By William Mackay: Rather than waiting until WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is free and clear to face him, Amir Khan wants Bradley to be stripped now of his two titles so that Khan can fight for the belts against one of the leading contenders in the division.
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Arthur Abraham moving back down to middleweight – Boxing News
By Sean McDaniel: Having now lost three of his last four bouts at super middleweight, Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26 KO’s) says he’s moving back down to the middleweight division where he previously held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight title between 2005 to 2009.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to defend WBC belt two times in 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) is looking to defend his newly captured WBC strap twice in 2011, first on September 24th against a likely Peter Manfredo Jr. and then on November 19th, possibly against his mandatory challenger.
Lennox Lewis should have fought Wladimir Klitschko before retiring
By Eric Thomas: Recently, former world champion Lennox Lewis said he thinks he would beat IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko if they had fought. Lewis points out that Wladimir doesn’t have the best of skills on the inside and that’s where Lewis was especially good with his uppercuts.
Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson talks about Haye/Klitschko and getting another world title fight
By Ian Aldous: Former World heavyweight championship challenger, Kevin ‘Kingpin’ Johnson (25-1-1) is back on the road to the title. This week he spoke with me about how he intends on becoming ‘Kingpin’ of the heavyweight division.
Erik Morales could get a shot at the WBC lightweight title
By Gerardo Granados: Humberto Soto vacated his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title and moved up to the light welterweight division in order to obtain his third division title and by doing so he is opening a door for Erik Morales to obtain his fourth division title.
Donaire could be stripped of his WBC title: Does it really matter?
By Dan Ambrose: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) has until August 19th to defend his World Boxing Council title or else he’ll be stripped of the title by the WBC, according to the latest boxing news. Donaire captured the WBC title in February with a 2nd round knockout win over Fernando Montiel. However, because of promotional issues, Donaire has been out of the since then trying to work his problems.
Daniel Geale talks about winning in Germany and what the future holds
By Ian Aldous: On 7th May 2011 Australian Daniel Geale (25-1) traveled to Germany and beat Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1) by unanimous decision to capture the IBF World middleweight championship. This week he took the time to answer the following questions.
Kirkland to fight on undercard of Khan-Judah on 7/23
By Dan Ambrose: James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah bout on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kirkland is trying to get his career back together after being stopped in the 1st round last April by Nubuhiro Ishida.
The Gatekeeper should hold the key to the title
By Darren Munsey: One of the biggest talking points in boxing is the question ‘’is this boxer world class’’? We discuss, we debate but at the end of the day we do not know for sure until the fighter participates in a world title fight. The problem with that is just because a boxer fights for a world title that is far from conclusive evidence that the prospect is truly world class. With the amount of different versions or world title and the massive influence promoters have in the sport getting a world title shot is easier than ever.