Boxing News

Mitchell vs. Katsidis to take place at Upton Park

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:26:44 +0000

By William Mackay: The May 15th clash between World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) and number #1 ranked challenger Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) will be taking place at Upton Park, in West Ham, London. The location of the fight will benefit Mitchell, a Brit, and there could be as [...]

WBC News: Tajbert now WBC super featherweight champion

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:49:01 +0000

The World Boxing Council today is officially appointing Vitaly Tajbert of Germany as the undisputed WBC super featherweight world champion. Tajbert won the WBC interim super featherweight championship by defeating Humberto Gutierrez of Mexico last November 11. Humberto Soto was ordered to meet interim champion Tajbert, but requested the WBC’s permission to remain super featherweight champion until [...]

Erik Morales sets sights on another Pacquiao fight

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:39:00 +0000

HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 17, 2010) – Three-division world champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales, the last opponent to defeat Manny Pacquiao, returns from a 2 1/2-year layoff March 27 to headline “The Champion Returns” pay-per-view event, live from Monterrey, Mexico. Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) may have his sights set on a fourth fight against Pacquaio in the [...]

Andre Dirrell looking to become the next super star in boxing

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:10:23 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: Blessed with amazing hand speed, size and power, the talented Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KO’s) is on the cusp of becoming the next huge star in the boxing world. Dirrell, only 26, takes part in his second fight in the Super Six tournament against knockout artist Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KO’s) on [...]

Khan-Malignaggi press conference quotes from New York and London

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:43 +0000

AMIR KHAN, Current WBA Super Lightweight World Champion “Its always been my dream to fight here in the U.S. and I know there will be a lot of pressure on me not fighting in front of my U.K. fans, but I made a name over there and now I’m ready to come make a name for [...]

Klitschko rates Chambers as a “much better boxer than David Haye”

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:19:05 +0000

By Dan Ambrose: Paying a big compliment to his American challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s), IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) said to ESPN, “I believe that Eddie Chambers is a much better fighter than David Haye. Haye is ridiculous. He bailed from my fight, from a fight with Vitali. He actually [...]

Froch not worried if Calzaghe helps Kessler

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:41:56 +0000

By Nate Anderson: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) isn’t concerned whether Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KO’s) ends up helping his April 24th Super Six tournament opponent Mikkel Kessler. In an article at ESPN, the 32-year-old Froch says “Calzaghe was no man enough to fight me and maybe feels a [...]

Bootcamp Video: Ruslan Chagaev working hard for Kali Meehan!

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:24:37 +0000

former WBA Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev (25-1, 17 Kos) is looking forward to his upcoming WBA eliminator fight against Australian top ranked contender Kali Meehan (35-3, 29 KOs). The boxing career of 31 year old Chagaev has been kind of a roller coaster. He holds a win over “Russian Giant” Nicolay Valuev and in his last [...]

Haye vs. Ruiz: Will John end the Haye hype machine?

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:05:35 +0000

By William Mackay: On April 3rd, boxing fans will get to see whether WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) is for real or not when he steps it up and fights former two time heavyweight champion John Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KO’s) when the two fighters meet at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire. Haye, [...]

Audley Harrison’s next opponent to be announced soon

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:37:51 +0000

Harrison will fight for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship on April 9 at London’s Alexandra Palace. Former Olympic Games gold medalist Harrison, who saved his career by winning Prizefighter Heavyweights 3 in October, had been scheduled to meet Poland’s Albert Sosnowski for the title. However, Sosnowski will now face WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko in May and is [...]

Kauffman-Koval on May 22

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:35:08 +0000

Reading, PA (March 16, 2010) – Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will return to his hometown of Reading, PA in his first title fight against Chris Koval of Youngstown, OH on May 22 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA. The bout is scheduled for ten rounds and will be contested for the WBF and UBO [...]

Renan St-Juste and Pier-Olivier Côté back in the ring

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:31:29 +0000

Montreal, Wednesday March 17th 2010 – It is with much pleasure that InterBox unveils the bouts that will headline the undercard at the Bell Center in Montreal. The Main Event final, presented in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions and Warriors Boxing that will feature IBF Super Middleweight champion Lucian Bute (25-0-0, 20 K.O.) vs. #9 [...]

Duddy to fight on Cotto-Foreman undercard on June 5th – News

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:58 +0000

By Jason Kim: Middleweight contender John Duddy (29-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting on the undercard of the June 5th bout between World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman and challenger Miguel Cotto at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. It was hoped that Duddy, 30, could be fighting unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. [...]

Pavlik vs. Martinez: Kelly may need a knockout to win

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:24:16 +0000

By Jim Dower: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KO’s) doesn’t have the fastest hands or the best boxing skills in the division. There’s probably a ton of faster and better skilled fighters in the top 10 compared to Pavlik, but none of them have his power. It’s Pavlik’s power which enables him to [...]

Malignaggi promises pain for Khan on May 15th

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:20:15 +0000

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) was practically gushing like a schoolboy about the prospects of fighting former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s Madison Square Garden on May 15th. Khan said “Coming to the mecca for my US debut boxing at Madison Square Garden, it’s been my [...]