Andrew Wake | 15.05.12 11:06
An injury to his Achilles tendon has forced former world
welterweight champion Antonio Margarito to delay his return to the
right, which was originally scheduled for next Saturday (May 26) in
Tucson, Arizona.
The Mexican was due to make his debut as a middleweight against
Abel Perry but has decided to withdraw due to a persistently sore
Achilles.
Carl Moretti, vice-president of promoters Top Rank confirmed
that the bout could be rescheduled for July 21, depending on how
Margarito's injury ...
Andrew Wake | 10.05.12 11:49
Dear Fans,
No one was more shocked and upset by the cancellation of next
week's fight than me. I had been training hard for almost
eight weeks and was ready to put on a dazzling performance and win
my belts back.
I know many of you purchased tickets for the fight and had
planned to make the trip to Las Vegas next weekend.
For any inconvenience or hardship this cancellation has caused,
I am truly sorry.
We're working hard to schedule my next fight for some time
during ...
Andrew Wake | 10.05.12 12:17
Amir Khan has confirmed that his rematch with Lamont Peterson
has been cancelled.
The Bolton man was set to face the American for his old IBF and
WBA light-welterweight titles in Las Vegas on May 19 but the bout
has been shelved following the revelation that Peterson failed not
one but two random drug tests.
"The fight is off! sorry everyone the only person to blame is
Lamont Peterson I'll be looking for a opponent to fight June
30th" Khan said via his official Twitter page...
Andrew Wake | 09.05.12 10:54
The rematch between
unified light-welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and
former titleholder Amir Khan scheduled for May 19 remains up in the
air following the American's positive urine test for a banned
substance.
According to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director
Keith Kizer, Peterson tested positive for a substance "consistent
with the administration of an anabolic steroid such as
testosterone."
It has now been revealed that Peterson could have take...
Andrew Wake | 08.05.12 05:42
Unified world light-welterweight champion has failed a drugs
test, throwing his rematch with Britain's Amir Khan into
jeopardy.
The pair are set to square off on May 19 at the Mandalay Bay in
Las Vegas but it has been revealed the Peterson tested positive for
a synthetic testosterone at a random test in March.
Why it has taken two months for this information to come to
light is unclear.
The events are stark contrast to before their first meeting last
December when Peterson as...
Andrew Wake | 04.05.12 12:07
WBO world light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly says he
expects a rematch with former foe Tony Bellew to happen in the
future and its potential is too big not to happen again.
In October Cleverly travelled to Bellew's back yard, defeating
the Scouser via a Majority Decision in a candidate for Fight Of The
Year. On Saturday Bellew defended his British title by defeating
former European champion Danny McIntosh and he followed it up by
claiming he wanted a rematch with the Welshm...
Andrew Wake | 30.04.12 10:04
Brash New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi is a world champion once
again after he halted Ukraine's previously unbeaten Vyacheslav
Senchenko to win the WBA welterweight title on Sunday.
With his left eye badly closed from Malignaggi's pounding fists,
Senchenko looked a beaten man and the referee stepped in to save
him at 1.10 of the ninth round.
Malignaggi, a former Ricky Hatton opponent and IBF title holder
at light-welterweight, improved his record to 31 - 4 (7 KOs).
Andrew Wake | 24.04.12 09:29
Former welterweight champ Antonio Margarito, who succumbed to a
10th-round knockout defeat to Miguel Cotto in a light
-middleweight title tilt in December, is set to return to the ring
next month
The Mexican will face an as yet to be confirmed opponent to
10-round bout on May 26 at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson.
Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti said that the bout will he
held "somewhere between 154 and 160 pounds."
Andrew Wake | 18.04.12 12:33
Nathan Cleverly has been forced out of his WBO light-heavyweight
title defence against Robin Krasniqi die to a viral infection.
The Welshman was due to headline the main event in the return of
boxing to London's historic Royal Albert Hall until illness
scuppered his plans.
2008 Beijing Olympian Billy Joe Saunders will now headline the
April 28 date in an engaging contest for the English middleweight
crown against Tony Hill.
Also on the bill, Manchester's big punching Matthew H...
Andrew Wake | 17.04.12 12:15
George Groves' world title shot against WBO super-middleweight
king Robert Stieglitz is off after the Londoner suffered an injury
in preparation for the contest.
"The Saint" was due to face off with the German champion on May
5th, but will now have to hope that he another
opportunity presents itself after his injury has healed.
"I am sorry to have to announce that I won't be boxing on May
5th. I have picked up an injury in the build-up to this fight,"
Groves said on his facebook...