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Chavez Jr. and Donaire notch hard fought victories
photo and story by Kelsey McCarson SAN ANTONIO — As they piled into the Alamo Dome Saturday night, fight fans were greeted with the usual assortment of t-shirts and promotional trinkets to purchase. Lines were stacked with anxious and eager buyers of keepsakes to remember they were there. Hanging on the rack, with bold Mexican [...]
Hernandez Decisions Steve Cunningham in Grueling Fight, Retains IBF Title
Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany – IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) came out the winner by wide margins, but in an extremely close fight with former champion, Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (24-4, 12 KOs). The two met in the ring last October, with Hernandez escaping with the title by way of fortuitous 6-round [...]
Scott Quigg Retains British Title in the Ninth, But Takes A Count En Route
By Geoff Poundes Scott Quigg marched on in his quest for a world title shot tonight when he eventually out-worked and out-punched the game but overpowered Welshman Jamie Arthur in Bolton, England tonight. Quigg (24-0, 17 KOs), defended his British super-bantam title in decent style, despite suffering a flash knockdown in the fourth round, and [...]
Isaac Chilemba Makes Statement vs. Edison Miranda: FNF Recap
By Fox Doucette Isaac Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) took a big step in establishing himself at light heavyweight with a convincing ten-round decision win over Edison Miranda (35-7, 30 KOs) in Las Vegas on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights series. In the co-feature, Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs) did what he was supposed to do in [...]
USS Cunningham Sets Sail for Redemption
By Gary Purfield This Saturday from Fraport Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) will once again try to regain what he believes is rightfully his. Cunningham, an American Cruiserweight who is forced to fight in Germany because the American boxing public has very little interest in those just south of 200lbs, will [...]
Kaliesha West is Ready to Lead Women’s Boxing Into the Spotlight
As the sun breaks the horizon in the East, “Joe and Jane Boxing Fan” reluctantly rise from their beds and shuffle around the kitchen in a subdued haze. When Joe and Jane finally leave for work in the morning, Kaliesha West might be gutting out the last few rounds of sparring for the day, only [...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. May Be Better Than You Think
by Kelsey McCarson At the press conference following his impressive fifth round TKO over Peter Manfredo Jr. last November, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., along with promoter Bob Arum, were peppered with a litany of questions surrounding who the fighter’s next opponent would be. As is the case most often, promoter and fighter spoke of lining [...]
Victor Vasquez Brings his Show to AC
Story and Photos by Gary Purfield Gym Visit: Rivera Rec Center North Philadelphia with Victor Vasquez and trainer Billy Briscoe According to Billy Briscoe, who currently trains Gabriel Rosado and Victor Vasquez among other Philadelphia fighters out of the Rivera Rec Center in North Philadelphia, you don’t change a fighter’s style, you work with what [...]
Buck-buck-BRAWWK! II (Duck and Cover!): The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette How fitting that your friendly neighborhood commentator gets to run this on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott couldn’t come up with a better analogy for the week’s boxing news if they tried. You’ve got a fighter pulling out of a rematch against a guy he lost to, citing [...]
Hall of Fame Trainer Angelo Dundee Passes Away at 90
Angelo Dundee, trainer of more than 15 world champions throughout his career, died on Wednesday evening. He was 90. Dundee, who was most known for his work with Muhammad Ali, also worked with Carmen Basilio, Jose Napoles, Sugary Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, and Willie Pastrano. Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall [...]
Mayweather-Cotto: Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto is a perfect example of why not. It would be hard to deny either of these two men the [...]
Scott Quigg And Rendall Munroe Set Up Future Super-Bantam Clash Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night Scott Quigg defends his British super-bantamweight title against Welshman Jamie Arthur at The Reebok Centre in Bolton, England. Quigg has been groomed for stardom since turning pro back in 2007. Despite a short-lived 12 fight amateur career, the 23-year-old Mancunian has always looked the part–racing to a 23-fight unbeaten [...]
Mayweather selects Cotto as May 5 opponent at the MGM Grand
WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., has selected WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto as his opponent for May 5 at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather made the announcement at his licensing hearing earlier today. Cotto, who became a promotional free agent on December 31, had entered into negotiations with WBO welterweight [...]
Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2′s weekly Friday Night Fights series this Friday, February 3rd. In the co-feature, pitter-pat lightweight Hylon Williams Jr. (15-0, 3 KOs) gets a who’s-the-real-prospect [...]
Berto Suffers Injury in Training, February 11 Fight with Ortiz in Jeopardy
The February 11 welterweight rematch between Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) and Andre Berto )28-1, 22 KOs) is in danger of being canceled or postponed. Berto suffered an arm injury in training today and reportedly went to the hospital to undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. The first fight between Ortiz [...]
