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IBF make Froch mandatory for Bute title

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:02 +0000

Hearn hopes to bring Bute to Nottingham in May Matchroom Sport can confirm that the IBF have made Carl Froch the mandatory challenger to Lucian Bute’s and his super-middleweight title. The former two-time WBC champion had been linked to a “home and away” clash with Bute and now the 34 year-old looks set to challenge [...]

GABE LACONTE’S FIRST ROUND PROMOTIONS A NEW POWER IN BOXING

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:40 +0000

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (February 9, 2012)—Many have tried and haven’t last lasted but New Jersey’s Gabe LaConte has been a boxing promoter for over twenty years and now looks to take it to the next level. “I have been doing this a long time”, said LaConte who was known for his memorable shows at the [...]

David Price vs Sam Sexton: Official

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:56 +0000

By Scott Fitzgerald: Well after the debacle of Tyson Fury taking the decision to vacate his British & Commonwealth titles David Price will finally have his day and fight for the belts against a man I petitioned for in Sam Sexton. I personally see this as a great clash of styles and really a do [...]

“Cobra” Mendoza Ready to Strike This Saturday Night

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:03 +0000

With highly deadly venom, a Cobra is known for its decisive and quick movements at the moment of an attack. For trainer Victor Godoy, his most successful pupil, Tijuana light flyweight Javier “Cobra” Mendoza, possesses the traits to carry the name. “My trainer gave me the name,” Mendoza says with a smile as if he [...]

Michael ‘The Brazilian Rocky’ Oliveira Boxing’s New Road Warrior

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:58 +0000

MIAMI (February 9, 2012) – Based on his frequent flyer miles, undefeated middleweight prospect Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira may be boxing’s new “Road Warrior.” Oliveira (16-0, 12 KOs), rated No. 14 by the World Boxing Council (“WBC”), makes his Canadian boxing debut Saturday night (Feb. 11) against Sergei “Baltic King” Melis (18-7, 7 KOs) [...]

David Price and Sam Sexton could fight for vacant British heavyweight title

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:07:43 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: The British Boxing Board of Control is expected to nominate Sam Sexton (15-2, 6 KO’s) to fight David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) for the vacant British heavyweight title next. This comes after British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (17-0, 12 KOs) vacated both his titles on Wednesday. !–adsense–>Price will now be [...]

Bradley: Freddie Roach is worried about me beating Pacquiao

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:57 +0000

By Chris Williams: WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley was quick to analyze what WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is trying to do by already starting to trash talk about him in the lead up to Bradley’s fight against Pacquiao on June 9th. Roach usually waits a while before he starts trashing [...]

Steward thinks Fury and Price will become heavyweight world champions someday

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:20:50 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Emanuel Steward believes that UK heavyweights Tyson Fury (17-0, 12 KO’s) and David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) have the goods to both become heavyweight world champions someday, likely after the Klitschko brothers are out of the future. Steward likes what he sees in both fighters and sees the talent there that [...]

Masternak: I think my debut in Sauerland Event was good

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:41:48 +0000

by Bartosz Biszczanik/BoxingNews.pl Last Saturday Polish cruiserweight prospect Mateusz Masternak (25-0, 19 KO’s) had his debut under Sauerland Event wings. 24-years old nicknamed “Master” defeated Michael Simms (22-16-2, 14 KO’s) by TKO in the 4th round. The undefeated Pole, who wants to fight for a championship title in the near future, will fight next time [...]

Bradley could become a star with Pacquiao fight

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:48:12 +0000

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum isn’t even bothering to let the Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao fight marinate like he does with most of his fights. He’s rushing Bradley, a fighter with no fan base to speak of, straight into a fight with Pacquiao after only one fight with Top Rank. Right [...]

IN DEPTH WITH BRADLEY SKEETE

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:05 +0000

Glynn Evans talks to unbeaten welterweight Bradley Skeete ahead of his late addition to Kevin Mitchell’s undercard tomorrow night at the York Hall. Mitchell’s return against Felix Lora will be live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546) starting at 8pm. Name: Bradley Skeete Born: Tooting, south London Age: 24 Family background: I [...]

Who doubts that Mayweather junior is in a class of his own?

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:51:49 +0000

By Babatis Banda: If you have doubts about WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. being in a class of his own, then you are either a fan of a fighter that has already been obliterated by Mayweather or of cause, an ardent fan of the Manny Pacquiao or indeed you have issues that have nothing [...]

Fury better off shooting for world title than fighting Price for peanuts

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:47:26 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: I imagine a lot of Brits are crying their eyes out because Tyson Fury (17-0, 12 KO’s) elected to relinquish his British and Commonwealth heavyweight straps rather than face his unbeaten mandatory challenger David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s). But as much I’m not impressed with Fury’s skills, I think he did the [...]

Donaire suffered ruptured vein in left hand, but suffered no broken bones

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:19:21 +0000

By Chris Williams: WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (28-1, 18 KO’s) injured left hand turned out to have no broken bones upon being checked out by an MRI on the hand according to RingTV. The only problem Donaire had was a ruptured vein in his left hand, which was caused by the wrap over [...]

Orlando Salido may need a KO to beat Juanma on March 10th

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:49:58 +0000

By Dan Ambrose: It’s never a good sign when you see a champion like WBO featherweight champ Orlando Salido (37-11-2, 25 KO’s) having to travel to his opponents’ home town to fight. Salido, 31, will be traveling to San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 10th to fight a rematch with Juan Manuel Lopez (31-1, 28 [...]