Yearly Archives: 2012
Chavez Jr-Martinez on HBO PPV this Saturday
12 Rounds – World Middleweight Championship
JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR. vs. SERGIO MARTÍNEZ
WBC Middleweight Champion [...]
Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora to fight on Wealth TV, November 24th
fter an exciting and successful broadcast this past Saturday from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Wealth TV will continue to fulfill their promise in delivering quality fight entertainment [...]
Julio Chávez Jr. and Sergio Martínez make Wynn Las Vegas Grand Arrivals tomorrow at 12:30 P.M. PT
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (September 10, 2012) -- Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR., 46-0-1, 32 KOs), of Culiacán, México, and two-division [...]
Dawson Outclassed
By Emilio Camacho Esq. - As I predicted, Andre Ward outclassed Chad Dawson; however, there was several misses in my prediction.
First, I predicted that the first round would be uneventful and that Ward [...]
Chavez Jr…is this an act?
by Robert Jackson: HBO’s 24/7 series has for some time now been the MARKETING arm of its boxing empire, first seen prior to the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight and subsequently showcasing Pacquiao, Cotto [...]
Magomed Abdusalamov Ready for the ‘Big-Time’
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing sends his congratulations to the winner and still undefeated heavyweight Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (16-0, 16 KOs) after his crushing TKO 2 (1:57) over former world [...]
It was the WEIGHT!
by Robert Jackson: Well actually it wasn’t…totally, but as Miguel Cotto famously said following his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. “I tried to hit him, but I couldn’t”; Chad Dawson was also [...]
Troy Ross Interview
Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) is aiming to defend his IBF Cuiserweight Title for the second time in a row. The Cuban made the title his own after dethroning then champion Steve Cunningham last October, [...]
Hoffmann vs. Kretschmann and Teper vs. Oloukun this Friday live on Eurosport
Fans of German heavyweight boxing should take a close look at Halle (Saale) this Friday (September 14th) or follow the action live on Eurosport (starting at 21.00h / 9pm Central European time). Ring veteran [...]
Cruz vs Smith on Sept 21
The professional boxing career of undefeated Bethlehem, PA, welterweight Ronald Cruz is heating up. Cruz has won all 17 of his pro fights, 12 by knockout, and he captured the vacant WBC Continental Americas [...]
Ward-Dawson: Andre Ward cements his place as a modern great
By Peter Wells: Maybe it's about time we stopped the Mayweather, Pacquiao, who's the best in the world argument. Andre Ward may just have trumped them both with another completely dominate display. Ward [...]
Hamid Rahimi planning first ever professional boxing show in his home country Afghanistan for October 20th
Hamburg based middleweight contender Hamid Rahimi has been working for two years on a project he calls "Fight 4 Peace": the first ever professional boxing show in his home country Afghanistan. Now Rahimi [...]
Cayzer looks to impress at York Hall on 15th September
Billy “The kid” Cayzer looks for his fifth straight win as a professional when he takes on Bulgarian Champion Stilain Kostov in an International Light Middleweight contest at York Hall this Saturday [...]
Larry Merchant throws best jab of the night
by Paul Strauss: (Vitali stops Charr in 4th on bad cut), DeMarco vs Molina - Junior sits it out, Ward vs Dawson - Andre makes another one look easy
To start off the night's festivities, HBO showed [...]
Six Wins Out Of Six For TRAD TKO, Plus Two New Champions
The new season has started with a bang for the fighters from the famous TRAD TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town. Besides their fighters winning all six bouts two of the young guns also secured Championship [...]
Bellew stops Miranda in Nine – What next for the Bomber?
By Matt Amos - Last night Tony Bellew increased his standing in the 175 Pound Light Heavyweight division with a solid ninth round stoppage over erratic Columbian Edison Miranda. As predicted the “Bomber” [...]
Matthysse-Olusegun: Brave Ajose stopped after 10 classic rounds
By Peter Wells: It was never going to be easy. The Nigerian born Londoner has been the WBC mandatory challenger for several years, and has been overlooked the whole time. Then as though giving him a compensation [...]
Special 90 minute “S.O.G.” Edition of “The Pugilist KOrner’s: Weekend Wrap”: Matthysse-Olusegun, Klitschko, Broner, DeMarco, More!
Blog Talk Radio’s, “The Pugilist KOrner” is proud to present a special “Andre Ward Edition” of “The Weekend Wrap” tonight at 9:00 PM EST.
Pugilist KOrner link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wcsteelerfan/2012/09/10/tha-weekend-wrap
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Andre Ward: Snapping At Mayweather’s Heels Pound-For-Pound!
By James Slater - “Chad Dawson is a monster in there,” Andre Ward
Last night, in taming “monster” Chad Dawson, the reigning light-heavyweight ruler, unbeaten master (yes, master) Andre Ward [...]
Rubio Wins WBF World Super Middleweight Title
Marco Antonio Rubio is finally a world champion, after failed attempts at middleweight against Kelly Pavlik and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., as he captured the vacant World Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight [...]
How would tonight’s Andre Ward match up against the Joe Calzaghe who beat Mikkel Kessler?
by Geoffrey Ciani - Yes! It has already reached that point. Andre Ward is so good we are forced to look into the past in order to find a competitor worthy of his attention. That is the unique distinction [...]
Rubio defeats Baldomir
By Rob Smith: Former two time middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (55-6-1, 48 KO's) defeated former WBC welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir (49-15, 15 KO's) by a 5th round stoppage tonight [...]
Ward dismantles Dawson
OAKLAND (Sept. 8) - In perhaps his best and most dominating performance as a pro, Andre "S.O.G. Ward completely dismantled the naturally bigger WBC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson en route [...]
Matthysse blasts out Ajose
(Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime) LAS VEGAS (Sept. 8, 2012) – Lucas Matthysse powered his way through previously undefeated Olusegun Ajose to claim the WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Championship Saturday [...]
Ward stops Dawson; DeMarco destroys Molina in 1st round knockout
By Michael Collins: It's safe to say that Chad Dawson (31-2, 17 KO's) learned a tremendous lesson tonight about the dangerous of losing weight to fight out of his weight class. Dawson, 30, was completely [...]