Michael Katsidis Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) can’t stop talking about how relieved he is at moving up in weight to the lightweight division to be facing Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) on November 5th without having to worry to make the super featherweight limit of 130 pounds rather [...]

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: I’m sure promoter Frank Warren must have been chanting ‘Remember, Remember the Fifth of November’ as he was planning his upcoming triple Championship headed ‘Gladiators’ show, which will take place at Wembley Arena on Guy Fawkes Night and shown live on BoxNation (Sky platform 456).

By Scott Gilfoid: Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) takes a step down in competition on November 5th in his fight against Scotland’s Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) in a fight for the interim WBO lightweight title at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England.

MICHAEL KATSIDIS 28-4 (23 KO’s) believes that Ricky Burns 32-2 (9) is the most dangerous opponent he could have faced when he meets the Scot in two weeks time at Wembley Arena for the interim WBO lightweight title.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) thinks he’ll be a stronger fighter now that he’s moving up five pounds from the super featherweight division to take on Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on November 5th at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London.

Ricky Burns is eating for two as he heads into his big showdown with Michael Katsidis on November 5th at Wembley Arena. Burns, the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super-Featherweight Champion, makes his debut at lightweight when he challenges the Australian dynamo for the Interim WBO World title, live on BoxNation (Sky platform Ch. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-3, 9 KO’s) decided not to defend his World Boxing Organization title when it came time for him to finally fight the cream of the division in undefeated Adrien Broner. Burns then moved up in weight and will be fighting Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) says he likes opponents that come to fight. Well, I hope Burns still likes it when his next opponent Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) brings a war to him on November 5th in their fight for the interim World Boxing Organization lightweight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: There’s a real big question mark about former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) as he heads towards his fight against the hard hitting Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) for the the interim WBO lightweight title on November 5th at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

By William Mackay: Frank Warren Promotions has packaged the Michael Katsidis vs. Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) fight and the George Groves vs. Paul Smith fights on one card on November 5th at the Wembley Arena. Katsidis-Burns was supposed to take place at the Kelvin Hall in Glascow, Scotland on November 12th.

By Danny Burns: Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) has the chance to become a two weight world champion when he steps into the ring against hard hitting Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s), for the vacant W.B.O lightweight championship of the world, on the 12th November at the Kelvin hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

by Daniel Henderson: Following the news of Ricky Burns vacating the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Featherweight title to step up to Lightweight to challenge for the WBO title I couldn’t help thinking that he was avoiding the young talented American Adrien Broner.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) will have the home town advantage against Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) on November 12th when the two fighters battle for the vacant World Boxing Organization lightweight title at the Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow, Scotland.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) has opted not to take on the dangerous and talented unbeaten Adrien Broner on November 26th. Instead of fighting Broner and possibly suffering a loss, Burns is vacating his World Boxing Organization belt and will be moving up to fight the much more [...]

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 Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan is picking fellow countryman Kevin Mitchell to beat hard hitting Australian Michael Katsidis in a rematch if they end up fighting next. There’s a lot of speculation that Frank Warren, the promoter for Mitchell, will go ahead and make this fight next for Mitchell.

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s been a year since Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) blew out Brit Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) in a third round TKO in May 2010. In that fight, Katsidis turned up the heat on Mitchell suddenly in the 3rd round, and had Mitchell turning his back and cowering to signal [...]

By Jason Kim: Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 Ko’s) is back in training in Thailand for a fight in October or November against one of the following opponents: Kevin Mitchell, Lovemore N’dou or Joel Casamayor. Mitchell, a fighter that Katsidis destroyed in three rounds last year in May, is leading the pack for a fight that [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) and 40-year-old former IBF light welterweight champion Lovemore N’dou (48-13-2, 31 KO’s) have reportedly made a verbal agreement for a fight that will be taking place in November in Brisbane, Australia. If this fight does transpire, this will be a long ways away from the big fights [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) is perfectly willing to travel to the UK just to get another chance to destroy Britain’s Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) in another easy payday in front of Mitchell’s adoring fans.

By Scott Gilfoid: Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) has had over a year to thoroughly lick clean his wounds from his 3rd round knockout loss against Australian knockout artist Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 Ko’s), but now he wants more and is chomping at the bit to get a second helping after an 8th round stoppage [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) is targeting 40-year-old former World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight and WBC lightweight champion Joel Casamayor (38-5-1, 22 KO’s) for a rematch to avenge Katsidis’ 10th round knockout loss to him in March 2008. Katsidis was ahead of the fight at the time but was taken out [...]

By Jason Kim: After making short work of Michael Lozada (38-9-1, 30 KO’s) in an easy 3rd round TKO victory in Queensland, Australia on Saturday night, the hard hitting Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) is now targeting 34-year-old three-time world champion Erik Morales for a future fight.

By Jim Dower: Former lightweight Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) made a huge statement on Saturday night by destroying the capable Michael Lozada (38-9-1, 30 KO’s) by a 3rd knockout in Katsidis’ first fight in the light welterweight division at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.

By Sean McDaniel: Former lightweight Michael Katsidis (27-4, 22 KO’s) is back in action on Saturday night against soft opponent Michael Lozada (38-8-1, 30 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.

By Dan Ambrose: Michael Katsidis (27-4, 22 KO’s) moves up in weight to the light welterweight division this Saturday night against Michael Lozada (38-8-1, 30 KO’s) in a 10 round tune-up bout at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. Katsidis, 30, is trying to end a two fight losing streak to rebuild his [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Australian lightweight Michael Katsidis (27-4, 22 KO’s) will be trying to end his two fight losing streak on August 13th against Michael Lozada (38-8-1, 30 KO’s) at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.

By Eric Thomas: Lightweight fringe contender Michael Katsidis’s luck has been bad recently with losses to Juan Manuel Marquez and Roberto Guerrero in his last two fights. Katsidis is taking on a soft 2nd tier opponent Michael Lozada (38-8-1, 30 KO’s) next month at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.

By William Mackay: Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) is riding high right now after his 8th round TKO win over John Murray last weekend at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. It was a good win for Mitchell with him coming off a year of inactivity and a knockout loss in his last fight against [...]

By William Mackay: Lightweight Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KO’s) reignited his stalled career last night with an 8th round TKO of number #2 ranked WBC contender John Murray (31-1, 18 KO’s) with an 8th round TKO in Liverpool. After the fight, Mitchell talked of wanting to avenge his defeat against Michael Katsidis from a year [...]