Archive for August, 2011

August 19, 2011 AUDITORIO JUAN “PACHIN” VICENS, PONCE (Main Event: 10 Rounds)

By Liam Brindle: On 15th October 2011 Bernard Hopkins will climb under those dazzling lights and entertain the thousands in attendance and the millions watching live for the 60th time as a professional and he will also be the oldest defending boxing world champion of all time.

Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1, 16 KOs) will return to the ring on October 1 when he faces unbeaten Grzegorz Proksa (25-0, 18 KOs) for the vacant European Middleweight Title. The fight will take place at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg. It will be the Hurricane´s first bout since losing his International Boxing Federation (IBF) Middleweight Title to [...]

London (19 August) After last night’s launch of Celebrity Big Brother which reportedly pulled in more than 5 million viewers, British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury would like to congratulate Channel 5 on their sensational ratings.

NEW YORK (Aug. 19, 2011) – Just seven days after Andre Ward and Carl Froch battle in The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute will headline on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when he makes the ninth defense of his 168-pound title against ageless former [...]

By William Mackay: There has been a lot of talk about WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan fighting the winner of the September 17th fight between Erik Morales and Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC light welterweight strap. However, Khan may end up being blocked at that end by Timothy Bradley, who reportedly has been [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: One of the best up and coming heavyweight talents in the division Deontay Wilder (17-0, 17 KO’s is putting the finishing touches to his training camp for his next fight against Dominique Alexander (20-11-1, 9 KO’s) on August 27th at the Water Oaks Farm Arena, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Wilder, only 25, is [...]

By William Mackay: WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan apologized for his earlier claim that Robert Guerrero’s shoulder injury wasn’t real and that he had been paid a step aside fee by WBA light welterweight champ Marcos Maidana.

By Sean McDaniel: Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) and 40-year-old former IBF light welterweight champion Lovemore N’dou (48-13-2, 31 KO’s) have reportedly made a verbal agreement for a fight that will be taking place in November in Brisbane, Australia. If this fight does transpire, this will be a long ways away from the big fights [...]

By Allen Fox: Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) and WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 Ko’s) are going to be both well paid for their November 5th fight at the Parken, in Copenhagen, Denmark. According to Danish news site eb.dk, Kessler will receive approximately $1.4 million for the bout, while Stieglitz will be [...]

By Eric Thomas: Robert Guerrero’s left shoulder injury could potentially be a long lasting injury. Guerrero was supposed to be fighting WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana on August 27th in San Jose, California. However, Guerrero badly injured his left shoulder during a sparring session on Thursday, and there are worries that the injury may [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I never thought I’d see Paul McCloskey’s (22-1, 12 KO’s) fans talking about an after party for his September 10th fight against Breidis Prescott (24-2, 19 KO’s). That’s got to be one of the worst ideas I could ever think of. Can you imagine what a McCloskey after party is going to [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) has already given away his main strategy to beat the slender 6’3″ challenger Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) on September 17th at the Palenque, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The 25-year-old Chavez Jr. is going to try and fight the lanky Hearns on [...]

By Chris Williams: Before the great Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) agrees to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next year or whenever, Mayweather wants Pacquiao to be drug tested for performance enhancing drugs. Mayweather doesn’t want to take any chances with Pacquiao.

By William Mackay: Tyson Fury (15-0, 10 KO’s) isn’t pleased that 40-year-old former heavyweight Prizefighter tourney winner Martin Rogan (14-2, 7 KO’s) refused his “massive offer” to fight him on September 17th at the Kings Hall,in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Fury, 23, for some reason really wants to fight the much older Rogan instead of [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KO’s) has decided to take an easy tune-up fight on October 1st against 2nd tier fighter Mike Oliver (25-2, 8 KO’s) before a hoped for rematch against World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Orlando Salido early next year if possible. Lopez, 28, was trounced [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO’s) is reportedly about to resume his boxing career after sitting idle since his lopsided 12 round unanimous decision to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last October. Briggs, 39, tore his left bicep, and suffered a fractured left orbital bone and broken nose in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s never nice to see huge mismatches like the September 10th fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s) against former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KO’s) at the Stadion Miejski, in Wroclaw, Poland.

By Allen Fox: WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) missed training on Thursday due to a bad back according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The condition isn’t considered a serious one, but it is something to keep in mind if this continues to be a problem that plagues the 24-year-old Ortiz in the [...]

By Chris Williams: If you’re interesting in seeing a mildly interesting fight between a talented but badly flawed fighter Demetrius Andrade (13-0, 9 KO’s) and 40-year-old fringe junior middleweight contender Grady Brewer (28-12, 16 KO’s) then tune in on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights tomorrow on August 19th for this 10 round bout at the Horseshoe [...]

By William Mackay: Matthew Hatton (41-5-2, 16 KO’s) is eating a steady diet of kangaroo meat in getting ready for his bout on Friday against little known Andrei Abramenka (15-0-2, 3 KO’s) for the vacant International Boxing Federation International welterweight title at the Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK. Poor kangaroos. I can’t imagine eating one. [...]

By Chris Williams: If you want to see the October 15th fight between WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) and 29-year-old two-time light heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) you’re going to have to pay a pretty penny to watch it. The Dawson-Hopkins fight will be shown on HBO pay-per-view [...]

By Chris Williams: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) blames his poor performance in his loss to Victor Ortiz to a severe anemia problem that left him without much energy before and during the fight. The problem was discovered by Balco founder Victor Conten, and Berto has supposedly taken care of the [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting undefeated WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 19 KO’s) on October 22nd on HBO, according to news from ringtv. I kind of like this fight, but it’s still a match-up that’s heavily slanted in Donaire’s favor. He’s 5’7″, and Narvaez [...]

By Sean McDaniel: British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) is expected to sign with Matchroom Sports in the near future, leaving Hayemaker Promotions. It’s unclear why the 23-year-old Groves is opting to move to the growing Matchroom stable but it’s a move that will certainly help his career.

By William Mackay: It’s interesting to see how Amir Khan has suddenly reversed his opinion about the Robert Guerrero vs. Marcos Maidana fight in the span of only two months. Khan recently said that he thought Maidana would be too strong for Guererro. However, today in an interview at worldboxingnews.net, Khan said “Guerrero is a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The World Boxing Council (WBC) has pushed unbeaten Anthony Dirrell (23-0, 20 KO’s) to the number #1 spot in the WBC rankings in the super middleweight division. This is bad news for the WBC champion Carl Froch, because next to the talented Andre Dirrell, his brother Anthony is the next best thing [...]

By William Mackay: Undefeated British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (15-0, 10 KO’s) has seemed mixed up in who to choose for him next fight since beating Dereck Chisora for the British and Commonwealth titles recently. Fury, 23, has been eyeing a 40-year-old Martin Rogan, and some little known guys like Neven Pajick and [...]

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS FROM THOMPSON BOXING PROMOTIONS AUGUST 19 EDITION OF “NEW BLOOD” EFRAIN ESQUIVIAS vs. JUAN RUIZ

By Scott Gilfoid: God, man I swear Amir Khan reminds me of David Haye in so many ways. Besides both being Brits, they can blab about themselves all day long if you’re willing to listen. I’ve never seen fighters that are so into bragging about themselves without anything to back it up. Haye’s thing was [...]