by Chris Milton Haye v Povetkin looks like it could be finalised soon. When did Povetkin find his balls? Should Khan beat McCloskey in April it looks like his next dance partner will be Timothy Bradley in a fight that will crown an undisputed champion at 140lbs. Saul Alvarez will be a " World Champion" after his next fight. Apparently beating Mathew Hatton makes you a … [Read more...]
Saul Alvarez-Matthew Hatton, March 5th
Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez (35-0-, 26 KOs), Golden Boy's 20-year old prospect from Jalisco, Mexico, will be taking on the UK's Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KOs), March 5th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Alvarez, who beat Lovemore N'dou via unanimous decision in his last outing, fought 5 times in 2010 against a moderate level of opposition, including Carlos Baldomir, … [Read more...]
Hatton Retains Title with Nuzhnenko Decision
In a wider than expected decision, Matthew Hatton (40-4-2, 15 KO) successfully kept hold of his European welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Yuriy Nuzhnenko (30-2-1, 14 KO). The judges at ringside scored the fight 117-110 and 116-111 twice. The Boxing Tribune scored the fight 114-113 for Hatton. Nuzhnenko caught Hatton cold in the opening round, … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Thursday, July 15th
...Gonna Grind like it's 1999! * When HBO's Ross Greenburg recently ripped the Klitschkos and pretty much the entire heavyweight division a new one, he apparently didn't know that there was, indeed, an agreement in place to broadcast the upcoming Wladimir Klitschko-Alexander Povetkin on September 11th. The deal, according to Klitschko's manager, Bernd Boente, was that HBO … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Wednesday, June 23rd
I give this Hump Day Grind to you... * Former Heavyweight champ, Larry Holmes, will participate in an exhibition bout against former Super Featherweight champ, Azumah Nelson, in Ghana as part of a 5-day cultural visit to promote tourism to the African nation. Holmes will also hold a boxing clinic in the Accra Sports Stadium as well as help launch the Larry Holmes Boxing … [Read more...]