Archive for August, 2011

By William Mackay: Former three division world champion Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) is reportedly training like a mad man for his September 17th fight against Argentinian Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Jason Kim: HBO will be televising former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto’s fight this Saturday night against little known IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (31-1, 18 kO’s) at the Beau Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

By Allen Fox: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) hasn’t fought since his poor performance against Alfonso Lopez last May in which he struggled to beat an unknown fighter by a 10 round majority decision. Pavlik was supposed to have fought on August 6th against Darryl Cunningham in a fight that would [...]

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya thinks he would have taken care of both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao had he fought them in his prime instead of in his mid-30s when he clearly was over-the-hill. De La Hoya lost a 12 round split decision to Mayweather Jr. in May 2007 in a [...]

By William Mackay: Former two division world champion Robert Guerrero’s shoulder surgery was a success to repair his torn left rotator cuff ligament, according to publicist Mario Serrano. The prognosis is that it’s going to take four to six months for Guerrero to get back in the ring.

By Dan Ambrose: If you look at some of Tomasz Adamek’s fights in the past where he’s taken a lot of shots to the head, he’s ended up with a gruesome looking face with his nose swelling up, his eyes suffering cuts and his lips busted open. I don’t what it is about him but [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) who faces WBO/WBA/Ring lightweight champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) on November 12 has suffered from leg cramps in several of his previous fights. The venue for the Pacquiao – Marquez Trilogy will be the MGM [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The world will belong to Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) once he puts WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (30-1, 17 KO’s) out of his misery on October 15th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Sampson Boxing in association with Manguita Promotions present a night of boxing from La Romana, Dominican Republic. La Romana is widely known for it’s beaches scenic views and represents the third largest city in the Dominican Republic.

By Scott Gilfoid: There’s been some squawking from Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) about WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) getting another home fight with his October 29th Super Six finals bout against Froch taking place in the United States at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Chris Williams: Oscar De La Hoya has finally admitted that the controversial photos of him seen wearing fishnet lingerie stockings were legitimate. In an interview at univision, De La Hoya said “Let me tell you, yes, it was me. I’m tired of lying, lying to people, lying to myself.” De La Hoya had denied [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten middleweight contender Peter Quillin (25-0, 19 KO’s) will be reportedly fighting on the undercard of the WBC light heavyweight fight between champion Bernard Hopkins and challenger Chad Dawson on October 15th at the Staples center in Los Angeles, California.

By Chris Williams: Normally the question you would think you would need to ask is if Manny Pacquiao will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he beats Victor Ortiz on September 17th. However, things seem to work in reverse with Pacquiao, as he’s pretty much been facing the guys that Mayweather has recently beaten.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) doesn’t see WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) worthy of mention as a possible future opponent for him right now because Ortiz doesn’t see him as an elite fighter or someone near his weight class.

By Chris Williams: While some boxing fans are excited about WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) taking on unbeaten WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd, I’m not one of them. The Donaire-Narvaez fight will be taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York, Donaire’s promoter Bob [...]

August 31, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of World Boxing Council (WBC) President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Body” columns by WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From August 29, translated from Spanish:

By Dan Ambrose: 34-year-old heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KO’s) doesn’t feel that size is important in his fight on September 10th against the much bigger 6’7″ WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s).

his afternoon Tomasz Adamek, 44-1, 28 KO’s, took time before flying to Poland to chat with the media about his upcoming World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Championship battle against reigning WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, 42-2, 39 KO’s.

By Scott Gilfoid: The November 26th clash between WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) and number #1 ranked World Boxing Organization challenger Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) has been confirmed for the U.S Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) who takes on Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) on September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas promises that he will not be swayed by all the media hype.

BAYAMÓN, PUERTO RICO – Former world champions Juan Manuel “Juanma” López and Román “Rocky” Martínez, superbantamweight contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo showed today in great shape during the first pre-weigh in for their regional titles bouts in the Triple Crown III to be held at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, next October 1st, [...]

LADY AND THE CHAMP Starring the one and only RAGING BULL, JAKE LAMOTTA whose movie RAGING BULL earned 8 academy award nominations and won Robert DeNiro the Oscar for Best Actor!

NEW YORK (Aug. 31, 2011) – When last seen on ShoBox: The New Generation, Vincent “Vinsanity” Arroyo scored an exciting upset majority decision over then-unbeaten welterweight prospect Willie Nelson.

CARTERET, NEW JERSEY (August 31, 2011)—Today’s Heavyweight division is always looking for a new star. Many have come from different countries; they come in all sizes and have vastly different personalities.

Los Angeles (Wednesday, Aug. 31) World Boxing Council (WBC) Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (49-7, 43 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico puts his title, and his pride on the line as he fights on his country’s Independence Day, Thursday, September 15 at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas as he takes on the Tanzanian slugger, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Following in the footsteps of fellow Australians Danny Green and Anthony Mundine in taking soft title defenses, International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Daniel Geale (26-1, 15 KO’s) easily defeated 37-year-old fringe contender Eromosele Albert (24-5, 12 KO’s) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Derwent Entertainment [...]

Riverside’s Junior Welterweight, Jose “El Niño” Reynoso, returns to his favorite stomping grounds at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario to accept the challenge of Adan Hernandez, of El Pasp, Texas, on Friday, September 23 as once again the Thompson Boxing Promotions ‘Locked N’ Loaded’ fight card returns to the popular fight venue.

Las Vegas (August 31) – As we near the September 17 mega-event “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” emanating from both the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas, and the celebrity capital of the world, Los Angeles, the connection between the squared circle and the silver screen comes even more into focus. This fight card [...]

Gary Shaw of Gary Shaw Productions wishes to congratulate International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Daniel “The Real Deal” Geale (26-1, 15 KOs) for making his first successful title defense, a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Miami via Nigeria’s Eromosele Albert (24-5-1, 12 KOs) on Wednesday night.

BOXING is set to make a long awaited return to the world-famous Royal Albert Hall with a grudge contest between the UK Armed Forces and the US Armed Forces in association with the charity, Tickets For Troops, it was announced today.