Daniel Jacobs is one to look out for. He turned Professional in Dec 2007. Since then he has gone 20 and 0 with 17 Stoppages. Daniel was picked up as a young prospect by Goldenboy Promotions. He has moved right along in the ranking and even picked up a win against veteran Ishe Smith. He latest win came on May 15, 2010 against Juan Astorga in which Daniel stopped him in the 2nd Round. This kid seems to have a bright future in the middleweight division. This year I believe Oscar\'s company will step up the competition and see how their bright young star will do against the top 5 middleweights. Keep a lookout for this kid.
Boxingtalk.com has received strong indications that the stage 3 bout of the Super Six world boxing classic between undefeated WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward and fellow Olympian, former title challenger, Andre Direll, will in fact take place in Detroit, Michigan on September 25th. Dirrell hails from Flint, Michigan. Remember where you heard it first! continue...
MARCOS MADIANA TO FACE DEMARCUS CORLEY A press conference to announce Marcos Maidana's next fight took place yesterday afternoon in Argentina, according to Fightnews.
Maidana, will take on DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley on August 28 in Buenos Aires.
"...Everybody keeps asking me about Bradley," said Maidana. "I watched his fight the other day. Because I don't want anybody to call me a chicken, like Gary Shaw did. Indeed, I heard that Bradley himself called me out after beating Abregu. I am no chicken. If they want to fight me I am here. With all due respect to Corley, I want to knock out Corley, then Bradley." continue...
It was surpising to some, and not surprising to others, but the fight between WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and mandatory Alexander Povetkin fell apart this week. Klitschko and his team have been fuming because Povetkin no-showed Monday's press conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Povetkin's team gave prior notice of his no-show, telling Team Klitschko that a doctor advised Povetkin to avoid flying due a bad sinus infection. Klitschko shot back and pointed out how Povetkin was claiming to be ill, but had the energy to appear on American television shows, like ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
Klitschko's management approached the IBF and advised them that Povetkin no-showed the press conference and he also never signed the bout agreement despite repeated requests. Because of the situation with the no-show and the contract not being signed, the IBF allowed Klitschko to move forward on September 11 with the number two ranked challenger, Samuel Peter. Klitschko won a tough twelve round decision against Peter in 2005, but not before Peter knocked him down three times. continue...
MARGARITO VS PACQUIAO NEXT? The conditioning expert who contributed his share alongside for time “Trainer of the Year” award winner Freddie Roach in honing pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao into a devastating fighter says he believes a fight against Antonio Margarito would be better for Pacquiao at this stage rather than a rematch with WBO light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Ariza said Pacquiao’s 12th round stoppage of Cotto last December at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada “is still too fresh” even as he believes that even if Cotto is trained by the highly respected Emmanuel Steward, Pacquiao will beat Cotto handily.
Ariza noted that many people are not too excited about a Cotto rematch at this point, which is also the view shared by Pacquiao’s adviser Michal Koncz, who told us he thinks Cotto who won the WBA 154 pound title from champion Yuri Foreman, should have an impressive win in his next fight before they consider a Cotto rematch for Pacquiao. continue...
According to promoter Lou DiBella, HBO was pushing very hard for Andre Berto to defend his WBC welterweight title against ex-champion Shane Mosley. DiBella discussed the fight with Mosley's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, but a dispute over purse caused the bout to fall through. Mosley was set to challenge Berto in January of this year. Berto withdrew to assist family members who affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Mosley would later sign a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May. continue...
RUSSELL AND ROACH BEAT THEIR OPPONENTS Unbeaten junior lightweight Gary Russell Jr. (11-0, 8 KOs) needed just 106 seconds to TKO faded former two-division world champion Mauricio Pastrana (35-15-2, 23 KOs) on Thursday night at Club Nokia – L.A. Live in Los Angeles, CA. Possibly a quick stoppage by referee Lou Moret. —– Former bantamweight title challenger Nestor Rocha (22-1, 8 KOs) took out journeyman Benji Garcia (14-16-3, 1 KO) with a body shot in round two. Time was :45. Rocha was returning from a one-year layoff after unsuccessfully challenging then-WBC champ Hozumi Hasegawa in Japan last July. —– In an all-out war, Junior welterweight Oscar Andrade won a hard-fought four round unanimous decision over Ramon Valadez. Andrade (2-0, 1 KO) was hurt by a hard right hand by Valadez in the third round. Although he did not go down, the southpaw Andrade controlled the action by repeatedly landing left hands to the head and body of Valadez (1-1). All three judges scored the bout 39-37 in favor of Andrade. continue...
HARRIS VS AGUILERA SET Boxing 360 has announced that heavyweights Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris and Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera will square-off August 6 in Minnesota. “Both parties have signed contracts and it’s going to be a great fight between a talented veteran, Harris, and promising prospect, Aguilera,” Boxing 360 Director of Boxing Bob Duffy said today. “In many ways, it’s a crossroads fight for both heavyweights with a lot on the line, in terms of their respective boxing futures. We’re negotiating right now to make the August 6th fight for a regional title.” continue...
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL – Earlier today the weigh in for Boxing at the Bay 4: Unbreakable took place at the Ruby Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Coming off a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Carlos Tamara last January, Viloria looks to begin his climb back to the top and into title contention against tough Mexican, Omar Soto. Viloria had no problem making the Flyweight limit as did Soto. The fighters will square off this Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City for 12 rounds of Boxing. continue...
Phil Berger wrote boxing articles for the New York Times for seven years, and many sports books including boxing, both fiction and nonfiction. The original Yankee Stadium 'event of the century' between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton took place in 1976, and the old Yankee stadium was packed. Phil would have loved to attend the Yuri Foreman versus Miguel Cotto fight card in the new Yankee stadium on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Because the event was an attempt at recreating history, Phil would have tried to contrast the original event back in the Ali era-of which Phil knew so much about, to the Cotto era-which Phil never new. Phil wrote books on Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, and Larry Holmes, continue...
ALEX PEREZ THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH Unbeaten welterweight sensation Alex Perez will throw out the ceremonial first pitch this Saturday at Riverfront Stadium prior to the Newark Bears’ 7:05 pm showdown with the Long Island Ducks.
A lifelong Newark resident with an 11-0 professional ledger, Perez’ next bout takes place just minutes away at the luxurious Prudential Center July 16 as part of ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights telecast. Perez will battle an opponent TBA in the eight round televised co-feature to the Zab Judah-Jose Armando Santa Cruz showdown.
Tickets priced at $53, $78, $103 and $203 (ringside) can be purchased at Prudential Center Box Office, by calling TicketMaster at 800-745-3000 or www.Prucenter.com continue...
MCBRIDE RETURNS SATURDAY NIGHT Mike Tyson-conqueror Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride, former Irish heavyweight champion and 1992 Olympian, returns to the ring Saturday night (July 10) for the first time in more than 2 ½ years against veteran Zack Page in an 8-round bout at Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The 37-year-old McBride (34-6-1, 29 KOs), fighting out of Boston, is best known for knocking Tyson into retirement. The 6-6, 280-pound Irishman stopped Tyson in the sixth-round of their June 11, 2005 fight in Washington D.C. McBride fought three times after that, his last October 6, 2007 against Andrew Golota, and he’s been inactive ever since. continue...
STARS COME OUT FOR ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS The stars will be out this week for “Let Freedom Ring,” headlined by the 10-round NABO lightweight title fight between champion, WBO # 7 rated “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy (18-0-1, 10 KOs), and challenger, John Molina, Jr. (20-1, 6 KOs), live on ESPN Friday Night Fights from the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI.
Among the boxing luminaries scheduled to attend “Let Freedom Ring,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), are 5-time world champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Paz, 3-time Fight of the Year participant “Irish” Micky Ward and 1960 Olympic gold medalist Dr. Wilbert “Skeeter” McClure. continue...
BLOODWORTH BELIEVES TUA WILL BE WORLD CHAMPION AGAIN Veteran boxing trainer Roger Bloodworth, who has known Samoan strongman David “Tuamanator” Tua for nearly 20 years, training him exclusively for the last five years, believes Tua will soon shed the label as the best contemporary heavyweight never to be world champion.
Tua and Bloodworth have been at training camp in Jersey City, New Jersey, preparing for David’s 12-round main event fight July 17headlining “T-N-T at the Tropicana” presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, against former world title challenger Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett,at Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. continue...
PHILIPPINES – This Saturday, we find ourselves back in Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City Philippines for the fourth installment of Solar Sports’ “Boxing at the Bay” series which is growing ever so popular. This time Brian Viloria’s comeback fight is featured as he goes up against Omar Soto of Mexico.
Viloria, coming off a loss in his last fight against Colombia’s Carlos Tamara, is looking to regain his championship form this time campaigning in the Flyweight division, a good 4 pounds above his previous weight class. Viloria has acknowledged that he did have a disappointing performance last January in front of his Filipino fans but is now eager to get back on top. continue...
SHOBOX WEIGH-IN FEATURING MIKE JONES On Friday night, the unbeaten Mike Jones (21-0, 17 KOs) will take on Irving Garcia in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation, on Showtime from the ballroom in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The final weigh-in for the bout will take place on Thursday afternoon at the Atrium in Bally's Hotel & Casino and will be open to the public. Fans are encouraged to attend and it will get started at 5 pm.
"I've had a tremendous camp and I'm in great shape–I'm ready," said Jones. "As each fight goes by, I get in better and better shape. I take nobody for granted. When it's time to shine, I'm gonna shine."
"I've worked very hard to come into this fight in my best physical condition. This is a difficult fight but not an impossible one to win," said Garcia.
Antwone Smith and Lanardo Tyner will also be on hand as they're also set to rumble in the event's co-featured bout. continue...
HOPKINS WANTS ANDRE BERTO This past Friday night, welterweight contender Demetrius “The Gladiator” Hopkins looked dominant defending his WBC USNBC title, winning a unanimous decision over former world title challenger “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis. With the win, the Philadelphia native improved to 30-1-1, his second unanimous decision this year after moving up to the welterweight limit. Scores for Hopkins were 100-90 and 99-91 twice. continue...
CHAVEZ TO HIRE COACH ROACH According to Boxing Scene Omar Chavez, son of the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, is set to hire Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza. The moves comes on the heels of his brother, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's decision to hire Roach when preparing for his most recent bout with John Duddy. The 20 year old Chavez is currently undefeated in 23 fights. continue...
STURM NOT WITH UNIVERSUM ANYMORE WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm has bought out his contract with Universum Box-Promotion. “I’m now a free man,” declared Sturm after a Hamburg court ruled Sturm could pay $1.2 million (950,000 euros) and go his separate way. Sturm is expected to return to the ring on September 4 at the Lanxess Arena (formerly known as Kölnarena) in Cologne, Germany against an opponent to be named. continue...
FRANK ESPINOZA RECENTLY SIGNED AMATEUR STANDOUT ANTONIO OROZCO 2007's Manager of the Year Frank Espinoza recently signed the latest fighter to his growing boxing club, amateur standout Antonio Orozco of National City, CA. Orozco, who grew up in Garden City, Kansas, has been a professional since 2008 and currently holds a record of 7-0, 5KOs. In Kansas, Orozco amassed a stellar amateur career with wins over Jesse Vargas and Javier Molina along with several titles such as the Ringside Nationals and bronze and silver medals in the Jr. Olympics. continue...
"It is difficult to balance a career and fatherhood at times. Thankfully I have my family who has been really supportive and helpful with everything.
"The best advice is to try and spend as much time with your children as possible. Sometimes people get caught up in accomplishing their own goals, but we need to remember to make our children our number one priority. You should never be too busy to play with your kids.
"I try to be with my son 99 percent of the time. I like to do small things with him. For example, we brush our teeth together at night. I want to lead him in the right direction as a young kid so that he will grow up and learn to have respect for other people.
"I'm trying to do the best that I can to accomplish my dreams and goals so that when my son gets older I can tell him, 'This is what I set out to do when I was your age' and for him to see what I was able to do in my life so he will want to follow in my footsteps."
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Marquez vs. Diaz II "Fight of the Year: The Rematch" is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions and sponsored by Tecate and AT&T. The 12-round rematch of the "2009 Fight of the Year" is scheduled for Saturday, July 31 and will be for Marquez's Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World titles. The championship fight will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for Marquez vs. Diaz II are priced at $350, $250, $150, $100 and $50 and are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com. continue...
WARD VS GREEN WEIGH IN INFO The weigh-in for the WBA super middleweight championship/Super Six clash between hometown champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) and world-ranked Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) will be OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and will take place on Friday at 1PM at the Hilton Oakland Airport Ballroom in Oakland, California. —– Also seeing action on the card in off-TV bouts will be former world champion Kendall Holt (25-4, 13KOs) against all-action Jesse Feliciano (15-9-3, 9 KOs) in an eight round welterweight bout, as well as Philadelphia welterweight prospect Steve Upsher Chambers (21-1-1, 6 KOs) against Hector Alatorre (16-9, 5 KOs). continue...
NEW IBF PRESIDENT Daryl J. Peoples, the International Boxing Federation’s new President, is back in East Orange New Jersey at the IBF office and on the job. Returning from the recent IBF annual convention held in Puerto Rico, Peoples faces a heavy workload. Peoples, along with championship chairman Lindsey Tucker and newly appointed ratings chairman William James are anxious to put together a resourceful staff, update boxers ratings and start the chart on rating female professional boxers. The International Boxing Federation looks to increase title bout activity with the addition of female titles. The organization also plans to work diligently with promoters in hopes of truly being a global organization, with championships bouts in parts of the world that may have been overlooked in the past. continue...
MONTIEL AND MOREL HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT BEFORE $100,000 PURSE BID On June 4th, the WBO sent a letter to representatives of WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel and WBO interim bantamweight champion giving them five days to reach an agreement. If an accord is not reached by tomorrow at 2PM ET, a purse bid will take place on Friday in New York City. Minimum bid $100,000. The bout is slated for Top Rank’s big June 29 pay-per-view show in San Antonio continue...
