Lucian Bute vs. Librado Andrade on October 24th
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, Lucian Bute, Librado Andrade
By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (22-0, 18 KOs) will be facing his toughest battle to date when he defends his IBF title against his number #1 challenger once-beaten Librado Andrade (27-1, 21 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Bell Centre, Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. Bute, 28, a former […]
Jamie Moore Wants Bout With John Duddy
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, John Duddy, Jamie Moore
By Nate Anderson: British light middleweight Jamie Moore (30-3, 21 KOs) wants a shot at Irish middleweight star John Duddy, and is hoping that the two of them can meet up later on this year. Moore, 29, stopped Ireland’s Ciaran Healy in the 3rd round this past Saturday night in Dublin. However, there are a […]
Karoly Balzsay Stops Jose Alberto Clavero
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, Karoly Balzsay
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated super middleweight contender Karoly Balzsay (19-0, 14 KOs) stopped Jose Alberto Clavero (28-7-1, 14 KOs) in the 5th round of a scheduled 12-round title belt for the WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Balzsay, 28, originally from Hungary and now […]
Wladimir Klitschko - Tony Thompson: Tony Has More Than Just a Jab
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Tony Thompson
By William MacKay: If IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) is expecting his challenger Tony Thompson (31-1, 19 KOs) to sit back and fight him in a jab contest I think he’s sadly mistaken, and in for a much tougher fight than he expected. Thompson, 6′5″ 246 lbs with an 81″ reach, is […]
Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz Fight To a Draw
July 7th, 2008 Boxing
By Chet Mills: heavyweights Sinan Samil Sam (30-4-1, 16 KOs) and Paolo Vidoz (25-4-1, 14 KOs) fought to a controversial 12-round draw on Friday night at the Bueyuek Anadolu Hotel, in Ankara, Turkey. However, it looked to me as if Vidoz, 37, easily won the fight by 11 rounds to 1 of Sam. I could […]
Herbie Hide Decisions Nuri Seferi
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, Herbie Hide
By Chet Mills: Former two-time heavyweight champion, now fighting as a cruiserweight, Herbie Hide (44-4, 41 KOs) out-pointed Nuri Seferi (21-6, 15 KOs), defeating him by a unanimous decision on Friday night to retain his WBC International cruiserweight title at the Bueyuek Anadolu Hotel, in Ankara, Turkey. Hide, survived a 1st round knockdown in which […]
Felix Sturm Defeats Randy Griffin, Tajbert, Zbik and Boytsov Also Victorious
July 7th, 2008 Felix Sturm, Denis Boytsov
By Scott Gilfoid: In a fight much closer than the ultimate scores handed down, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm squeaked by with a narrow, unimpressive 12-round unanimous decision over American Randy Griffin on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. I had the fight scored as a draw, with Sturm losing […]
Lamont Peterson Too Much For Rogelio Castaneda Jr
July 7th, 2008 Boxing, lamont peterson
By Thomas Hanson: Top light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson (25-0, 12 KOs) continued his unbeaten streak with an easy 9th round TKO of Mexican journeyman Rogelio Castaneda Jr. (24-14-3, 8 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peterson, 24, the older […]
Daniel Jacobs Destroys Julio Perez
July 6th, 2008 Boxing, Daniel Jacobs
By Eric Thomas: Forget all about Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler, unbeaten super middleweight Daniel Jacobs (7-0, 7 KOs) is going to be better than both of them ever hoped they could be. In fact, at 21, the former 2006 United States Amateur middleweight champion, may already be better than both of. With devastating power […]
Hugo Hernan Garay Defeats Yuri Barashian, Wins WBA Light Heavyweight Title
July 6th, 2008 Boxing, Hugo Hernan Garay
By Chris Williams: #2 ranked WBA ranked light heavyweight Hugo Hernan Garay (31-3, 17 KOs) defeated Ukrainian Yuri Barashian (25-4, 17 KOs) by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA light heavyweight title on Thursday night at the Estadio Luna Park, in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. The WBA light heavyweight […]
Kendall Holt Stops Ricardo Torres in 1st round KO!
July 6th, 2008 Boxing, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt
By Stuart Leland: In an exciting fight, which saw two knockdowns in the opening minute of action, Kendal Holt (24-2, 13 KOs) got off the canvas twice to stop WBO light welterweight champion Ricardo Torres (32-2, 28 KOs) in the 1st round of a scheduled 12-round title bout at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, […]
Ricky Hatton: Why Only Two More Fights?
July 5th, 2008 Ricky Hatton
By Michael Lieberman: Former light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton claimed yesterday that he plans on fighting only twice more, against IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi, and then against either Manny Pacquiao or Oscar De La Hoya, then he plans on getting out of boxing and retiring immediately after those two fights. According to the […]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs. Matt Vanda: Does Julio Deserve To Be Ranked In The Top 10?
July 5th, 2008 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
By Manuel Perez: Undefeated light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (36-0-1, 29 KOs) faces his toughest test to date when he goes up against Matt Vanda (38-6, 21 KOs) in scheduled 12-round bout on July 12th, at the Palenque De La Expo, Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico. Chavez Jr., 22, the son of former boxing […]
Does Paulie Malignaggi Stand a Chance Against Ricky Hatton?
July 5th, 2008 Paulie Malignaggi
By Nate Anderson: In a recent interview with Setanta Sports, International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KOs) came out and said that he won’t be stepping aside to let his next opponent Ricky Hatton take on Manny Pacquiao, a much more important fight and one that most boxing fans would prefer […]
Felix Sturm vs. Randy Griffin II on Saturday
July 4th, 2008 Felix Sturm, Randy Griffin
By Chet Mills: I recently watched the first fight on YouTube between WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (29-2-1, 13 KOs) and American Randy Griffin (24-1-3, 12 KOs), and it looked like a great fight. If the second fight is anything like the first bout, then the boxing fans are in store for an excellent fight. […]
Is Manny Pacquiao Being Protected From Nate Campbell?
July 4th, 2008 Manny Pacquiao, Nate Campbell
By Manuel Perez: When Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 36 KOs) was in the process of beating David Diaz last Saturday night to win his WBC lightweight title, a question that was somehow overlooked by the boxing world was why was Pacquiao fighting Diaz, considered to be the weakest of the lightweight champions, rather than Nate Campbell, […]
The WBA Will Keep Danilo Haussler as Mandatory For Mikkel Kessler
July 4th, 2008 Mikkel Kessler
By William MacKay: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (40-1, 30 KOs) got a bit of bad news yesterday, when the WBA denied his team’s protest to withdraw Danilo Haussler (29-3-1, 7 KOs) as his mandatory challenger because it would be a gross mismatch. Granted, it was a long shot, at best, for Kessler’s […]
Joe Calzaghe Gives Up WBC Title For Bout With Roy Jones Jr.
July 4th, 2008 Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Sean McDaniel: In a move to avoid having to face his dangerous mandatory Carl Froch, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) earlier today gave up his WBC super middleweight title, thus putting him in the position to take on Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) for later on this year. In the […]
Denis Boytsov vs. Fernely Feliz on Saturday
July 4th, 2008 Denis Boytsov
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov (21-0, 18 KOs) will be facing Fernely Feliz (23-8, 16 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round bout at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Boytsov, 22, is a former Russian standout with over 100 amateur wins, including a victory at the 2004 Junior World championships.
Nikolai Valuev vs John Ruiz II
July 4th, 2008 Nikolai Valuev, John Ruiz
Nikolai Valuev will fight John Ruiz for the vacant WBA heavyweight title before August 31. After Ruslan Chagaev pulled out of his mandatory defence against the Russian Giant for the second time in a row, the WBA decided in Buenos Aires on Thursday that the two ex-champions will face each other. “We wanted Nikolai Valuev […]
