By Liam Santiago: British Promoter, Frank Warren, has claimed in an interview at boxing news online that Heavyweight, David Haye, did not have a back problem, but had issues with Setanta over money. Warren said: ‘He had a Setanta problem. He asked for the money up front and they wouldn’t pay him. I know that for a fact.’ However, Warren does not promote Haye. Read the rest of this entry »

By Liam Santiago: After suffering a second knockout defeat to Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37ko’s), Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32ko’s) is stuck with the biggest decision of his carrer, weather to retire or fight on. Although his defeats were brutal he has stated that he is tempted to step back in the ring for one last super-fight against Amir Khan. Amir Khan has told Sky Sports that the fight is a real possibility. Khan has said the promoters are in talks over the fight. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Williams: While Ruslan Chagaev (25-1-1, 17 KOs) may not have landed too many punches on Saturday night against Wladimir Klitschko, I saw enough of Chagaev to get the impression that he looked more than good enough to beat British heavyweight David Haye. Chagaev showed a great chin, an excellent ability to block punches against the towering 6’7″ Klitschko. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Lahr: Count me in as one of those people who weren’t in the least bit impressed with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s 9th round stoppage victory over Ruslan Chagaev (25-1-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This was supposed to be a fight where Wladimir (53-3, 47 KO’s) was looking to come out with more offense to impress his critics and the American cable company HBO, who decided they didn’t want to waste money showing the Chagaev-Wladimir bout. Read the rest of this entry »

By William Mackay: Once again, middleweight prospect Andy Lee (18-1, 13 KOs) failed to look impressive, this time in defeating Latvian Olegs Fedotovs (10-6, 6 KOs) by a six round unanimous decision Saturday night on the undercard of the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Read the rest of this entry »

By Axel Bowen-Dale: What is the true reality of boxing’s future? With the recent rise in popularity of mixed-martial arts will boxing die? Is boxing already dying?

These questions I will be answering in this Article or atleast providing you with the information you will need to make up your own mind on this current situation in modern sports. Read the rest of this entry »

By Axel Bowen-Dale: I find it extremely hard to respect Wladimir Klitschko, and I know I’m not the only one. There is no questioning his ability as a boxer, the man is a brilliant fighter. But how many punchbags does this guy have to knockout before people realize this guy is getting payed millions to barely break a sweat. The guys he’s fighting are nothing more than overweight punchbags. Read the rest of this entry »

By Brock Kaiser: In what little we saw of the pre-fight ceremonies, we learned that Klitschko was in a serious mood and came ready to fight as evident by both his expression and the fact that he played very little to the crowd. (Also something his detractors would suggest often carried over with him into the ring.) We also learned that although Germans can fill a stadium (the sellout crowd was the biggest boxing audience in the country since Max Schmeling fought Adolf Heuserin in 1939) they apparently have trouble with amplification as parts of Klitschko’s national anthem cut out during its playing. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sam Gregory: According to the WBA, (World Boxing Association), the WBA title was not at stake tonight when IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA “Champion in recess” fought in Gelsenkirchen, Germany for the heavyweight championship. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sam Gregory – Tonight there were four belts on the line as Wladimir Klitschko (52-3 with 46 KO’s) fought undefeated Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1 with 17 KO’s) for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world.

Commentators said the 60,000 seat soccer area was sold out for this fight.

Going into this fight I expected Klitschko to be his usual paw and hold style of fighting but tonight I have to say Klitschko did give a better performance than I expected. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: Making his first fight at light heavyweight, Jean Pascal (23-1, 15 KO’s) dominated World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (26-1, 15 KO’s) on Friday night, handing Diaconu his first loss of his career at the bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Pascal, 26, knocked Diaconu down with a huge left hook in the 5th round. Later in the same round, Pascal was stunned by a big looping right hand from Diaconu that had Pascal holding on for the remainder of the round. Both fighters traded big shots for most of the fight as they traded rounds fairly regularly. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: Cruiserweight contender Troy Ross (22-1, 15 KO’s) easily defeated journeyman Michael Simms (20-11-1, 13 KO’s) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Ross, 33, a former winner of ‘The Contender’ season four championships, used his superior inside fighting skills to defeat Simms by the scores of 99-91, 99-90 and 99-90. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jason Kim: In a rather dull fight filled with constant clinching by the champion, super featherweight Commonwealth title holder Ricky Burns (27-2, 7 KO’s) defeated challenger Kevin O’Hara (16-5, 5 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland. The final judges’ scores were 117-110, 115-113 and 116-111. Read the rest of this entry »

By Liam Santiago: Undefeated British boxing star, Carl Froch (25-0, 20ko’s), is arguably Britain’s biggest and best hope in boxing today. Having recently knocked-out Jermain Taylor (28-2-1) in the 12th round Froch now has many options for his next fight including Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins, Lucian Bute and Kelly Pavlik. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Lahr: With the IBF/WBO title match just hours away between champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev, I think this is as good a time any to chime in with my pre-fight prediction on tonight’s bout at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Now, I really like the technical boxing skills and the size advantage that the big 6’6” Klitschko possesses in this fight, but I foresee an upset in this fight with Chagaev, 30, scoring a knockout. Read the rest of this entry »

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Kitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) won his arbitration case with the WBC yesterday, meaning that Vitali can now fight pretty much whoever he wants next. Instead of fighting WBC mandatory challenger Oleg Maskaev, which is what the WBC wanted Klitschko to fight next, he can now select a more lucrative bout against someone like David Haye or Chris Arreola next. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sam Gregory: Banner Promotions along with Golden Gloves present ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sam Gregory: In a scheduled eight round bout in the Jr middleweight division Joe Greene improved his unbeaten record to 21-0 with 14 KO’s by defeating Delray Raines who fell to 15-7 with 10 KO’s. Southpaw Joe Greene clearly dominated his opponent over the entire eight rounds of the fight as reflected on the judge’s scorecards which read 78-74 and 79-73 twice for the winner by unanimous decision Joe Greene. Read the rest of this entry »

By William Mackay: As of now, former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is being quiet about what his future plans might be but he sounds as if he still plans on fighting based on his interview yesterday in which Hatton said “a comeback fight in Cardiff is not off the cards.” It’s doubtful that Hatton being the proud warrior that he is would want to go out the way he did in his last fight against Manny Pacquiao in May, losing by a 2nd round knockout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Williams: At today’s weigh-in for the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between champion Wladimir Kitsch (52-3, 46 KO’s) and challenger Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KO‘s). The Ukrainian Wladimir came in at a slender 240 pounds. Chagaev, 30, weighed in at 225 pounds, a weight that is normal for him. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is reportedly interested in meeting former cruiserweight champion David Haye in September, according to the BBC. And Haye, 28, is also interested in making the fight happen. This time hopefully, Haye’s back won’t break down on him to prevent the fight from taking place. It would be a good idea for Haye to try and fight through the pain should he experience another issue with his back, because he might not continue to get chances if he has reoccurring cancellations. Read the rest of this entry »

By Liam Santiago: Stephen Smith (7-0, 5 ko’s), Liverpool’s Super-featherweight prospect is arguably one of Britain’s best prospects around today. Smith recently defeated tough journeyman Zsolt Nagy on points at York Hall, London. He is currently ranked 9th in the British rankings and is expected to go very far, under Frank Warren. Read the rest of this entry »

By Joel Nepomuceno: Everyone knows him. When he retired from the sport of boxing, he was on top, undefeated, considered the number #1 Pound for Pound kingpin. He was called out more during his retirement than when he was active. True boxing fans have argued his place among the All Time Greats. Casual fans either love him or hate him. Even non-boxing fans like my own mom knows him from his mainstream crossover. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Hernandez: Well here we go again another Heavyweight fight fought in Germany with little fanfare. On the bright side this fight should easily live up to the hype when you consider that there was almost no hype going into this fight. If this fight was an earthquake in North America it would barely move your mother’s fine china in the dining room. Having gotten the negatives out of the way I will try to attempt to make some sense of this fight. Read the rest of this entry »

By Rick Santos: The sport of boxing has seen many mega fights in recent years. We can go down the list of the recent most memorable fights. There is no doubt that the 140 to 147 weight class is ranked in the top of the sport for many years. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Torres: How will Floyd Mayweather Jr. be remembered? I ask you this question openly and without any bias. I ask you to ask yourself the question: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. as good as he claims he is, or is his image as an invincible fighter and one that cannot be beat, a product of our imaginations due to his own hype machine? I can’t answers this question for you, but I can tell you my opinion. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jason Kim: It’s so sad that the one welterweight that none of the so-called best welterweights in the division like Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather, won’t fight Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO‘s). Nowadays when you hear Williams’ name mentioned as an opponent for any of those fighters or Manny Pacquiao, people say, ‘Williams isn’t a welterweight, so why should they fight him?’ Read the rest of this entry »

Photo courtesy of Klitschko.com – By Matt Stein: Another fight for Wladimir Klitschko against another opponent that hardly a soul cares about. In this case, Wladimir’s latest victim is Ruslan Chagaev, a heavyweight that has rarely found his way into a ring in the past two years due to one malady or another. It’s hard to believe that Klitschko, 33, has been a heavyweight champion of the IBF for the past three years because his fights and especially his opponents have been very forgettable. Read the rest of this entry »

By Liam Santiago: On 1st August, Florida based, Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25ko’s) will fight unbeaten Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11ko’s), in what is likely to be a very competive bout. Nate Campbell will be hoping that, even at the age of 37, he can upset the young, unbeaten Californian prospect. But is Bradley’s youth going to be the defining factor in just over a months time. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Williams: If you look at the mess of that Ricky Hatton has made of his once promising career on the past two years, with his two losses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, it becomes clear that Hatton’s primitive caveman style of fighting has to go immediately if he wants to make a comeback. Since Hatton failed rather miserably in his attempts to learn under the tutelage of great trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., it looks as if it’s going to take someone a little more strict and confrontational than Mayweather Sr., to unlearn Hatton of his primitive style of fighting. Read the rest of this entry »