Yuri Foreman Boxing News

By Jim Dower: In hindsight, it might not have been the smartest thing for former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-2, 8 KO’s) to take on a tough pressure fighter and non-stop puncher like junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (29-1, 19 KO’s) in Foreman’s first fight coming off of a stoppage loss and major [...]

By Jim Dower: In somewhat of an upset, former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-2, 8 KO’s) was stopped in the 7th round by contender Pawek Wolak (29-1, 19 Ko’s) on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga fight.

By Jason Kim: A fight that has been almost completely forgotten with all the fuss being made about the Ricardo Mayorga vs. Miguel Cotto fight tonight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, is the undercard match-up between former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) and Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s). The [...]

By Tim Nielson: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) faces a human punching machine in 29-year-old junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the type of guy that Foreman just failed at beating in his loss last June against Miguel [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) has a tough fight on his hands this Saturday night against the high pressure fighter Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on the undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This may be a [...]

By Dan Ambrose: You really hate to see fighters make stupid mistakes. This is why it might turn out to be a really bad decision for former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) to be taking on pressure fighter Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) will finally be returning to the ring on March 12th to fight contender Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Foreman, 30, hasn’t fought since June last year when he was taken out in the 9th [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) fights for the first time after having major surgery on his right knee when he takes on Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on March 12th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Foreman, 30, will be fighting on the same card [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) will be fighting for the first time since losing his World Boxing Association title and injuring his right leg in a 9th round TKO loss last year in June against fellow Top Rank fighter Miguel Cotto. Foreman, 30, has had his right [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) is going into his March 12th fight against the tough Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KO’s) with a one-fight winning steak after having beaten the WBA paper champion Yuri Foreman last year in June to capture the World Boxing Association title.

By Jim Dower: One of the best junior middleweights in the division will be back in action on March 12th when former WBC junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) gets back in the ring to face Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, [...]

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (January 20, 2011) – For the first time in five years, Hall of Fame promoters Bob Arum and Don King will join forces to present “Relentless” — the first major pay-per-view world championship boxing event of the season — featuring the Pride of Puerto Rico, MIGUEL COTTO defending his World Boxing Association [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Photo Tom Casino/Shoetime: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) makes his first appearance since injuring his right knee badly in his 9th round TKO loss to Miguel Cotto in his last fight in June of last year. Foreman, who actually came into the Cotto fight with a knee [...]

RICARDO MAYORGA: “I made a promise to Don that I will never fail him. Don is the best promoter in the world and Bob is a close second. I will prove to everyone on March 12 that I am the man and you are the woman.

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (January 19, 2011) – For the first time in five years, Hall of Fame promoters Bob Arum and Don King will join forces to present “Relentless” — the first major pay-per-view world championship boxing event of the season — featuring the Pride of Puerto Rico, MIGUEL COTTO defending his World Boxing Association [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28=1, 8 KO’s) makes his first appearance since losing his World Boxing Association title to Miguel Cotto when he faces junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on March 12th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wolak-Foreman fight will be on [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) will be taking on junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (28-1, 18 KO’s) on the undercard of the March 12th fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga and the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Chris Williams: The undercard of the WBA junior middleweight fight between champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) and challenger Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KO’s) could end up with a lot of halfway decent fights for the March 12th bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joshua Clottey, the former IBF welterweight champion [...]

By Mark Hepplestall: After another loss for Anthony Mundine and looking at the world rankings, we must ask who are the current world champions? Well after some research I can say Manny Pacquiao holds the WBC light middleweight title and is number 1 in the world, Miguel Cotto holds the World Boxing Association (WBA) version [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is looking at matching four of his stable fighters against each other in a big in house fight next year in June, according to badlefthook.com. Arum is looking at matching WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito in a rematch, and his much hyped fighter [...]

BROOKLYN, NY (August 29, 2010) – Labor Day came early for Leyla and Yuri Foreman today with the birth of their first child. The Foreman’s baby boy, who has not been named yet, arrived 4 a.m. ET at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn and weighed-in at six pounds, 12 ounces. Even better, he arrived on Leyla’s [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) is reportedly walking around following knee surgery to repair his injured knee suffered in his 9th round TKO loss to Miguel Cotto on June 5th at Yankee Stadium. Foreman, 29, had been fighting with a bad right knee for 15 [...]

By Jason Kim: Irish Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) was easily beaten by fellow Top Rank fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision on June 26th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas. Duddy, 31, took a beating in the fight and was badly marked up [...]

By Dan Ambrose: After John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s) was dominated in a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) last Saturday night, Duddy’s promoter Bob Arum said this: “As soon as [Duddy] recovers and as soon as Yuri’s [Foreman] knee heals, we’re going to sell out Madison Square [...]

By William Mackay: After tonight’s one-sided 12 round unanimous decision win by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) over middleweight contender John Duddy (29-2, 18 KO’s), Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both Chavez and Duddy, already had plans in store for the defeated Duddy. Arum says he would like to put Duddy [...]

By Matt Stein: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) may have lost his fight and his WBA title to Miguel Cotto on June 5th at the Yankee Stadium, but in this case both fighters came out a winner in this fight. And Foreman may be the bigger winner because it put [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) had his right knee successfully operated on Friday to repair Foreman’s torn ACL and Meniscus and to remove torn cartilage around his knee joint. The injury partially occurred starting in the 7th round in his June 5th defeat against Miguel Cotto at [...]

By Jim Dower: Former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) wants a shot at a rematch against Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) after getting stopped in the 9th round by Cotto on June 5th at Yankee Stadium in New York. However, it’s not likely to happen, as Cotto says he wants to [...]

By Jim Dower: Last Saturday’s bout between Miguel Cotto and WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman brought in HBO its highest ratings of the year, bringing in a rating of 3.9 for the bout which took place at Yankee Stadium, in New York. This is somewhat of a surprise because Foreman, 29, isn’t a well [...]

By Jim Dower: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, former World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-1, 8 KO’s) is going to be having surgery performed on him to remove torn cartilage from his right knee, which was injured in the 7th round of his 9th round TKO loss against Miguel Cotto (35-2, [...]