Luis Ramos, of Frank Espinoza’s “Espinoza Boxing Club”, is already looked upon as one of the hottest young prospects in boxing. After a decorated amateur career spanning more than 100 fights and 6 national championships, Ramos turned to the professional ranks in late 2007. Having already built an impressive record of 16 wins, 8 coming by way of knockout, Ramos’ following in the Southern California area is impressive, to say the least. Ramos is never in a dull fight, and fights with a crowd-pleasing style. Keep an eye on Ramos in the near future, as his next scheduled bout is set to be televised on Telefutura on September 17, 2010, from Los Angeles, California.
All of a sudden, you can’t say Floyd Maywather just runs inside the ring. All of a sudden, you can’t say Floyd Mayweather never fought elite competition. What happened last night was a beauty to behold. It was the ‘sweet science’ depicted in its purest and finest form. It was the definition of ‘boxing’ – to hit and not get hit. Floyd Mayweather is a very easy guy to hate. He goes around and runs his mouth to the point where it’s just infuriating to continue to listen to him and his unending trash talking. A lot of people hate Floyd Mayweather. After last night, you can still hate him all you want, but if you don’t respect him and his unparalleled mastery of the sport then you are not a true ‘boxing fan’.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER PROVES WHY HE IS THE BEST Unbeaten boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Not many connects in round one, but Mosley rocked Mayweather with some hard shots in round two. It was all Mayweather after that. Floyd boxed well in round three and four as Mosley was unable to catch him. A lot of feinting but not much fighting in round five – advantage Floyd. Mosley was unable to deal with Floyd’s speed as Floyd picked him apart. Knowing he’s down on the cards, Mosley tried to force exchanges, but Floyd’s counters did more damage. Floyd was able to hit Mosley at will down the stretch as Shane was just unable to figure him out. Scores were 119-109, 119-109, 118-110. After the fight, Mayweather said he would not fight Pacquiao unless Pacquiao agrees to blood testing. It is believed Mosley’s WBA belt will be vacated as Floyd was not fighting for the WBA title. This leaves little known Vyacheslav Senchenko as WBA champion. continue...
ROBERT GUERRERO POST WIN, WHOSE NEXT? After a short feeling out session, Guerrero (25-1-1, 18 KOs) would find success with the jab and use it as a range finder for the straight left hand. In the second round a right jab, straight left combination dropped Arrieta (35-16-4) and another two punch combination sent the Argentinean to the seat of his pants again in the third. From that point on, Arrieta became a sitting duck for the Gilroy, Calif. fighter to score often with nearly anything put behind the jab. Arrieta offered nothing that would prevent Guerrero from coming forward as the former Jr. Lightweight champ continued to flash the jab in his face.
A dynamite straight left hand collapsed Arrieta in the 8th round and although he would make it up on shaky legs, Guerrero would finish the job as referee Jay Nady called a halt to the bout at :29 in the 8th round. “I feel great, I wanted to get some rounds in,” Guerrero said. “I worked my jab and got him out of there.” continue...
MOSLEY VS MAYWEATHER QUOTES Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. and “Sugar” Shane Mosley face off at the final presser, held today at the MGM’s Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas. There was very little trash talking at today’s presser, and, both, Mayweather and Mosley showed mutual respect for each other in regard to Saturday’s mega-fight showdown.
Quick quotes by Andreas Hale
Mayweather: ”Getting ready for a fight of this magnitude, you must be ready mentally and physically. I know what it takes. It takes hard work, dedication, prayers and belief in a good team. . . . May 1st I’m going to be Floyd Mayweather and do what I do best. That is be smart, be sharp and fight hard.” . . . . Floyd Mayweather Sr.: ”My son is quicker, more clever and (Shane) doesn’t have any defense. Bad news!” . . . . Roger Mayweather: ”I think my nephew is the greatest thing in life just like Jack Mosley thinks is son is the greatest thing in life. On May 1st, we’re going to have to put that opinion to rest. When that time comes and all is said and done, no matter what happens, (to Jack Mosley) you still can invite me over to the house so I can have dinner with you.” . . . . Shane Mosley: ”I’m just happy to be able to show my talents and skills. I’m going to put everything on the line . . . . This will have to be one of the greatest fights of this decade and maybe even history. . . . . Naazim Richardson: ”You have good fighters, you have champions, you have elite fighters and then you have guys who are special. In this fight you get the rare occasion where two special fighters will face each other.” continue...
TKO IN IOWA This Saturday night, May 1st in Iowa City, TKO Boxing Promotions’ Terence Crawford, J’Leon Love and Michael Finney will battle at “May Mayhem,” an action packed professional boxing event set for the Johnson County 4-H Fairgrounds.
The 22 year old Crawford, sporting an undefeated record of 10-0-0 with seven knockouts, will battle veteran lightweight Marty Robbins, 23-45-1 (15KO’s), in a scheduled six rounder.
After an outstanding amateur career, Crawford has used his fast hands and excellent boxing skills to impress fight fans across the country since turning professional two years ago. Saturday night’s start will be the first of 2010 for Crawford who knocked out Corey Sommerville in the second round on December 19, 2009 in his last bout. continue...
JOHN RUIZ RETIRES After a professional career spanning 18 years, highlighted by becoming the first and only Heavyweight World Champion of Latino heritage, two-time world champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz today announced his retirement from the ring. Ruiz (44-9-1, 30 KOs) defeated three world champions – Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman and Tony Tucker – as well as top contenders such as Andrew Golota, Fres Oquendo, Jameel McCline and Kirk Johnson. Six of John’s nine career losses were to world champions. “I’ve had a great career but it’s time for me to turn the page and start a new chapter of my life,” Ruiz said. “It’s sad that my final fight didn’t work out the way I wanted, but, hey, that’s boxing. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished with two world titles, 12 championship fights, and being the first Latino Heavyweight Champion of the World. I fought anybody who got in the ring with me and never ducked anyone. Now, I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family. continue...
Putting Shane's personal financial business out there is the latest attack from Floyd who reveled,
"Shane!!!! Oscar De La Hoya already told me that you borrowed $2 million so you got a cash advance from Golden Boy [promotions]."
Adding further insult, Floyd breaks down how he's cashing out at $60 million for the fight while Shane is taking home only $2.7 million. continue...
KESSLER DETHRONES FROCH, SUPER SIX IS TIGHTENING UP In a big “Super Six World Boxing Classic” round two match, Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the MCH Arena in Herning, Denmark. The fight was very close and fought at a very high level. Both fighters had their moments landing big shots and neither was able to get the upper hand for long. Some huge exchanges in the last round and going to the scorecards the result seemed still in doubt. Scores were 117-111, 115-113, 116-112, all for Kessler. The win begins Kessler’s third reign as world champion in the super middleweight division. It is the second time he has held the WBC belt. He has also held the WBA belt on two occasions. continue...
ADAMEK AND ANGULO BOTH WIN In an important clash of heavyweight contenders, Tomasz Adamek (41-1, 27 KOs) showed he belongs in the heavyweight division with a twelve round majority decision over Chris Arreola (28-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California. Arreola, who outweighed Adamek by 33 pounds, had difficulty connecting on the former light heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion, who was far busier early on. Both fighters landed big shots in the fourth round. Arreola’s size and strength became more of a factor as the fight progressed but Adamek changed his tactics and fought at his pace from rounds seven to nine. Arreola picked up the pressure in the tenth round. Both fighters landed good shots in the eleventh round. Adamek spent the final round pot-shotting a frustrated Arreola from the outside. Scores were 114-114, 115-113, 117-111.
In an intriguing clash of big-punching junior middleweights, WBO interim champion Alfredo Angulo (18-1, 15 KOs) KO’d Joel Julio (35-4, 31 KOs) in the eleventh round. Boxing from the outside, Julio outworked Angulo for the first third of the fight. Angulo’s pressure, however, began to break Julio down and he finished him with a big right hand in the eleventh. Time was 1:39. continue...
WBC Super Middleweight champ Carl Froch (right) weighed in at 167 ¼ pounds (75.9 kg) and former middleweight champ Mikkel Kessler measured 167 pounds (75.8 kg) during Friday’s weigh-in in Herning, Denmark. The two 168-pounders will collide in a Group Stage 2 showdown of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday, April 24 on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m., ET/PT, same-day coverage) from MCH Arena, in Herning, Denmark.
A packed crowd of Froch and Kessler supporters filled a conference room at the MCH Herning, the site of tomorrow’s crucial Group Stage 2 bout. continue...
2009 BRAZILIAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR MICHAEL OLIVEIRA 2009 Brazilian Athlete of the Year, unbeaten middleweight prospect “Chairman of the Board” Michael Oliveira, returns to the ring April 30 to fight for the first time this year in a 6-round bout against 28-fight veteran Jessie Davis at Miccosukee Resort in Miami.
Oliveira (11-0, 8 KOs), who only turns 20 next Monday, is the heir apparent to retired Brazilian boxing star Acelino “Popo” Freitas. Michael hasn’t fought since December but he has been working out at Normandy Gym in North Miami.
“I’ve been training very, very hard,” he said. “I’ve had amazing sparring, too. We’ve been training twice a day for 1 ½ months. I’m ready for whoever they put in the ring with me. The time is right for me to fight again. You can’t rush or things won’t come out good.”
Enrique Ornelas knocks out Julius Fogle in 4 rounds. Ornelas runs his record to 30-6 and Fogle falls to 15-3.
The 4th bout of the night was cruiserweights. Deon Elam defeats Andre Hemphill by UD, Hemphill was knocked down at the end of the 4th round. Elam runs his record to 11-1 and Hemphill falls to 8-15-2.
Khabir Suleymanov defeats Benji Garcia by UD, Suleymanov goes to 9-0, Garcia falls to 14-14-3.
Luis Martinez defeats Juan Sandoval by majority decision, Martinez improves to 2-3-1 and Sandoval falls to 1-2.
Hiromitsu Miura defeats Nathan Bedwell by UD in a 4 round bout, Miura pushes his record to 2-0, Bedwell falls to 0-2.
SPRING FEVER PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Jason Pires: “There’s a lot of talent on this card. It’s going to be a great show. May 7th is going to be very exciting for me, probably one of the biggest fights of my career. I’ve done this since I was a baby and now I’m a prize fighter. I’m looking forward to putting on a great show. My last three fights I got better and better and this fight I will explode. Every time I fight, I feel like it’s my second home.”
Ricky Dawson: “It’s been a long time. I’m back in the ring, feeling good. I’m also a fight fan and have seen these other fighters. This is one of my dreams. I took some years off. You have to be 100-percent into it and I am with my new team. I’m on my own. I don’t just want to be a prize fighter; I want to be world champion. It’s going to take some time but it will happen.”
FLOYD VS SHANE IS NOT FOR THE WBA CHAMPIONSHIP BELT If Floyd Mayweather is the winner of his May 1 welterweight super clash against WBA welterweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley, Floyd will not win the WBA title. If Shane wins, he will retain the WBA championship. If Floyd wins, the title will become vacant. continue...
DAVID TUA TO FIGHT IN BRAZIL WBO #2 heavyweight David Tua (51-3-1, 43 KOs), coming off a near shutout win last month against Friday Ahunanya, continues his comeback on June 26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tua’s promoter Cedric Kushner says he is having problems finding a suitable opponent. “Some of these fellows with their outrageous financial demands don’t realize who the star of the show is. However, Tua said we’ll lock in Monte Barrett by the end of today, or we’ll move on and find a suitable opponent by Thursday or Friday at the latest.” New Zealand’s national indigenous broadcaster Maori Television will present exclusive, live and free-to-air coverage of Tua’s June 26th fight. continue...
ARREOLA VS ADAMEK FINAL PRESSER Chris” Nightmare” Arreola (28-1, 25 KOs) without a doubt has been working hard. “This guy wasn’t lazy. That’s for sure,” said Roger Bloodworth, Tomasz Adamek’s (40-1, 28 KO) trainer judging the new, slimmer physique of his fighter’s upcoming rival on Saturday. “It makes no difference to me. I was preparing for Chris having the fight of his life, and still beat him,” said Adamek.
This time, just five days before a very important fight for the future of both of them (the winner has an almost sure shot for one of the Klitschko brothers or David Haye), everybody was in the great mood, just waiting to go into the ring. continue...
EDWIN VALERO KILLS WIFE AND LATER KILLS HIMSELF Wilmer Flores Trosel, CICPC director, has announced that lightweight world champion Edwin Valero admitted guilt in the murder of his wife early this morning in Valencia, Venezuela. According to police, Mrs. Valero had three stab wounds to her neck. The wounds were not deep and police didn’t find a knife or razor in the room. Investigators hypothesize that the crime occurred during a fight at about 4AM. The couple had checked into the hotel at around 11:30PM last night. At about 5:30AM, Valero went down to the hotel lobby and confessed the killing to hotel staffers, who called police. Valero was taken into custody without incident. Prosecutors have moved ahead with murder charges against Valero.
Police in Caracas, Venezuela have reported that former boxing champion Edwin Valero has killed himself in his jail cell, just hours after he was arrested for his wife’s murder. Early Monday morning, Valero used his own clothes to hang himself in his cell.
Two-division world champion Edwin Valero put an end to his life at approximately 1:30AM this morning in his jail cell in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuala. He was to be arraigned at 9AM this morning on homicide charges in the death of his wife Yennifer Carolina less than 24 hours previously at the Intercontinental Hotel in Valencia. According to police, an inmate in an adjacent cell heard noises and alerted police who found Valero hanging. Valero initially still had vital signs but subsequently passed away. An autopsy will be carried out. Fightnews.com has been in contact with the Valero Family and will continue to report developments in this sad story. continue...
MARTINEZ DETHRONES PAVLIK AND BUTE STOPS MIRANDA IN 3 WBC jr middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 23 KOs) moved up in weight to dethrone WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs) by twelve round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Martinez was sharp and quick, cutting Pavlik over the left eye and outboxing Pavlik over the first four rounds. Pavlik began to connect with right hands in round five and his power advantage began to tell. Pavlik won the middle rounds scoring a flash knockdown against an off balance Martinez in round seven. Martinez turned the fight around in round nine, busting up Pavlik’s right eye and dominated rounds ten and eleven. Pavlik’s face was a bloody mess when the bout ended. Scores were 115-111, 116-111, 115-112. There was a rematch clause in the contract so expect to see Martinez-Pavlik II coming soon.
IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21 KOs) scored a third round TKO against Edison Miranda (33-5, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. An uppercut dropped Pantera, who beat the count but referee Ernie Sharif waved it off at 1:22. “I am the best there is at 168 pounds and I welcome all challengers,” said Bute moments after the fight, referring principally to Bernard Hopkins or anybody who wanted to challenge him for his IBF world title. The win was the 5th defense for the Romanian-born Bute. continue...
GUERRERO AND PORTER SHOWCASED TONIGHT Undefeated middleweight prospect and hometown favorite Fernando Guerrero will put his undefeated record on the line against Michael Walker of Chicago in a 10-round bout in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, April 16, live on SHOWTIME ® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. In an exciting co-feature, promising, unbeaten Shawn Porter (13-0, 10 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio, will face hard-hitting Colombian Raul Pinzon (17-4, 16 KOs) in a junior middleweight eight-round tussle.
The power-punching Guerrero (17-0, 14 KOs), of Salisbury, Md., by way of the Dominican Republic, has scored all 14 of his knockouts inside of four rounds. The No. 12-rated World Boxing Organization (WBO) contender at 160 pounds, Guerrero is coming off a thrilling fourth-round TKO victory over Jessie Nicklow on Dec. 18, 2009 on ShoBox. continue...
FLOYD MAYWEATHER QUOTES WHILE TRAINING IN VEGAS "Shane has talent, I have a gift. A God-given gift." - Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions Floyd "Money" Mayweather said on April 14, 2010 at his open media workout at the Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, NV.
"I think Shane is acting out of character. Why would someone wait until they were 38 years old to get a tattoo? I think he feels the pressure of this fight and is thinking about how he is going to beat me.
"There is a blue print to beat him because he has lost five times already. But there is no blueprint to beat me. I think he feels the pressure. I don't have any pressure. I am just getting ready to fight. continue...
PRIES HEADLINES SPRING FEVER Many of New England’s top prospects will be in action May 7 on the “Spring Fever” card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I.
New Bedford (MA) welterweight Jason “School Boy” Pires (22-3-1, 9 KOs), the former USBA super bantamweight champion and active New Bedford police officer, is scheduled to headline in the 8-round main event. continue...
MAYWEATHER VS MOSLEY PPV UNDERCARD Before Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley heat up the Las Vegas night in their Saturday, May 1 mega-fight, some of the top contenders in boxing today will enter the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In welterweight action, 19-year-old Mexican prodigy Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (31-0-1, 23 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line against veteran contender Jose Miguel Cotto (31-1-1, 23 KOs) in a 10-round bout, former world champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (38-2, 32 KOs) and Cornelius Lock (19-4-1, 12 KOs) will face off in a 10-round featherweight match-up, while Argentinean power puncher Hector David Saldivia (33-1, 26 KOs) takes on Las Vegas native Said Ouali (26-3, 18 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight fight. continue...
SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY VOWS TO KO FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. Sugar Shane Mosley unleashed a less sweet side of his mild-mannered personality on TBS' "Lopez Tonight" last night as he declared that he will knock out Floyd Mayweather when they meet in the ring May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.
Lopez to Mosley: "Can you knock Floyd out?" Mosley: "Definitely." Lopez: "Will you knock Floyd out?" Mosley: "I will knock Floyd out."
Oscar de la Hoya, who appeared with Mosley, was given a pair of blue boxing shoes with the "Lopez Tonight" logo on the soles in hopes Mayweather would wear them in the ring on May 1. Lopez said, "When he's down on his back I want to see the 'Lopez Tonight' logo at the biggest moment in boxing history when Sugar Shane Mosley knocks out Floyd Mayweather." continue...
UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS ON PPV MAY 29TH FEATURING WILFREDO VASQUEZ JR. Integrated Sports Media, North America’s undisputed champion of major pay-per-view boxing distribution, announced today that it’ll be involved in the May 29th “Unbeaten Champions,” featuring three world title fights live from Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The 12-round main event features the first title defense of local favorite, WBO Junior Featherweight Champion Wilfredo “WV2” Vazquez, Jr. (18-0-1, 15 KOs), against No. 1 contender Zsolt “Mr. Lefthook” Bedak (14-0-1, 12 KOs).
Another local star, WBO Junior Lightweight Champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez (23-0-1, 14 KOs), defends his belt against Gonzalo “El Destructor” Mungia (17-6-3, 13 KOs), currently rated No. 10 by the WBO and the reigning WBO Latino title holder, in the 12-round co-feature. continue...
"As promised, I officially announce today that Mr. Emanuel Steward will be my head trainer. And joining my corner with Joe Santiago, Joe Chavez and my brother Jose. On June 5th, we will make history again," Cotto said.
Miguel Cotto is looking to add another belt to his collection as he will be facing the tough Yuri Foreman. Let's see how well Emanuel and Cotto work together. continue...
What do Roy Jones, Benard Hopkins, and Evander Holyfield all have in common? It should be Retirement. Come on guys, we loved all the great fights that you gave us but enough is enough. You've had your fair share to shine and all of you shined brightly. Now is the time to let your ego's and pride be put to the side. After this weekend's uneventful boxing match between two guys that are well past their primes, they gave us more than enough reason's why they should retire.
Benard and Roy looked nothing like what we called future Hall of Famers, that is according to this particular night. While we love both fighters, somebody needs to tell them that they don't have it anymore. My father always told me that when you get older, it is always in your head but your body just won't perform the way your mind wants you to. I believe it after saturday night. I'm sure in their minds they knew what they wanted to do, but their body just wouldn't put out like they wanted it to. continue...
Let's set the stage, if Andre Berto get's by Carlos Quintana this Saturday, then does that setup a possible showdown between Berto vs Pacquiao? We know that Manny Pacquiao has his hands full in the political arena right now but that will not stop him from fighting this fall. As we see it there are really two options for Pacquiao. That is either face Andre Berto or face the winner of Mayweather vs Mosley.
Notice how we didn't acknowledge Quintana in the equation because we feel that their is no chance of him winning this Saturday. Manny Pacquiao vs Andre Berto would be a great fight. Most people would not give Berto a chance but he has just as good as a chance as Shane or Mayweather would have. Pacquiao has done good, but to be great he needs to fight one of the three we just mentioned. Mostly Mayweather that is, but if not him than Berto. We will save Sugar Shane for last. continue...
DAVID HAYE STOPS JOHN RUIZ IN THE 9TH ROUND BY TKO WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-0, 22 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over 38-year-old former champ John Ruiz (44-9-1, 30 KOs) on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England. Haye dropped Ruiz twice in round one, the first time with the right hand almost immediately, the second time with a rabbit punch. Haye was deducted a point for the rabbit punch, but Ruiz was still given a count and no time to recover from the foul. A determined Ruiz survived the round. Haye floored Ruiz again at the end of round five and again early in round six. Ruiz’ corner finally threw in the towel in round nine. Time was 2:01 continue...
Danny Perez not fast enough or strong enough to deal with the Cuban fighter Erislandy. From the start Erislandy out boxed Perez with great movement and throwing accurate combos straight rights, left hooks, to the body and a good jab. Danny Perez should get credit for not giving up and trying his best sometimes you’re best is just not good enough. Erislandy wins Lopsided 12 round unanimous decision. 99 to 91
Carlos Velasquez vs Ira Terry
Carlos Velasquez: in his first real test passed with flying colors after the second round Velasquez connected his body shots hurting his opponent and was able to wobble Ira Terry at the end of the round. Velasquez at the start of the fourth round was able hurt Terry with an explosive straight right Velasquez went right after him and connected another straight right and Terry went down and was not able to continue.
Hector Sanchez vs Cleotis Pendarvis
Sanchez was able to get two knockdowns in first round and it looked like the Puerto Rican fighter were in for short night but Cleotis was able to survive. In the fifth round round, Cleotis landed a picture perfect left hook to the chin and Sanchez went down he was able to beat the count but was on wobbled legs and the fight was stopped. TKO win for Cleotis Pendarvis. continue...
