Boxing News

Without question one of the most exciting fighters in the world today, Uncrowned Middleweight Champion, Edison “Pantera’ Miranda will make his long-awaited debut in his newly adopted home of Puerto Rico on Saturday, March 3rd when he takes on hard-hitting rising star Allan “Sweetness’ Green on a star-studded HBO World Championship Boxing card featuring Miguel Cotto’s WBA welterweight title defense against number one contender Oktay Urkal.

This stellar doubleheader, which is presented by Top Rank, with Miranda-Green being presented in association with Seminole Warriors Boxing, will air live on HBO from the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More...

Undefeated southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (17-0, 15 KOs) and unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (17-0, 10 KOs) will take on Billy Lyell (14-3, 2 KOs) and Manuel Garnica (22-6, 12 KOs), respectively, in the co-featured bouts Friday, Feb. 2, on “ShoBox: The New Generation.” SHOWTIME will televise the action at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

The well-regarded Kirkland and the upset-minded Lyell will collide in a 10-round junior middleweight match. Even though both are making their network debut, the spotlight will be on Kirkland. More...

With a combined record of 49-2-1, it is amazing that Timor Ibragimov (21-1-1, 13 KOs) and Tony Thompson (28-1, 17 KOs) haven’t already received a well-earned shot at the World Heavyweight Title. So on Friday, February 16, at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California, these highly-avoided warriors will do things the old fashioned way by fighting each other and leaving no doubt as to which fighter is truly the most deserving contender. More...

February 23, 2007, will be forever be known as “The Night the Lights Went Out in Scranton” after two of the world’s hardest punchers, Darnell “Ding-A-Ling Man” Wilson and Kelvin “Koncrete” Davis meet in one of every true fight fan’s most long-anticipated slugfests. More...

Thursday, February 1
AT ARCO ARENA SACRAMENTO. - Vicente Escobedo faces Tiger Smalls.

Saturday, Feb 3
AT SILVER SPURS ARENA KISSIMMEE, FL.- Jesus “Matador” Chavez risks the IBF light weight title against Julio “The Kid” Diaz; Tomasz Adamek the light heavyweight WBC against Chad Dawson
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Tickets for the highly anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather sold out in three hours Saturday afternoon at MGM Grand's box office and thru TicketMaster's website.  More than 5,400 tickets for the fight, Saturday, May 5 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, were devoured by fans eager to help establish the record-breaking live gate of $19 million.  The previous record was $16,860,300 for the November 13, 1999 Lennox Lewis vs. Evander Holyfield II championship event at the Thomas and Mack Center. More...

Being the son of a former world champion, as well as one of boxing's most respected contemporary trainers, certainly has its pros and cons for unbeaten middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., who has won all 13 of his pro fights with seven knockouts. More...

Former Commonwealth light middleweight champion Ossie Duran takes on The Contender I star Jonathan "Reid Dawg" Reid in the eight round co-feature on the Febarury 9th "Hearts Of Fire" pro-am show at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. More...

Home-grown heavyweight boxing contender Derric Rossy will put his undefeated record and New York State Heavyweight Championship on the line February 9, at a bout that will take place just a few miles away from his hometown of Patchogue.

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Rossy joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, officials from Suffolk County Community College and fight promoters last week to announce the event, which will be held at the Brookhaven Gymnasium on SCCC Ammerman campus in Selden. The night of boxing features a full card, concluding with the state heavyweight bout which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. More...

This past Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, Jorge Arce won his second consecutive WBC final eliminator and solidified his position as best super flyweight in the world with a dominating twelve round decision over Julio Ler. The action is presented here in an exclusive SaddoBoxing round by round.

Round one: After making a ring entrance on the back of a horse, Jorge Arce starts off the first round against Julio Ler with a few good stiff jabs. Arce walks Ler down with jabs and power punches and begins to land some combos as he backs Ler into the ropes. Ler attempts to counter but is missing everything. Arce gets in some hard body shots as Ler leans against the ropes. 10-9 Arce.

Round two: Arce starts the second frame by going to the body again. Ler threw a grand total of 14 punches in the first round and Arce bangs him as Ler just covers up against the ropes. Arce lands another hard left hook before Ler lands a good left, the first solid shot that he has landed tonight. Arce once against bangs his opponent's body against the ropes and Ler tells him to bring it on, but he gets on his bike and just runs. Both fighters are now trash talking to each other as they try to fight against the ropes. 20-18 Arce. More...

Former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will return to the ring in April, more than two years after injuries forced his retirement.

Vasyl Samokhvalov, who described himself as an "information adviser" to Klitschko, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Klitschko would face Oleg Maskaev on April 21 in Moscow. More...

Many people consider him one of the greatest Jewish warriors since Moshe Dayan. His name is Bruce "The Mouse" Strauss, he is one of the chosen people and now the legendary former boxer has been chosen to be the "main event" at Bosfest, 2007, the roast/tribute/benefit being held for another ring legend, Johnny Bos. More...

Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion Tshifhiwa Munyai continued his campaign of victory over the best of Britain's little men last night in London as the six foot, 118 lb South African stopped British Champion Martin Power in a rematch over four one sided rounds at the Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, London.

The 21 year old from Soweto now looms over the British Isles as promoter Frank Maloney has begun his search for a fighter that can defend English soil against the towering African. More...

Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Stevie "Lil' But Bad" Johnston captured the vacant IBA title last night (Friday, Jan. 26) on the "Blood, Sweat & Guts" card, presented by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at Destiny Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

The crafty Johnston (40-4-1, 18 KOs) won a 12-round majority decision (18-3, 13 KOs) against Tyrone "Fury" Harris (18-3, 13 KOs). More...

This past Friday, Tshifhiwa Munyai confirmed his status as world class prospect, successfully defending his Commonwealth Bantamweight crown with a vicious four
round pounding of former victim Martin Power on a Frank Maloney Promotion at Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England.

Power lost his undefeated record to Munyai last year in a back and forth thriller, but was way out of his depth this time.

Round one: Power, from Camden Town, entered the ring smiling confidently and made a decent start, nipping in and out with some decent right hands to head and body. Halfway through the first round, the champion hailing from South Africa began to find his timing and when he did, he looked blistering, throwing every punch in the book at Power. A sickening right hand to the body caused the challenger to grimace at the end of the first. More...

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On Thursday night at the Orleans in Las Vegas, Top Rank put on a show that saw headliners Ulises Solis and Will Grigsby reprise their IBF Light Flyweight title contest from just over a year ago. Try as he might, Grigsby was no luckier in the rematch than in the first fight as Solis pounded the 36 former champion for eight rounds until the bout was stopped on the advice of Grigsby's corner. With the win, Solis, 23-1-2 (17), retains his belt for the third time and will no doubt be gunning for a unification bout. Grigsby drops to 18-4-1 (7). More...

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WBC Super Featherweight Champion, Marco Antonio Barrera will meet WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, it was announced today. This battle between two of the most recognized Mexican fighters in the world is what boxing fans have been waiting for. More...

The wait is nearly over for fans across the globe as tickets for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather super fight go on sale, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. The unprecedented battle between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and unbeaten, four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather will be held Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. More...

By Ben Lettman

"It was just one of those nights"

After failing in his bid to recapture the Commonwealth Bantamweight crown from the world class and ever-improving Tshifhiwa Munyai last night, British 118 pound champion Martin Power very kindly spoke about what went wrong. More...

Light middleweight prospect Gary "Hot Stuff" Woolcombe suffered his first loss as a professional last night at the hands of the awkward and deceptively good Andrew 'Smiley' Facey.

Woolcombe, who fell to 22-1 (7), attempted to press the action throughout but was rendered more or less ineffective by his crafty opponent, who made full use of his height and reach advantages and refused to let the up and comer off the hook once he had him hurt. More...