Archive for November, 2011

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda – WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. beat the fighter that his promotional company put in front of him last night in a 5th round TKO of Peter Manfredo Jr. in Houston, Texas. It was a so-so win for Chavez Jr. He finished strong but looked very [...]

By William Mackay: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) sees something in the fighting style of his December 3rd opponent Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) that makes the 27-year-old Chisora believe that he can knock him out when they battle at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

By Dan Ambrose: I just finished watching Cotto-Margarito 24/7 episode 1 on HBO and I got to say WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) sure does like to complain about his loss to the tough Mexican Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s).

By Chris Williams: If Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) want a piece of WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KO’s) next year it’s going to have to occur at a catch weight of 156 pounds, says Oscar De La Hoya [...]

By Dominic Sauboorah: Throughout the 20th century boxing was considered to be one of the biggest attractions in the history of sport. Not just the fact that thousands of people from around the globe had the opportunity to witness two warriors clobbering one another in a somewhat barbaric and even inhumane fashion; however there is [...]

By Anthony Lee: Many of those present at the MGM Grand Garden Arena during Manny Pacquiao’s latest win over Juan Manuel Marquez seem to think that Marquez was robbed of a narrow victory. There are several reasons for this.

By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) returns to the ring next month on December 30th against a still to be determined opponent. The fight will reportedly be televised on Showtime with Jermain Taylor making his comeback fight on the same card.

By Dan Ambrose: A huge looking WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) defeated hand-picked opponent Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-7, 20 KO’s) in a 5th round stoppage tonight at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. Chavez Jr. hurt Manfredo with a right hand in the 5th and then flurried on him until [...]

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach doesn’t have clue one about who his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will be fighting next other than biggest fight he can get. Roach, who usually has a pretty good idea who Pacquiao is interested in fighting, doesn’t know in this case who Pacquiao will be fighting next.

By Kasim Aslam: The 3rd installment between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez caused a storm of controversy. As soon as the judges scored had been read, a chorus of boos reigned upon the MGM grand in Las Vegas.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) figures he’s got the power advantage over WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) and thinks that with that advantage he’ll come out on top next month on December 17th in their Super Six finals bout at the Boardwalk Hall in [...]

By Jim Dower: 39-year-old Michael Grant (48-4, 36 KO’s) showed that he has a little bit more left in the tank compared to his 43-year-old opponent Francois Botha (48-6-3, 28 KO’s) in a battle of aging heavyweights at the Monte Casino, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

By William Mackay: Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) is well aware of the danger of being outworked by IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) on December 10th if he’s not focused in their fight at the Convention Center in Washington, DC.

By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. doesn’t think the right guy won the fight last week in the mega bout between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) on November 12th. Mayweather Sr. saw Marquez winning the fight and feels he got ripped off by the judges.

By Dan Ambrose: Making his first defense of his IBF featherweight title, champion Billy Dib (33-1, 20 KO’s) easily beat #8 ranked International Boxing Federation challenger Alberto Servidei (31-1-2, 7 KO’s) by a 1st round knockout on Saturday night at the Homebush Sports Centre in Sydney, Australia.

By Dan Ambrose: Tonight in a Top Rank card, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) will be putting his World Boxing Council title and unbeaten record on the line against #4 ranked contender Peter Manfredo Jr. (37-6, 20 KOs) at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. The fight will be aired [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Just weeks after announcing his retirement on his 31st birthday on October 13 reports are circulating in the UK and Germany that former WBA champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) has plans to make a comeback.

BRONX, NEW YORK (November 19, 2011)-Tonight (11/19) at the Paramount Theater in Huntington, New York, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing will present a great night of boxing that will be headlined by a potential ten round war between Huntington’s own undefeated Chris Algeri and Bayan Jargal.

With the proposed Lee Selby vs John Simpson British and Commonwealth title clash falling through Francis and George Warren pulled out all the stops to ensure that Friday’s BoxNation televised event at the York Hall in London was up to the standard of their previous couple of events.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (November 18, 2011) – Earlier tonight, Puerto Rico fight fans witnessed an exciting night of world-class professional boxing at Coliseo Nilmari Santini Martin in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The six-fight card was presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Promociones Miguel Cotto and H2 Entertainment. If you missed the live [...]

By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) was successful on Friday night in winning his first fight at light heavyweight, albeit against a weak opponent in 34-year-old Hungarian Gyorgy Marosi (12-1, 8 KO’s) at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): With the recent passing of Philadelphia’s great former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier it brought back the classic 3rd fight in the Trilogy between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.

Chattelle beats Oteri via rare submission to capture middleweight title LINCOLN, R.I. (Nov. 18, 2011) – One of Todd Chattelle’s goals upon signing with Classic Entertainment & Sports was to eventually win a fight by submission before the end of his career.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Manny Pacquiao will always be a winner to me whatever happens. But for the judges to declare that Juan Marquez lost by points or by “joints” in the trilogy is something else.

Friday, November 18, 2011 – With Floyd Mayweather’s May 5th, 2012 date looming, many boxing experts believe Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has a chance to knock off boxing’s Pound for Pound king. Here’s what they had to say.

Banner Promotions President Art Pelullo has signed French middleweight champion Julien “Brigadier” Marie Sainte and Montreal super bantamweight prospect Olivier Lontchi to promotional contracts.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- Jorge “Travieso” Arce vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Superbantamweight championship to fight for the WBO Bantamweight title and become the first Mexican boxer with titles in five different weight divisions.

Hot-prospect Frank Buglioni takes to the ring tonight for his second professional outing at York Hall but is in no rush to pursue any titles in the near future.

Roy Jones Jr. in association with TNT Promotions presents “Thanksgiving Feast of Fists” on Wednesday Night November 23rd @ Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. In the Main Event, World Ranked Contender Monty Meza-Clay (31W-3L) faces fellow contender Leon Bobo (18W-8L-1D).

RENDALL MUNROE is dropping down a weight division to bantamweight and set his immediate sights on European champion Jamie McDonnell.