Archive for September, 2011

September 26, 2011 – Mexico City. From WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The World Boxing Council expresses, with profound regret, the passing away of one of the best boxing commissioners that ever lived, Shigeru Kojima, who was the executive secretary of the Japan Boxing Commission for decades and a voting member of the Board of [...]

By Gerardo Granados: I guess the answer to the question is money. Does boxing fans outside Mexico and the United States will be interested to watch this fight? Undoubtedly both fighters have a big fan base that might be enough to bring good revenues for the promoters of the fight.

GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO- Mike Oliver trained today in Puerto Rico for his bout this Saturday, October 1, in the show Triple Crown III, against former two time world champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” López at the coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) and Top Rank presentation to be televised on [...]

By Chris Williams: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, his manager and promoter Oscar De La Hoya tried to make a case for a rematch between Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather Jr. today in a conference call. If Mayweather won’t give Ortiz a rematch, then he wants to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next. All [...]

Philadelphia, PA—Undefeated junior middleweight Julian J-Rock Williams, of Philadelphia, PA, will test himself against seasoned Eberto Medina,of Newark, NJ, in the six-round semifinal contest on Friday, Sept. 30, at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia. First fight is 7.30 p.m.

World Boxing Organization middleweight world champion Dmitry Pirog, 19-0 with 15 knockouts, of Gelendzhik, Russia, gave an impressive performance and scored an 11th round TKO against WBO No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger Gennady Martirosyan, 22-3 with 11 knockouts, of St. Petersburg, Russia. The fight headlined at the Palace of Sports “Olympus” in Krasnodar, Russia, on [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) may have lost his WBC welterweight title and some respect from boxing fans from his 4th round TKO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s), but WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios believes that Ortiz still has a fairly bright future ahead of him. Rios, who hasn’t [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Everyone concedes that when World Boxing Organization (WBO)/ World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) takes on WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) he will either win or go out on his shield in the attempt. There is no quit in “Dinamita”. He [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan thinks that Floyd Mayweather’s last few opponents have used the wrong approach to beating him. Khan says there is a way of beating Mayweather but he isn’t saying what that is right now. Khan is saving that nugget for when he faces Mayweather in the future, [...]

Mashantucket, CT/New York, NY – (9/26/2011) – DiBella Entertainment returns to Foxwoods Resort Casino with ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader on Friday, October 21. To be broadcast live on Showtime, the fight will be co-headlined by a sizzling super middleweight showdowns between Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (19-0, 14KO’s) and Will “Power” Rosinsky (14-0, 8KO’s) and [...]

By Chris Williams: For those boxing fans who care, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz mega fight reportedly expected to bring in a minimum of 1.3 million pay per view buys and will likely go much higher when the final numbers are released. This is an excellent total of just a minimum, because Pacquiao’s [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) has to make sure he stays 100 percent focused on October 15th against WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) if he wants to make sure he wins this fight.

By William Mackay: Instead of recognizing that WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana is by far a much better option than facing Lamont Peterson next or taking on guys like Paul McCloskey, IBF/WBO light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) will be facing the light hitting Peterson next.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It has been eighty eight years since ring great heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and challenger Luis Angel Firpo clashed in their historic and memorable fight. The fight took place before 80,000 paying customers at the Polo Grounds in New York City on September 14, 1923. Dempsey had achieved the impossible [...]

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States enjoyed a successful start to the 2011 AIBA Men’s World Championships on Monday with both light flyweight Eros Correa (San Jose, Calif.) and heavyweight Joseph Williams (Queens, N.Y.) claiming opening round victories in Baku, Azerbaijan.

By Babatis Banda: Thank God, this fight has not happened yet, and has provided boxing lovers with something to talk about for hours unending every day of the week. If this fight had taken place already, it would have been not so interesting to watch either Floyd or Manny fight again.

World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced some boxing people who will attend the 24th WBO Annual Convention to be held in Puerto Rico on October 24-29 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Isla Verde, Carolina.

New York, NY – (9/26/2011) – Undefeated European Champion, “Dazzling” Darren Barker is as confident as ever ahead of his Middleweight Championship bout next Saturday, October 1st, at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, N.J., against Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s). Barker will be making the trip across the pond looking to collect both Martinez’ World [...]

Former World Champ turned promoter Carl Greaves recently announced that he will be presenting boxing fans the opportunity to spend an evening with one of the greatest British boxers of all time – undisputed Super Middleweight Champion of the World Joe Calzaghe – at the Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark, Nottingham on Saturday 8th [...]

CHICAGO, IL (September 25th, 2011)—Chicago’s adopted son Osumanu Adama (19-2 14KO’s) first raised eyebrows after showcasing his skills against Chicago’s heavy handed super middleweight Donovan “Da Bomb” George. The fight not only showed the heart of Adama but also showed the skills of the Accra, Ghana native. After the fight Adama dropped down to the [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (Sept. 26, 2011) – East meets West when Top Rank Live! returns to Las Vegas this week with a world championship summit featuring World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight champion TOSHIAKI NISHIOKA of Japan defending his title against México’s two-division world champion RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ. The Nishioka-Marquez world championship rumble will headline an [...]

- RETURNS TO BRITISH TV SCREENS THIS FRIDAY ON SKY PLATFORM CHANNEL 456 Former Sky Sports frontman Richard Keys makes a dramatic return to British television screens on Friday (30th September) when he presents the launch night of the new BoxNation channel (Sky platform Channel 456)

Gzira, Malta – Monday, 26th September 2011 Ringside Boxing Appointed Official Glove Suppliers For Malta Boxing Events Malta Boxing Commission President Alexander Zammit today announced that Ringside Boxing have been appointed as the official gloves supplier for professional boxing events in the Republic of Malta. On making the announcement Mr Zammit said, “We are very [...]

Hackensack, NJ (September 25, 2011) – Former IBA world cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn will make a special guest appearance at the premier party of “Knuckle” Friday, September 30 at the Irish Film Festival in New York City.

By Bradley Pearson: Carlos Ortiz, Wilfredo Gomez, Felix Trinidad;- it’s no secret that Puerto Rico have produced a fine array of champions over the decades. Gracing the boxing world with some hugely significant moments that will forever be imprinted throughout pugilism history- from Gomez’ classic war with Salvador Sanchez, to Ortiz’ brutal knockout victory over [...]

Las Vegas (September 25)…Tickets for another explosive night of boxing action at Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas featuring undefeated top prospects Sharif Bogere and Francisco Contreras, will go on sale tomorrow, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 at 12:00 p.m. PT. Bogere and Contreras will face off in a 10-round fight for Bogere’s NABO Lightweight Title and [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The 2011 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships official event draw took place on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, determining the brackets for all 10 men’s weight classes at the critical event. The draw was held following a general weigh in for all of the competitors and prior to the Opening Ceremony at [...]

Thursday, October 8th, marks the return of two explosive fighters to their native city, Tijuana. Omar and Jose Estrella will return to Tijuana, Mexico, after nearly twelve months not of fighting in their hometown. The stage for the return will be an outstanding one as they will appear on the under card of Jackie Nava [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s academic that former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) is getting destroyed this Saturday night against WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) when the two battle it out at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By William Mackay: Former world champion Barry McGuigan thinks IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is making a big mistake of trying to rush head long into a world title fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. next year. McGuigan thinks that Khan needs more experience, preferably against some top level welterweights before stepping into the ring [...]