Feb 29, 2008 | Pretoria News
Meet Japan's oldest woman boxer
“After you turn 40, you get far-sighted and you wither physically”
A 44-year-old mother of two won approval on Friday to become Japan's oldest professional boxer, saying she has trained to compensate for her physical shortcomings. via Pretoria News
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Pavlik could make first title defense in Atlantic City
Youngstown middleweight Kelly Pavlik will likely make his first title defense in Atlantic City, not New York City, on June 7. Pavlik was originally expected to fight Irishman John Duddy at Madison Square Garden ... via Vindy.com
Feb 29, 2008 | Guardian Unlimited
Boxing: Haye warned that long night will favour Maccarinelli
“I've sparred with big heavyweights in the past, done 12 rounds, and felt I could do another eight or 10”
Enzo Maccarinelli's trainer, Enzo Calzaghe, has warned David Haye to be prepared for 12 rounds that could end his boxing career when the WBO champion, Maccarinelli, fights the WBC and WBA champion in a world ... via Guardian Unlimited
Feb 28, 2008 | PR-inside.com
Cory Spinks returning home for junior middleweight title defense
The rhetoric was pumped up a bit for Cory Spinks' third hometown fight next month, perhaps to compensate for reduced expectations. via PR-inside.com
Feb 28, 2008 | SecondsOut.com
“We had the DVD player going every day and we've noticed some different things about Kraj that we've worked on”
Undefeated WBC No. 1 cruiserweight contender Matt "Too Smooth" Godfrey broke his Hartford-based training camp on Tuesday and departed for Germany to acclimate himself for his March 8 WBC title elimination ... via SecondsOut.com
Feb 27, 2008 | Asbury Park Press Online
Rubio, Lorenzo top Pavlik's list of opponents
“Hopefully we'll have it done this week,'”
Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik should learn the name of his next opponent in a few days, and it won't be John Duddy. via Asbury Park Press Online
Feb 27, 2008 | Guardian Unlimited
Holyfield and Tyson in rematch talks
“There has been some talk between us”
Holyfield and Tyson in talks over rematch of infamous fight Evander Holyfield has revealed that he and Mike Tyson are considering the possibility of fighting each other for a third time in a bout that, should ... via Guardian Unlimited
Feb 27, 2008 | The Age
“I'm not here to big head myself, I'm here to box. It's going to happen.”
The human wrecking ball that is Solomon Haumono claimed another victim on the Anthony Mundine undercard at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. via The Age
Feb 27, 2008 | NEWS.com.au
“Once again the critics who said it was a mis-match, you all saw a great fight tonight. "I thought it was going to go 12 rounds. "He prepared like never before and he wasn't coming in with the mindset of being stopped.”
ANTHONY Mundine has retained his WBA super middleweight world title for the third time with a decisive, unanimous points decision over Nader Hamdan at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. via NEWS.com.au
Feb 27, 2008 | TheSweetScience.com
“Everyone knows that a fight between me and Kelly will be an all action, knockdown fight”
The WBC has released its February ratings and undefeated middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo has been installed as the #1 mandatory challenger to WBC champion Kelly Pavlik, it was announced today by Main ... via TheSweetScience.com
Feb 26, 2008 | PR-inside.com
Mundine looking further than a title defense
Anthony Mundine is already thinking ahead of his WBA super middleweight title defense against Nader Hamdan, saying he wants a shot at unbeaten Super Champion Joe Calzaghe next. via PR-inside.com
Feb 25, 2008 | SI.com
Cotto to defend WBA belt v. Gomez
“I can name a thousand times where I've been the underdog, they said I was going to be knocked out, but I proved them wrong”
Rand McNally couldn't plot welterweight champion Miguel Cotto's path any more precisely than promoter Bob Arum, who seems to have the next five months for his unbeaten star laid out down to the day. via SI.com
Feb 25, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Judah gets OK to reapply for Nevada license 2 years after it was revoked for melee
“The commission, with a severe warning, granted Mr. Judah's petition for reinstatement”
LAS VEGAS : Zab Judah was cleared Monday to reapply for a license to fight in Nevada, a move that paves the way for a bout against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas in the next few months. via International Herald Tribune
Feb 25, 2008 | The Plain Dealer
Duddy's gash could affect Pavlik fight
Forget about Saturday's heavyweight unification title bout between IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko and WBO champ Sultan Ibragimov. via The Plain Dealer
Feb 25, 2008 | New York Daily News
H'wood heavyweight: Foxx may play Tyson
“Jamie Foxx and I will be working together”
Mike Tyson says his life story is fit for the big screen - and he wants Jamie Foxx to play the title role. via New York Daily News
Feb 24, 2008 | WZZM-TV Grand Rapids
Peter Quillin of Grand Rapids wins again
“Some said I reminded them of Eligio Sardinas Montalvo when I was growing up”
New York super middleweight "Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin made short work of Thomas Brown , knocking him out with a left to the body at 1:32 of the second round. via WZZM-TV Grand Rapids
Feb 24, 2008 | Nevada Appeal
Brinkley sets sights on world title shot with win
“I want two more fights and then fight for a world title on HBO”
Brinkley sets sights on world title with win BY MIKE HOUSER Appeal Sports Writer RENO - After stopping Sacramento's Otis "Triple OG" Griffin in the 11th round Friday at the Grande Exposition Ballroom in the ... via Nevada Appeal
Feb 23, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Duddy takes beating in victory, perhaps putting Pavlik next
“You're always happy with the win, but I'm not happy with the way I did it.”
NEW YORK : Battered and bloodied, Irishman John Duddy used a late flurry to earn a 10-round majority decision over Walid Smichet on Saturday night on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko's heavyweight ... via International Herald Tribune
Feb 23, 2008 | Surrey Hants Star
Boxing: Klitschko takes aim at Ibragimov and unified title
“Ibragimov is not a big guy but he knows how to win big fights over big guys”
The much-maligned heavyweight division will tonight have arguably its most meaningful title unification match since Lennox Lewis took on Evander Holyfield nine years ago when the International Boxing Federation ... via Surrey Hants Star
Feb 22, 2008 | 680News
Cuban defectors Yuriorkis Gamboa, Yan Barthelemy remain unbeaten
“I definitely felt the support of the crowd”
Cuban defectors Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy remained unbeaten with convincing victories Friday night. via 680News
Feb 21, 2008 | Fredericksburg.com
Klitschko, Ibragimov take first step toward one champ
“I'm just starting to get out how to pronounce Nikolai Valuev and they say he's lost to [Ruslan] Chagaev. I said, 'What?'”
Wladimir Klitschko walked briskly into Madison Square Garden three days before his heavyweight unification fight with Sultan Ibragimov, surrounded by an entourage dressed crisply in black Hugo Boss outfits. via Fredericksburg.com
Feb 21, 2008 | Hotels
Huckabee's wife takes a breather at a Vegas fight, rests at Hooters
“That's their No. 1 role, to say 'X has family values, he sees a brighter future, he has character with a capital C”
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas - especially if you're the wife of a presidential candidate. via Hotels
Feb 21, 2008 | NEWS.com.au
“I've been a pro for 10 years since the end of 1997 and it's been my best preparation ever, not just by a little bit, but by quite a lot”
AFTER a career-high 158 rounds of pre-fight sparring, an excited Nader Hamdan says he's ready to deliver the fight of his life in his world title clash with Anthony Mundine. via NEWS.com.au
Feb 20, 2008 | Reuters
Klitschko faces Ibragimov on road to unification
“We definitely need one heavyweight champion.”
Saturday's showdown at Madison Square Garden between Vladimir Klitschko, the IBF and IBO champion, and WBO title holder Sultan Ibragimov is step one towards crowning the first undisputed heavyweight champion in ... via Reuters
Feb 19, 2008 | Hollister Free Lance
Jeffries sets date for next bout
“Let me know (who my opponent is) a couple of weeks out, and I'm cool.”
Here is your mission if you choose to accept it: Wearing a 50-pound vest, with 25 pounds added on the shoulders, run up a stair-stepper for three minutes and 20 seconds. via Hollister Free Lance
Feb 19, 2008 | SecondsOut.com
Mayweather And Snedden Scoop BWAA Awards
“It is an honor and I'm humbled thinking of the writers who received the Fleischer in the past”
WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and longtime Reno Gazette-Journal boxing writer Steve Sneddon head the list of honorees who will be recognized at the 83rd annual Boxing Writers Association of ... via SecondsOut.com
Feb 19, 2008 | BleacherReport
Pavlik - Taylor II: Same Sparks, No Fire
The irony of the rematch between middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik and former middleweight champ Jermain Taylor is pretty clear. via BleacherReport
Feb 18, 2008 | Manawatu Evening Standard
David Tua was awarded nearly $3 million in his high court battle with his former managers in December - only for it to be taken back by the courts last week. via Manawatu Evening Standard
Feb 18, 2008 | SeacoastOnline
LeHoullier ready for super welterweight boxing title fight
“Time's running out for everybody, but he hasn't been beat up and he hasn't been in many wars, so he has that working to his advantage”
Jason LeHoullier could be on the verge of something great. The Dover native, who attended Dover High School for a time in the mid-1990s, is set to fight Harry Joe Yorgey of Bridgeport, Pa., on March 7 at ... via SeacoastOnline
Feb 18, 2008 | Mirror.co.uk
“If Pavlik wants to stay at super-middle, it's a fight I would love and be confident of winning”
Carl Froch aims to impress an American TV audience in his next fight to set up a showdown with new star Kelly Pavlik. via Mirror.co.uk
Feb 17, 2008 | About Boxing
Former champ Nikolai Valuev earned another shot at the WBA heavyweight title by shutting out former WBO champ Sergei Liakhovich in Nuremberg, Germany. via About Boxing
Feb 17, 2008 | Herald-Leader
Like it is : Middleweight champion enjoying his spotlight
“This is our third fight here. We have gone from staying at the Pennywise Hotel to a suite here [at the MGM ]”
Last week it was Sports Illustrated. Tuesday it was the front page of the Los Angeles Times ' sports section. via Herald-Leader
Feb 17, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Montiel, Mijares keep 115-pound titles on Pavlik-Taylor undercard
“I felt very strong, and when I put him down in the first round, I knew it was going to be my night”
LAS VEGAS : Fernando Montiel stopped Martin Castillo in the fourth round Saturday night to retain his WBO 115-pound title on the undercard of Kelly Pavlik's rematch with Jermain Taylor. via International Herald Tribune
Feb 16, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Valuev earns title shot with one-sided win in battle of former champions
“I'm looking forward to the fight. Ruslan Chagaev, we'll see each other soon”
NUREMBERG, Germany : Nikolai Valuev earned a chance at the WBA heavyweight title Saturday by beating Sergei Liakhovich of Belarus in a one-sided decision between former champions. via International Herald Tribune
Feb 16, 2008 | El Paso Times
El Paso's Lopez to fight in Vegas tonight
“He's never been knocked down. And that's bad. He can take anybody's punch, but that hurts you, and we lose decisions”
Local boxer Cesar Lopez, a Bel Air graduate, will fight on the undercard of today's Taylor-Pavlik bout in Las Vegas. via El Paso Times
Feb 16, 2008 | SABC News
Mzonke Fana voted SA's boxer of the year
International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Mzonke Fana was named Boxer of the Year at the 2007 Boxing South Africa awards ceremony held at the Sand du Plessis Hall in Bloemfontein last night. via SABC News
Feb 15, 2008 | This Is Bolton
“When I've dealt with him (Kotelnik) I'll turn my attention to Khan. I'll smash him to bits.”
GAVIN Rees has warned Amir Khan he'll shatter his dreams of world domination - if he dares step up to light-welterweight and fight the Welshman. via This Is Bolton
Feb 14, 2008 | WIVB-TV Buffalo
Boxer Baby Joe Mesi May Take On New Opponent
“I still have a goal and a wish. I want to be heavyweight champion of the world. I think I can be, and I at least want my opportunity. I've missed out on a couple of title challenges already.”
But this time it won't be in a boxing ring, but on a Democratic ballot for state senate. via WIVB-TV Buffalo
Feb 14, 2008 | Whittier Daily News
Castillo thinks he's cut above
“He was cut real bad in that fight”
There never has been any question about the abilities of Martin Castillo, but he is prone to bleeding and bleeders' careers often are cut short. via Whittier Daily News
Feb 13, 2008 | SI.com
Taylor promises intense rematch with Pavliok
“As soon as that one punch lands, I think he might change his mind.”
Jermain Taylor stepped straight into boxing's brightest lights Wednesday and calmly revealed every bit of his plan for avenging his knockout loss to Kelly Pavlik last year. via SI.com
Feb 13, 2008 | The Canadian Press | Posted by The Canadian Press
IBF champ Molitor to defend super-bantamweight belt against Beltran
- Steve Molitor will face southpaw Fernando Beltran Jr. of Mexico in a mandatory defence of his IBF super-bantamweight title on April 5 at Casino Rama.
It will be a fourth defence for Molitor (26-0, with 10 knockouts). The Sarnia native, who lives in Mississauga, Ont., won the IBF belt in November, 2006 from Michael Hunter in Hartlepool, England.
The 26-year-old Beltran (30-2-1, 18 KOs) became the mandatory challenger by stopping Jose Arboleda in the 10th round of an elimination bout on Dec. 15 in Mexico. Read more
Feb 13, 2008 | This is Gwent
Rees - bring on Amir Khan Gavin Rees has warned Amir Khan he'll shatter his dreams of world domination - if he dares step up to light-welterweight and fight the Welshman. via This is Gwent
Feb 13, 2008 | TheSweetScience
Hallback And Hernandez Fire It Up
“I'm only saying this because I have a lot of amateur fights.”
Three world title bouts featuring some of the best female boxers in the world did not disappoint the fans. via TheSweetScience
Feb 12, 2008 | SecondsOut.com
Taylor LA Press Conference Quotes
“A lot of people have said to me, - why don't take a tune-up and get your confidence back?' I don't need a tune-up to get my confidence back. I never lost my confidence. I can beat Kelly Pavlik.”
Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and former champion Jermain Taylor hooked up at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles for a press conference to further promote their anticipated rematch scheduled for this ... via SecondsOut.com
Feb 12, 2008 | News Wales
Calzaghe senior predicts treble for his Welsh wonders
“I'm always confident about my fighters winning”
Newly crowned Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year Enzo Calzaghe has backed his stable of stars to pull off a hat-trick of world title victories in the coming weeks. via News Wales
Feb 12, 2008 | BBC Sports
Munroe ready for Euro title fight
“He's absolutely buzzing for it, he's getting good sparring at the moment and he can't wait for the day”
Leicester boxer Rendall Munroe will compete for the European title in Nottingham next month. via BBC Sports
Feb 11, 2008 | SecondsOut.com
Maskaev to Defend WBC Title In Cancun
The first world heavyweight championship ever staged in Mexico will take place in Cancun's Plaza de Torros on Saturday, March 8 when World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev makes the second ... via SecondsOut.com
Feb 11, 2008 | Daily Nation
BOXING: Napunyi gets his revenge in Africa fight
“Daggy "Otieno and the hard fighting Joseph Odhiambo. The regional title holder won on split points verdict. Kenya's strong-man Raymond "King Kong”
Story by STEPHEN ONGARO Publication Date: 2/10/2008 World Universal Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Anthony Napunyi won a revenge bout when he defeated compatriot Joseph Akakhonya in an elimination ... via Daily Nation
Feb 10, 2008 | The San Diego Union-Tribune
It's always a big night for this welterweight
“I want to go for the big stuff in life, and this is my sacrifice”
Think Tommy Hearns, only more so. Paul Williams is taller than Hearns. He is a 147-pounder who is assuming the status of a colossus in boxing's welterweight division because, at least physically he is a ... via The San Diego Union-Tribune
Feb 10, 2008 | SecondsOut.com
“COUNTDOWN TO PAVLIK-TAYLOR II”
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty-minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown between two of boxing's most compelling competitors; Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor. via SecondsOut.com
Feb 10, 2008 | CBS SportsLine.com
Chavez Jr. TKO's Celaya for WBC welterweight
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. stopped Jose Celaya by technical knockout in the eight round Saturday night to win the World Boxing Council continental super welterweight title. via CBS SportsLine.com
Feb 9, 2008 | AllAfrica.com
Kenya: Boxer Sande Rated 14th By WBC
Kenyan boxer Collins Otieno Oduor, famously known as Sande, has been incorporated in the latest ratings in the top 20s by the prestigious World Boxing Council . via AllAfrica.com
Feb 9, 2008 | Los Angeles Times
“Life isn't fair in boxing. You've got to force your way into the picture, and show you can draw a crowd. The kid [Williams] is a good-looking fighter, I want to see his fight, but it's also about how many [people] you can put in the seats.”
The ongoing revival of boxing, boosted by bouts between the best fighters in the world, has an odd man out. via Los Angeles Times
Feb 8, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Morel returns to unanimously outpoint over Almanza
“The nightmare of waiting is over.”
MIAMI : Eric Morel, the former WBA flyweight champion and 1996 U.S. Olympian who recently completed a prison term for sexual assaulting a 15-year-old girl, returned to the ring Friday night to unanimously ... via International Herald Tribune
Feb 8, 2008 | Boxing Blog
“This is the type of big event programming that has been a staple of our World Championship boxing franchise for 35 years.”
Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe, fighters with a combined 43 wins in world championship bouts met today in London to confirm that on Saturday, April 19, in the Planet Hollywood Ring in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a ... via Boxing Blog
Feb 8, 2008 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Green takes a swing at Mundine over Cousins
“It is nothing to do with boxing - if someone like that wants to have a boxing career at this age having never done it then he is clearly deluded&rdq