Michael Katsidis Boxing News

By William Mackay: The May 15th clash between World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) and number #1 ranked challenger Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) will be taking place at Upton Park, in West Ham, London. The location of the fight will benefit Mitchell, a Brit, and there could be as [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) could be facing number #1 ranked Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) at the Upton Park football stadium on May 15th. This is a large arena which seats 35,000 boxing fans. It’s debatable whether it sellout or not for this fight card, which reportedly [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Earlier today, I read an amusing press release in which lightweight Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) said he’d be knocking out World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) when they fight on May 8th. As of now, there’s still no location set for the fight, but it could [...]

By Tim Walsh: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye feels that unbeaten lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) will win one of the lightweight titles in 2010. In an article at ESPN, the 29-year-old Haye says “Kevin Mitchell will win a world title this year. I think Mitchell could beat anyone in the [...]

By Sam Gemmell: Frank Warren has won the purse bid for the fight between Kevin Mitchell (31-0(23) and Michael Katsidis (26-2(21), which is expected to take place in May, 2010. The fight will be held somewhere in England, with the O2 Arena in London looking most likely.
Mitchell, 25, has looked great in his last [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren has reportedly won the purse bid for the WBO bout between number #1 contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) and World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) after placing the winning bid of $515,000, beating the Katsidis’ manager Brendon Smith’s bid of $501,000. What this [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) is eyeing fights against undefeated World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s), Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis, according to Boxing News. Diaz, 26, says “If Valero wants me, I’ll take it. If Katsidis wants me, I’ll take it. My [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s looking like number #1 World Boxing Organization lightweight contender Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) will be having to go to Australia to face World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s), according to the Mirror. This is bad news for the 25-year-old Mitchell, because he was hoping to [...]

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) took a crack at WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan in a press release that Katsidis sent out today. Katsidis says that Khan’s trainer wanted Amir to fight Katsidis and had confidence in him being about to get by Katsidis. However, [...]

By Michael Katsidis: I think it is number one priority that I gladly can annpunce that Juan Diaz has offficially accepted my challenge with an immediate public response. Already this shows his willingness to what will be another exciting battle. I know this fight will be at his weight division of which he was formerly [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Super featherweight Robert Guerrero (25-1-1, 17 KO’s) has pulled out of his March 27th fight with World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s), according to news from ESPN. Guerrero’s wife is ill and he wants to be with her. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer will now look [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former lightweight champion Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) didn’t hesitate to accept Australian WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis’ recent challenge for a fight on March 27th. Diaz’s manager, Willie Savannah sent word that Diaz wants the Katsidis fight, saying “Juan Diaz responds to Michael Katsidis challenge! Juan Baby Bull Diaz will [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s), the World Boxing Organization lightweight champion, announced recently that he wants a rematch with Juan Diaz (35-3, 17 KO’s) on March 27th. Katsidis, 29, lost a 2 round split decision to Diaz in September 2008 in a fight that Katsidis fought very passively in. Things have changed [...]

By Jim Dower: For what it’s worth, World Boxing Organization interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) wants a shot against former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (38-3, 23 KO’s). This must be an Australian thing, because although the 29-year-old Katsidis is a tough fighter and powerful for a lightweight, he would seem [...]

By Michael Taylor: A few weeks ago Juan Manuel Marquez told the public that he would be returning to Las Vegas on May 1st. No opponent had been named, but there were big possibilities that he would clash with Ricky Hatton at Light Welterweight in a summer showdown. Golden Boy Promotions had told boxingscene that [...]

By Peter Wells: Well there have been many comments saying Kevin Mitchell shouldn’t be in here, but the reason I slotted him in is because he is now the WBO number one challenger, and would be ready for a step up. Now I’m onto the final fights of the group stage and here is how [...]

By Eric Thomas: With his win 12-round split decision victory last Saturday night over Vicente Escobedo (21-2, 13 KO’s) on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Australian knockout artist Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) captures the World Boxing Organization interim lightweight title and forces an uncomfortable situation for the 36-year-old [...]

By Sam Gregory: The second bout on the undercard of the Mayweather-Marquez fight was a scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant WBO lightweight belt between Australian Michael Katsidis 26-2 with 21 KO’s and Woodland, California resident Vicente Escobedo 21-2 with 13 KO’s.

By Eric Thomas: Undefeated heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis (14-0, 10 KO’s) will now be fighting Fres Oquendo (31-5, 20 KO’s) in a scheduled 10-round bout on October 10th, at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Solis, 29, the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist for Cuba, was supposed to be fighting heavyweight contender Kevin Johnson.

By Chris Williams: With only a month to go before the September 19th catch weight clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, the interest in the fight looks to be very low among boxing fans, even though an effort was made to spruce up the card by adding Zab Judah, Chris John, Michael [...]

By Chris Williams: While some boxing fans are excited about the undercard of the September 19th fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m not one of them or close to being one of them. I see nothing but a bunch of faded stars and [...]

By Dave Lahr: In a fight between talented but deeply flawed lightweight contenders, Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KO’s) will fight Vicente Escobedo (21-1, 13 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez bout vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 19th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Eric Thomas: If Manny Pacquiao is looking for an easy stay busy fight while he figures out whom he wants to fight next – Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley -, he need look no further than top lightweight contender Michael Katsidis that is very interested in fighting him. Apparently, [...]

By Jason Kim: The word is that recently defeated Ricky Hatton is considering a farewell bout against lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KOs) some time later this year in front of Hatton’s home audience in Manchester, England. Hatton, 30, was knocked cold by Filipino Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night on May 2nd at the [...]

By Jim Dower: In news that doesn’t shock me one bit, British lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) isn’t interested in fighting Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) again. This after beating the former super featherweight champion Barrera by a 5th round technical decision on March 14th, a fight in which Barrera was cut badly [...]

By Jim Dower: Lightweight knockout artist Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KOs) stopped the hard punching Jesus Chavez (44-5, 30 KOs) in the 7th round tonight at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. Katsidis used his power punching, steady pressure, and superior stamina to wear down the former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion Chavez. After [...]

By Dave Lahr: Undefeated knockout artist Edwin Valero (24-0, 24 KOs) will be fighting 39-year-old Antonio Pitalua (46-3, 40 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center, in Austin, Texas. Ranked number #1 in the division, Valero, 27, is hoping to impress as he’s making [...]

By Jim Dower: After a poor 2008 in which he lost twice, lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (24-2, 20 KOs) got back in the winning ways on Saturday night, defeating Spaniard Angel Hugo Ramirez (19-5-2, 8 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision at the Cebu Coliseum, in Cebu City, Philippines. The final judges’ scores were 98-87, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Showing no ill effects of his previous loss a fight earlier, talented lightweight contender Juan Diaz (34-1, 17 KOs) defeated Australian Michael Katsidis (32-2, 20 KOs) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 116-112 for Diaz and 11I-115 [...]

By Manuel Perez: Previously unbeaten lightweights Juan Diaz (33-1, 17 KOs) and knockout artist Michael Katsidis (23-1, 20 KOs) meet up in a do or die bout this Saturday night at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. The bout matches to vastly different fighters against one another, with Katsidis, 28, a slugger with tremendous power [...]