Archive for October, 2011

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) is outgunned in his Super Six finals bout against WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) on December 17th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. No matter how you look at it, Froch doesn’t have the skills in [...]

By Chris Williams: I’m sure all of us have done things in the past that we’ve regretted. I think Manny Pacquiao may have the same kind of thing when he looks back at some of his training routines such as letting someone hit him over and over again with a small club. I can’t think [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) has already been knocked out once by Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) three years ago when Margarito left Cotto a bloody and battered mess in an 11th round TKO win in 2008.

NEW YORK (October 25, 2011) – The newly-founded New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (“NYSBHOF”), sponsored by Ring 8, held a press conference today at famed Gallagher’s Steakhouse in Manhattan to announce its inaugural class of inductees.

Carlos Molina tries to stay calm when he reads that former world champion Kermit “The Killer” Cintron will be challenging Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for his World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight championship on November 26 in Mexico and live on HBO.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Despite last Saturday nights snooze fest in which WBO and WBA bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) shut out super flyweight champion Omar “El Huracan” Narvaez (35-1-2, 19 KO’s) many boxing analysts still believe that Donaire is a rising superstar in boxing.

On Friday night Prospect-Boxing sees its latest card go ahead in its regular venue of Wishaw Sports Centre. Having recently had to cancel a show at Ayr town hall Prospect are pleased to back with a strong card which will see a mix of debutants and fan favourite.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) is now out of the picture for a fight against either WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins or Chad Dawson due to the controversy that surrounds the Dawson-Hopkins fight.

Cincinnati, Ohio (October 25) – Boxing fans will be giving thanks for an explosive night of boxing on Thanksgiving weekend this year when Adrien “The Problem” Broner battles Argentina’s Vicente Rodriguez for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight World Title on Saturday, November 26 at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio in a [...]

By John F. McKenna: Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) who will challenge WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) for his titles on December 10 in Dusseldorf, Germany has a very simple strategy.

Lausanne, Switzerland, 25 October 2011 – The Mumbai Fighters Franchise has announced the venue for its first home fixture for the upcoming WSB season. The Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex boxing arena in Balewadi, Pune will host the opening match against the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder on 11 November 2011.

Atlantic City, NJ—Undefeated welterweight Ronald Cruz, of Bethlehem, PA, takes on steel-chinned Anges Adjaho, of Buffalo, NY, in a scheduled eight-round contest on Saturday evening, Nov. 19, at Bally’s Atlantic City.

MICHAEL KATSIDIS 28-4 (23 KO’s) believes that Ricky Burns 32-2 (9) is the most dangerous opponent he could have faced when he meets the Scot in two weeks time at Wembley Arena for the interim WBO lightweight title.

Tripleheader Begins LIVE at 11:05 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 11, on SHOWTIME® From Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout will defend against Frank LoPorto on Friday, Nov. 11, in the main event of a ShoBox: The [...]

One of the most underrated boxers in the lower weight divisions, Ian Bailey, believes that this coming weekend he’ll finally get the opportunity to show boxing fans ‘what he’s made of’, when he takes part in the hugely popular Matchroom Sport promoted Prizefighter series, which showcases the Featherweight division for the first time, at York [...]

Troy James revealed that former manager Barry McGuigan convinced him to lay his unbeaten record on the line and enter the Prizefighter Featherweights tournament on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

With all the leather flying, you’d never know you were watching “The Good Guy” spar with “Gentleman” Glen. “My brother gave me that name,” explains undefeated super middleweight prospect Chad “The Good Guy” Trahan (5-0, 4 KOs). He always tells me I look like such a good guy, but in the ring I’m a killer.”

CompuBox PunchStats results for last Friday night’s entertaining, 10-round fight between undefeated super middleweight Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez and previously unbeaten Will “Power” Rosinsky, headlining “ShoBox: The Next Generation” at MGM Grand at Foxwoods, were much closer to the judges’ scoring than those by Showtime’s ringside commentators.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez is a uniquely different contender to fling down the gauntlet against eight-division title-holder Manny Pacquiao.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – The 24th World Boxing Organization (WBO) Annual Convention starts this week in Puerto Rico with the presence of great boxing personalities. The traditional WBO Convention will take place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel located in Isla Verde, Carolina.

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – The United States Boxing Team has been eliminated from contention at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico following losses by the final four competitors on Monday. Flyweight John Franklin (Colorado Springs, Colo.), lightweight Toka Kahn Clary (Providence, R.I.), light heavyweight Jeffery Spencer (Fort Carson, Colo.), and super heavyweight Danny [...]

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach likes the idea of Manny Pacquiao taking on Victor Ortiz, Vyacheslav Senchenko and Amir Khan in the near future. Roach just so happens to train both Khan and Senchenko, which probably makes it all the better.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) despite what many boxing fans may think about him has always been able to fall back on his huge drawing power.

On November 11, Greg Cohen Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, in association with Zeferino Promotions, will proudly present the homecoming of undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout.

WATSONVILLE, CA – OCTOBER 24, 2011 – Former world champion, Carina “La Reina” Moreno (21-3, 6 KO’s) is looking for an opponent to challenge her in a six round bout at 108 -112 lbs which would take place this Friday, October 28, 2011 at the Sherwood Inn Hotel in Salinas, California on the undercard of [...]

Orange, CA (October 24) – In just four days WBC Latino Welterweight Champion Artemio “King” Reyes (13-1, 11 KOs) will step into the squared ring and go toe-to-toe for 8 rounds is a super welterweight bout against 2008 Olympian Javier “El Intocable” Molina (9-0, 4 KOs) as the co-feature to Brandon Gonzales vs. Ossie Duran [...]

ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA – Sports Fan Properties, Shea Bailey Promotions & Delgado Boxing Promotions present the Georgia Boxing Championship year end finale, The Big Rock Out on Friday, December 2, 2011. The Big Rock Out will be held in the Georgia World Congress Center’s 33,000 square foot Thomas Murphy Ballroom the night before the SEC [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former British super middleweight champion Paul Smith (31-2, 17 KO’s) likes what he sees in the style of his November 5th opponent British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves 13-0, 10 KO’s) as Smith gets ready for their big fight at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England.

By Chris Williams: According to the latest boxing news, the September 17th clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) brought in a respectable 1.15 million pay per view buys.

By Jason Kim: If trainer Freddie Roach has his way WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao won’t be facing unbeaten WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) anytime soon in the next year. Roach, who trains Pacquiao, doesn’t see Bradley as well known enough for Pacquiao to bother fighting.