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Andre Dirrell pulls out of Super Six tournament: Will he ever fight again?
By David Miles: I’ve been in love with the sport of boxing since I can remember.
After middle school when friends were at the local YMCA playing basketball, I was at another local gym learning footwork and how to throw a punches.
As time progressed and High School came along, school and football took over much of my time but I continued to follow the sport religiously.
Pro Heavyweight Sonya Lamonakis wins in an incredible 4-round slugfest
By Leo Kapakos: Lou Dibella’s Broadway Boxing was the place to be last night to catch a non-stop action bout in the women’s heavyweight division. The crowd was on its feet as 4-time Golden Gloves Champion, Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis (2-0, 1 KO) and Alysia Williams-Stevenson (0-1) who was making her pro-debut, stood toe-to-toe for a four round slugfest.
James Kirkland to fight on Khan vs. Maidana fight card on December 11th
By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten junior middleweight James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO’s) will be making his first appearance in over a year on December 11th when he takes on a still to be determined opponent on the fight card of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kirkland, 26, hasn’t fought since stopping Joel Julio in the 6th round in March 2009. Kirkland has been in prison for the past year and only recently was released to a halfway house. Dan Rafael is reporting the boxing news about Kirkland fighting on the undercard of Khan-Maidana.
Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams on November 20th
By Jim Dower: The long awaited rematch between Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KO’s) and Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KO’s) will be announced this Thursday for a November 20th bout, according to the latest boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN. There’s still no venue for the fight, but at least the two fighters have finally agreed to make the fight happen.
Klitschko-Briggs: Vitali made a mistake in selecting Shannon
By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) may have made a huge mistake in taking on sleeping giant Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO’s) as his next opponent on October 16th, rather than some stuff that Vitali could easily beat. Briggs, 38, is a huge puncher with one punch knockout power in each hand.
Sure, Briggs has a few silver hairs among his brown, but he’s a young 38, and probably has less gray than Vitali. Briggs hasn’t lost anything from his prime years. His power is still there, as is his fast hand speed. Those two factors are going to make him incredibly dangerous for the slow and old Vitali. This is the worst kind of opponent for Vitali to be facing on October 16th, because Vitali has been facing mediocre opposition with little power since making a comeback in 2008.
Cleverly wants Brahmer, Hopkins and Pascal
DeGale wants fight with Groves
By William Mackay: Following James DeGale’s impressive 1st round TKO of Carl Dilks last Saturday night in Frank Warren’s Magnificent Seven card, DeGale and Warren said they want George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) next. DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) is ready to take on Groves and prove to him who the better fighter is.
Maccarinelli destroyed by Frenkel: Should Enzo retire?
By William Mackay: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (32-5, 25 KO’s) was blasted out in the 7th round on Saturday night against German based Ukrainian Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18 KO’s) at the LG Arena, in Birmingham. I predicted that Maccarinelli, 30, would get knocked out in this fight and I was right with my predictions when Maccarinelli got a little over-confident in the 7th and tried to slug with Frenkel.
Mosley wants Cotto next after draw with Mora
By Dan Ambrose: Former three division world champion Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO’s) fought to an unimpressive 12 round draw on Saturday night against middleweight Sergio Mora (22-1-1, 6 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. This was supposed to have been a fight in which the 39-year-old Mosley was trying to stake a case that he should get big money fights against Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.