by Tim Harrison One complaint that any coherent boxing fan will have today is the fact that there are too many champions. Very few know who the real champion in each division should be, but many have their own conflicting opinions. With Super Champions, Interim Champions, Champions Emeritus, Champions in Recess, and many others that provide a healthy flow of cash … [Read more...]
Focus on the Featherweights
by Paul Magno After a supremely significant 30-day run, the dust in the featherweight division has finally settled. Here's a look at boxing's 126 lb. division-- where's it's going, where it's been, what's in store : Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KOs) affirmed his dominance of the division with a four-round annihilation of super featherweight belt holder, Jorge Solis (40-3-2, … [Read more...]
Chris John – Daud Yordan, April 17th: Bigger than you think
In what is being billed as Indonesia's biggest fight ever, defending WBA featherweight champ, Chris John (44-0-2, 22 KOs) will be looking to make the 14th defense of his title against countryman, Daud Yordan (27-1, 21 KOs) April 17th at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia. John, who is a massive star in his home country, has held the true WBA featherweight … [Read more...]
Chris John to Make 14th Defense Against Yordan
Long-time WBA featherweight champ, Indonesia's Chris John (44-0-2, 22 KOs) has signed to make the 14th defense of the title he won in 2003. The 126 lb. titlist will take on countryman, Daud Yordan (27-1, 21 KOs), April 17th at the Jakarta International Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia. Yordan is best known for abbreviated battle with Robert Guerrero in 2009 and his 2010, one-sided … [Read more...]
Crisis on Infinite Earths: The WBA’s 32 World Champions
by Paul Magno It's hard to imagine a champion more deserving of singular honors than Juan Manuel Marquez. From his win over Joel Casamayor, victories over Juan Diaz, and dismantling of a supremely brave and motivated Michael Katsidis in the lightweight division, Marquez embodies what a champion should be. However, in the same division of the same sanctioning body, there's … [Read more...]