Archive for August, 2011

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has already mapped out his future plans after he moves up to the welterweight division next year. Khan wants to fight No.2 WBO ranked welterweight contender Kell “Special K” Brook (24-0, 16 KO’s) in his first fight at the next weight.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Aug. 23, 2011) – More often than not, a promoter will go out of his way to find a world-rated, free agent with a limitless future.

Former Olympian Carlos Negron will have a hard test next September 2 when he faces veteran Epifanio Mendoza in the 6th edition of the series “A Puño Limpio”, to be held at the coliseum Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, in a PR Best Boxing Promtions (PRBBP) in association with Top Rank Inc., to be televised live [...]

Undefeated featherweight dynamo Luis “Orlandito” del Valle (13-0,10 KO’s) will return to action on Saturday, September 3, at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, as part of an event called “Battle in Biloxi” with an HBO-televised main event featuring the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Welterweight championship fight between Jan Zaveck and former [...]

By William Mackay: Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) will be defending his WBA light welterweight title on September 16th against a still to be determined opponent at the Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina. This comes after his previously scheduled opponent for August 27th, Robert Guerrero, tore up his rotator cuff, and could be [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: No. 3 ranked WBC middleweight contender Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) will be the next victim to fight former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) in a fight that’s scheduled for October 1st at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

A decade ago contracts in boxing did not mean as much as they do now. You could locate a fighter the day of the fight and have him fight that same night. Not only did the commission allow it, but also pre-fight medical exams were not as intense as they are now, there were more [...]

Four potential heavyweight champions participated in today´s public work-out in Erfurt ahead of Saturday´s big Sauerland Event card in Germany. Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) and Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs) clash for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Title, while WBA/WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius (15-0, 10 KOs) looks to complete his [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) is unhappy that he’s having to take time off from training for his October 29th Super Six finals bout in order to meet with the media at press conferences to help promote his fight against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 [...]

By Chris Williams: Light welterweight Mercito Gesta (22-0, 12 KO’s) is training for a September 17th 10 round fight against Manuel Perez (16-6-1, 4 KO’s) at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, California. In watching some of the recent sparring between the 23-year-old Gesta and prospect Jose Benevidez Jr., I can’t say I was [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Previous Wladimir Klitschko knockout victims Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KO’s) and Eddie Chambers (36-2, 18 KO’s) have signed for an October 28th International Boxing Federation (IBF) eliminator bout with the winner becoming Wladimir’s mandatory challenger.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): After his points win over Andrei Abramenka (15-1, 3 KO’s) last Friday night in Blackpool, England, Matthew Hatton (42-5-2, 16 KO’s) has his sights on WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan.

FAIRFAX, VA – Highly-regarded, teenage welterweight phenom Dusty Harrison (2-0) of Washington, DC will make his local professional debut on the Jimmy Lange Boxing card coming to the Patriot Center on Saturday, September 10. A rising senior at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, MD, Harrison, who turned 17 on May 21, will face debuting [...]

London (23rd August) Tickets for the upcoming “The Only Show in Town” Boxing Bonanza which is taking place at the famous King’s Hall, Belfast on Saturday 17th September are now on Sale.

Featherweight hot-shot Stephen Smith will headline the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday 17th September in his first fight of the new boxing season. Smith, one of Britain’s fast rising stars, makes the first defence of the British title and will also put his Commonwealth belt on the line against Welshman Lee Selby, live on Sky Sports.

On Saturday, August 27th, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns to the beautiful Tropicana Ballroom in the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City with co-featured headliners, Vinny Maddalone and Shamone Alvarez. Before those featured bouts take place, Star Boxing’s hard hitting undefeated super middleweight prospect, Jason “Monstruo” Escalera (11-0, 10KO’s) will look to produce some [...]

Swindon star Jamie Cox headlines Frank’s Warren’s first show of the new season on the promoter’s annual DebRA charity show on Friday 9th September at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London. This will be Warren’s sixth Fight Night in support of DebRA that has helped raised millions of pounds for the national charity that works [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (August 23, 2011) – Two years in the making, The Final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic between World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre Ward and his World Boxing Council (WBC) counterpart Carl Froch is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto seems to be totally clueless about why he’s criticized and disliked by a lot of boxing fans and writers. Berto doesn’t seem to understand that his three years as the WBC champion were some of the dullest in recent years for a welterweight champion.

By Scott Gilfoid: Zab Judah (41-7, 28 KO’s) has filed a protest to the Nevada Athletic Commission to try and get a rematch with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan for their fight last month on July 23 in which Judah was fouled a number of times by Khan out the referee taking points away [...]

LOS ANGELES, August 22 – After traveling the world and doing battle in Denmark, Canada and Germany, fighting brothers Librado Andrade and Enrique Ornelas have one stamp missing stamp in their fistic passports – their native Mexico.

CHICAGO, IL (August 22, 2011) – Chicago boxing fans are anxiously counting down the days to the return of “SÓLO BOXEO TECATE”: WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 18 on Friday, August 26 at the UIC Pavilion and with good reason, as Golden Boy Promotions and 8 Count Productions are bringing a sensational undercard to Chicago.

Zab “Super” Judah has filed a protest with the Nevada Athletic Commission and has also sent letters to both the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF) requesting that those organizations order a rematch with Amir Khan.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBO/WBA/Ring lightweight champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez (54-5-1, 39 KO’s) concedes that defeating WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) will not be an easy task, but still insists that he has the formula to defeat Manny and that he has his number.

PEORIA, IL (August 22, 2011) Tickets are now on sale for RUMBLE IN PAR-A-DICE, an action packed evening of professional boxing set for Saturday, September 10th at the Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino in East Peoria, Illinois.

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch thinks that former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will opt to retire in October rather than continuing with his boxing career.

Irish team captain Michael McDonagh and George Bates, both of the St Mary’s BC in Dublin, and Stephen Broadhurst got Ireland’s European Youth Championships campaign off to an unbeaten start with three wins out of three at the Citywest Convention Centre in Dublin today.

Washington, DC (August 22th, 2011) “The Boxing Diva” Renee Aiken is set to make her foray into the boxing promotional business as Diva-Rize-N Promotions opens with a blockbuster night of professional boxing scheduled for Saturday night August 27th at the DC Star Night Club in Washington DC.

By Scott Gilfoid: Photo: Casino/Showtime – Promoter Dan Goosen knows talent when he sees it, and he recognizes the gem that he has in WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s). Ward is sitting on the cusp of stardom with his participation in the Super Six tournament. Right now, Ward is the diamond [...]

By Daniel Burns: Saturday 4th September 2010, I made the short trip from my home town of Dundee to Glasgow Scotland the reason being a Scottish boxer was away to embark on a world title fight for the W.B.O super featherweight championship of the world.