News
Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko appeared on Conan Thursday evening, and as usual for Wlad when he makes these appearances, he was quite comfortable dishing out the jokes and basking in the limelight a bit. Right here, you’ll find a few video clips of Klitschko on Conan, where you’ll get to hear for yourself Klitschko’s stellar pick-up lines, as well as their thoughts on a potential in the ring showdown between… themselves.
After an analysis of the facts contained in the appeal filed by Golden Boy Promotions on behalf of Amir Khan with respect to the outcome of the December 10, 2011 World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) world title fight between Khan and Lamont Peterson, the WBA has ordered that an immediate rematch take place within 180 days.
This comes after an ongoing controversy swirling around the results of the fight, an at-first-unknown individual appearing at ringside and handling scoring documents, rumors of scorecards …
Battle of Unbeatens in Co-Feature, Hylon Williams vs. Rances Barthelemy
Claiming he is not “mentally ready” to fight, Cuban light heavyweight Yordanis Despaigne has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch against charismatic light heavyweight slugger Edison “Pantera” Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs), scheduled for Friday, February 3, in the Dallas Events Center at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas.
Instead, Miranda will now face South Africa’s WBC #6, WBA #13, and WBO #14-rated Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the …
Former World Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon heads back home to Mexico to begin his 2012 campaign for a second divisional title when he meets countryman Omar Estrella in a 12 round bout for the vacant WBC USNBC Featherweight title on Saturday, January 21 at The Boxing Warehouse in Ensenada B.C., Mexico.
In the evening’s co-main event, bantamweight phenom Leo Santa Cruz will put his unbeaten record and WBC Youth Bantamweight title on the line in a 10 round fight against veteran Alejandro Hernandez.
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti, leaving the country devastated and in shambles, but for former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto, who will be squaring off against “Vicious” Victor Ortiz on February 11 in a rematch of one of the best fights of 2011, it still seems like just yesterday.
After the earthquake hit, Berto, who tragically lost multiple family members, cancelled his then upcoming title fight against “Sugar” Shane Mosley and traveled to Haiti to help in the …
Pacquiao Camp Says May 5th Doesn’t Make Sense; Guerrero Out for Mayweather; Martinez Calls Pacquiao & Chavez Jr. Cowards…
I’m not sure if any of you boxing fans realized this, but over the past few days, there has been a flurry of news, rumors and reports, ranging from factual to iffy to off the wall, concerning Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and the potential dream Pacquiao vs. Mayweather clash. Today alone there are several new buzz-worthy items to consider, and so we present them all right here in one spot, in today’s …
In what was already set to be an exciting showcase of the top young talent, on the Jan. 20 edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, Tom Brown, Goossen Tutor Promotions matchmaker, has added a special 8-round super featherweight attraction between two undefeated prospects Guy Robb and Joel Diaz Jr. after Brandon Gonzales pulled out of his fight against Caleb Truax due to a leg injury.
The fight, which will be held at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. and broadcast on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on …
The Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto II welterweight rumble is now about a month away, as it takes place on February 11th. The rematch will be televised on Showtime, and right here you can find and watch two special video previews for the bout. First, take in a video featuring a sort of roundtable fighter interview session with both Ortiz and Berto giving their thoughts on the first fight and the rematch. Then, watch the official Showtime fight promo video as well.
No chairs or punches were thrown at the “Time For Truth” press conference on Wednesday; but, it doesn’t take a palm reader to realize that NABA Light Middle Weight Champion Adam “A-Bomb” Trupish and Challenger Janks Trotter will never double date or break bread together at a church social. On Friday, January 13 their obvious mutual contempt for each other will be settled in the ring at Desperado’s Night Club in Calgary, Alberta.
A clash of styles, resulting in a nationally televised win albeit in non-entertaining fashion, was another learning experience for world-rated super middleweight contender “Dangerous” Dyah Ali Davis (21-2-1, 9 KOs) last week against Alfonso “The Tiger” Lopez (22-2, 17 KOs) in their 2012 season-opening ESPN Friday Night Fights show in Key West, Florida.
