banner Promotions have teamed up to proudly present an action-packed night of world-class professional boxing on Friday, August 19, in the luxurious “Venue” in the Horseshoe Casino, in Hammond, Indiana, that will also be televised live on ESPN Friday Night Fights.

By Jason Kim: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO’s) is going to have the entire world watching his next fight on September 17th against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, to see if Mayweather might have lost something from his year off from boxing.

By Sean McDaniel: There is a lot more riding on the August 27th fight between Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) and Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) than just the WBA light welterweight title. The winner of the Maidana vs. Guerrero fight could luck out and get a fight against the WBA World Super light welterweight [...]