Archive for December, 2011

JANUARY 13, 2012 Pechanga Grand Ballroom Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, CA Doors open at: 7:00 P.M. First fight at: 8:00 P.M. Ticket prices: $35, $45, $55.

Woodland Hills, California (December 19, 2011) – Following three successful shows in 2011, the WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS boxing series returns to the Warner Center Marriott on Friday, January 20, 2012.

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch appears to be more interested in facing Mikkel Kessler next rather than an arguably much more dangerous fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Ironically the fight that did not happen is the biggest news story in boxing in 2011. There were other top boxing news stories in 2011 such as WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) being reduced to a mere mortal in his fight with Shane Mosley last May and [...]

LUIS RAMOS JR. VS. RAYMUNDO BELTRAN TO HEADLINE AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO LOS ANGELES, December XX – The Friday, Jan. 6 edition of SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation” promises to be one of its best to date, as Golden Boy Promotions announced today that the co-featured fight will be another intriguing matchup in the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (14-0, 11 KO’s) would like nothing better than to get a crack at fighting recently beat former World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) and/or WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s).

Boxing-themed Digital Calendar Now Available to Adults via Facebook.com/TecateUSA NEW YORK (December 22, 2011) – Tecate, cerveza con carácter, announces the launch of a digital 2012 calendar featuring the official Chicas Tecate as they recreate scenes from a boxing training camp at the renowned Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y. Adults 21 and older who “Like” [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik was reportedly arrested in Canfield, Ohio on Wednesday night for OVI, which is operating a vehicle under the influence, in addition to leaving the scene of an accident.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Now that the hoped for Mega Fight between undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) is off indefinitely what are “Pacman’s” options?

PONCE, PUERTO RICO- World Boxing Organization (WBO) and some Puerto Rican boxers gave today toys and bicycles to over 300 kids at the Centro Sor Isolina Ferré in Ponce, Puerto Rico as part of their successful program “Kids Drug Free”.

Warriors Boxing President Leon Margules wishes to congratulate former Swedish Olympian turned red-hot super middleweight prospect Badou Jack “The Ripper” (9-0, 8 KO’s) for his devastating TKO 1 over Adam “Atom Bomb” Collins of Ohio last Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

There’s always a twist when an amateur turns pro, especially an outstanding amateur. The decision between becoming a professional or going for the gold medal is a decision that can affect an entire career. If a fighter is living a comfortable life, does that mean he will spend more time as an amateur and attempt [...]

Super Flyweight sensation Michael Maguire’s much anticipated return to the ring earlier this month failed to materialize, following opponent Najah Ali’s having to withdraw the day before they were due to face each other on the undercard of the Lee Selby-John Simpson British and Commonwealth title clash.

By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49n KO’s) can’t afford to leave challenger Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) in there with him in their fight on March 3rd at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

By Sean McDaniel: 28-year-old David Price (11-0, 9 KO’s) will be fighting John McDermott (26-7, 17 KO’s) in an important British heavyweight title eliminator bout next month on January 21st at the Olympia, in Liverpool, England.

By Scott Gilfoid: Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) is about to take a terrible beating on February 18th against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) at the Olymiahalle in Munich, Germany.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) says that former cruiserweight world champion Enzo Maccarinelli 33-5, 26 KO’s) has to win some more fights and prove himself before he’ll give him a fight for the title.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) wasn’t just beaten last Saturday night by WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) in the Super Six tournament finals, Froch was completely dominated and looked like a fighter out of his league.

By Jason Kim: Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be serving 90 days in jail starting in January for domestic violence plea in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather turns 35 in February, and he’s getting older and wasting his career on not staying busy in the prime of his career.

WBC #2 ranked light heavyweight Ismayl Sillakh (17-0 14KO) calls former champion Jean Pascal’s excuses to back out of a World Boxing Council-ordered showdown against him transparent.

By William Mackay: Two time WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (30-1, 17 KO’s) is hoping to get a rematch against WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins (52-5-2, 32 KO’s) after the California Athletic Commission and the World Boxing Council overturned his 2nd round TKO win over Hopkins and ruled the fight a no-contest.

By Jim Dower: In a fight card that is loaded with top fighters from top to bottom, former World Boxing Organization (WBO) light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer (36-2, 29, 29 KO’s) will be back in action for the first time in over a year against an opponent still to be determined on January 28th at [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans are going to get the pleasure of seeing two of the most talented fighters in the sport show their stuff at the end of the month on December 30th with defensive wizard Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) facing Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s) in 10 rounds of action, and former [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) thinks he should be the next one to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao if he can get by Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) in their rematch next month on February 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Scott Gilfoid: Slugger Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KO’s) says he’s willing to step in and face WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) for his next title defense on February 25th in Wales. Cleverly, 24, was rumored to be facing Andrzej Fonfara, but it looks as if they’ve had a change of [...]

By William Mackay Golden Boy Promotions is refusing to take the recent defeat of their up and coming star Amir Khan lying down, as seen by the big money Golden Boy is dumping into trying to get the result of Khan’s 12 round decision loss to Lamont Peterson overturned and ruled a win for Khan [...]

Monica Sears Thank you, Christa. I’d like to thank everyone for taking time out of their morning, or afternoon, to join us for today’s call which has the CEO of Golden Boys Promotion, Richard Schaefer on the line, as well as Amir Khan, and Amir’s business manager Asif Vali.

Woodland Hills, California (December 21, 2011) – Following three successful shows in 2011, the WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS boxing series returns to the Warner Center Marriott on Friday, January 20,2012.

By Chris Williams: Former IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16 KO’s) will be moving up in weight to face journeyman Rocky Juarez (28-9-1, 20 KO’s) in a non-title bout scheduled for 12 rounds on March 3rd on HBO at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

By Gerardo Granados: According to the info stated on the current World Boxing Council (WBC) Erik “Terrible” Morales twitter account, he will go under surgery today and it is himself who ask his fans to pray for him so everything goes right so he can still fight on January 28.