Taylor-Froch title bout set for April 25 (AP)
Jermain Taylor’s next fight will be for a super middleweight title. Taylor’s publicist, Norman Horton, says the Little Rock boxer will fight Britain’s Carl Froch on April 25 for Froch’s WBC belt. The fight will take place in Mashantucket, Conn., on Showtime. Taylor was the middleweight champion before losing that title to Kelly Pavlik. News [...]
Pete Sell – MMANY
Rhett Butler, UFC – As of this report, mixed martial arts is an unsanctioned sport in the state of New York. Still, some of MMA’s more colorful figures hail from the Empire State; none more so than the Serra-Longo campers. The trio of Luke Cummo, Pete Sell, and of course their kingpin, Matt Serra, have [...]
Mosley wants Pacquiao-Hatton winner next (AP)
Shane Mosley wants to face the winner of the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight before taking a rematch with Miguel Cotto. The 37-year-old Mosley is weighing his options after beating Antonio Margarito to win the WBA welterweight title on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. Pacquiao and Hatton will meet in Las Vegas on May 2 [...]
Adamek knocks out Banks in eighth round (PA SportsTicker)
Tomasz Adamek retained his IBF cruiserweight world title with a eighth-round knockout of Johnathon Banks on Friday night. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
Adamek knocks out Banks to retain IBF title (AP)
Tomasz Adamek knocked out Johnathon Banks with a flurry of shots midway through the eighth round Friday night to retain his IBF cruiserweight title. Adamek (37-1, 25 KOs), making his first defense after defeating Steve Cunningham for the title in December, sent Banks to the canvas with a right early in the eighth round. News [...]
Johnson wins lopsided decision over Judah (AP)
Former light-heavyweight champion Glen Johnson won a convincing unanimous decision over Daniel Judah on Friday night, possibly putting himself in line for another title shot. Johnson, who turned 40 on Jan. 2, stayed busy through 10 rounds and used effective body punching to win a landslide decision in a rematch of an April 2003 bout [...]
Marquez, Diaz ready to duel for lightweight titles (AP)
Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz both say they’ve reached a pivotal moment in their boxing careers. Two of the world’s top lightweights will battle for Diaz’s IBO championship and the vacant WBA and WBO titles on Saturday night at the Toyota Center. Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) is a former featherweight and super featherweight champion [...]
Dan Hardy: Not bad for a non-puncher
Elliot Worsell, UFC – If the funky red and black Mohawk hasn’t done it already, a crippling counter-left hook at UFC 95 last Saturday night may have just opened the door to Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy becoming a recognised household name in the British Isles. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE .
Mike Brown: One and Done or On Top to Stay?
Frank Curreri, WEC – Home-field advantage may be highly coveted in the NFL and the NBA, but it’s not nearly as consequential in MMA. At least that is Mike Thomas Brown’s stance as he prepares to test that theory and defend his title in Corpus Christi, Tex., against native Texan Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia. News [...]
“The Immortal” Talks Mortality’s Inspiration
Rhett Butler, UFC – When Matt Brown steps into the cage against Pete Sell at UFC 96, it will be a homecoming of varied sorts. Having grown up in the state of Ohio and lived in Columbus at one time is just one example. Deeper still are the personal triumphs Brown has made outside the [...]
Wife of boxer Shane Mosley seeking divorce (AP)
The wife of boxer Shane Mosley has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences after six years of marriage. Jin Mosley and the five-time world champion from suburban Pomona were married in November 2002 and separated in January, according to her petition filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story [...]
Marquez has earned his keep (Yahoo! Sports)
Juan Manuel Marquez’s tough and unpredictable road to the top fuels his drive to keep fighting. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
Marquez, Diaz battle for lightweight supremacy (PA SportsTicker)
Thanks to Nate Campbell, Saturday’s anticipated lightweight bout has a lot more on the line. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
De La Hoya: ‘I am leaning toward retirement’ (AP)
Oscar De La Hoya says he’s “leaning toward retirement” from boxing, but is getting pressure from people close to him to fight again. De La Hoya, who turned 36 earlier this month, was soundly beaten by Manny Pacquiao in December, his fourth loss in his last seven fights. The sport’s biggest and most bankable star [...]
Wins by Cotto, Pavlik have mild significance (PA SportsTicker)
Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik each were successful in their respective returns to the ring on Saturday. It is too early to tell, however, whether they are really “back.” News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .
