Archive for September, 2011

By Eric Thomas: Former super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) isn’t taking any chances that he’ll get back on the top to win another title, as he’s decided to take on what many boxing fans think is the weakest of the super middleweight champions Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KO’s), on November 5th at [...]

By Chris Williams: Despite being knocked out with his hands down by his sides former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz has decided not to protest the KO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the Nevada Athletic Commission.

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten former 2008 Olympian for the United States Demetrius Andrade (15-0, 10 KO’s) kept his perfect won-loss record intact with a third round TKO win over 38-year-old journeyman Saul Duran (38-19-2, 31 KO’s) at the Verizon Wireless Arena, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Manchester, N.H. (September 21, 2011) – Undefeated light middleweight Demetrius “The Cape Verdean Assassin” Andrade outclassed two-time world title challenger Saul “Baby” Duran en route to a victory by third-round knockout in tonight’s main event on the 10th annual Fight To Educate card at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire.

By Jason Kim: At 43, James Toney (73-6-3, 44 KO’s), a former three division world champion, has left his best years of his boxing career far behind him. It’s probably been close to six years since Toney was last fighting at a high level. He now just looks faded, fat and out of place at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) is going to show his talent off next month against EBU super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) in a fight card that is just begging for talent at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. As far as I can tell, this is the only fight [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) intends on changing the minds of boxing fans about whether he wore loaded handwraps in his previous fight against Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) by whipping him on December 3rd in their rematch at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated Vanes Martirosyan (30-0, 19 KO’s) is reportedly scheduled to take on yet another soft opponent this time against former welterweight/junior middleweight contender Richard Gutierrez (26-7-1, 16 KO’s) on October 29th.

By Ray Napoleoni: My thoughts about the sport that I love, boxing has been around since the gladiator days. And in the sport today it’s more entertaining with money involved. Every boxer fights because one day they hope in becoming champions.

By Sean McDaniel: Although Amir Khan originally backed Floyd Mayweather Jr. for hitting former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a two punch combo when Ortiz had his hands down by his sides and wasn’t in the position to defend himself, it looks as if Khan has hand a change of heart.

By Dan Ambrose: Blessed with excellent power and very average boxing skills, WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) will be defending his World Boxing Association title on Friday night against Russian Petr Petrov (29-2, 13 KO’s( atr the Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Eric Thomas: One can’t look at the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz fight without wondering what happened to Ortiz mentally for him to suddenly lose his focus and decide to headbutt Mayweather the way he did in the 4th round.

By Chris Williams: After his fighter Manny Pacquiao was made to look bad in his previous two fights with Juan Manuel Marquez in 2004 and 2008, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach wants Pacquiao to knockout Marquez this time.

LOS ANGELES, September 21 – Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions will return to the boxing-rich country of Mexico this Saturday, September 24 for another thrilling edition of “Sabados De Corona” which will be televised by Televisa in Mexico and on AT&T U-verse in the United States from the Centro de Convenciones in Cozumel Quintana [...]

By Jason Kim: Former two-time world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) is going through shoulder rehab after undergoing shoulder surgery recently to repair a partially torn left rotator cuff. Guerrero, 28, is optimistic that the shoulder will heal sufficiently to where he’ll be back at 100% of what he was before.

By Chris Williams: Lost in the attention received from the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz bout last Saturday night was a fight between undefeated lightweight contender Mercito Gesta (23-0, 12 KO’s) and second tier trial horse Manuel Perez (16-7-1, 4 KO’s) at the Bluewater Resprt & Casino in Parker, Arizona. Gesta has no defense [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): New World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has received a ton of criticism since his controversial 4th round KO win over Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

By Darren Barcomb: I received confirmation today from former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison’s wife that the Duke has made bail and has been released from jail in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The 42 year old Morrison had been jailed since August on drug charges stemming from a 2010 arrest for marihuana possession.

GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO- Former world champions Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon and Raul “Rayito” Garcia will collide next October 29 at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guyanabo, Puerto Rico, along with former world champions Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Carlos “El Indio” Quintana as part of the 24th World Boxing Organization (WBO) Annual Convention to be [...]

Fight week is upon us as Panther Promotions proudly returns to The Seminole Hard Rock Live this Friday for their second South Florida boxing extravaganza. The scheduled eight-bout card features Bahamian-born former NABA lightweight champion Edner “Cherry Bomb” Cherry (28-6-2, 16 KOs) against former IBF featherweight king Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken (16-8-1, 12 KOs) in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) will reportedly be back in action by October or November, possibly on ESPN. Dirrell has been taking things slow since being hurt from a right hand while sitting on the canvas after slipping in his last fight against Arthur Abraham. Boxing fans have been [...]

Make sure you log in to www.frankwarren.tv tomorrow at 12.30pm (UK time) to watch Frank Warren’s big announcement LIVE from the Indigo at London’s 02 Arena.

By Allen Fox: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) sees himself fighting unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) within six to nine months’ time after Khan moves up to welterweight.

After a lot of interest from other promoters and managers,Paul Graham is proud to confirm the signing of former Scottish international Amateur star Ian Butcher. The 19 year old super flyweight ,from Jarvie Motherwell has penned a 3 year deal and looks to make his pro début (subject to licence) on the Prospect’s next show [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum is looking to let a fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) and Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) marinate some more rather than letting them fight before one of them gets beaten. Arum says he’ll match them up in 2013 after both of them move up to the lightweight division.

Former US Olympian and amateur World Champion Demetrius Andrade (14-0 9KO) takes on rugged Mexican warrior Saul Duran (38-18-2 31KO) in a 10 round Jr. Middleweight contest tonight at the annual “Fight to Educate Night” at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH.

By Gerardo Granados: A friend of mine asked me, “what if it was true? What if he does use or have used performance enhancement drugs in the past to achieve greatness?” He said to me “others have done it in the past and no one find out”. I respond to him “well I believe a [...]

LOS ANGELES, September 21 – Ready to make their announcement to the world that their town is a Southern California boxing hotbed, Santa Ana’s Luis Ramos Jr., Ronny Rios and Jose Sanchez will be part of history on Friday, September 30 at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center, as that night’s “Solo [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was appalled by Floyd Mayweather’s two-punch combination he landed to stop WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz last weekend, calling it a cheap shot. Arum also wasn’t impressed with the job that referee Joe Cortez did in the fight.

By Jordan Sargent: As fans were being entertained with great world title fights last Saturday night between Erik Morales (52-7 KO36) V Pablo Cesar Cano (22-1-1 KO17) and Saul Alvarez V Alfonso Gomez (25-3-2 KO12) no one could have foreseen what would happen next.