Archive for July, 2011

By Chris Williams: After only one day of sales the tickets for the November 12th bout between World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion and WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) are almost completely sold out. According to Kevin Iole on his twitter, there only 2000 tickets left after the first day for [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Showing amazing speed and power that the other super middleweights would literally drool over, unbeaten contender Anthony Dirrell (23-0, 20 KO’s) added another knockout to his growing list by flattening the battle hardened Kevin Engel (18-5, 15 KO’s) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 10 round bout on Friday night at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Paul McCloskey (22-1, 12 KO’s) is heading towards a bad beating on September 10th against Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KO’s) in a WBA light-welterweight title eliminator bout at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland. McCloskey has the home town advantage, and that sometimes can mean at least a better than average chance [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) says that he is more than ready for his Saturday night matchup at Wembley Arena against British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s).

By Eric Thomas: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) has a fatalistic view on Saturday’s fight against IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s), seeing it a do-or-die fight where both fighter’s careers hinge on winning the bout. To be sure, Khan would be losing out on a tremendous potential [...]

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight champion Serhiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KO’s) will be making a defense of his title against number #1 contender Lukas Konecny (47-3, 22 KO’s) on September 30th in Czechoslovakia.

By Sean McDaniel: Trainer Emanuel Steward sees Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) as being too big, strong and powerful for British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) on Saturday night. Steward has kind of taken Fury under his wing to train and help him get to the next level.

By Dan Ambrose: Photo Credit Joe Comporeale – WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) will be making decent money on Saturday night against IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) with a payday of $1,072,500, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. This, of course, doesn’t even count the UK [...]

While the main event on Friday, July 29, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, a 12-round International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout between Victor Cayo and Lamont Peterson, may be of more worldwide significance, the opening televised bout that night just might steal the show.

By Sean McDaniel: Photo credit: Trieger, Action images – Two big British heavyweights Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury go at on Saturday night for what could be a fight where the winner gets a shot against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who is waiting for the dust to clear from this fight to see whether [...]

The World Boxing Federation is proud to announce that former five-time world featherweight champion Manuel “Mantecas” Medina will soon start promoting WBF-sanctioned bouts in Mexico.

Most boxing fans see today’s heavyweight division as a sleepy, boring place. Rightfully so. But rest assured, Artur “Big Pin” Szpillka (SHPILL-ka) is going to do something about it. Southpaw Szpillka (6-0, 4 KOs) of North Bergen, New Jersey, by way of Wieliczka, Poland, is already known overseas as one of the hottest heavyweight prospects [...]

All participants for Star Boxing’s, “Knock Out Cancer” show tomorrow night at the Hunts Point Produce Market weighed-in today. The show, being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing at the Hunts Point Produce Market to benefit the American Cancer Society, is headlined by Star Boxing’s undefeated heavyweight contender, Joe “The Future” Hanks taking on “The [...]

LOS ANGELES, July 22 – Top bantamweight prospect Leo Santa Cruz will look to extend his six-fight knockout streak on Saturday, July 30, when he defends his interim World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth championship for the first time against Nicaragua’s Everth Briceño in the 12 round main event of Televisa’s “Sabados De Corona,” live from [...]

Zab “Super” Judah and Amir “King” Khan stepped on the scale today, both weighing in at 140 lbs. The 12-round World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Lightweight World Championship Unification fight takes place tomorrow at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

By Brad Jones: Photo Credits Joe Comporeale – Over 14 years ago a young brash British boxer Naseem Hamed crossed the pond to take on the best America had to offer Kevin Kelly. What a great fight it was while it lasted in what was the modern days featherweight version of Hagler vs. Hearns.

By William Mackay: Photo Credits Joe Comporeale – Trainer Freddie Roach is very, very concerned about the devastating power that IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) has in both fists, especially his left hand. Roach doesn’t want Judah landing any of his power shots in the early rounds, because he’s concerned that [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Photo Credits: Joe Comporeale – In a sign that we’re dealing with two very big light welterweights, WBA champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) weighed in at exactly 140 pounds moments ago for his fight on Saturday night against the multi-talented IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s). For his [...]

“Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Viewers Choose Vargas and Vélez as Boxers With The Most Carácter From Their Respective Fights On June 8 and June 15 New York (July 22, 2011) – Boxing fans rewarded pugilists Jessie Vargas and Jayson Vélez for the character they showed in their respective fights on the July 8 and the July [...]

By William Mackay: Boosted by the confidence that he got by stopping previously unbeaten lightweight contender John Murray last Saturday night in an 8th round TKO win, Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) is now targeting WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) for his next fight.

By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr could be in the cards for WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) if he’s able to get by International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Dan Ambrose: Former junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) will be back in action on Saturday night against a soft touch opponent Alexis Hloros (15-3-2, 11 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah unification bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Heavyweight prospect David Price is picking British/Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) to win Saturday’s fight against 6’9″ Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England.

By Scott Gilfoid: The chances of British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) holding onto his two domestic level titles on Saturday night against challenger Tyson Fury (14-0, 10 KO’s) just too a dramatic nosedive today when the 6’1 1/2″ Chisora weighed in at a fat 261 lbs at the weigh-in.

By Gerardo Granados: Marco Antonio “Veneno” Rubio (51-5-1, 44 KO’s) is the World Boxing Council (WBC) number one contender to the title, he is a rough and experienced boxer with good power; he had been patient but it seems that he wont let the WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) avoid [...]

July 22, 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 [...]

Classy super bantamweight prospect Roman Morales returns to the ring tonight in a six-round attraction against pugnacious swinger Juan Tepoz on the undercard of the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights-televised main event of Anthony Dirrell-Kevin Engel at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.

Heavyweight prospect Hanks takes on former Cruiserweight contender plus a world championship ladies bout featuring Alicia Ashley. BRONX, NY (July 22, 2011)—TOMORROW night at Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, One of the top American Heavyweight prospects will be in action as undefeated Joe Hanks will take on battle tested veteran Alfredo Escalera Jr. [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Five of the top athletes competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing took part in a media conference call on Thursday, speaking on a wide array of topics. Two-time Olympian and 2007 World Champion Rau’shee Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio), two-time national champion and 2011 USA Boxing National Championships Outstanding [...]

Los Angeles (July 22, 2011) – Goossen Tutor Promotions has named Danny Brener, son of California Boxing Hall of Fame and public relations veteran Steve Brener, as its Vice President of Communications. The younger Brener has grown up surrounded by the sport of boxing and the skills needed to be a top publicist. Almost seven [...]