Archive for September, 2011

New York, NY – (9/21/2011) – Next Saturday, the #1 middleweight and top three pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) will be putting his World Boxing Council (WBC) Middleweight Diamond belt and Ring Championship on the line against undefeated European Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic [...]

London boxing fans will get the chance to see their newest all conquering hero, Plaistow Cruiserweight sensation Mitchell Balker, in action right on their doorstep, as Spencer Fearon has signed him up to face Welsh hardman Hari Miles at his upcoming Hard knocks Boxing Promotions ‘This Is Hard Knocks’ event at the York Hall in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: HBO is reportedly interested in having former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KO’s) face the winner of the October 15th showdown between Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) and the current WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s).

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) and newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight titlist Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) continue to play their nonsensical mind games with each other.

Goodwin Promotions are pleased to announce their latest feast of professional boxing at the York Hall, Bethnal Green on Saturday 8th October.

World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Middleweight Champion Emeritus Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) has moved his training camp to Southern Spain. Together with his trainer Jimmy Montoya, the Viking Warrior will continue the preparation for the November 5 clash against World Boxing Organization (WBO) Champion Robert Stieglitz (40-2, 23 KOs) in the Spanish sun. “Denmark [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) was forced to pull out of the Super Six tournament last year after being horribly fouled Arthur Abraham last March. Dirrell was on the brink of fame at the time he chose to pull out of the tournament.

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) is picking WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) to beat WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) in the finals of the Super Six tournament on October 29th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Babatis Banda: It is undisputed fact that Floyd’s defence is his main asset. It would be an understatement though, if anybody says Floyd is just a defensive fighter. Floyd’s incredible ‘shell-like’ defence system is key to his illustrious career. He is unbeaten in forty-two bouts, and still the freshest of all the competitive top [...]

Ray Robinson, not the original Sugar Ray Robinson but the New Ray Robinson, carries the name of an all-time great. At heart, though, he’s simply a down-to-earth guy trying to make his own way in the world.

LOS ANGELES, September 20 – Following his exciting 10-round battle with Raymundo Beltran in May in a bout which marked his debut on the hit series ShoBox: The New Generation, NABO Lightweight Champion Sharif “The Lion” Bogere will return to the SHOWTIME® airwaves on Friday, October 7 to defend his title against fellow unbeaten Francisco [...]

WEIGHTS FROM MANCHESTER, NH OFFICIAL WEIGHTS: 10 Rounds –Light Middleweights

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The name of Robert Hellenius (16-0,11 KO’s) is being mentioned with increasing frequency in recent weeks as he fights his up the fistic ladder towards a heavyweight title shot. Hellenius, who goes by the nickname “The Nordic Nightmare” at 6’7” and weighing 240 pounds, is one of the few fighters [...]

By Dan Ambrose: 46-year-old WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) has been doing quite well in the later stages of his career in recent years beating the likes of Antonio Tarver, and older Roy Jones Jr., Jean Pascal, Kelly Pavlik, and Winky Wright. Those were all good wins for Hopkins. However, none [...]

By Dan Ambrose: HBO unofficial fight judge Harold Lederman was disgusted with the verbal attack that Floyd Mayweather Jr. made upon 80-year-old HBO analyst Larry Merchant last Saturday night when Merchant made the mistake of questioning Mayweather about why he chose to hit Victor Ortiz with two shots when he was clearly not ready to [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The Road to the 2012 Olympic Games in London is heating up, and USA Boxing has added a high-powered weapon to its arsenal. Hal Adonis, USA Boxing President, announced today the hiring of former film and television executive Art Horan to the newly created post of Executive Vice President, Global Marketing. [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach has joined his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in training camp in Baguio City in the Philippines to get Manny ready for his third fight with 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Scott Gilfoid: I’m really worried about what WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1,20 KO’s) might end up doing if WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) makes the mistake of accidentally hitting Froch with a headbutt or two.

Blog Talk Radio’s “The Pugilist KOrner” is proud to present: Former 2-time World Heavyweight Champion Hasim “The Rock” Rahman, 6 Division World Champion James “Lights Out” Toney, legendary trainer Ronnie Shields and special guest host WBA Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout.

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA/WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) wants to prove that his prior 11th round knockout win over Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) from three years ago wasn’t a fluke thing that just happened out of the blue and he wants to show that he is the better fighter in [...]

By William Mackay: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley sees nothing wrong with what Floyd Mayweather Jr. did in retaliating against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a left-right combination last Saturday night after being fouled by him with a hard headbutt in the 4th.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) is apparently going to take a breather when he takes on former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s). Reportedly a Klitschko – Mormeck fight will take place near the end of 2011 or early in 2012.

By Chris Williams: Jeff Mayweather, the uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr., doesn’t see any of the welterweights in the division that can beat his nephew Mayweather Jr. at this time. Mayweather just demolished WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz in an easy 4th round TKO last weekend to capture yet another world title.

New York, NY – (9/20/2011) – On Saturday, October 1st, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will present “Noche de ‘Maravilla’: Martinez vs. Barker” featuring Middleweight Champion Sergio 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 [...]

LOS ANGELES (September 20, 2011) — Three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO, professional rival and three-time welterweight world champion ANTONIO “The Tijuana Tornado” MARGARITO, of México, and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM will host a Los Angeles news conference luncheon Thursday, September 22, in the Pacific Ballroom at the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Making a number of excuses why he doesn’t want to match his fighter British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (16-0, 11 KO’s) with unbeaten heavyweight contender Mike Perez (16-0, 12 KO’s), promoter Mick Hennessy says “He’s not in our plans.”

By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ducking his close friend Manny Pacquiao. Khan thinks Mayweather doesn’t want any part of fighting Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight champion.

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) and his manager Rolando Arellano are reportedly giving Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) only 30 days to decide on giving them a rematch or else they’ll be moving in another direction to try and get a rematch with IBF welterweight champion Andre [...]

World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referee and judges who will work on the Middleweight Title bout between champion, Russian Dmitri Pirog, against Armenian Gennady Martirosyan this Sunday, September 25 at the Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia in a Banner Promotions and GT & KP Promotion presentation.

Championship boxing returns to the famous Roman City of Chester on October 15th for the first time since the 1990’s. The Fight Options promoted card will take place at the Northgate Arena and feature two title fights, both showcasing young local prospects endeavouring to gain their first professional belt, and in doing so, send the [...]