Team Klitschko makes offer to Haye
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Apparently the anticipated fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) and former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) is one step closer to becoming a reality. Read the rest of this entry »
David Haye vs. Vitali Klitschko: How will this possible fight pan out?
By Tyler David: As we all know, talks are currently being held between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. What I aim to do in this article is to imagine some of the possible scenarios (without being biased) in which the fight will pan out. Read the rest of this entry »
Team Klitschko makes offer to Haye for March fight; now waiting for reply – Breaking News
By Jason Kim: The Klitschko management for World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has reportedly made an offer to former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye for a fight that will occur in March of 2012. The Klitschko management is now waiting for Haye to reply back to let them know whether he’s agreeable to the fight. Read the rest of this entry »
Margarito: They will take Cotto out of the ring on a stretcher
By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito is promising a lot of pain and suffering for WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto for Saturday’s fight. Margarito says he’s going to KO Cotto and leave him to the stretcher team to take him out of the ring. Normally when fighters say this you see it as empty words, but Margarito gave Cotto a terrifying beating that left him looking like he was wearing a fright mask. Now Margarito is looking to do it again but much worse than last time. Read the rest of this entry »
John Murray has no chance against Brandon Rios on Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: I know former EBU lightweight champ John Murray (31-1, 18 KO’s) wants to conquer America and emulate some of the things that his fellow countryman Ricky Hatton did when he briefly held the WBA World welterweight title after beating American Luis Collazo in 2007, but it’s not going to happen I hate to say. Murray is facing WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Saul Alvarez willing to drop down to 150 to fight Mayweather
By Allen Fox: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) is dead serious about wanting a fight against WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th next year. Alvarez, 21, wants the fight so badly that he’s willing to drop down to 150 to fight Mayweather. That’s only four measly pounds for the hulking Alvarez, that’s a lot of weight. Read the rest of this entry »
Cotto to receive $5 million, Margarito $2.5 million, plus upside on PPV profits for Saturday’s fight
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) and Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) are going to be really well paid for this pay per view bout on HBO this Saturday night. According to news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, the 31-year-old Cotto will get $5 million for Saturday’s rematch, while challenger Margarito will haul in $2.5 million, plus both fighters get an upside on the PPV profits. This isn’t bad for Margarito, who hasn’t exactly winning as of late. Read the rest of this entry »
Khan confident he can beat anybody
By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) who defends his title belts against mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) on December 10 in Washington, D.C. is confident that he can defeat any opponent he faces. Read the rest of this entry »
Roach to work the mic for Povetkin-Boswell, Chisora-Helenius fights on EPIX this Saturday
By Chris Williams: This should be interesting. Trainer Freddie Roach will reportedly be working behind the microphone as a commentator for this Saturday’s fights on EPIX/EPIXHD.com for the heavyweight title fight between WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin vs. 42-year-old Cedric Boswell and Dereck Chisora vs. Robert Helenius in Helsinki, Finland. Read the rest of this entry »
Dirrell vs. Cunningham, Taylor vs. Nicklow on 12/30 in California
By Scott Gilfoid: On December 30th, boxing fans will be getting a really good treat in the form of the Showtime fight between Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) vs. Darryl Cunningham (24-1, 10 KO’s) and Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) vs. Jessie Nicklow (22-2-3, 8 KO’s) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. Read the rest of this entry »
Khan wants Bradley next or else he’s moving up to 147
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan still wants to beat WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley to take his belt and prove to the boxing world that he’s the best fighter at 140. If Khan can’t get the Bradley fight, he says he’ll move up to 147 to seek out bigger names. Read the rest of this entry »
Klitschko-Mormeck to televised by ESPN Deportes
By Jason Kim: For American boxing fans interested in seeing the December 17th fight between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and 39-year-old former cruiserweight champion Jean Marc Mormeck, you can see it on ESPN Deports by a same day tape, as well as live on ESPN3.com, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Read the rest of this entry »
Schaefer: Marcos Maidana and Devon Alexander have agreed to fight in Jan or Feb at welterweight
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is saying that slugger Marcos Maidana (31-2, 28 KO’s) and former IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KO’s) have agreed to fight in a bout that will take place at welterweight instead of light welterweight. Read the rest of this entry »
Cotto-Margarito II going for $54.95 on PPV this Saturday on HBO
By Chris Williams: I’m still debating whether to spring for purchasing the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II pay per view card on HBO on Saturday night. Read the rest of this entry »
John Murray to use movement against Brandon Rios
By Scott Gilfoid: Former EBU lightweight champion John Murray (31-1, 18 KO’s) has partially revealed one of his strategies that he plans on using to try and rip the title away from WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) this Saturday night on the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito undercard at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Read the rest of this entry »
Margarito looking to stop Cotto’s complaining by knocking him out on Saturday
By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) has had to listen to WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s whining and complaining for the past month about how he thinks Margarito loaded his hand wraps in their previous 2008 fight. Read the rest of this entry »
Erik Morales to make voluntary title defense in January
By Dan Ambrose: 35-year-old World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his World Boxing Council belt in January 2012 against an opponent still to be determined. Read the rest of this entry »
Khan: Peterson can’t deal with my speed and power
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan was his usual cocky self during today’s telephone conference call to promote his fight against Lamont Peterson on December 10th. Khan sees himself winning either by a convincing decision or a knockout. Read the rest of this entry »
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