Archive for September, 2011

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS September 27, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

By William Mackay: Yesterday, WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) playfully suggested that IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) become his adviser after Khan critiqued Maidana’s choice of opponent for his last fight Petr Petrov, who was a last minute replacement to substitute for the injured Robert Guerrero.

By William Mackay: With a number of arguably better heavyweights to choose from for his next fight, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) appears to have his mind made up about wanting to fight 39-year-old former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) on December 10th at the Esprit area in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The Super Six finals match-up between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) has been rescheduled for December 17th, according to news from Dan Rafael.

By Chris Williams: Junior middleweight Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez is a possibility for the $54.95 December 3rd pay per view card headed by WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

By Jason Kim: 29-year-old former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) has reportedly contacted his manager Cameron Dunkin telling him that he wants to get back in the ring as soon as possible to try and restart his stalled boxing career. Pavlik, who recently went through alcohol rehab, hasn’t fought since struggling to [...]

Michael Conlon got Ireland’s campaign at the 2011 AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers off to a flying start in Baku, Azerbaijan this afternoon.

By Keith Darren: Last September 17, many boxing fans were so disappointed by how Floyd Mayweather Jr., considered a future hall of famer and contender to Manny Pacquiao’s throne in the pound for pound list, dealt Ortiz his knockout loss by those cheap shots which cause the attendees to boo in unison and express their [...]

BRITISH light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane has signed a three-year promotional deal with Hatton Promotions. The Londoner becomes the fourth British title holder boxing under the Hatton banner joining Martin Murray (middleweight), Anthony Crolla (lightweight) and Gary Buckland (super-featherweight).

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) says there won’t be any excuses from his sides about his eye injury should he lose to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) in their Super Six tournament finals bout, which could take place in early December.

Lausanne, 27 September 2011 – The WSB is proud to announce the launch of its new YouTube channel WSB TV. The WSB is the first and only professional style boxing competition involving boxers eligible to partake in the Olympics. The competition is set to be a pioneer yet again as this will be the first [...]

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is continuing to slam away at the beaten former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on his twitter account, saying “Does Victoria Ortiz want another rematch because he thinks he can win or does he want another payday? Victoria’s secret [Mayweather then adds a link to Ortiz posing in his [...]

London – Tuesday, 27th September 2011 – Streatham’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams has had a very good week or so, first he beats Battersea’s Nick ‘The Ox’ Okoth with a fifth round TKO on Sunday last week, then a few days later his manager, Johnny Eames, receives a call from Frank Warren Promotions’ match maker, Dean [...]

By Dan Ambrose: HBO analyst Larry Merchant wasn’t the least bothered with comments that UFC president Dana White recently made about him in which White took Merchant to task for his blunt questioning of Floyd Mayweather Jr. after his 4th round knockout win over Victor Ortiz the other night.

By Chris Williams: Despite Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe saying on Monday that there will be no rematch between WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), Mayweather himself tweeted this within the past hour: “I’ll give Ortiz a rematch but first he’s got to get passed Andre [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach has noticed that his pupil WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has started using his left hand more than his right, and that’s the same problem Pacquiao made in his other two fights with Juan Manuel Marquez in 2004 and 2008. Roach is now working on Pacquiao making adjustments to [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) has been looking great recently with his wins over a number of quality fighters in the light heavyweight division.

By Scott Gilfoid: Waiting for welterweight contender to finally step it up against the creme of the welterweight division has been a long process, as Brook has been on the slow path to the top his entire seven year pro career. On October 8th, the 25-year-old Brook fights the 34-year-old #5 IBF, #14 WBO ranked [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) is battling what could be the toughest fight of all in just trying to keep motivated for his mismatch bout against number #3 WBC middleweight challenger Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Scott Gilfoid: With WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) on the brink of fame after he soundly beats WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in December in the Super Six finals, Ward will be turning his attention to his next fight in 2012.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In a report in today’s Sun Star trainer Freddie Roach is predicting that his fighter World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) will KO WBO/World Boxing Authority (WBA) lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) in their Trilogy.

By Dave F. Palattao: The question that is stirring to a lot of boxing fans right now is, can the “Dinamita bring a competitive fight comes fight night against Pacquiao? Will the “Pac Man” be too fast, too furious? That remains to be seen.

By Allen Fox: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Council title in December in a fight that will likely take place in Morales’ home country of Mexico.

By Eric Thomas: European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) wants a title shot against one of the Klitschko brothers after the 29-year-old Dimitrenko labored to an unimpressive 12 round unanimous decision against 36-year-old Michael Sprott (36-17, 17 KO’s) at the Dima Sportscenter in Hamburg, Germany.

By Adam Foy: The 15th July 1952 had been a swelteringly hot day and the night would prove to be just the same. Two days earlier a deluge had led to the delay of the world light-heavyweight championship bout between Sugar Ray Robinson and Joey Maxim. Now Yankee stadium, completely dried out, was ready to [...]

By Jason Kim: An interesting fight between junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) and James Kirkland (29-1. 26 KO’s) is almost a reality for November 5th, according to the latest boxing news. The only thing the fight needs right now is Kirkland’s signature on the contract and then the fight is good to [...]

By Chris Williams: Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, has ruled out a rematch for Victor Ortiz against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. It’s not going to happen because there’s no interest in the fight, says Ellerbe in an interview at fighthype.com.

IRISH AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION Ken Egan to meet Cuba’s Jose Gomez Larduet in his opening bout.

By Chris Williams: The November 12th fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez is also sold out. Dan Rafael of ESPN reporting that there are only four $900 tickets remaining for the MGM Grand fight in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Montreal, Monday, September 26th 2011 – Quebec City`s own Kevin Bizier (15-0-0, 11 KO) will see action at the Pepsi Colisee on Saturday, November 5th. Bizier joins an already stacked line-up headlined by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight showdown between champion Lucian Bute and challenger Glen Johnson, as well as Pier-Olivier Cote vs. [...]