The WBC’s Diamond champion at middleweight, Sergio Martinez, confirmed an earlier story by BoxingScene.com’s Miguel Rivera, who was advised by WBC president Jose Sulaiman that middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was granted permission to make a voluntary defense, but has to face Martinez in his next fight. Sulaiman also explained that Marco Antonio Rubio is not the mandatory challenger because his April fight with David Lemieux was never sanctioned as a final eliminator
Теперь братья Кличко не единственные братья, одновременно владеющие чемпионскими поясами. Рауль и Рамон Гарсия в минувшую субботу выиграли свои чемпионские бои в рамках одного турнира и заполучили пояса WBO. Чемпион в весе «пера» Рауль Гарсия (30-1-1, 18 KO) в третьем раунде нокаутировал Роммела Асеньо (20-3, 16 KO). Сначала Гарсия смог отправить Асеньо на пол, а затем убедительно сработать на добивании
Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski, the former Notre Dame football player and Golden Gloves boxing champion, was suspended Tuesday for flunking a drug test after fighting in Oklahoma on Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported
WBO #1 middleweight contender Gennady Martirosyan (22-2, 11 KOs) got what he needed in a tune-up fight against Argentinean journeyman Valentin Antonio Ochoa (20-19-5, 8 KOs), which took place at the “Typhoon” sport club in Saint Petersburg, Russia
WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa added another spectacular chapter to his sensational pro career in front of a sold-out crowd at «Boardwalk Hall» in Atlantic City on Saturday night. «El Ciclon de Guantanamo» literally blew away Jorge Solis, dropping the experienced Mexican five times in only four rounds to score his 20th win in as many pro-fights with 16 victories inside the distance
The weights are in for tomorrows junior welterweight unification at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Timothy Bradley (26-0, 11KOs), the WBO champion, was ripped to the max as he stepped on the scale and weighed in at 139.5-pounds. Devon Alexander (21-0, 13KOs), the WBC champion, was also in great shape and weighed 140-pounds on the dot
Golden Boy Promotions has disclosed that a deal has been finalizing for a March 5 clash between unbeaten Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (35-0-1, 26KOs) and Englands Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KOs), the younger brother of former world champion, Ricky Hatton. The fight will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. HBO will televise. Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya and Alvarez have scheduled a press conference for this coming Friday in Los Angeles to officially announce the fight
The explosive video interview in which Alexander Povetkin-trainer/ESPN Commentator Teddy Atlas unleashed a stream of personal attacks on Hall of Fame promoter Wilfried Sauerland and his son and promoter Kalle Sauerland, as well as allegations against Germanys largest promotional firm Sauerland Event, has been removed from YouTube. Bokser.org, the site that conducted the interview, informed Fightnews.com that they were asked to remove the interview “because it makes too much scandal
WBO light heavyweight world champion Jurgen Brahmer arrived back in Germany from Kazakhstan today at 9AM. He and BDB President Thomas Putz were immediately rushed from Hamburg Airport by ambulance to the Asklepios Klinik in Hamburg St. Georg. Brähmer and Pütz both received infusions and their strength is slowly coming back according to Dr. Michael Ehnert
Vadim Kornilov who advises fighters for Banner Promotions and German Titov Box Promotions revealed to BoxingScene.com that his fighter Dmitry Pirog may take a fight in his native Russia before resuming his career in the U.S. Pirog last fought in July when he knocked out the then undefeated American prospect Danny Jacobs with a hightlight reel punch
