By Eric Thomas: With all the press that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is getting for his upcoming fight next month against Tim Bradley, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s title defense against 40-year-old Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KO’s) scheduled for July 7th has been has been largely forgotten.
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Frampton to be tested by Hirales on Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton (13-0, 9 KO’s) will be put in a minor test on Saturday night against Raul Hirales (16-0-1, 8 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant Inter-Continental super bantamweight title at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, UK.
Broner looking to show his talent against Escobedo
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (23-0, 19 KO’s) will be making his second defense of his World Boxing Organization title on July 21st against No.1 contender Vicente Escobedo (26-3, 15 KO’s) in Broner’s hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Things happen in boxing
By Hector Gonzalez: The biggest mistake he made in all of this is getting caught.
Would you cheat to earn a million
By Gerardo Granados: Performance enhancing drugs are all over professional sports leagues around the world, Olympic and professional athletes have been caught cheating but many times they have never been detected while their prime. Is this problem a health issue, moral or is it a matter of greed?
Haye-Chisora winner to face one of the Klitschko brothers
By William Mackay: The winner of the July 14th fight between David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) and Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) stands to gain a lot besides just money. The winner of the fight will be facing one of the Klitschko brothers. Both Chisora and Haye has already fought one of the Klitschko, and lost in one-sided fights.
Seth Mitchell could face 39-year-old Michael Grant next
By Jason Kim: Fresh off his life and death battle against 2nd tier fighter Chazz Witherspoon, unbeaten heavyweight contender Seth Mitchell (25-0-1, 19 KO’s) could be facing 39-year-old 6’7″ Michael Grant (48-4, 36 KO’s) next.
Oosthuizen decisions Johnson
(Photo: Casino/Showtime) By Jim Dower: Undefeated super middleweight contender Thomas Oosthuizen (19-0-1, 13 KO’s) defeated the hard hitting Marcus Johnson (21-2, 15 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision on Friday night in a Showtime televised bout at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. The final judges’ scores were 98-91, 98-91 and 98-91.
Oosthuizen vs. Johnson tonight
By Jim Dower: The up and coming undefeated Thomas Oosthuizen (18-0, 13 KO’s) will be taking a big test against Marcus Johnson (21-1, 15 KO’s) in a 10 round bout televised by Showtime at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
Adonis Stevenson not impressive against Gonzalez
By Scott Gilfoid: Super middleweight contender Adonis Stevenson (18-1, 15 KO’s) defeated #2 WBC contender Noe Gonzalez (28-2, 20 KO’s) by a 2nd round TKO last night in Montreal, Canada. I can’t say I was all that impressed with Stevenson. He has good – not great – left hand power, but he’s not nearly skilled enough to beat the best fighters in the super middleweight division from what I can see of him.