Andrew Wake | 21.05.12 06:54
Carl Froch believes Carl Frampton is a world champion in waiting
- and has backed the super-bantamweight star to wow the Froch Army
in Nottingham on Saturday night.
Frampton fights for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental title
against fellow unbeaten young gun Raul Hirales from Mexico as the
chief support to Froch's IBF world super middleweight title
challenge to Lucian Bute, and The Cobra believes Frampton can be a
big hit with the fans.
"In a way it's a shame my fight is right after Frampto...
Andrew Wake | 21.05.12 06:44
The German Boxing Board (BDB) has written to the European
Boxing Union (EBU) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC)
in support of the BBBoC over the proposed clash between David Haye
and Dereck Chisora at West Ham Soccer ground on July 14, sanctioned
by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation (LBF).
The BDB president Thomas Pütz has joined his WBC
counterpart José Sulaimán over the controversial contest and in his
letter he has urged the EBU to expel the LBF and for the sport to
stand f...
Andrew Wake | 21.05.12 06:38
IBF super flyweight champion Juan Carlos "Zurdito" Sánchez
successfully made the first defence of his title, taking a
twelve round unanimous decision over former champion Juan Alberto
"Topo" Rosas on Saturday night in Mexico.
Scores were 118-109, 118-109 and 120-107.
Andrew Wake | 20.05.12 03:42
Former two-time world super-middleweight king Mikkel Kessler had
to climb off the canvas to seal the WBC's silver title at
light-heavyweight with victory over brash American Allan Green in
Copenhagen on Saturday night.
The 'Viking Warrior' was bowled over by a combination in the
opening stanza but came back strongly before knocking Green out
with a devastating left hook in the fourth.
Kessler, who was cheered on by more than 15,000 vociferous fans
at the PARKEN stadium, said: "This was a g...
Andrew Wake | 20.05.12 03:33
Hatton Promotions' Ashley Theophane was relieved of his British
light-welterweight title after a close battle with Darren Hamilton
last night.
The 31-year-old from Kilburn only needed to emerge victorious to
keep the Lonsdale belt and set up a potential world title
eliminator against Josesito Lopez, but came up against an opponent
with greater skill than many expected.
In truth there was little between the two combatants, with Sky
Sports' punch stats showing that they both landed the same ...
Andrew Wake | 20.05.12 03:29
David Price sent out a chilling message to the world's
heavyweights when he dismantled Norwich's Sam Sexton inside four
rounds on Saturday night.
The 6ft 8in Liverpudlian, who is an 2008 Olympic bronze
medallist, picked up the vacant British and Commonwealth crowns but
the performance really underlined his potential to go well beyond
domestic class.
Indeed, Sexton had lasted much longer in his pair of losses to
Dereck Chisora and he's a fighter which is now regarded by many to
be amongst t...
Andrew Wake | 18.05.12 09:53
In these days of endless trash talking, Manny Pacquiao has once
again bucked the trend by showering nothing but compliments on his
next foe.
The Filipino idol puts his WBO welterweight strap on the line
against unbeaten American Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas on June 9 and was keen not to get drawn into a war of words
like his long-time rival Floyd Mayweather often does.
"Timothy Bradley brings a lot of weapons to a fight," Pacquiao
said in an interview in with broadcasters ...
Andrew Wake | 18.05.12 09:48
WBC middleweight champion, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and challenger
Andy Lee, made the mandatory weight 30 days prior to their
clash on June 16th, 175 pounds for the champion and 174 for
the challenger.
The WBC weigh-ins take place 30 and 7 days prior to the bout and
the medical test 30 days before the bout to be of great importance
and has decided to crack down on boxers and promoters that do not
completely fulfil every mandatory aspect.
The WBC will fine $300 to any person who doesn't ...
Andrew Wake | 18.05.12 09:41
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has thrown its support behind the
British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) and said that it will
impose bans on anyone found to be involved in the controversial
fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora.
Jose Sulaiman, president of the Mexican-based world sanctioning
body, has said that he disapproves with the July 14 contest, which
is being sanctioned by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation, and will
prevent all parties working on the fight from boxing for WBC ...
Andrew Wake | 17.05.12 07:37
David Price believes that winning the British heavyweight crown
this weekend will be the start of his assent to the big time.
The giant Liverpudlian, who is an Olympic bronze medallist,
faces Norwich's Sam Sexton for the vacant bauble at Aintree
Racecourse on Saturday night and will be looking to make a
statement of his potential.
Indeed, Sexton has only been defeated by world title challenger
Dereck Chisora so a stoppage for Price will send out a warning
signal to the world's elite heavyw...