Issac Chilemba UD 10 Edison Miranda
Scores: 97-91, 96-92, 96-92.

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: Nonito Donaire’s (27-1-0) stock has been on a very sharp and aggressive rise ever since his demolition of Vic Darchinyan (37-4-1) in 2007. Then, after many great performances, Donaire was able to claim yet another tremendous and unquestionably memorable knockout victory by sending Fernando Montiel (46-4-2) to the canvas in February of 2011. continue

By Peter de Lange: My first reaction was "they got it wrong again" when I heard that Miguel Cotto would be Floyd Mayweather's next opponent. Everybody knows that the biggest fight out there is Mayweather against manny Pacquiao and the powers that be in the world of boxing failed to put it together again. I figured that this is why boxing is no longer a mainstream sport and is losing ground to the growing industry of MMA/UFC, if you can't make the show that everybody wants to see then why should anybody care? continue

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: As soon as the Mayweather Jr. vs. Cotto fight was officially announced, it was unbelievably tempting for me to jump on my computer and pound the keys on my keyboard until my frustrations, surprise, and peace was typed out in a form of a news article. Nevertheless, I decided to wait, as by the time I got the news, there were already dozens of pieces written on this very topic. continue

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1) is a fighter with a famous name and the benefit of the doubt accompanying him since the beginning of his career. Of course this would be the case; he is the son of Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. (107-6-2), a boxer the world is unlikely to ever forget. continue

By Joss Goosman:

The Prime Division-
The heavyweight division is the arena where past kings of the ring were ordained. Where the strongest and the biggest of men were pitted against each other, much like the gladiators of the past. continue

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 159.5 vs. Marco Antonio Rubio 159
Nonito Donaire 121.5 vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr 122
Vanes Martirosyan 153.5 vs. Troy Lowry 153.75

By Robert Jackson: Turning down a $40M guarantee offered by Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight, may have its virtues, but could also come back to haunt Manny Pacquiao. Recently released unofficial documents show that Pacquiao purses have not in most cases reflected the stated guarantees for those fights. With Cotto now facing Mayweather and Marquez looking to be facing Lamont Peterson, the next available opponent for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight may be the newly signed to Top Rank fighter Timothy Bradley. continue

Here are the weights from Frankfurt, Germany:

International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Title: continue

Carl Frampton will make the second defence of his Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight title as the chief-support bout on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Matthew Hatton at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on March 17. continue

By James Slater: Amir Khan was hoping to face Lamont Peterson in a return fight of their December 2011 thriller in his next fight, yet the sequel didn’t materialise (and may never do so). Victor Ortiz was just days away from his rematch with the man he beat in yet another thriller last April, in Andre Berto, yet the fight fell through due to a Berto bicep injury. continue

By James Slater: WBA middleweight champ Felix Sturm will fight at home in Germany once again on April 13th, when he will meet countryman and former interim WBC 160-pound titlist Sebastian Zbik (the fight is up now on Boxrec). The all-German showdown will no doubt prove a big hit in Deutschland, but some fans can’t help wondering if 33-year-old Sturm, 36-2-2(15) couldn’t have picked a better, possibly tougher challenger for his next bout. continue

PUNTERS on Betfair are backing Julio César Chávez Jr. to make a successful second defence of his World Boxing Council (WBC) title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday. Chavez is the 2-7 favourite to defeat Marco Antonio Rubio and retain the 160lb crown. continue

SCOTT QUIGG was expelled from school so he could continue his education in a boxing ring. Now he is closing in on world title glory leaving his former teachers wearing Dunces caps. continue

By Anthony Ivey: Undefeated flyweight contender Daniel Lozano is preparing to make another statement in his division on Friday Feb. 10th at the Al La Carte Pavillion in Tampa, Florida. Lozano, 10-0, was recently crowned the WBC USNBC champion and is showing no signs of slowing down. "Training is going great and I feel ready as always,"states Lozano."I'll shine and do my best". Lozano is confident about his future, but he is not about to overlook the next step. continue

Tensions rose and a scuffle broke out between heavyweight prospects Magomed "Mago" Abdusalamov (12-0, 12 KOs) and Pedro Rodriguez (8-0, 6 KOs) at todays' Superbrawls weigh-in for tomorrow's (Friday, February 3) ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast from the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. continue

A press conference was held today to discuss the Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing ESPN Friday Night Fights-televised boxing event entitled "Superbrawls", scheduled for tomorrow, (Friday, February 3), in the Dallas Events Center at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. continue

By James Slater: When the tickets go on sale for the fast-approaching May 5th fight card that will be topped by mega-star Floyd Mayweather Junior going up in weight to challenge reigning WBA light-middleweight king Miguel Cotto, they will disappear fast. Of that I’m sure. Not only is it always a big deal when “Money” fights, his fight with Cotto is probably the best fight the 34-year-old could have taken next to the one we all wanted with Manny Pacquiao. continue

GOBBLER'S KNOB, (Groundhog Day 2012) -- At approximately 7:26 A.M. ET today, Punxsutawney Phil -- the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators -- emerged from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Penn, and proclaimed, in his native Groundhogese, that the “Filipino Flash,” NONITO DONAIRE, would win the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight title when he rumbles with former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr., This Saturday! February 4, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas! The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT! continue

WORCESTER, Mass. (February 2, 2012) -- The fuse has been lit for a super middleweight explosion March 17 on HBO between an undefeated Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez and Donovan "Da Bomb" George, live from the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. continue

NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2012) – Thomas Dulorme (13-0, 10 KOs), of Carolina, Puerto Rico, will face surging southpaw, Jose Reynoso (15-3-1, 2 KOs), of Riverside, Calif., by way of Mexicali, Mex., for the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF) welterweight title in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, Feb. 17, live on SHOWTIME® (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). continue

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 2) - On Saturday, Feb. 18, Paul "The Punisher" Williams, Tavoris "Thunder" Cloud and Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola will bring their aggressive, knockout power and crowd-pleasing all-out action style to the great fans and city of Corpus Christi, Texas. The stacked fight card will emanate from the 9,200-seat American Bank Center Arena in an event presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions. On the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing world championship doubleheader (LIVE at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), the Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida bout will be promoted in association with Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions. The Cloud vs. Gabriel Campillo bout will be promoted by Don King Productions in association with Sampson Boxing, LLC. Arreola will battle Eric Molina to headline the preliminary bouts on SHOWTIME Extreme. continue

By Paul Strauss: Several of the articles written about Angelo's passing are titled "Muhammad Ali's Trainer Dies". There seems to be something not quite right about describing Angelo that way. He wouldn't have minded though, and in fact probably would have been flattered. He was a humble man, but he also knew how to handle the public and the media. Even in death he would know the answer to the question: "Who is a bigger media favorite than Ali?" No one. continue

By Adrian Hernandez: Leading up to the Top Rank special event at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, on February 4th, most of the media attention has been focused on WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Three Division World Champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire. continue

By Adrian Hernandez: On Wednesday, February 1st, at Jesse James Leija’s “ChampionFit Gym”, Pound for Pound fighter Nonito Donaire put on an intense show for the crowd who came out to support “The Filipino Flash” during the week of his major world title fight against former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. continue

By James Slater: Back in September of 2010, in what has to rank as one of the most exciting interviews I have ever done for ESB, I had the privilege, the pleasure and the honour of speaking with all-time great trainer/corner-man Angelo Dundee. Thanks to Rachel Charles, I was able to call the then 89-year-old up on the phone and sit and talk boxing with a man who had picked up a whole lifetime of pugilistic knowledge. continue

By James Slater: In sad news, it has been reported that legendary trainer-cornerman Angelo Dundee passed away a short time ago, aged 90. The lifelong boxing brain passed away peacefully in Miami; surrounded by family members. continue

by Geoffrey Ciani - With the official announcement that Floyd Mayweather Junior (42-0, 26 KOs) will be facing Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO) on May 5, curious fans will now turn their attention to Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs). Who will Pacquiao’s next opponent be? With Mayweather and Cotto now officially eliminated from consideration there are basically three names left: Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs), Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KOs), and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KOs). Although many from Pacquiao’s camp felt as if Cotto would have been an ideal opponent for Pac-Man at this time, that was strictly looking at things from a financial perspective. Fans don’t care about boxing finances, though. They care about seeing good fights where the outcome is difficult to determine beforehand. As such, Pacquiao’s remaining three options all represent more interesting challenges for Pacquiao than Cotto.

There was simply no reason for a Pacquiao-Cotto rematch! When they did fight Pacquiao defeated him decisively. He proved he was beyond a doubt the better man that night. Rematches are typically reserved for extremely close fights, contests that end with a controversial decision, or both. None of that was applicable here, and even though Cotto was competitive through the first four rounds he was also dropped twice during that duration. From that point forward, Cotto more or less went into full retreat mode. He was reluctant to fight. Now some fans might claim losing two extra pounds to make the 145 catch contractual catch weight drained Cotto and weakened him. While there might be some truth in this, the average fan that purchased the fight will likely not care. They will simply remember Pacquiao’s dominance and nothing more. Cotto’s unwillingness to fight during the final eight rounds made this an unappealing contest for those who remember the first fight. continue

By Prince Dornu-Leiku: The return of unbeaten world title aspirant Braimah Kamoko against Sweden based Ugandan Hamza Wandera on February 25 in Ghana will now take place at the Accra Sports Stadium instead of the previously announced Accra International Conference Centre, we can report. continue

By Robert Jackson: The just announced the Mayweather/Cotto fight scheduled for May 5, 2012, has to be a shocker to Top Rank boss Bob Arum. In the days preceding this announcement, Top Rank was dangling Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. like a carrot or piece of raw meat in front of Cotto face to keep him from bolting the Top Rank camp for greener pastures. continue

By James Slater: It’s on and fight fans are excited! Floyd Mayweather Junior Vs. Miguel Cotto.

But how do the two match up? Here’s the traditional Tale Of The Tape: continue

By James Slater: It’s official: Pound-for-Pound king Floyd Mayweather Junior, 42-0(26) will face Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 5th - Cinco de Mayo weekend. continue

By Michael Collins: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) may not have lucked out and gotten the big paying fight with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th, but he will be fighting on the undercard of the fight against an opponent to be determined, according to Oscar de La Hoya. continue

Las Vegas, Nev. (February 1)...It's official. Boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step into the ring. Mayweather vs. Cotto will take place on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be televised live on pay-per-view. continue

After a long wait, Erik Morales' Box Latino returns to their hometown with "Sangre y Patria (Blood and Country)" set for the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, February 11th. In the main event, super bantamweight Oscar "Finito" Gonzalez (27-1, 21KOs) will take on Mario “Maka” Briones (21-1-1, 15KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico, for the vacant WBC International super bantamweight title. In the co-main event, Tijuana KO artist Javier "Cobra" Mendoza (15-2-1, 12KOs) will look to strike against Armando "Chiquita" Vazquez (20-7, 4KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico, in his second defense of his WBC Continental Americas light flyweight title. The double explosive twelve round co-main events will be televised live in Mexico by Televisa as part of their weekly series "Sabados de Corona". continue

By Michael Collins: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) will be moving up in weight on May 5th to challenge WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) for his title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather announced the news at his license hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission in Las Vegas. continue

By William Shropshire: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is expected to announce his fighter’s next opponent possibly by Friday. It’s assumed to be WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) who gets the call by Arum after Miguel Cotto took himself out of the running choosing to fight WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. continue

By Mel Dixon: While most fight fans are accustomed to the existence of two boxing codes, a new setup has emerged in the UK called the Queensbury Boxing League. It launched at the start of 2011 in relative obscurity but has since gained television coverage on Sky's Premier Sports. continue

By Michael Collins: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) has been looking really sharp in training and appears to have dropped a lot of tonnage in getting ready for his important bout against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) on February 18th in Munich, Germany. continue

Things got hot today at the final press conference prior to the rematch between International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) and Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs). “That is my belt, it is coming back to me,” Cunningham shouted during the face-off. “You better hug it tonight. I am the real champion. Nobody is going to help you this time. I live, eat, sleep boxing. Nobody ever helped me. No referee helped me up off the ground when I got knocked down. I am worried, I am worried for you! I am the real champ.” continue

HBO Sports’ flagship boxing series returns with an action-packed card headlined by two of the sport’s fastest-rising stars when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. VS. MARCO ANTONIO RUBIO AND NONITO DONAIRE VS. WILFREDO VAZQUEZ JR. is seen live SATURDAY, FEB. 4 at 10:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (PT) from the Alamodome in San Antonio, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Emanuel Steward will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV, closed-captioned for the hearing impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino. continue

By Michael Collins: It appears that Amir Khan’s two-year campaign to try and talk his way into a mega fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have been for naught as Mayweather expressed displeasure with Khan’s fighting style in his last fight against Lamont Peterson and felt that Khan should have been disqualified in the fight, which turned out to be a loss for Khan. continue

By James Creed: Pundits and long-time fans of the sport have a tendency to look back on the past with determined reverence. They were the good times. Boxing had superstars that were household names amongst even non-fight fans. continue

By Michael Collins: Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum completely blew it by not agreeing to the tiny three pound catchweight that Miguel Cotto was asking from Pacquiao and Arum for him to fight the Filipino star again. Cotto fights at 154lbs and he wanted Pacquiao to agree to fight him at 150lbs so that he wouldn’t have to strip off too much weight and end up too weak to fight. continue

By Michael Collins: Floyd Mayweather Jr. had to settle for fighting WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto for his next fight on May 5th because he couldn’t get his #1 choice Manny Pacquiao to agree to fight him. Mayweather said this on his twitter page on Wednesday: “I’m fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th because Miss Pac Man is ducking me.” continue

By Robert Jackson: With the Ortiz/Berto rematch postponed – probably permanently, many wonder what’s next for the Vicious one. Ortiz has expressed an interest in facing the Alexander/Maidana winner, while Vanes Martirosyan has expressed his interest to step down from 154lbs to 147lbs and step in for the injured Berto and face Ortiz on Feb 11, 2012. continue

Liverpool's Stephen Smith will start his comeback in Germany on the undercard of Dereck Chisora's World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight title fight against Vitali Klitschko. continue

By Vivek Wallace: With Manny Pacquiao officially out of the Floyd Mayweather jr. hunt for what is traditionally known as the most festive weekend in the sport, seems the stage could be set for what many could dub the next best thing. Although no official word has come, and no official agreement has been reached on either front, rumblings in the underground have it that fight fans could be presented what would be an incredible card, as four of the sports more perennial names would square off.

All the heavy brass in Goldenboy Promotions would deny this on record, but Mayweather/Cotto and Alvarez/Mosley seem to be a very hot topic in certain circles, and what started as a luke warm whisper has suddenly become a deafening roar....even if it is only by sheer fan desire.

Pacquiao has made it clear that he will only face Cotto if Cotto agrees to sacrifice his weight again, coming down to 147lbs. Cotto's response has been very candid, making it very clear that he will not make such a mistake again, regardless of how much money is attached to the request. Some would raise an eyebrow at Cotto for declining an offer to make more than he probably ever has against Pacquiao in a rematch, but in opting for Mayweather, Cotto quickly learns a bird in the hand beats two in a bush. In simple terms, Cotto has lost to two men in his career. He has avenged one of those losses, (Margarito), but rather than risking the odds of defeat to the man who gave him the other loss, (Pacquiao), he could set out to face the man, (Mayweather), who most feel could defeat that man. continue

Bellew’s Liverpool clash to be aired live on Sky Sports – tickets on sale at 9am

Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that they have joined forces with David Coldwell and Coldwell Boxing for Tony Bellew’s British light-Heavyweight title defence against Danny McIntosh on ‘The Big Bang’ card at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday April 14, live on Sky Sports. continue

Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is responding to pre-fight interviews with South Africa's WBC #6, WBA #13, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) #14-rated Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba, whom he will face in the 10-round light heavyweight main event of this Friday's (February 3) ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast from the Dallas Events Center at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. continue

BOMBS AWAY SATURDAY, MAR. 17, LIVE ON HBO AT 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT

AT THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

NEW YORK, NY (February 1, 2012) - Earlier today DiBella Entertainment hosted a media teleconference to announce "Bombs Away", the much anticipated March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) co-feature fight between top-rated Super Middleweight contenders Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez and Donovan "Da Bomb" George being shown live on HBO.The card, headlined by Middleweight Champion, Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (48-2-2, 27KO's) defending his crown against Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (28-3, 19KO's), is entitled, "THE Real Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up" and will take place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.HBO will begin live coverage at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. continue

By Michael Collins: It isn’t Marco Antonio Rubio’s lack of height that may hurt him this Saturday night in challenging WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) for the title on HBO at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It’s the weight advantage that Chavez Jr. will almost surely have going for him that will cause Rubio major headaches in this fight. continue

BRONX, NY (January 31, 2012) - Honors keep rolling in for Star Boxing's world ranked Junior Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez, the latest being yesterday's announcement by the Boxing Writers Association of America ("BWAA") that last July 17th Star Boxing-promoted event between Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak, aired live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, had been selected as the BWAA Fight of the Year. continue

By Michael Collins: Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to fight WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto at the full 154 pounds on May 5th to try and capture his tile. When asked why he didn’t try and get a catchweight handicap like Manny Pacquiao has sometimes used against fighters to get an edge, Mayweather said “I can’t fight a guy that isn’t comfortable. I don’t get anything from that. I want them to be at their best.” continue

By Michael Collins: A fight is considered a terrible mismatch when one fighter doesn’t even have to use their right hand to win it. They can literally jab their way to a victory without even once using their right hand. The March 3rd fight between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) and 39-year-old Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) is a pretty good case for that. Wladimir, 6’6”, has arguably the best jab in the heavyweight division and a powerful left hook that does with it. continue

By Michael Collins: Oscar De La Hoya isn’t saying who he plans on matching against Golden Promotions fighter Saul Alvarez on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto on May 5th, but the word is already leaking out that 40-year-old Shane Mosley is the guy that will likely get the fight. Mosley has already said to ESPN that he’d like to fight Alvarez next. continue

Four top cruiserweights showcased their talents today in Frankfurt prior to Team Sauerland´s big show at the Fraport Arena on Saturday night. In four days, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) and two-time world champion Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) will meet again, while Enad Licina and Alexander Alekseev clash for the vacant European Cruiserweight Title. “I deserve to be world champion and I will prove my worth on Saturday night,” Hernandez told the press after today´s session. “He is good, but I don´t consider him a world champion,” Cunningham said of his opponent. “I am here to take home the title and become world champion for a third time.” continue

Los Angeles (Jan 31, 2012) - At the end of the year, when several highly respected publications, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Sports named Andre Ward their Fighter of the Year, it seemed that the people around the 2004 Olympic gold medalist were even more thrilled than he was. Though grateful for the awards he had earned, the WBA and WBC super middleweight World Champion was waiting for "the big one." continue

LOS ANGELES (January 31) - Due to a left biceps injury sustained while training on Monday, January 30, Andre Berto will be unable to compete in his scheduled February 11 SHOWTIME televised bout against Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., forcing a cancellation of the event on that date. All parties involved are actively seeking a possible postponement date for Ortiz vs. Berto II. continue

BoxNation (Sky Ch. 456/Virgin Ch. 546), the UK's only dedicated boxing channel, will televise a sensational world-title doubleheader featuring superstars Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Nonito Donaire this Saturday (4 February) live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. continue

By James Slater: Unbeaten at 12-0(12) - with no opponent thus far taking him further than the 3rd-round - Russian heavyweight hope Magomed Abdusalamov makes his ESPN Friday Night Fights debut this week. Going up against another unbeaten wannabe in the 8-0(6) Pedro Rodriguez of Cuba, the former kick boxer who now lives in Oxnard, California will be looking to impress on the network. continue

By James Slater: As fans have surely read by now, February 11th’s scheduled and much anticipated return fight between Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz is set to be postponed due to a bicep injury suffered by Berto. Reportedly, Berto, who lost the first fight with Ortiz via 12-round decision, ruptured his left bicep muscle when throwing a punch in sparring. Ringtv.com reports that Berto will require arthroscopic surgery “as early as Tuesday.” continue

SCOTT QUIGG is being lined up for a world title eliminator if he successfully defends his British super-bantamweight title against Jamie Arthur this weekend. continue

Patrick Nielsen (12-0, 6 KOs) will be looking for his 13th victory in as many fights when he takes on Jozsef Matolcsi (30-17, 20 KOs) at the first Nordic Fight Night at Broendby Hall on February 18. Nielsen could be in for an unpleasant surprise. Last February, his rugged Hungarian opponent – known as “Shatter-Machine” in boxing circles – lived up to his billing by shattering the career of former European Middleweight Champion Mahir Oral. The two-time world title challenger was getting ready for another ride when Matolcsi gave him a beating and stopped him in two rounds in Herning. continue

East End favourite Kevin Mitchell is relishing his London return on Friday 10th February at a sold-out York Hall. continue

By Vitali Shaposhnikov: While it has not yet been confirmed by team Berto, ESPN got news from a reliable source stating that Berto is hurt. (http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7521608/andre-berto-injures-arm-fight-victor-ortiz-jeopardy-sources-say) continue

International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) will face two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) in a hotly-anticipated rematch in Frankfurt on Saturday night. Boxing-online.com has caught up with the 27-year-old Cuban. continue

By James Slater: Thought it would undeniably be a big deal and likely a sell-out event in the U.K, former two-time WBC super-middleweight king Carl Froch says he will NOT be moving up in weight to fight reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) 175-pound boss Nathan Cleverly. “Clev’s” promoter, Frank Warren, recently spoke about the potential fight, saying he would sign the Welshman up for it “in a heartbeat.” continue

By James Slater: An interesting and possibly exciting heavyweight match-up will take place in Brisbane, Australia on March 18th, as Samoan slugger Alex Leapi will square off with once-beaten U.S heavyweight Kevin “KingPin” Johnson. This is the word according to invaluable website Fightnews.com. continue

By James Slater: This coming Saturday night (Feb. 4th) in San Antonio, Texas, WBC middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez will meet dangerous power puncher and fellow Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio. An exciting, possible slugfest is anticipated and there will be much more on the line for unbeaten Chavez Jr than just his green belt. continue

By Michael Collins: There is next to no chance that WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KO’s) will be facing Sergio Martinez in his next fight or his fight after that, according to Chavez’s promoter Bob Arum. continue

By Michael Collins: Heavyweight David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) will finally get a chance to make his American debut when he steps inside the ring on March 24th against a fighter by the name of Josue Blocus (16-2, 14 KO’s) on the undercard of the Mariusz Wach vs. Tye Fields card in Atlantic City, New Jersey. continue

By Michael Collins: WBC president Jose Sulaiman is reportedly upset with the criticism that he’s received from former World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, who is disgusted with Sulaiman and the WBC for not forcing WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to give him a fight after Sulaiman had earlier said he was going to make Chavez Jr. fight Martinez. continue

By Michael Collins: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko rarely knocks out his opponents early in his fights, and that’s not likely to change on February 18th in his defense against Britain’s Dereck Chisora (15-2, 0 KO’s) at the Olypiahalle in Munich, Germany. Vitali doesn’t punch with a lot of speed but does have excellent power. He tends to bludgeon his opponents into submission, usually in the 2nd half of his fights. continue

By Michael Collins: Being 39-years-old and seven inches shorter and 30 pounds lighter than the 6’6” 245 pound IBF/WBA/WBC heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s), French challenger Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KO’s) will have to take a lot of chances on March 3rd if he wants to find a way to win this fight. He’ll be fighting in Klitschko’s adopted country of Germany in front of a huge crowd at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, and it’s going to be tough in almost every area for the former WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Mormeck. continue

By Michael Collins: According to Steve Kim, a pay per view fight between IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is looking like a definite possibility for July 14th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is looking to set it up, and appears that he’s close to having it done. Peterson and Marquez will first fight on another card together in Mexico City on March 17th before they meet up on July 14th. continue

By Michael Collins: Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KO’s) will be looking to capture his 3rd world title this Saturday night against Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KO’s) in a fight the vacant WBO super bantamweight title at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This is basically a paper title, because it’s vacant and was given up by champion Jorge Arce. continue

By Michael Collins: British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (23-0, 16 KO’s) is looking to accomplish some big things if he can get past Jamie Arthur (18-5, 4 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Lanchashire, UK. Quigg, 23, is ranked #3 WBA, #3 IBF, and could be fighting in a world eliminator bout in his next fight if his promoters are able to line up a fight. continue

JAMIE ARTHUR reckons his American moles have delivered the blueprint for shocking Scott Quigg this weekend. The Welshman starts a huge underdog when he challenges for Quigg’s British super-bantamweight title at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday (4th February). continue

Occasionally in boxing, the competitive fire that burns between two proud Hispanic fighters exceeds the confines of the four ring-posts and spreads throughout a community. continue

By Michael Collins: It seemed clear that Timothy Bradley would be soon sharing the same right with Manny Pacquiao after Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, signed Bradley to a contract with Top Rank last year. continue