Archive for September, 2011

By Jim Dower: No.1 ranked WBC light welterweight contender Ajose Olusegun (30-0, 14 KO’s battled hard to defeat a determined Ali Chebah (35-2, 28 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night on Showtime at the Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California. The judges’ scores were 120-106, 119-107, and 119-107, all for the 31-year-old [...]

“I’m excited to prove to the world that I’m still the same Kendall Holt that I was when I won the world title.” -Kendall Holt

By Cestus Press: Based on the recent announcement of British Champion, Ashley Theophane signing a multi year fight deal with Hatton Promotions, Cestus Management regrets to say that Theophane entered into this agreement under a cloud of false and incorrect pretenses.

Fights at the Fitz – October 1, 2011 Fitzgerald’s Hotel & Casino – Tunica, MS Promoter: Prize Fight

TORONTO (September 30, 2011) – The World Boxing Council (“WBC”) has announced today that Phil Lo Greco has been stripped of his WBC International Welterweight belt due to his refusal to defend against mandatory challenger Victor Lupo (19-1-2, 9KO’s). The official announcement can be found below:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011 HBO CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

By John F. McKenna (McJack): I have always believed that size is not the reason World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschk (43-2, 40 KO’s) is so dominant. True “Dr. Ironfist” maximizes his 6’7 ½” height and uses it to his advantage, but there is much more to his being a great fighter than [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (14-1, 9 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time since losing his belts against Tyson Fury last July when the 27-year-old Chisora takes on the 6’4″ hulking Larry Olubamiwo (10-2, 9 KO’s) on the undercard of the Ricky Burns vs. Michael Katsidis and [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28 KO’s) is interested in fighting former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) in 2012 on HBO if Haye doesn’t fight WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko next. Adamek wants to take a tune-up fight before he would be willing to take on the 30-year-old Haye.

By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach saw things from Floyd Mayweather’s recent fight against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz that made Roach believe that his two gravy train fighters – Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao – can beat Mayweather if he ever decides on facing the two.

PR BEST BOXING PROMOTIONS & TOP RANK “TRIPLE CROWN III” Saturday, October 1, 2011 COLISEO RUBEN RODRIGUEZ, BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO

CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing Organization (WBO) president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel gave today training clothes and equipment to the Puerto Rico Amateur National Team who will compete at the Panamerican Games from October 14 to October 30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is convinced that WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward uses his head at times intentionally in his fights instead of accidentally banging heads with his opponents while coming forward to land his big shots.

SANTA YNEZ, California (September 30, 2011) – The official weigh-in for tonight’s ShoBox card, presented by Gary ShawProductions in association with DiBella Entertainment, was held yesterday. The main event at Chumash Casino is a 12-round World Boxing Council Lightweight Eliminator fight between undefeated Ajose “Smokin Joe” Olusegun (29-0, 14 KOs), 139 lbs., and Ali “The [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana has reportedly refused an offer from his promoter Richard Schaefer to defend his title against his number #1 contender Humberto Soto on November 26th on the same card as the Adrien Broner vs. TBA fight.

Who: Main event participants: Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, “Dazzling” Darren Barker, European Middleweight Champion, Co-featured fighters: Andy Lee, Brian Vera, and the rest of the undercard for “Noche De ‘Maravilla’”. What: Official weigh-in for Saturday night’s “Noche De ‘Maravilla’” card featuring WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, and top three pound-for-pound fighter, [...]

Escobedo Earns 51% of Votes from “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Viewers New York (September 30, 2011) – After 10 rounds of hard-fought action against fellow former Olympian Rocky Juarez during the September 23 “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast, Vicente “Chente” Escobedo was declared the winner by unanimous decision. Fans at home also recognized him as the boxer [...]

By Jason Kim: No.1 ranked WBO super featherweight contender Adrien Broner (21-0, 17 KO’s) could be facing No.4 ranked WBO contender Will Tomlinson (17-0, 12 KO’s) on November 26th for the vacant World Boxing Organization super featherweight title in Broner’s home city of Cincinnati, Ohio.

On October 7th super middleweight “Irish” Joe McCreedy and light welterweight Sean Eklund will invade Burbank, Illinois which is just minutes from Chicago, Illinois as Cynthia Tolaymat’s CFC Promotions presents “Chicago Fight Night III”.

By William Mackay: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has repeatedly let IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) know what he has to do in order to get a fight with him, but it looks as if Khan has no interest in following Mayweather’s directions of fighting the [...]

Here are the weights from Neubrandenburg, Germany: International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Title:

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team USA suffered its first loss of the 2011 World Championships on Friday as light welterweight Jamel Herring (Coram, N.Y./Camp Lejeune, N.C.) dropped his first round bout to China’s Qing Hu in Baku.

Gavin Rees says he is in perfect shape as he prepares to defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports. Rees claimed the title in April with a points win over previously unbeaten Irishman Andy Murray and the 31 year-old believes that if he can [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Ricky Hatton in an interview with BBC Radio Live 5 said that he believes fellow Brit World Boxing Association (WBA)/International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) is ready for boxing superstar and new World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s).

New York, NY – (9/30/2011) – This Saturday, October 1st, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will present “Noche de ‘Maravilla’: Martinez vs. Barker” featuring Middleweight Champion ergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) defending his WBC Diamond belt and Ring Championship against England’s undefeated European Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s), at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ. Opening up [...]

IRISH AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION European champion Ray Moylette turned in a big third round to maintain Ireland’s unbeaten run at the AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers in Azerbaijan today.

Francis and George Warren’s debut show, under the Queensberry Promotions banner, this Friday night (30th September) at London’s famous York Hall is a SELL-OUT! The show is also the opening night of the UK’s first ever dedicated fight channel BoxNation (Sky Platform Channel 456) with LIVE coverage starting at 8pm.

By Dan Ambrose: Believe it or not, Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KO’s) could wind up being the next challenger for the WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KO’s) instead of a more relevant contender in the division.

By Chris Williams: The November 5th card headed by Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland is somewhat decent card, but not really blistering hot like some people think it is. I think Angulo is a really good fighter, but Kirkland was already exposed Nobuhiro Ishida last April in a 1st round knockout.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Trainer Freddie Roach is in the Philippines prepping World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) for his November 12 showdown with WBO/World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s).