Boxing News

Calzaghe Needs To Retire Already

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:25:38 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: I got to say I’m positively sick of hearing about whether Joe Calzaghe has made up his mind or not about retiring from boxing. I was hoping that he would man up and show some courage and fight a live opponent for a change like Carl Froch, Chad Dawson or Jermain Taylor [...]

Elcock-Macklin, Gamboa-Gonzalez, Lara-Aguiar - Boxing News

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:22:19 +0000

Wayne Elcock and Matthew Macklin will square off in the ‘Battle of Brum’ in the biggest Birmingham boxing derby in living memory at the Aston Arena on Saturday, 14th March. The fight Birmingham has been waiting for will become reality when Elcock makes the second defence of his British Middleweight Title against Mandatory Challenger Macklin, [...]

Khan To Fight Arthur in 2009?

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:17:12 +0000

By Dave Lahr: On this weeks’ Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, it was learned that former WBO super featherweight champion Alex Arthur (26-2, 19 KOs) may be facing lightweight contender Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) sometime in 2009. Both fighters are promoted by Frank Warren and are coming off of recent losses. In Khan’s case, the 22-year-old [...]

Chagaev-Drumond, Edwards-Bloy, Ayala - News

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:34:38 +0000

Integrated Sports will distribute “The Champion Returns” show, featuring World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Ruslan “White Tyson” Chagaev against unbeaten challenger Carl Davis Drumond, February 7th on pay-per-view in the United States live from Rostock, Germany. “The Champion Returns” card, presented by Universum Boxing-Promotion, will also feature on PPV the WBA light welterweight title fight [...]

Barrera vs. Nolasco on January 31st

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:03:35 +0000

By Jason Kim: In another instance of a fighter that probably needs to hang them up, former super bantamweight, featherweight and super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) is planning to return to the ring later this month for a 10-round bout against the unknown John Nolasco (17-4-4, 8 KOs) in Guadalajara, Jalisco, [...]

Witter vs. Alexander for WBC Light Welterweight Interim Title

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:09:00 +0000

By Nate Anderson: In the latest news, Devon Alexander (17-0, 10 KOs) will fight Junior Witter (37-2-2, 22 KOs) for the interim World Boxing Council light welterweight title. No date has been set for this bout as of yet. This fight, which was made known on Steve Bunces’s Boxing Hour show earlier today, is the [...]

Cotto-Jennings: Miguel Can Ill Afford To Lose

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:17:04 +0000

By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) will be stepping back in the ring on February 21st against Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO title at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Jennings, 31, is getting a big opportunity in being pitted against a fighter as good as [...]

Arce-Darchinyan: Jorge Faces A Uphill Battle

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:41:37 +0000

By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs) defends his titles against former light flyweight champion Jorge Arce (51-4-1, 39 KOs) on February 7th at The Pond, in Anaheim, California. In every which way you look at this fight, it seems like Arce, 29, has little chance at winning. Indeed, this [...]

John vs. Juarez On February 28th

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:45:03 +0000

By Manuel Perez: World Boxing Association featherweight Chris John (42-0-1, 22 KOs) will be defending his WBA title in a 12-round bout on February 28th against Rocky Juarez (28-4, 20 KOs) at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas. John, 29, is making a rare appearance out of his home country of Indonesia, is taking a [...]

Castillo vs. Wayka On Janaury 17th

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:57:42 +0000

By Dave Lahr: Former WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo (56-9-1, 48 KOs), now fighting as a welterweight, will face James Wayka (16-7, 8 KOs) on January 17th in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Palenque del FEX, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Castillo, 35, seems ill-suited for the welterweight division, both too small at [...]