Archive for September, 2011

Yoan Pablo Hernandez is ready for the biggest fight of his life when he challenges International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham (24-2, 12 KOs) in Neubrandenburg, Germany on October 1. Boxing-online.com has caught up with the 26-year-old (24-1, 13 KOs).

By Eric Thomas: Losing the way he did could really badly hurt former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) in his hopes for getting rematches first with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and secondly with Andre Berto. Ortiz appeared looked as if he was melting down mentally at the time decided to headbutt Mayweather for [...]

By William Mackay: Former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) is stepping it up against 1st tier opposition for the first time in his career next week when he faces WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) and Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) are going to do really well for themselves in their December 3rd rematch at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cotto, 30, will bring in a minimum of $5 million in addition [...]

PHILIPPINE pride boxing official Rey Danseco will work in another big and important championship fight overseas to make him as favorite to claim the back-to-back Boxing Judge of the Year award. Danseco has arrived in Juriquilla, Queretaro, Mexico in time to work for another Filipino-Mexican war in the ring when the top two ranked contenders [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former British super middleweight champion Paul Smith (31-2, 17 KO’s) wants to regain his title in November when he faces British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) on November 5th in Wembley.

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. feels that Manny Pacquiao really isn’t interested in fighting his son Floyd Jr., as he knows what will happen once he gets in the ring with little Floyd.

By Scott Gilfoid: Photo credit: Casino/Showtime – WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) is reporting that he was cut in training camp and needed seven stitches to close the cut. With a little over a month to go before his Super Six finals bout against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch, that’s [...]

By Chris Williams: Junior middleweight contender and sometimes sparring partner for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Deandre Latimore (22-3, 17 KO’s), thinks that Mayweather would completely dominate Manny Pacquiao if the two were to fight right now.

The growth of the World Boxing Federation can be seen by the forthcoming promotion to be held in Johannesburg South Africa on 19 November. Co-promoted by ShowPony and the Southern Suns Group, new kid on the block promoter Damian Michael has set up one of the most exciting extravaganza ever to be staged in Africa.

By Allen Fox: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is focused on avenging his 11th round knockout defeat at the hands of Antonio Margarito from three years ago when Cotto fights Margarito in a rematch on December 3rd at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) is going to need to keep his guard high at all times against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) next month in their Super Six tournament finals bout.

By Dan Ambrose: It seems like Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) has been considered to be the best fighter in the light heavyweight division. He’s beaten a number of the top fighters in or near the division yet he’s never chosen to fight two-time former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) until now [...]

By Jason Kim: Perhaps the least likely fighter to get a shot against Floyd Mayweather Jr. right now is Robert Guerrero, who is coming off of a possible career threatening injury involving a torn left rotator cuff.

By Allen Fox: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) came out today to finally explain his side about the reasons why he nailed Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) with a headbutt in the 4th round last Saturday night.

By Jim Amato: In the 1970′s and 80′s the bantamweight division was loaded with talent. Great champions like Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Daniel Zaragoza and Jeff Chandler forged their Hall Of Fame careers in that era. So did Lupe Pintor who should be in the Hall Of Fame. There were also fine champions like Rafael [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): It is no secret that World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) is a workaholic when training for a fight. Manny will take on WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez in their Trilogy on November 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

By Scott Gilfoid: In a recent interview with Ifilm London, British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) said his next move after he defends his two titles against Paul Smith (31-2, 17 KO’s) on November 5th is to go after the European super middleweight title, which is currently held by Piotr [...]

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Ten major points to debunk ten major lies and false claims surrounding the just concluded Mayweather-Ortiz boxing farce or “sitcom.” To light up the torch, here’s the taper:

World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (25-2-1, 18KOs) will face off against popular Venezuelan Jorge Linares (31-1, 20KOs) for the vacant WBC lightweight title on Saturday, October 15th. In the main event, Bernard Hopkins will face off against Chad Dawson. The fight card will be broadcast live on HBO PPV.

Victor Ortiz doesn’t believe Floyd Mayweather deserves the welterweight title after a brutal sucker punch last Saturday — telling TMZ, Money May isn’t as good as he thinks he is. Victor came out swinging on TMZ Live today — lambasting Floyd for for his unsportsmanlike knockout … claiming, “If he’s really as great as he [...]

It’s a special edition of HBO LATINO BOXING when HBO Sports presents CANELO ALVAREZ VS. ALFONSO GOMEZ AND ERIK MORALES VS. PABLO CESAR CANO, this SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 at 11:15 p.m. (ET/PT), exclusively on HBO Latino. The Spanish language broadcast team will call all the action.

World Boxing Organization (WBO), by president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, announced today the referee and judges who will work on the Superbantamweight Title bout between champion, Jorge “Travieso” Arce, against Simphiwe Nongqayi this Saturday, September 24 at the Foro Promo Casa in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, in a Promociones Zanfer presentation.

LOCKED N’ LOADED SEPTEMBER 23 OFFICIAL WEIGHTS World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight – 8 Rounds

By Dan Ambrose: UFC president Dana White isn’t pleased with the way the HBO analyst Larry Merchant conducted a post fight interview with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last Saturday night. White thinks Merchant was rude with his questioning and an embarrassment to HBO.

By William Mackay: The Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight card just got a whole better with the news that light welterweight knockout artist and former Amir Khan conqueror Breidis Prescott (24-3, 19 KO’s) will be facing the equally huge punching light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (31-0, 22 KO’s) on the undercard on November [...]

Mike Oliver arrived today to Puerto Rico to complete his training for his October 1st bout against former world World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” López in the show Triple Crown III to be held at the Rubén Rodríguez coliseum in Bayamon in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) and Top Rank [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly wasn’t pleased with learning the news that the rematch between Joseph Agbeko vs. Abner Mares II fight on Showtime will run opposite of Arum’s pay per view card featuring World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito on December 3rd on HBO.

World-renowned trainer Ronnie Shields said his newest pupil, Super lightweight prospect Danny O’Connor (15-1, 4 KOs) was learning to sit down on his punches more. He didn’t lie. The new-and-improved O’Connor scored a devastating first-round knockout (1:20) over Jamal Del Cid of Mexico last night at the 10th annual Fight to Educate charity show at [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The Road to London will go through Toledo for the United States’ top female boxers. With the Olympic debut of women’s boxing less than a year away, the spotlight is on elite female boxers across the nation. The 2011 National PAL Championships will be the final qualifying tournament for the Olympic [...]