Archive for September, 2011

By Jim Dower: Making his second title defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight title, champion Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15 KO’s) stopped his number #1 contender Russian Gennady Martirosyan (22-2, 11 KO’s) in the 10th round on Sunday night at the Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia.

By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya thinks that his fighter former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz was just warming up in his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. De Hoya says Ortiz’s momentum was cut short by the cheap shot that Mayweather landed in the 4th round when referee [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Photo credit: Casino/Showtime – WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) isn’t pleased with the cut that his opponent WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) received recently which has caused his October 29th fight to be postponed until at least December.

By William Mackay: Earlier today, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan asked on his twitter page why WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana didn’t receive any criticism for fight against Petr Petrov last weekend while Khan took massive stick for facing Zab Judah recently.

By Dan Ambrose: WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios has officially been added to the December 3rd undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II rematch at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is wondering why he took a lot of criticism for fighting the aging past his best Zab Judah while WBA regular light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) didn’t receive any criticism for fighting the non top 15 ranked Russian Petr Petrov (29-3-2, 13 KO’s) [...]

By Chris Williams: Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (35-4, 20 KO’s) is talking comeback once again and wants to get back in the ring before the end of the year to start a new campaign at 154 lbs instead of his old weight of 147.

Belfast’s Michael Conlon will open Ireland’s campaign at the 2011 AIBA World Championships and Olympic qualifiers with a last-64 clash with Moldovan Alexandr Riscan on Tuesday.

Mumbai September 25, 2011: Transstadia Boxing India Pvt Ltd, the parent company of the Indian Franchisee for World Series of Boxing (WSB) has officially launched its team name as ‘Mumbai Fighters’ for the WSB. TransStadia had shortlisted 19 probable boxers recently, out of which 14 would represent the country in upcoming AIBA-World Series of Boxing [...]

With 10 fights was completed the card Triple Crown III, where former double world champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” López headlines facing Mike Oliver this Saturday, October 1st, at the coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) and Top Rank, to be televised on “Pay Per View”.

By Allen Fox: Making his first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight title Jorge Arce (58-6-2, 45 KO’s) stopped former IBF super flyweight champion Simphiwe Nongqayi (16-2-1, 6 KO’s) in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Foro Promo Casa, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

GARY BUCKLAND has become Hatton Promotions latest champion taking the British super-featherweight title from Gary Sykes in an epic battle. The sold out crowd at Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield on Saturday night were treated to a thriller with Cardiff’s Buckland winning a close decision.

By Rasheed Catapang: Know your enemy. Sun Tzu’s wise advise which echoed through the ages obviously did not reach Victor Ortiz. It either fell on deaf ears or a fool just won’t heed it.

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, promoter Lou Dibella believes Floyd Mayweather Jr. would easily beat WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao if they can put together a fight in 2012. Dibella doesn’t see it as a competitive fight, however, as he believes Mayweather would methodically take Pacquiao apart with his accurate shots and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is unconcerned with WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s cut he sustained over his right eye this past week and wants him to tough it out and fight with the cut.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (25-3, 23 KO’s), who until recently had planned to retire upon his 31st birthday in October, recently said that he would delay his retirement for six months to allow him to fight World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 [...]

Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Rendall Munroe PTS 10 Ryuta Miyagi Gary Buckland UD 12 Gary Sykes

By Scott Gilfoid: Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) says he’s really looking forward to getting back in the ring to let some aggression out that he’s built up over the past year since he was injured. Dirrell has had to listen to the constant yapping from jealous boxing fans all this time, and he can’t [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Coming to the defense of his friend WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s), the talented Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) had some well chosen words to say about WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) on his twitter today.

By Dan Ambrose: Frank Warren, the promoter for WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, wants to pit Cleverly up against the winner of the October 15th fight between WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins and challenger Chad Dawson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Cleverly, however, has to get by his next opponent [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is allowing his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to participate in basketball games after his training is done for the day. I just don’t want to see Pacquiao hobbled before this big fight and end up with an excuse or a delay. We don’t need a postponement for [...]

By Allen Fox: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) looked like a beast in destroying an underpowered Petr Petrov (29-3-2, 13 KO’s) in a 4th round TKO last night at the Sociedad Alemana in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Jim Dower: European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) successfully defended his title against 36-year-old Michael Sprott (36-17, 17 KO’s) in a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Dima-Sportcenter, Lohbruegge, Hamburg, Germany.

Hot of the heels of signing star amateur Ian Butcher, Prospect are pleased to confirm the signing of former commonwealth title contender and current Scottish Featherweight title champion Kris “Badger” Hughes (13-1).

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) has a new possible fight date against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) for their Super Six tournament finals bout. Instead of it happening on October 29th, the fight now could take place on December 10th at the Boardwalk Hall [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) could wind up on the December 3rd Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito undercard instead of fighting on the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III undercard on November 12th.

By Dan Ambrose: The talk of WBC light middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KO’s) facing WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) in a catchweight fight at 158 pounds was shot down by Alvarez, who reportedly said he’s not looking to fight Chavez Jr. now.

By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) was overpowering in knocking down his over-matched challenger Petr Petrov (29-3-2, 13 KO’s) three times in the process of stopping him in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Sociedad Aleman, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

By Marquise Bullock: The deal is finally finalized. UFC signs a seven to eight year deal with Fox 5 network, and FX. This is…well this isn’t the news that the boxing world wanted to hear.

By Ian Aldous: Paulie Malignaggi (29-4) has been there, done that and bought the t-shirt. The former World champion will fight Orlando Lora (28-1-1) on the undercard of the upcoming Bernard Hopkins vs. Chad Dawson fight and ‘Magic Man’ looks to get back into title contention with a win.