By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Association (WBA) World featherweight champion Celestino Caballero (35-4, 23 KO’s) makes his first defense of his title tomorrow night against Japan’s Satoshi Hosono (21-1, 15 KO’s) in what will likely be a huge mismatch at the Bunka Gym n Yokohama, Japan. Caballero, 5’11”, will have a four inch height advantage over the 5’7″ Sosona and a half foot in reach.
Year: 2011
Jermain Taylor headlines a packed fight card tonight against Jessie Nicklow
Photo: Casino/SHOWTIME – By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) will be giving boxing a huge shot of excitement when he makes his comeback tonight in a packed card against a quality fighter in Jessie Nicklow (22-2-3, 8 KO’s) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Speak in Cabazon, California. Taylor, 33, will be headlining the card which has Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) as the co-feature in his comeback fight against Darryl Cunningham (24-2, 10 KO’s).
Kell Brook rumored to be fighting Matthew Hatton next
By Scott Gilfoid: In some disappointing news, unbeaten welterweight champion Kell Brook (26-0, 18 KO’s) is reportedly in negotiations with fringe welterweight contender Matthew Hatton (42-5-2, 16 KO’s) for a fight that will take place in early 2012. If the fight comes off this will be a continuation of the disturbing trend for the for the 25-year-old Brook to be matched against soft competition rather than serious threats that can teach him something that he’ll need to know when the day comes for Brook to finally fight someone with ability.
Mayweather Jr.’s fans are worried whenever Pacquiao agrees to Floyd’s demands
By Juan dela Cruz: We can’t deny the fact that everybody wanted to see Manny Pacquiao with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the opposite corner of the ring. The excitement and money it will bring will be tremendous and surely will break any sporting records. Unfortunately, Floyd is reluctant to have the fight.
Sergio Martinez anger understandable
By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBC Diamond and The Ring middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) is understandably upset that the World Boxing Council (WBC) failed to honor their promise to give Sergio a mandatory title shot with WBC full middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-1, 31 KO’s).
Ortiz vs. Berto: Victor has to stay focused if he wants to win
By Allen Fox: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) has extraordinary skills on both defense and offense, but he has a bad habit of mentally making bad mistakes at times that cost him big time in some of his fights. Ortiz will be meeting Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) in a rematch on February 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, 24, defeated Berto the last time they fought back in April 2011.
Bellew wants a rematch with Cleverly, feels he didn’t lose to him
By Scott Gilfoid: 29-year-old Tony Bellew (16-1, 10 Ko’s) has been left in the dust by WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 Ko’s) after losing a controversial 12 round majority decision to him last October. Cleverly won the fight by the scores of 116-113, 117-112 and 114-114.
Peterson vs. Khan rematch: Khan will lose
By Hector Gonzalez: This article is not about Khan bashing. This article is about putting boxing into proper perspective. This article is about resisting the hype being put up by Golden Boy, and furthermore about why boxing needs a champion like Lamont Peterson. If there is a rematch, and you are considering putting money on Khan on the basis that he was robbed in their first bout, I would suggest that you look closer…. Khan does not have the skills to beat Peterson.
The WBC still hasn’t sanctioned Chavez-Rubio bout: Is Sulaiman having second thoughts?
By Eric Thomas: The World Boxing Council still hasn’t officially sanctioned the already scheduled HBO fight between WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio on February 4th. The WBC originally said that Chavez Jr. would have to fight Martinez next but then Sulaiman came out and said that Chavez Jr. has asked to take an optional defense against Rubio.
Sergio Martinez wants Andre Ward fight but at a catchweight
By Dan Ambrose: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) is open to the idea of facing WBA/WBC middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) in 2012, albeit with the help of a handy catchweight, according to RingTV. Martinez is already scheduled to fight Mathew Macklin on March 17th, but once that stay busy fight is out of the way, Martinez will be free to make the fight with Ward if he’s really serious about wanting to fight him.