Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times reported late Friday night via his Twitter account that former welterweight world champ, Victor Ortiz, will need to explain himself at a Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) meeting for comments he made to a video reporter earlier this month. In the video, Ortiz acknowledged that he was trying to break Floyd Mayweather's nose with … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Taylor, Dirrell Stop Overmatched Club Fighters in Ring Returns
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California--After twenty-six months away from the ring, former middleweight world titlist, Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 19 KOs), stopped overmatched Maryland club fighter, Jessie Nicklow (22-3-3, 8 KOs) in the eighth round of their scheduled ten. Taylor dominated throughout and performed as expected against a fighter whose greatest claim to … [Read more...]
Juan Manuel Marquez Trunks Spark Mexican Electoral Controversy, Election Annulment
Wednesday, it was announced that November's mayoral election results in Morelia, the capital of the Mexican state of Michoacan, would be annulled and that another election would be scheduled at a later date. At the center of Wednesday's decision to wipe the electoral slate clean is three-division world champ and future hall of fame boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez. One day prior … [Read more...]
Andre Dirrell Comes Back in a Post-Super Six World
By Gary Purfield Friday night on the undercard of Jermain Taylor’s return, Super Middleweight and former Super Six competitor Andre Dirrell, 19-1 (13 KO), makes his return to the ring after twenty-one months out of the ring. Dirrell takes on Darryl Cunningham 24-2 (10 KO) in a ten round bout from the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California on a special edition … [Read more...]
Sergio Martinez Ditches WBC Diamond Belt– Blasts WBC, Chavez Jr., Arum, HBO
Earlier today at a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, consensus middleweight world champ, Sergio Martinez, blasted the WBC, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., (Chavez trainer) Freddie Roach, (Chavez promoter) Bob Arum, and even HBO. In the scathing address, aired publicly on Ustream, Martinez aired his grievances against the entire system of boxing politics which has … [Read more...]