Archive for August, 2011

LOS ANGELES (August 18, 2011) – Due to an injury to his left shoulder and arm sustained yesterday afternoon during sparring, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday, August 27World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Lightweight World Title challenge against Marcos “El Chino” Maidana that was to be televised live on [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) is perfectly willing to travel to the UK just to get another chance to destroy Britain’s Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) in another easy payday in front of Mitchell’s adoring fans.

HAMMOND, Ind. (Aug. 18, 2011) – After catching a glimpse of David Diaz in person for the first time, “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy left Thursday’s weigh-in deathly afraid – not for his own well-being, but for that of his opponent.

All participants for Golden Boy Promotions and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing “Punchin at the Paradise” show Friday night at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY weighed in today at the NYS commission’s office. The show, which will be broadcast on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” will be headlined by Newark’s undefeated prospect, Michael “The Artist” [...]

By Liam Brindle: Let me start by stating that I am English and I am not writing this article to generate heated debates like other writers on here.

By William Mackay: With Robert Guerrero pulling out of his scheduled August 27th fight, WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana and his promoters from Golden Boy are looking for a replacement to step in and take the fight. Golden Boy wants to reschedule Maidana’s fight against Guerrero for a later date in the future.

By Gerardo Granados: The former WBC super feather and lightweight champion Humberto “Zorrita” Soto is aiming to obtain his third division world title, currently he is programmed to fight against Jose Alfaro next September 3rd at the light welterweight limit so he must be training hard and already could be close to make the weight [...]

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana reacted angrily to Amir Khan’s twitter remarks today about Maidana having possibly payed Robert Guerrero a step aside fee to get him out of their scheduled August 27th fight in San Jose, California. Guerrero hurt his left shoulder in training, but Khan doubts the authenticity of [...]

By William Mackay: Earlier today it was announced that Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) suffered a bad injury to his left shoulder during a sparring session on Wednesday, and the injury is severe enough to knock him out of his important fight against WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana on August 27th.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In words reminiscent of David Haye before his July 2 fight with Vladimir Kltischko, Russian heavyweight Denis Boystov has called the Klitschko brothers old men and dinosaurs. In an interview with Championat.com Boystov was highly critical of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.

By Dan Ambrose: Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) has reportedly injured his left shoulder during a sparring session on Wednesday night and the severity of the injury is going to keep him out of his August 27th fight against WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s).

London (18 August 2011) British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will return to the ring on September 17 at the iconic venue of the King’s Hall in Belfast, fresh from his electrifying victory over Dereck Chisora at Wembley Arena last month.

All participants for Golden Boy Promotions and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing “Punchin at the Paradise” show Friday night at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx, NY will weigh in today at the NYS commission’s office at 4PM. The show, which will be broadcast on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” will be headlined by Newark’s undefeated prospect, [...]

Carl Frampton says his fight with Kiko Martinez is the biggest night of boxing that Ireland has seen “for many, many years” and vows to keep the European belt in Belfast.

TOM SCOTT is out to be a model pro when he makes his professional debut on Friday night (19th Aug). Middleweight Scott boxes a six rounder in hometown Blackpool when he faces Bobby Wood at the famous Tower Circus.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In the ongoing defamation lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao’s attorneys against Floyd Mayweather Jr,, Floyd continues to make excuses as to why he can’t take the deposition ordered by the Court. As a matter of fact he has made as many excuses not to take the deposition as he has [...]

It’s been nearly two weeks since seven-time cruiserweight boxing champion Bobby Gunn defeated Rich Stewart via a third round KO in the first bare-knuckle boxing match since 1889.

WORCESTER, Mass. (August 18, 2011) – Historic Mechanics Hall hosts its 400th documented professional boxing show Saturday night, when Worcester’s adopted son, undefeated super middleweight sensation Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, fights at home for the third time in his relatively young career.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Remember the 24th World Boxing Organization (WBO) Annual Convention, to be held in Puerto Rico in 2011, from October 24th to 29th.

LOS ANGELES, August 17 – Just a little over two weeks remain before the hottest fight of the summer when WBA Super Lightweight World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana and WBA and WBO Interim Lightweight World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero square off in a 12-round battle for Maidana’s title on August 27 at the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s going to be tough for 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins to match the speed, power, youth and boxing skills of challenger Chad Dawson on October 15th.

By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. got in a shot at his pursuers Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao at the same time, saying this about his September 17th opponent WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz “He’s the best out there,” according to ESPN.

By William Mackay: Erik Morales, 35, faces Lucas Matthysse for the vacant WBC light welterweight title on September 17th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Chris Williams: At Wednesday’s World Boxing Council (WBC) 30-day weigh-in, Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at a light 149 lbs, which is only two pounds off from the 147 pound welterweight limit. His opponent WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz came in at a heavier 157.4 lbs.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will be traveling to Poland on September 10th to defend his World Boxing Council title against Poland’s Tomasz Adamek.

By Chris Williams: If you’ve seen the last couple of fights of Manny Pacquiao you’ll notice that he seems to be slowing down in terms of hand speed, stamina and an ability to get around the ring.

By Jim Dower: After many years of toiling away in obscurity in the heavyweight division Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 17 KO’s) will finally get a shot at the title against former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant World Boxing Association belt in Efurt, Germany.

By Allen Fox: Two time former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler has selected WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz to go after on November 5th in a fight for Stieglitz’s World Boxing Organization title in Copenhagen, Denmark.

By Sean McDaniel: Former European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight champion Darren Barker is going to have to fight at a much higher level than what he’s shown in the past when he steps up against WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on October 1st.

By Eric Thomas: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, the promoter for IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0, 13 KO’s), says that he has no problems with Mares fighting Joseph Agbeko (28-3, 22 KO’s) again in a rematch and that he’s open to it.