Archive for October, 2011

Saturday 15th October, Liverpool Nathan Cleverly v Tony Bellew Piotr Wilczewski v James DeGale On Saturday 15th October, BBC Radio 5 live will broadcast live boxing commentary on Nathan Cleverly v Tony Bellew and Piotr Wilczewski v James DeGale, live from the Liverpool Echo Arena.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS October 14, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that promising Birmingham fighters Ryan Aston and Tommy Ghent have signed promotional deals. The decorated amateur duo have already fought on Matchroom bills, with Aston making his debut when Kell Brook fought Lovemore N’dou, and Ghent’s pro bow featuring on the undercard of Brook’s dazzling victory over Rafal Jackiewicz.

NN will again broadcast HBO’s Emmy-Award®-winning reality series ‘24/7.’ The all-new four-part series 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARQUEZ debuts on CNN Saturday, October 22 at midnight ET/PT. Leading up to the HBO Pay-Per-View® telecast of the welterweight title showdown between worldwide boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and his formidable challenger Juan Manuel Marquez, CNN will present all four episodes [...]

SPRINGFIELD, MO (October 14, 2011)-This Saturday night, world ranked Cruiserweight B.J. Flores gets back in the ring when he takes on Paul Jennette as part of a big night of Boxing and MMA that can be seen LIVE all over the world on www.GFL.tv

By Jason Kim: WBC light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) and his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions are looking for Morales next opponent for him to make his first – and likely only – title defense of his World Boxing Council title on December 10th in Tijuana, Mexico.

By Peter Wells: After already seeing many sensational British dust-ups, there has been none more intriguing than the fight tomorrow night at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. Two unbeaten British fighters who have a bitter rivalry is enough to make any boxing fan’s mouth water but when you add a World title into the equation then [...]

Last week see the long awaited return of the hugely popular Steve Bunce Boxing Hour to the British TV screens, on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456), where fans were treated to the normal Buncey chit chat with stars such as Frankie Gavin, Nathan Cleverly, Tony Bellew, Anthony Joshua and one of the best known journeyman [...]

Lausanne, Switzerland, 14 October 2011 – With the World Series of Boxing (WSB) mega event inching closer, the Mumbai Fighters – the boxing team competing in the event for the first time, has brought in the renowned Shiv Kumar Pal as Head Coach.

With 87 Percent of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Viewers’ Votes, Vargas to Receive Belt this Weekend NEW YORK (October 14, 2011) – Throughout this season of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” viewers at home have had the opportunity to celebrate their passion for boxing by voting for the fighter who displays the most talent, determination and carácter in [...]

World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Light-Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly and champion Tony Bellew both weighed in today for their world title fight tomorrow (Saturday 15th October) at the Liverpool Echo Arena.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK CITY (October 14, 2011) – Unbeaten middleweight sensation Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin fought his way out of Grand Rapids hoping to get an opportunity to shine in the ring. The talented Cuban-American boxer gets that shot November 5, fighting for the first time HBO against Craig McEwan in Cancun, Mexico.

By William Mackay: Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi is picking IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) to beat challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) on December 10th at the Convention Center, Washington, DC.

By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye can only sit by and watch now as Jean Marc Mormeck, a fighter that Haye went life and death with before beating four years ago, gets a tasty fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on December 10th.

By Scott Gilfoid: I honestly don’t know why WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) is training so hard for his fight against WBA super middleweight chanmpion Andre Ward (24-1, 13 KO’s) on December 17th.

By Scott Gilfoid: Challenger Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KO’s) has to call a spade a spade in taking on WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Bellew sees Cleverly, along with WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov, as one of the weak leaks [...]

BOB ARUM: A lot of people ask me why am I bringing Nonito Donaire to New York at Madison Square Garden and they point out there are over 2M Filipinos that live in the Los Angeles Area and I tell them Filipinos live all over the United States. There are about 400,000 Filipinos living in [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The London Sun is reporting that World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) has instructed close associates to do whatever is necessary to lure former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) out of retirement.

By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) has his chance to redeem himself on Saturday in his crucial fight against EBU super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KO’s) at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, England. This is the make or break fight for DeGale, one that he cannot afford to lose if he wants [...]

By Allen Fox: PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions – If you listen to some of the statements that WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins has been making about his challenger two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson the one theme that the 46-year-old Hopkins has been sticking to is that he’s hoping that [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Referee Joe Cortez was warned ahead of time that former champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) would retaliate against new WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) if he perceived that Floyd was fighting dirty according to Victor’s trainer Danny Garcia.

By William Mackay: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye may be now officially retired after coming out earlier day with this announcement, but he’s still quite capable of dumping dirt on his conqueror IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for his choice of 39-year-old former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck for his next opponent on December [...]

By William Mackay: It looks like Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12 KO’s) is going to have to wait a little while longer before he gets a shot at fighting WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s), as Maidana isn’t pleased with the offer for the fight. McCloskey and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom [...]

GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO (Oct. 13, 2011) – Hot boxing prospects Thomas Dulorme (12-0, 10KO’s) and Kenny Galarza (15-1, 14KO’s) made pre-weight, 156 and 149 pounds, respectively, equivalent to five-percent above the required weight by the Professional Boxing Commission (CBPPR) in the latter weighing for pre-stellar fights in Panama, as part of XXIV KO Drugs Festival [...]

By Chris Williams: Ken Hershman, the the executive vice president and GM of Showtime Sports, will be the replacement for Ross Greenburg for the head of sports at HBO. This means that Hershman is leaving Showtime and that’s not good for boxing fans, because Showtime was catching up to HBO ever so slightly in the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit Naoki Fakuda – Antonio Tarver is going with Chad Dawson to beat WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Tarver, who was previously beaten twice by Dawson and once by Hopkins, sees Dawson as the superior fighter because of his [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack: In a scenario that may play out over and over again over the next few months, it was reported in the Associated Press this morning that former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye has elected to retire today on his 31st birthday as promised. In essence “The Hayemaker” [...]

By Adam Fillingham: May I get this straight from the beginning. This is not an article bashing or putting down David Haye, this is an honest and unbiased opinion from one British boxing fan.

BERNARD HOPKINS, WBC & Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion “I would like to say it is good to be back in Los Angeles. I made history here years back with Howard Eastman in the middleweight division with my 20 title defenses. I am excited to be back making that history. “I didn’t know Dewey [...]

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