Archives for April 2012

KIEV, UKRAINE (April 30, 2012) World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin and his noted trainer Abel Sanchez have arrived in Kiev, Ukraine where Golovkin will defend his world title on Saturday, May 12th against Japanese champion Makoto Fuchigami at the Ice Palace “Terminal”. Known for his devastating knockouts and fan friendly style, the undefeated Golovkin sports a record […]

By Ted Spoon: It’s a paradox unique to boxing that while it speaks to the layman’s inner fury it delights more distinguished figures. You’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who doesn’t enjoy a tear-up, but although fighting and boxing are linked, they are polarities, and ironically the more boxing there is the less receptive the crowd are. There can be […]

Apr. 30, 2012 – Boxing fans can get a ringside seat for one of the sport’s most dramatic pre-fight activities when HBO telecasts WEIGH-IN LIVE: MAYWEATHER/COTTO, the world championship fight weigh-in, featuring boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather and super welterweight title-holder Miguel Cotto. The half-hour special airs Friday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. Hosted by Jim Lampley, who […]

By James Slater: Having finally managed to pound out a clear decision win over one time bitter rival, now respected fellow warrior Bernard Hopkins – a fighter it is almost impossible to look good against – “Bad” Chad Dawson is at the top of the light-heavyweight tree. The gifted southpaw is the Ring Magazine and WBC 175-pound king and the […]

By James Slater: Fresh off his exciting, back-from-the-brink TKO win over Chazz Witherspoon, unbeaten U.S heavyweight Seth Mitchell and his team are making plans for the next step in the Brandywine warrior’s career. There is talk of “Mayhem” returning in September, and co-promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy spoke briefly about who it might be the 29-year-old former […]