POVETKIN WARMS UP FOR KLITSCHKO WITH FIGHT AGAINST MORA ON MARCH 13
Author: SAUERLAND Photo: BOXREC
Date: 3/5/2010
Unbeaten
heavyweight contender and IBF mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (18-0, 13
KOs) will take on Javier Mora in
Berlin on March 13. The 2004
Olympic gold medal winner will make his second fight under the guidance of star
coach Teddy Atlas. In December, the 30-year-old Russian became the first man to
knock out Leo Nolan, clinching a third-round KO victory in
Ludwigsburg.
To warm up
for the hotly-anticipated showdown against Wladimir Klitschko, Povetkin needs to
take care of business against Mora (22-3, 18 KOs) on the
Huck-Richards card. “Everything can happen in heavyweight boxing, so I really
need to be on alert,” Povetkin said. “I will of course be entering the fight as
the favourite since I had a very good amateur career and I am currently the
IBF´s number one. I will win this fight and show everybody that I am ready for
Klitschko”.
Povetkin and
Atlas have been training in New
Jersey. “The training was very hard and very good,”
Povetkin said. “I have learned a lot of things. Of course it will take a while
..........
HONORIO FOCUSED ON NOTHING BUT HIS UNDEFEATED OPPONENT TONIGHT!
Author: GOOSSEN TUTOR PROMOTIONS
Date: 3/5/2010
HONORIO FOCUSED ON NOTHING BUT HIS UNDEFEATED OPPONENT
TONIGHT!
A
TOP 5 WORLD RANKING WITH A WIN AT PECHANGA ON ESPN2’S “FRIDAY NIGHT
FIGHTS”
10P.M.
(EST)/7:00P.M.
(PST)
Los
Angeles, CA – With a performance that resulted in a
big win against undefeated hot prospect John Molina, Jr. back in November, NABF
and WBO NABO Lightweight Champion Martin “El Brochas” Honorio showed the sellout
crowd at Pechanga Casino & Resort and a worldwide audience on SHOWTIME a
portrait of the boxer that he is and one determined to improve. On tonight’s
main event of ESPN2’s “Friday Night
Fights,” the 30-year old Mexican buzz saw will be back at Pechanga focused on
another unbeaten fighter in Wilton Hilar..........
Author: TOP RANK Photo: sports.yahoo.com
Date: 3/5/2010
WORLD-FAMOUS FREDDIE ROACH hit the big Five-Uh Oh
today.
HOLLYWOOD,
CALIF. (March 5, 2010) – “Fifty, it’s the new 49,” said Freddie
as he entered his boxing laboratory also known as the Wild Card Boxing Club in
Hollywood, California today.
Named Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers
Association of America (BWAA) an unprecedented four times and the trainer of 27
world champions, Freddie is also boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound goodwill
ambassador.
Freddie will be spending the day doing what he loves to
do most, working with his fighters, including Fighter of the Decade Manny
Pacquiao who is preparing for his world welterweight title defense against
former world champion and current No. 1 contender Joshua Clottey. THE EVENT: Pacquiao vs. Clottey will take place
Saturday, March 13 and will be produced and di..........
POLISH THUNDER ADDED TO SATURDAYS SHOW AT THE TROPICANA LIVE ON GFL
Author: STAR BOXING
Date: 3/5/2010
Exciting
Philadelphian heavyweight, Joey Dawejko (2-0, 1KO) has been added to the Star
Boxing promoted card, this Saturday night at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in
Atlantic City. Dawejko will square
off against Kimani Cunningham (0-2) over four rounds. The card is headlined by
Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-2, 11KO) taking on Alexis Camacho (17-2, 16KO)
and will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv.
To
order this event for just $6.99 LIVE!!!!
by clicking:
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=589
The
19-year-old Dawejko, who goes by the nickname "The Polish Thunder", turned pro
in September of last year after a very accomplished amateur career. As an
amateur, Dawejko compiled a 56-12 record, winning the National Silver Gloves
three times, the Ringside World Tournament twice, the National PAL tournament
three times, and the 2008 Junior World Championship along the way. Dawejko has
also gained valuable experience in the gym, sparring with former heavyweight
cha..........
MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Author: GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Date: 3/4/2010
Los Angeles (Thursday, March 4)...The whirlwind three-city press tour that officially announced the May 1 welterweight showdown between superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather and WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley ended today as throngs of fans and media gathered at a unique outdoor press event in NOKIA Plaza at L.A. LIVE to see two of boxing's best fighters kick-off the promotion leading up to this highly competitive mega-fight. With stops that rumbled through New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles, fans came out in droves to support their favorite fighter as they answer the question "Who R U Picking?".
FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER
"I have been here before so I know what it takes. I have fought the best. Shane is a future Hall of Famer, and I am a future Hall of Famer.
"I have a great trainer, but our trainers can't fight for us.
"I want to change this sport. I want to make sure it is clean that is why Shane and I are both taking random urine and blood tests leading up to the fight.
"I just want to work hard and be the best I can be. May 1 is going to be a blockbuster event."
SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY
"This fight is on May 1. May 1 is going to be 'May's first [loss]. I will make sure of that.
"I want to thank Money Mayweather for accepting the fi..........
PHOTOS: MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY LOS ANGELES PRESS CONFERENCE
Author: HOGANPHOTOS Photos: TOM HOGAN - HOGANPHOTOS/GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
Date: 3/4/2010
Six-Time World Champion Floyd Mayweather and Five-Time
World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley pose on March 4, 2010 in Los Angeles,
California at a press conference to officially announce their May 1, 2010 fight
at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be televised live
on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The WBC is very happy with the great activity that we are having in March and April in Japan. On March 27, WBC flyweight world champion Koki Kameda of Japan will fight WBC interim champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand to determine the undisputed WBC flyweight champion of the world.
On the same card, WBC strawweight champion Oleydong Sithsanerchai will fight Japanese challenger Yasutaka Kuroki in a voluntary defense, and a WBC female championship bout between Momo Koseki of Japan and Gun Joo Shim of South Korea will be contested.
On April 30, one of the greatest double-header championship fights has also been confirmed to take place in Japan. In the main event, WBC bantamweight world champion Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan, who is the longest reigning current champion in any division, will make his eleventh title defense against the most difficult challenge in his career, the tough Mexican Fernando Montiel, who is a three-time world champion.
The fight between Hasegawa and Montiel is a dream match for fight fans around the world and will certainly capture the attention to determine the best bantamweight..........
POLISH THUNDER ADDED TO SATURDAY'S SHOW AT THE TROPICANA
Author: STAR BOXING
Date: 3/4/2010
Exciting Philadelphian heavyweight, Joey Dawejko (2-0, 1KO) has been added to the Star Boxing promoted card, this Saturday night at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Dawejko will square off against Kimani Cunningham (0-2) over four rounds. The card is headlined by Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez (20-2, 11KO) taking on Alexis Camacho (17-2, 16KO) and will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv.
The 19-year-old Dawejko, who goes by the nickname "The Polish Thunder", turned pro in September of last year after a very accomplished amateur career. As an amateur, Dawejko compiled a 56-12 record, winning the National Silver Gloves three times, the Ringside World Tournament twice, the National PAL tournament three times, and the 2008 Junior World Championship along the way. Dawejko has also gained valuable experience in the gym, sparring with former heavyweight champions, Samuel Peter and Hasim Rahman (Rahman along with Damien Klinger are managing Dawejko).
Dawejko has a very fan friendly style, which has made him a big local attraction throughout the Philadelphia area. With an impressive showing Saturday, Dawejko hopes to further expand his rapidly growing fan base.
"We were excited to be able to add Joey to the card," stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing. "We have heard he is a very exciting fighter, and really knows how to put on a great show, and those are exactly the type of fights we want ..........
RICO RAMOS TAKES ANOTHER BIG STEP TOWARD BEING THE BEST 122-POUNDER
Six Questions with the NABO Youth Super Bantamweight Champion Who Defends Against Cecilio Santos This Week in the Co-Feature on “ESPN’s Friday Night Fights”(10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA
Los Angeles, CA (March 4, 2010) – Coming off an impressive win over once-beaten Alejandro Perez back in late November at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA, NABO Youth Super Bantamweight champion Rico “Suavecito” Ramos returns to take another step up when he takes on four-time world title challenger Cecilio Santos in the scheduled eight-round co-feature of the March 5th telecast of ESPN “FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS” live on ESPN2 (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). We go “Inside the Mind” of Rico Ramos in the final, prefight days with “Six Questions” for the NABO Youth champ. QUESTION #1: In your last fight in November you had an exciting win at Pechanga on Showtime over your toughest opponent to date in Alejandro Perez. How pleased were you with your performance that night? RAMOS: “I was very pleased with that win. It was a tough fight but people took notice. I had to watch the punches I threw because he was real tough and we knew how tough both of us were once the bell rang. I just wanted to limit my mistakes and keep control, which I..........
Author: TOP RANK Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank
Date: 3/4/2010
3/4/10,New York,N.Y.--- Joshua Clottey,Ghana hits the mitts during media day Thursday at Kingsway Gym in New York. Clottey is getting ready for the fight of his life against seven-time world champion and "Fighter of the Decade" Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao on Saturday,May 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas,Texas on HBO Pay-Per-View.
DEVON ALEXANDER ESCAPED STREETS OF ST. LOUIS TO BECOME A CHAMPION
Author: DON KING By PETER OWEN NELSON, SPECIAL TO SI.COM
Date: 3/4/2010
Behind
a metal detector at the entrance to the Marquette
Recreation
Center, a middle-aged secretary sits
at the front desk, crying. A boy she knew, a 19-year-old amateur boxer named
Darnell Mason, had been standing in the wrong place at the wrong time and was
killed in a drive-by. Three other people were shot: one in the arm, one in the
leg and one in the face. The bullet that killed Mason went through his left eye.
In north St. Louis, this is
nothing unusual. Upstairs in the Marquette gym, Devon Alexander, 23, shadowboxes
as he has since he was seven, so many years and so many killings ago. Jabbing,
up on his toes, he looks at ease, but to him there are better places to be.
For Alexander, life in the ring began in the fall of
1995, when a former narcotics detective began teaching him and 29 other kids how
to slip punches and throw hooks in the basement of an abandoned police station.
Officer Kevin Cunningham had brought these boys from their elementary school,
for which he was a community patrolman. In most cities police don't monitor
elementary schools, but this was the Hyde Park section of
St. Louis, which had a crack-fueled
economy and one of the highest homicide ra..........
LONDON
- 6'5 German heavyweight Hans-Joerg Blasko has been named as the opponent for
the return of Tyson Fury this coming Friday night. Fury, who is chief support to
the main card of Sykes vs. Morris for the British Super Featherweight title this
Friday in Huddersfield.
"Just like my team Manchester United, I need
to make a point this weekend. I've been away and it's time to return back to my
slot as the number one domestic heavyweight, in the premier league of boxing."
said Fury.
"Forget that other
London rival, Derek Chisora, he's
just been keeping my seat warm. While he's been snogging men, I’ve been sparring
them. Once I'm done with Blasko on Friday night, I'll maybe have another fight
before resolving the McDermott situation once and for
all”.
The rematch with McDermott is set to take
place on May 22nd in Manchester,
affording Fury..........
Benny Leonard, Ted "Kid" Lewis, Henry Armstrong, Billy Conn, y Manuel Ortiz son miembros del Salón de Fama. ¿Que mas tienen en común?
Todos perdieron sus primeras peleas como profesional. De hecho Miguel Cantos y los campeones pesos completos Bonescrusher Smith y Mike Weaver perdieron en su debut también.