James Kirkland Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: James Kirkland (30-1, 27 KO’s) badly exposed number #1 ranked WBC junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night, knocking him down and giving him a tremendous beating en route to winning by a 6th round stoppage at the Centro de Cancun, in Cancun, Mexico.

By Dan Ambrose: Photo credit: A. SALAZAR. EL QUEQUI – On Saturday night boxing fans will be seeing two rusty sluggers face off in a fight between Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) and James Kirkland (29-1, 26 KO’s) at the Centro de Cancun, in Cancun, Mexico.

Monica Sears First, I’d like to welcome everyone to today’s call and wish everyone a Happy Halloween. As Bricelda said, we have Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin along with Craig McEwan on the line. After their portion of the call we will have Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland on the line to talk about this weekend’s [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Once beaten junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) puts his #2 ranking by the World Boxing Council on the line this Saturday night against the formerly highly hyped slugger James Kirkland (29-1, 26 KO’s) at the Centro de Cancun in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

By Jason Kim: You couldn’t find a more perfect opponent for junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) than the rusty shaky-chinned all out brawler James Kirkland (29-1, 26 KO’s), who Angulo will be fighting on November 5th in his home country of Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

By Dan Ambrose: The winner of the November 5th fight between junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) and American James Kirkland (29-1, 26 KO’s) could face WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez in 2012 if Alvarez doesn’t get beaten before then or vacate his title.

By Chris Williams: The November 5th card headed by Alfredo Angulo vs. James Kirkland is somewhat decent card, but not really blistering hot like some people think it is. I think Angulo is a really good fighter, but Kirkland was already exposed Nobuhiro Ishida last April in a 1st round knockout.

LOS ANGELES, September 29 – Known for its dazzling beaches and as a vacation destination for millions, Cancun, Mexico will be turned into a fight town on Saturday, November 5, when Golden Boy Promotions and Periodico QueQui (Pepe Gomez) will bring one of the most anticipated bouts in recent years to the Cancun Center, where [...]

By Jason Kim: An interesting fight between junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) and James Kirkland (29-1. 26 KO’s) is almost a reality for November 5th, according to the latest boxing news. The only thing the fight needs right now is Kirkland’s signature on the contract and then the fight is good to [...]

By Eric Thomas: HBO is hoping to televise a huge fight card on November 5th, possibly headlined by a clash between junior middleweight sluggers Alfredo Angulo (20-1, 17 KO’s) vs. James Kirkland (29-1, 26 KO’s) with light welterweight contenders Humberto Soto vs. either Lucas Matthysse or Michael Katsidis winding up as the co-main event. Erislandy [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) will be back in action on Saturday night against a soft touch opponent Alexis Hloros (15-3-2, 11 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah unification bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, [...]

LAS VEGAS, July 20 – As the summer heat sizzles in the Las Vegas desert, a group of young rising stars will take to the boxing ring in hopes of one day headlining their own Vegas card. Peter Quillin, Gary Russell Jr., Bryant Jennings, James Kirkland, Ronny Rios, Josiah Judah and Jamie Kavanagh will square [...]

By Dan Ambrose: James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah bout on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kirkland is trying to get his career back together after being stopped in the 1st round last April by [...]

Frisco, Texas (June 24, 2011) – Tonight’s edition of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” featured a six-fight event at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas that was presented by Golden Boy Promotions. If you missed the live action or TeleFutura broadcast, below is a summary of the results:

By Dan Ambrose: Junior middleweight James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) looked a little sharper and more lean in beating Dennis Sharpe (17-8-3, 4 KO’s) by a 1st round TKO on Friday night in a two knockdown fight at the at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. However, Kirkland showed all the same defensive liabilities [...]

By Jim Dower: in a couple of bad mismatches on Friday night, James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) destroyed little known Dennis Sharpe (17-8-3, 4 KO’s) by a 1st round knockout at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. Kirkland, who was coming off a 1st round knockout loss of his own, blitzed Sharpe early in [...]

LOS ANGELES, June 24 – As a result of tonight’s original scheduled TeleFutura “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” co-featured bout pitting Florida’s Joseph Elegele against Dallas’ Noel Rodriguez being canceled when Rodriguez arrived to weigh-in overweight, James Kirkland and Dennis Sharpe’s eight round middleweight bout will now be tonight’s co-featured bout on the broadcast which will emanate [...]

LOS ANGELES, June 22 – Top middleweight contender James Kirkland will return to the ring in his home state of Texas on Friday, June 24 and is determined to make a statement against Dennis Sharpe Jr. in their eight-round middleweight in-arena featured bout on a hard-hitting card taking place at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Once promising junior middleweight James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) will try to get his career back on track on June 24th in a scheduled eight round bout against 38-year-old journeyman Saul Duran (37-18-2, 30 KO’s) at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

By Eric Thomas: The highly hyped but recently exposed James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) will be returning to the ring on June 24th against a fighter to be named later on Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate. Kirkland, 27, was stopped in the 1st round in his last bout on April 9th by Nobuhiro Ishida. Kirkland needs [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The once promising junior middleweight prospect James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) is reportedly back with his old trainer Ann Wolf and looking to fight 37-year-old Ricardo Mayorga (29-8-1, 23 KO’s) next. Kirkland, 27, looked horrible in his last fight in April, getting stopped in the 1st round by a fast but light [...]

By Chris Williams: They say that James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) got knocked down four times against Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night – three times by Ishida and once by referee Joe Cortez when he tackled Kirkland as he was trying to get back up after his third trip to the canvas.

By Dan Ambrose: Junior middleweight contender Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KO’s) looked sensational in destroying previously unbeaten James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) in a 1st round technical knockout last Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tall 6’1” Ishida, fighting a lot like Gerald McClellan, came out incredibly fast off the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Previously unbeaten James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) doesn’t have a clue why his fight with former WBA junior middleweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida (22-6, 8 KO’s) was stopped in the 1st round on Saturday night on the undercard of the Marcos Maidana vs. Erik Morales fight at the MGM Grand, in Las [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former junior middleweight contender James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) tasted defeat for the first time in his career on Saturday night losing to 35-year-old former WBA junior middleweight interim champion Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KO’s) by a 1st round technical knockout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. All total, Kirkland [...]

By Rahil Sheikh: Japanese Middleweight Nobuhiro Ishida only needed just under two minutes of the first round to dispose of the highly regarded James Kirkland, in what turned out to be major upset at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Rahil Sheikh: A major upset of the night, James Kirkland was knocked out 1:54 seconds into the first round by Japanese light middleweight Nobuhiro Ishida at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Eric Thomas: In a shocking upset, James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KO’s) was blown out in one round by Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout on the undercard of the Marcos Maidana vs. Erik Morales fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Hernan Cortez: As a fan of boxing I often find myself eagerly waiting to see my favorite athletes in the ring. In some cases, this can be quite a long period, and in most cases, it can be very frustrating. Therefore, I feel it necessary to commend James Kirkland for taking fights so close [...]

LOS ANGELES, March 30 – After scoring two spectacular knockout wins in his return to the ring following a nearly two year absence, James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland has picked up where he left off…dominating his opponents. On the April 9 “Action Heroes” pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the [...]