“He had no amateur career to speak of and had to learn as a professional which is hard enough. Now he is coming into his own and is a late bloomer. Matthew has achieved more than anybody could have envisaged in their wildest dreams. He is physically stronger and looks the part now.If he won a world title I would be as proud as I was myself everytime I won a big fight.”-- … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Hasegawa, Aoh win gold in Japan
Courtesy of Fightnews.com Hasegawa wins WBC feather belt By Joe Koizumi Former WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs), 125.75, acquired the vacant WBC featherweight belt as he jumped up two divisions and defeated previously unbeaten Mexican Juan Carlos Burgos (25-1, 18 KOs), 125.75, by a unanimous decision (117-110 twice and 116-111) over twelve hard-fought … [Read more...]
David Lemieux takes on Purnell Gates, December 3rd
Rising Canadian star and knockout king, David Lemieux (24-0, 23 KOs), will be back in the ring less than two months after his one-round destruction of Hector Camacho Jr. back in late October. This time, he takes on 37-year old American, Purnell Gates (18-1, 13 KOs) in a scheduled ten rounder at the Bell Centre in Quebec. Gates has fought exclusively on the Midwestern club … [Read more...]
Wolak to replace Gomez vs. Chavez Jr.
Alfonso Gomez had to pull out of his scheduled, December 4th pay per view bout against Julio Cesar Chavez jr. due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Pawel Wolak (21-1, 17 KOs), who was scheduled to fight on a Decmber 16th Top Rank card, will replace Gomez. Wolak's biggest fight to date has been a unanimous decision loss to Ishe Smith back in August of 2008. He holds … [Read more...]
Marquez vs. Katsidis: A Gift to Hardcore Fight Fans
by Chris Milton Sometimes boxing can be the most irritating sport on earth. Fighters ducking each other. Promoters refusing to work with each other. TV networks rejecting the fights hardcore fans want to see because the fighters don’t have enough star quality. Instead, they force feed us tripe and tell us to enjoy it. They tell us this is who the stars of boxing are, … [Read more...]