Will Hatton Continue to Take The Easy Route After Malignaggi?
August 7th, 2008 Ricky Hatton
By Jim Dower: With other more potentially tougher opponents out there to fight in the light welterweight division, former IBF champion Ricky Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs) took a blind eye to them recently, ignoring more worthy fighters like Timothy Bradley (perhaps the best light welterweight in the division at this point) and Andreas Kotelnik, to […]
Cotto vs. Cintron?
August 7th, 2008 Miguel Cotto, Kermit Cintron
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, former IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-2, 27 KOs) recently signed a promotional contractor with Lou DiBella. Cintron, now 28, is coming off a 6th round TKO to Antonio Margarito in April, a fight in which Cintron lost his IBF welterweight title to Margarito. The loss, his […]
Forget Pacquiao, De La Hoya Needs To Avenge His Losses Or Else Face Margarito
August 7th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito
By Chet Mills: With still no official word as to who Oscar De La Hoya will be facing for his final fight on December 6th, it seems as if the leading candidate in the running is small lightweight Manny Pacquiao, the 5′6″ Filipino star. Antonio Margarito, fresh off his 10th round TKO of Miguel Cotto, […]
Boxing: HBO Reports pt. 1: Stop Pushing
August 6th, 2008 Boxing
By Anthony Coleman:
Introduction:
Over the past 20 years HBO has emerged from being a major player in Professional Boxing to become the most influential present in the sport. The cable outlet is responsible for putting on the most high profile fights with the biggest superstars in our sport. For the last 20 years […]
Hopkins vs. Pavlik: Will Bernard’s Age Finally Catch Up To Him?
August 6th, 2008 Bernard Hopkins, Kelly Pavlik
By Chris Williams: It’s a fight that former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KOs) would have been at a clear disadvantage even in the prime of his boxing career, but now at 43 years-old, it’s a fight that he has almost zero chance of winning even under the best case scenario. The age, the […]
Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko on October 11th
August 6th, 2008 Vitali Klitschko, Samuel Peter
By Jim Dower: It seems like ages I’ve waited for this match-up to occur, and finally we have a date set - October 11th - for WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) to defend his title against former WBC title holder Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs), the older brother of current IBF/WBO heavyweight […]
Miguel Cotto = Fernando Vargas?
August 5th, 2008 Fernando Vargas, Miguel Cotto
By Tom Hanson: I’m not sure if I’m the only one that noticed this or not, but I couldn’t help but see the close similarities of Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) and former welterweight star Fernando Vargas earlier in his career. I’m not referring to the fat and bloated Vargas at the end of his […]
David Haye - The Saviour of Boxing
August 5th, 2008 David Haye
By Abbas Dadhiwala: Nothing does more to emphasize the parlous state of heavyweight boxing than the recent fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson. Yes, I know your wondering who they are, but that is unfortunately the sorry state that is boxing premier division is in.
Anyone around long enough might remember […]
De La Hoya Needs To Man-Up and Fight Margarito
August 5th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Antonio Margarito
By Manuel Perez: If you’re like me, you were expecting much more from Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) for his so-called last fight of his boxing career likely against super featherweight Manny Pacquiao (37-5, 27 KOs) on December 6th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Besides the whole silly image of […]
Miranda Defeats Demers
August 4th, 2008 Sebastien Demers
By Eric Thomas: In a shocking upset, middleweight contender Sebastien Demers (25-2, 9 KOs) was defeated by a 10-round split decision by Colombian Dionisio Miranda (20-2-2, 18 KOs) on Friday night at the Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Demers, ranked #5 in the WBO and #12 in the IBF middleweight […]
Darchinyan Crushes Kirilov
August 4th, 2008 Vic Darchinyan
By Aaron Klein: Rebounding from a loss of his flyweight title last July in a 5th round stoppage loss to Nonito Donaire, knockout artist Vic Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs), now fighting as a super flyweight, totally destroyed IBF champion Russian Dimitri Kirilov (29-4-1, 9 KOs) in the 5th round of a scheduled 12-round bout […]
Teron Stops Lozado
August 4th, 2008 Boxing
By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated lightweight contender Jorge Teron (22-0-1, 15 KOs) stopped Michael Lozada (29-5-1, 22 KOs) in the 6th round on Saturday night at the Aviator Sports Arena, in Brooklyn, New York. Teron, 23, ranked #7 in the WBO lightweight division, knocked Lozado down twice in the 6th round with left hands to the […]
Anthony Peterson Defeats Javier Jauregui
August 4th, 2008 Anthony Peterson
By Tony Krebs: Undefeated lightweight contender Anthony Peterson (28-0, 19 KOs) had a tougher time than expected in winning a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision over former IBF lightweight champion Javier Jauregui (53-15, 36 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peterson, 23, a former 2003 National Golden Gloves Lightweight Champion […]
Dirrell Stops Paschall In 4th round TKO
August 4th, 2008 Andre Dirrell
By Jason Kim: Undefeated super middleweight prospect Andre Dirrell (16-0, 11 KOs) recorded a sudden 4th round stoppage over previously unbeaten Mike Paschall (17-1, 4 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout on Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino, in Tacoma, Washington. Dirrell, 25, a former middleweight Bronze medal winner for the U.S> at the […]
Clottey Defeats Judah, Will Zab Still Get a Shot at Margarito?
August 4th, 2008 Joshua Clottey, Zab Judah, Antonio Margarito
By Dean Harman: As one would expect, number #1 ranked IBF welterweight Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) defeated former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah (36-6, 25 KOs) on Saturday night, beating him by a 9th round technical decision to claim the vacant IBF welterweight title at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight […]
Ishe Smith Defeats Pawel Wolak
August 3rd, 2008 Ishe Smith
By Chris Williams: Former contestant from the The Contender boxing reality television series light middleweight Ishe Smith (20-3, 9 KOs) easily defeated previously undefeated Pawel Wolak (21-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Aviator Sports Arena, in Brooklyn, New York. The final judges’ scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94. […]
Lopez Stops Lyell
August 3rd, 2008 Boxing
By Jim Dower: Number #4 ranked WBC middleweight contender David Lopez (36-12, 23 KOs) overcame an uneven start to come back and stop the tough Billy Lyell (16-6, 3 KOs) in the 5th round of a scheduled 10-round bout on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Phoenix, Arizona. After taking a lot of […]
Ionut Dan Ion Defeats Peter Semo
August 2nd, 2008 Boxing, Ionut Dan Ion
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Ionut Dan Ion “Jo Jo Dan” (22-0, 12 KOs) won a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over Peter Semo (18-3, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Piatra Neamt, in Romania. Dan, 26, ranked #12 in both the WBA and WBC junior welterweight division, boxed expertly for 12-rounds, boxing […]
Stevenson Stops Bonsante in 1st round TKO
August 2nd, 2008 Boxing
By David Lahr: In a case of playing possum gone bad, former contestant on reality TV show “The Contender,” Anthony Bonsante (31-10-3, 18 KOs) was dropped and taken out in the 1st round by undefeated prospected Adonis Stevenson (12-0, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus, in Montreal, Quebec, […]
Marquez Defeats Barthelemy In Shocking Upset
August 2nd, 2008 Yan Barthelemy
By Sean McDaniel: Cuban bantamweight prospected Yan Barthelemy (6-1) was upset by a little known Ernie Marquez (7-4, 3 KOs) in a six-round unanimous decision loss on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Phoenix, Arizona. Barthelemy, 28, a former Olympic Gold Medal winner for the Cuban National team at the 2004 Olympic […]
