Andre Berto Boxing News

Guillermo Rigondeaux, arguably the most decorated athlete in the history of the amateur boxing system, will step into the ring for the sixth time as a professional on April 10 as a part of “Fighting for Haiti”, headlined by Andre Berto’s WBC welterweight title defense vs. Carlos Quintana. “Fighting for Haiti” will take place at [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Carlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KO’s) will be facing unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto on April 10th, at the BankAtlantic Center, in Sunrise, Florida. By far, this is the biggest fight of Berto’s six year pro career. Berto has been matched fairly softly throughout his career [...]

By Alexander Fugate: It has been reported that Andre Berto will defend his World Boxing Council welterweight title against the talented Carlos Quintana on April 10. Quintana is an excellent boxer and poses a real test for the young Berto. Since winning the WBC belt, Berto has defended it against Steve Forbes, Luis Collazo, and [...]

(WINTER HAVEN, FLA.) – Following the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti, World Champion Andre Berto (Winter Haven, Fla.) and his older brother, Cleveland, traveled to Port Au Prince, Haiti, to assist in the relief efforts. The Berto brothers teamed up with Project Medishare Chief, Dr. Barth Green, to assist with the much needed medical [...]

By Alexander Fugate: Many in the mainstream media have been insisting for years that boxing is dead. Nothing could be further from the truth. They point to the popularity of UFC and say it’s taken over boxing. That’s interesting considering in the last UFC PPV, UFC 109, the headliner Randy Couture got a whopping $250,000 [...]

By Chris Williams: Dan Rafael of ESPN is reporting that World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) could be facing former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) on April 10th, possibly at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Berto, 26, was supposed to have fought WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley [...]

By Chris Williams: Former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) has been linked with WBA light welterweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 6 KO’s) for a bout that could be taking place in June of this year. However, that seems like a big mistake for Cotto to take this fight, and I [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, a fight between World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto and former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi is being considered for April 10th. That would be an interesting fight except that Berto already fought a light welterweight in his last fight, beating Juan Urango [...]

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (January 18, 2010) – WBC Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto stated in a personal press release earlier today that due to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti and deeply affected his family who resides there, he is physically and emotionally unable to prepare for his Saturday, Jan. 30 bout with WBA Welterweight [...]

By Jim Dower: In disappointing news, the January 30th unification bout between WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley and World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto has been reportedly called off. Berto sent a press release moments ago, saying “As a result of this disaster [the Haiti earthquake], I am mentally and physically exhausted and therefore [...]

By Jim Dower: At 38-years-old, this may be World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley’s last chance to get a big money fight against either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. But for Mosley to get to a big money fight, he will have to get by WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s), [...]

By Kirk Jackson: Many boxing insiders and fans of the sport have three division champion, and future hall of famer Sugar Shane Mosley, defeating the young World Boxing Council Welterweight Champion and budding star Andre Berto, in their upcoming unification bout that takes place January 30th of this year.
It’s common knowledge Shane Mosley may have [...]

WBC Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto (Winter Haven, Fla.) is devastated by the catastrophic earthquake, which hit the island nation of Haiti on Tuesday.
He had the following comments about the tragedy and rescue efforts he will be developing to assist the people in the island nation:

By Dave Lahr: On January 30th, World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) meets up with WBA welterweight title holder Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) in unification bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight has big importance for the winner of the fight, because the [...]

Boxing fans are well aware that the first big fight of 2010 will be the welterweight championship showdown between Sugar Shane Mosley and Andre Berto at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, January 30, which will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing. Now, they’re also going to [...]

By William Mackay On Friday Night Fights, trainer Freddie Roach said that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao could face the winner of the January 30th unification bout between WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto vs. WBA title holder Shane Mosley. Roach went on to say that Pacquiao didn’t need a fight with Floyd Mayweather [...]

By Jason Kim: 38-year-old WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) will be taking on World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) in a unification bout later this month on January 30th, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mosley looked good in his last fight, a [...]

By Peter Wells: The first top draw fight of 2010 is just over a month away now, set for 30th January at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The fights main event will feature the 3rd best boxer in the world Shane Mosley fighting World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto in a WBC/WBA unification [...]

By Peter Wells: One of the world’s greatest fighters at present, World Boxing Association welterweight champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley has very high hopes of a great 2010. Despite getting the worlds attention early this January by stopping Antonio Margarito after Margarito stopped unbeaten Cotto. Unfortunately things didn’t go according to plan, 2009 turned into a [...]

By Jason Kim: Throughout all the massive amount of attention that has been centered around the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout recently, World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) has been ignored by boxing fans and the media. Mosley, 38, will be facing unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in [...]

By Peter Wells: With Mayweather and Pacquiao getting ready to start training after the Christmas break, Freddie is already rolling in a load of ‘Super’ sparring partners. First of all Amir Khan, whom trains with Freddie, was chosen as a sparring partner as we all knew he would be. Then the recent news is that [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) will be making his first fight in over a year on January 30th, against WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) in their unification bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berto, 26, is hoping that [...]

By Eric Thomas: A question that has been on the minds of some boxing fans is whether the winner of the proposed Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout choose to do the right thing and fight World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley or will the winner opt to ignore Mosley and go in [...]

By Jorge Lugo: On January 30th, 2010 Andre Berto will take on Shane Mosley in what is a unification bout for the World Boxing Council and WBA welterweight titles. Mosley, the WBA champion is a boxing legend who is recognized for his fast and heavy handed punches. Berto, the WBC champion is known to be [...]

By Jason Kim: 38-year-old World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) will likely continue to be avoided in the future by the top welterweights in the division should he get by WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in their unification bout on January 31st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las [...]

By Joseph Torres: With the imminent mega-fight of all mega-fights looming between Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shane Mosley takes on a less competitive and lucrative fight with World Boxing Council title holder, Andre Berto. But is Shane really on the outside looking in?

By Jorge Lugo: Freddy Roach has been saying along with many other people that he wants Floyd Mayweather Jr. next for Manny, and given his impressive stoppage of Cotto, it actually looks like this fight might take place. Unfortunately though, all this talk of a Manny Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr. fight needing to take place [...]

By Eric Thomas: 43-year-old retired fighter Mike Tyson made boxing news earlier today when he was reportedly arrested yesterday while at Los Angeles Airport for allegedly striking a 50-year-old photographer in the face and knocking him down. Tyson, 43, was traveling with his wife and 10-month old child. It’s unknown what caused the incident [...]

By Peter Wells: It will be over 1 year since Shane Mosley last fought on January 30th where he meets unbeaten WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto 25-0(19KO’s) in Las Vegas. After plenty of fights being made and cancelled for Mosley, after arranging to fight with Joshua Clottey on Boxing Day. I’m sure it would have [...]

By Dave Lahr: After wasting much of the past year fruitlessly attempting to land fights against Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley will have to settle for fighting a unification match against World Boxing Council title holder Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s) on January 30th, according to latest boxing news.