Archive for October, 2011

By Allen Fox: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) met with challenger former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) earlier today in Paris, France to hype their fight on December 10th at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Oct. 24th, 2011) – The old Elvin Ayala would’ve bitten off more than he could chew, taking the guaranteed payday in lieu of a reasonable, safer fight. Now, four months after beating Derrick Findley to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) U.S. National Boxing Council (USNBC) middleweight title, the new Elvin Ayala is [...]

Warriors Boxing President Leon Margules wishes to congratulate two of his most promising prospects for their impressive victories over the weekend at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

The legendary Kronk gym has its historical roots firmly cemented in the world of boxing. Kronk Gym is perhaps one of the most renowned gyms in the world, the gym located in “The Motor City” of Detroit, Michigan has served its purpose over the years and raised a fair share of world champions. Kronk skyrocketed [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated Kell Brook (25-0, 17 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time in the United States on December 17th when he sees air time on the undercard of the Super Six tournament finals bout between WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch and WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward at the Boardwalk [...]

By Chris Williams: If WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao can get by 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez in their third fight on November 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bob Arum, the promoter for Pacquiao, will be looking to match Pacquiao with both Top Rank fighters Mike Jones (25-0, 19 KO’s) and Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) [...]

By Allen Fox: Now that former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) has gotten his boxing license back, he’s ready to get back in the ring for the first time in two years on December 30th in a fight that could be aired on Showtime.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): When World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) steps into the ring on November 12 to face WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) nearly everyone is anticipating a pretty good fight.

London (24 October) On November 12th Coventry’s James Flinn will be in the biggest fight of his career to date at EventCity, Manchester when he challenges champion Adnan Amar for the English welterweight title.

George and Francis Warren’s Queensberry Promotions has its first ever British Champion following Leon Williams’ split decision victory over long time title holder Rob Norton. This marks an excellent start for the brothers who in their first promotion also showcased a fight which many have labelled fight of the year when Paul Appleby met Liam [...]

PAUL SMITH 31-2 (17 KO’s) has nothing on his mind but determination to win back his British title from George Groves 13-0 (10).

On Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour LIVE tonight on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456) from 8pm, Mr. Boxing has lined up another quality packed show with guests:

New British and Commonwealth Featherweight Champion Lee Selby will make the first defence of his titles at York Hall on the 18th November against John Simpson. The bout is part of another action packed event from George and Francis Warren’s Queensberry Promotions which will be LIVE and exclusive on the UK’s new home boxing, BoxNation.

Unbeaten British Welterweight star Kell Brook will make his debut on American soil on December 17 as part of the undercard of Carl Froch’s Super Six final against Andre Ward at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao has fought Juan Manuel Marquez twice before and received a 12 round draw and a 12 round split decision win. However, many boxing fans disagree with both of those results and see Pacquiao as having lost both fights with Marquez. I’m one of those fans. I saw Pacquiao getting pretty [...]

By Jason Kim: During his three years as the IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (29-0, 24 KO’s) has been perceived by a lot of boxing fans as a bitter disappointment due his tendency to face less than dangerous opposition.

By Chris Williams: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire seems to be putting the blame on his stinker of a 12 round decision solely in the lap of his smaller undersized opponent 5’3″ Omar Narvaez for their painfully boring decision last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

By Chris Williams: It’s always nice to see the pearls of wisdom given by Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza. He seems to be stuck on the belief that Pacquiao is going to just roll over challenger Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12th for some reason.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Regular World Boxing Association (WBA) title holder Alexander “The White Lion” Povetkin (22-0, 15 KO’s) will make the 1st defense of his crown against Cedric Boswell (35-1, 26 KO’s) on December 3 at Helinski’s Hartwall Arena.

By Sean McDaniel: EBA heavyweight champion Alexander Ustinov (25-0, 19 KO’s) defeated 31-year-old challenger Denis Bakhtov (33-7, 23 KO’s) by an unimpressive 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Budivelnik, in Cherkasy, Ukraine. The final judge’s scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 118-110.

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao says he wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., but complains that Mayweather has to show he’s the one that wants to make the fight happen.

By Scott Gilfoid: It doesn’t take much for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) to get a feeling of being invincible. All it’s taken is wins over good but limited fighters Arthur Abraham and 42-year-old Glen Johnson and Froch is talking as if he’s unbeatable.

By Allen Fox: Sergio Martinez shot down rumors of him fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently, saying that it was nothing but a rumor about that fight being made. Instead, Martinez is waiting to fight the winner of the November 19th fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and challenger Peter Manfredo Jr.

By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum plans on making 2012 a very busy one for his fighter Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s), starting with what Arum hopes is a fight for Donaire against WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Unfortunately Saturday nights fight at Madison Square Garden featuring rising star World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) and HBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez (34-1-1, 19 KO’s) did not live up to what HBO and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Middleweight Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) fell to three-time World Champion Mary Spencer of Canada on Sunday night at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The two faced off in the second to last bout of the evening at the Guadalajara Expo Arena in middleweight quarterfinal competition.

By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao says he’d be open to fighting WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) as long as he’s willing to fight at 147 lbs.

By William Mackay: Number #1 ranked IBF contender Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) has the power and the boxing ability to end the Amir Khan hype train when he meets up with Khan on December 10th at the Convention Center, Washington, District of Columbia.

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) is going to be getting the help of nutrionist Victor Conte to help revive Pavlik’s sinking career. Pavlik hasn’t fought since last May, and barely beat fringe super middleweight contender Alfonso Lopez by a 10 round decision.

By Jason Kim: Another writer brought up a good point about the Pacquiao-Marquez 24/7 episode 1 having a lot of video footage of periphery players like Alex Ariza [Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach] and trainer Freddie Roach, as well as Juan Manuel Marquez’s trainer Nacho Beristain.