By Chris McKenna: Bernard Dunne brought an end to his boxing career in a brief appearance on Irish broadcaster RTE’s Friday night chat show The Late, Late Show.
It was cringe-worthy to sit and watch Dunne be hailed by the presenter of the show, Ryan Tubridy, as some sort of national hero who lifted the country as the economy crumbled around it.
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect George Foreman III (2-0, 2 KO’s) will be making his third pro fight on September 10th against Jesus Hernandez (0-1) in a four round bout at the San Manuel Indian Casino, in Highland, California.
By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned WBA super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne (28-1, 15 KOs) received an award earlier today from the World Boxing Association, who named him ‘the boxer of the month’ for Dunne’s 11th round stoppage victory over champion Ricardo Cordoba (34-2-2, 21 KOs) on March 21st at the O2 Arena, in Dublin, Ireland.
By Sean McDaniel: Super bantamweight challenger Bernard Dunne (28-1, 15 KOs) defeated Panamanian WBA super bantamweight champion Ricardo Cordoba (34-2-2, 21 KOs) in the 11th round in an exciting fight on Saturday night at The O2, in Dublin, Ireland. Dunne, 29, knocked Cordoba down four times in the fight, once in the 3rd and three more times in the 11th. After the third knockdown of Cordoba in the 11th, the fight was stopped by referee Hubert Earle at 2:59.
By Gary Burns: As Bernard Dunne prepares to challenge Panamanian Ricardo Cordoba for the WBA super-bantamweight) world title (Celestino Caballero was made super champion by the WBA hence vacating the regular WBA title) tonight in the O2 in Dublin, it is a good opportunity to reflect on the state of Irish Boxing.
NEW YORK – Light-heavyweight contender Shaun George entered his bout with Jaffa Ballogou intent on sending the division a message it could not ignore. It took him only 86 seconds to accomplish his mission, finishing off “The African Assassin” in spectacular fashion in New York City’s BB King Blues Club & Grill.
Former world cruiserweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has offered to box in Germany on a K2 Promotions show in order to revive negotiations for a summer showdown with WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Originally scheduled to take place on June 20 at Stamford Bridge in London, Haye’s eagerly anticipated duel with Klitschko has hit a series of snags in recent weeks, and now appears on the brink of collapse.
Cruiserweight Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs) will be facing number #1 ranked World Boxing Organization cruiserweight contender Johnathon Banks (20-0, 14 KOs) in February for the vacant WBO title. Banks, 26, severely sprained his ankle while training for his previously scheduled bout with Maccarinelli in December. The injury prevented Banks from taking the bout, making it necessary for Maccarinelli to find a replacement opponent. Maccarinelli then moved up to heavyweight and took out British journeyman Mathew Ellis, stopping him in the 2nd round on December 6th in London.
POW Sports Entertainment who represents Fres Oquendo and the Oquendo camp request their Promoters Arena Boxing USA, specifically Mr. Ahmet Oner and Luis DeCubas that they vehemently request and seek, from Versus (VS), and Goossen Tooter an immediate rematch against James Toney. Fres Oquendo will fight James “Fatburger” Toney in any venue other than the corrupt state of California, winner take all.