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Saturday, September 4, 2010
LOS ANGELES - During a well-attended Media Workout Wednesday at the Pound4Pound Gym, Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs) and K2 Promotions Managing Director, Tom Loeffler, announced that 100 tickets for Klitschko’s eagerly anticipated WBC heavyweight title defense against unbeaten, No. 1-ranked Cristobal Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs), of East Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 26, at STAPLES Center would be donated to Southern California firefighters.
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Some fight fans do not like to hear anything about a rivalry between the sports of MMA and boxing or even the UFC and boxing. These fans will say that you can be a fan of both or neither, and that they are totally different, hence making either comparison illogical.
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields will make his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 121 on October 23rd. 
This Saturday, WBC junior flyweight champion Omar Nino Romero will defend his title against Ronald Barrera (27-7-2, 17 KOs). 
Bernard Hopkins has confirmed through a variety of sources that he will challenge WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal on December 18 in Montreal, Canada. 
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, 
In the main event of UFC 118, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar defeated former champion BJ Penn for a second time by a unanimous decision. 
On Saturday night, at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto RicoIn, WBA jr. flyweight champion Giovanni Segura knocked out WBO champion Ivan Calderon to become the unified world champion. 
Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced that the promotion will bring the first Nationally televised, sanctioned MMA event to Wisconsin with Bellator 29, taking place in Milwaukee from the historic Rave-Eagles Ballroom on Sept. 26th. 
This Saturday, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, Randy Couture, will face former boxing champion, James Toney, who will be making his MMA debut. 
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Team Sauerland regrets to inform the boxing worldthat WBC Super Middleweight Champion 
CHICAGO, IL - 8 Count Productions, 
The STRIKEFORCE men’s and women’s Welterweight World Champions Nick Diaz (170-pounds) and Sarah Kaufman (135-pounds) will return to the cage on Saturday, Oct. 9 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). 
Passaic, NJ (August 23, 2010) - Junior middleweight prospect Glen Tapia of Passaic, NJ hopes to continue his unbeaten ways as he faces Brazilian journeyman Edvan Dos Santos Barros on September 11 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
On Saturday night, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek earned a twelve-round unanimous decision over heavyweight Michael Grant. 
At UFC on Versus 2, Jon Jones stopped Vladimir Matyushenko just 1:52 into the first round. 
This Saturday, former lightweight champion Juan Diaz will take on world lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KOs). 
Bob Arum of Top Rank revealed on Saturday night that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito in a junior middleweight bout on November 13th. 
At the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA on Friday night, WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov defeated Vyacheslav Uzelkov by a one-sided twelve-round unanimous decision. 
For the first-time ever, Indianapolis will get a taste of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®. Former UFC® heavyweight champion Frank Mir and former interim UFC heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts legend Minotauro Nogueira will mix it up for an encore performance on Saturday, September 25 at UFC 119: MIR VS. NOGUEIRA 2, 
On Saturday night, WBO jr welterweight champion Timothy Bradley moved up to welterweight and defeated Luis Carlos Abregu by a twelve-round unaimous decision at the Agua Caliente Resort Rancho Mirage, California. 
Fernando Guerrero furthered his pursuit of middleweight stardom with a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran Ishe Smith in Friday’s ShoBox main event. Shawn Porter and Mike Dallas Jr. also took home unanimous decision victories at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. to remain unbeaten. 
On Friday night’s Telefutura broadcast from the Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, super lightweight prospect Mercito Gesta scored a one-punch seventh round knockout over Genaro Trazancos. 
This Saturday, Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will defend his belt against Rafael Cavalcante (9-2, 9 stoppages). 
Last night, at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana, junior middleweight Erislandy Lara stopped Willie Lee in the first round. 
Sources are reporting that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Shannon Briggs on October 16 at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany. 
The baddest man on the planet, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, is back in the main event for UFC 121, and unbeaten Cain Velasquez is looking to take his belt and become the first man to knock him out. 
It is being reported by several sources that Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is replacing Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC 119 scheduled for September 25th in Indianapolis.
On Saturday night, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal scored an eleven-round technical decision Chad Dawson to retain his tite and win Dawson's IBO title. 
On Friday night, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, heavyweight Cristobal Arreola earned a twelve-round unanimous decision over Manuel Quezada. 
Eight fights and 50 rounds will complete the event called "Unification", with the World Champion Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon, putting up his junior flyweight title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) against Giovanni Segura, champion of the World Boxing Association, 
This Saturday, top light heavyweight Chad Dawson will face WBC champ Jean Pascal (25-1, 16 KOs). 
Saturday night on HBO, in front of 9000+ hometown fans at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, WBC/IBF junior welterweight champ Devon Alexander won a twelve-round unanimous decision over former WBA champ Andriy Kotelnik. 
At UFC 117, from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, middleweight champion Anderson Silva retained his title by tapping out challenger Chad Sonnen in the fifth round. 
Chris Martin upset promising bantamweight Chris Avalos in the main event on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME®. 
This Saturday, UFC middleweight champion Anderson “Spider” Silva will defend his belt against Chael Sonnen (24-10-1, 10 stoppages). 
Shark Fight Promotions is proud to announce that Shark Fights 13 will be available live on pay-per-view on iN DEMAND for just $29.99. This highly anticipated mixed martial arts event has made considerable headlines over the last two weeks. 
CHICAGO, IL - Final details have been announced for ESPN2’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, a sensational evening of world class professional boxing this Friday night, August 6th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. 
This Saturday, IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud will defend his belt against former champ Glen Johnson (50-13-2, 34 KOs). 
Even if he was absent through the first half of 2010, Brock Lesnar is still the UFC’s biggest star today. 
On Saturday night, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez defeated former unified lightweight champion Juan Diaz by a unanimous decision at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. 
While WBA featherweight champ Chris John is recovering from an injury, “regular” WBA champ Yuriorkis Gamboa is preparing to fight on September 11th. 
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago based heavyweight contender Mike Mollo returns to action next 
On Wednesday, IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green scored a controversial 29-second knockout over Paul Briggs at the Challenge Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. 
This Friday, heavyweight mixed martial artist Shane del Rosario will take on Lolohea Mahe (4-1-1, 4 stoppages). 
NEW YORK–Following weeks of intense negotiations, SHOWTIME Sports® is proud to announce that Hennessy Sports and Sauerland Event—the promotional outlets for world-class super middleweight boxers Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham—have agreed to a location for their fighters’ crucial Super Six World Boxing Classic bout. 
IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs) will defend his titles against Russian Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) on September 11. 
Don King has promoted many of the biggest main events and best undercards in boxing history, and he’s still building great shows as evidenced by the fact he has added another world championship to his “Gateway to Greatness” on Aug. 7 in St. Louis, which is now a world championship tripleheader. 
Brazilian mixed martial arts star, Demian Maia (12-2) returns to the Octagon® on a quest for another shot at the UFC middleweight crown as he takes on rising contender Alan Belcher (15-5) in Spike TV’s “UFC Fight Night” live 
This Saturday, junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley will take a fight at welterweight against Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KOs). 
Philadelphia’s Mike Jones retained his perfect record, NABA and NABO titles and furthered his ascent to stardom in the welterweight division by knocking out Puerto Rico’s Irving Garcia in the fifth round at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall on Friday night. 
It was revealed on Friday that UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will face heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez at UFC 121 on October 23rd. 
CHICAGO, IL - Sensational young, undefeated prospects Jaime Herrera and Adrian Granados have been added to 
InterBox is proud to announce that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) has approved the staging of an IBF mandatory title bout between top contender Jesse Brinkley (35-0-0, 22 KO) and IBF Super Middleweight champion 
Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia takes on former UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger, Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello
Cesar Gracie revealed yesterday that former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dave Batista started a two-day training stint with the 
For now, Frankie Edgar is the UFC Lightweight Champion. While BJ Penn was the champ, many believed that Kenny Florian was the next best lightweight. 
This Saturday, featherweight Bernabe Concepcion will take on WBO champ Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs). The fight will be televised on Showtime.
At UFC 116, heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar submit Shane Carwin in the second round with an arm triangle choke. 
The heavyweight division used to be the most prestigious division in the sport of boxing. Obviously, this is no longer the case. Names such as Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and George Foreman are long gone. 
CHICAGO, IL (July 2, 2010) Advance tickets are now on sale as heavyweight contender and Chicagoland fan favorite Mike Mollo returns to action at 
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer announced on Wednesday that Shane Mosley will face Sergio Mora in a scheduled 12-round 154-pound bout. 
This Saturday, UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar takes on Shane Carwin (12-0, 12 stoppages). The fight will be the main event of UFC 116 and televised on pay-per-view.
SAN JOSE, CA - Fabricio Werdum upset Fedor Emelianenko on Saturday night, submitting the mixed martial arts legend in the first round of the Strikeforce main event at the HP Pavilion.
Can anyone beat Georges St. Pierre? Top welterweights such as Dan Hardy, Thiago Silva, and Jon Fitch have all failed to dethrone St. Pierre, one of MMA’s top pound-for-pound fighters. 
Worcester, MA - One of the premiere 
This Saturday, Strikeforce features Fedor Emelianenko (Фёдор Емельяненко) against Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1, 11 stoppages). The fight will be televised on Showtime.
This year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® provides another reason to look forward to the Fourth of July weekend as the remaining bouts of UFC 116: LESNAR vs. CARWIN, presented by Bud Light, is now confirmed. 
Sunday, in the 
OAKLAND – 
UFC officials announced the line-up for UFC 118 on Thursday. Lightweight champion 
Rich Franklin knocked out Chuck Liddell at UFC 115 last Saturday. Now Franklin could be a true contender in the light heavyweight division. 
Redemption. It’s a word that bantamweight Joseph Benavidez has had etched in his brain since last August. You see, when the 25-year-old first locked horns with Dominick Cruz last summer, the two engaged in three of the most action-packed rounds in World Extreme Cagefighting® history. 
This Saturday, on The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Keith Jardine will face Matt Hamill (8-2, 6 stoppages). The fight will be televised on Spike TV.
At the General Motor Place in Vancouver, Canada for UFC 115, Rich “Ace” Franklin scored a first round knockout over the former light-heavyweight champion Chuck “Iceman” Liddell. 
Juan Manuel Marquez will defend his lightweight throne against Juan Diaz in their rematch on pay-per-view next month. 
Heavyweight prospect Shane Del Rosario will look to remain unbeaten when he takes on heavy hitter Lolohea Mahe in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers 9 on July 23 at the Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington.
Last Saturday, Miguel Cotto entered the junior middleweight rankings with his win over Yuri Foreman. As the WBA titleholder, how does Cotto line up with a division packed with young talent such as Fernando Guerrero, Vanes Martirosyan and Julio Cesar Chavez Junior? 
CHICAGO, IL - Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, 
Following some rather swift last minute negotiations, with promoter Steve Goodwin, Hackney’s Lightweight contender Mark ‘The Flash’ Alexander is set to face Sid Razak on Goodwin’s “Summer Fight Night Explosion” on Saturday 19th June at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.
This Saturday, at UFC 115, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell will face Rich “Ace” Franklin (25-5, 22 stoppages). 
Sebastian Sylvester defended his IBF Middleweight Title on Saturday night in Neubrandenburg when he and mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin settled for a draw in front of a wild crowd of 4.500 fans. 
On Saturday night, at New York City’s Yankee Stadium, Miguel Cotto stopped WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman in the ninth round. 
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On ESPN2's Friday Night Fights last night, junior middleweight Yudell Jhonson earned an eighth round TKO over Juliano Ramos in the Fuchs Pavilion at the Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds in Miami, Florida. 
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua recently stopped Lyoto Machida to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Now that Shogun is the king of the 205-pound class, let’s get back to the talk about Anderson “Spider” Silva. If Silva was to face the top light heavyweight in Shogun, who would win?
Throughout the last decade, fight fans have continuously asked, “Is Boxing Dead?” You know Dana White thought so, but here we are in May of 2010, and once again, the month’s biggest event belonged to the sport of boxing. 
Fighting for the fight time as a professional in Canada after a sensational amateur career, top welterweight prospect Mikael Zewski thrilled the huge crowd at the Pepsi Coliseum on Friday night with a stunning first round knockout of veteran John Hoffman.
This Saturday, former jr. welterweight and welterweight champion Miguel Cotto moves up to jr. middleweight to face WBA champ Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 knockouts). 
On Saturday, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko defeated Albert Sosnowski by a tenth-round knockout at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. 
On Saturday July 17th, Star Boxing returns to the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ with a sizzling heavyweight showdown, when 
HOUSTON, TX - Former Notre Dame Boxing Captain and 2009 Chicago Golden Gloves Champion Mike Lee has wrapped up training in Houston, Texas and is headed to his highly anticipated pro debut this 
This Saturday, at UFC 114, light heavyweight Quinton Jackson will face Rashad Evans (14-1-1, 7 stoppages). 
LOS ANGELES – One of the greatest rivalries in the history of boxing ended at two victories apiece after Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KOs) of Mexico City decisively stopped a bloodied Israel “El Magnifico” Vazquez (44-5, 33 KOs) of Huntington Park, Calif., by way of Mexico City, at 1:33 in the third round Saturday in the main event on SHOWTIME®.
On Friday night, in an IBF lightweight eliminator, Ji Hoon Kim defeated Ameth Diaz by a first-round TKO 
As a UFC enthusiast, you know that nothing compares to the experience of attending a live UFC fight. Now, you and fellow fighters and UFC fans have the chance to experience UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin up-close-and-personal as though you were there - sitting alongside other passionate fans. 
NABF heavyweight champion Johnathon Banks makes his first title defense May 29 on the “Fists Of Steel” pay-per-view event, featuring WBC heavyweight title holder Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko against challenger Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski, live from the 61,000-seat Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. 
Not since Evander Holyfield reigned supreme during the late 1990s has America had a heavyweight champion to unite behind. 
Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. has wrapped up his training camp in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and is headed to the Mohegan Sun for his showdown with Chicago’s Angel “Toro” Hernandez this Saturday night, May 22nd.
After Alistair Overeem dominated Brett Rogers last Saturday, Overeem called out Fedor Emelianenko. 
This Saturday, top bantamweight contender Abner Mares will get a world title opportunity against IBF champion Yonnhy Perez (20-0, 14 KOs). 
Saturday night on HBO, WBA junior welterweight champ Amir Khan stopped Paulie Malignaggi in the eleventh round at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. 
Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem lived up to his moniker on Saturday by crushing Brett Rogers in less than four minutes.
SANTA YNEZ, CA – World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Middleweight Champ Sergiy Dzinziruk made the fifth defense of his title look easy with a dominating 10th round TKO of previously once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on SHOWTIME from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. 
PRIMM, NEVADA-Thompson Boxing Promotions’ Julio Diaz and Dominic Salcido both lit up the desert sky with solid ring performances on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights at Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino tonight.
LOS ANGELES – The International Boxing Federation (IBF) Bantamweight world title bout between undefeated Yonnhy Perez and Abner Mares provides the perfect complement to what is already a must-see night of boxing Saturday, May 22, at 
CHICAGO, IL - The main event for the Chicago debut of 
OAKLAND - Undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) 168-pound champion and America’s last Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) takes on World-ranked contender Allan “Sweetness” Green (29-1, 20 KOs), 
This Saturday, WBA junior welterweight champ Amir Khan will defend his title against Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KOs). 
Reading, PA (May 10, 2010) - Fighting is ingrained deep into the genetic material of Van Oscar Penovaroff. A native of Kailua Kona, Hawaii but now residing in Reading, PA, Penovaroff was an alternate on the 2004 US Olympic boxing squad after 120 amateur fights. 
This coming Friday, Stoke Newington’s rising Light Middleweight star Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng is back in action on the under card of the Sky television broadcast, Frank Maloney promoted, British Flyweight title clash between Shinny Bayaar and Ashley Sexton at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex.
On Thursday, in a heavyweight bout, former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (35-4, 22 KOs) won by a controversial ten-round unanimous decision over Fres Oquendo (32-6, 21 KOs) a
The following are local Chicagoland MMA events this weekend. 
This Saturday, WBA “interim” super featherweight champ Jorge Solis will make the first defense of his title against Mario Santiago (21-2-1, 14 KOs) on the televised undercard of the Latino Fury pay-per-view being headlined by Antonio Margarito.
In the month of April, the sport of boxing really made itself noticed. 
Tito Ortiz was arrested and jailed Monday for domestic violence against girlfriend Jenna Jameson, TMZ.com reports.
LAS VEGAS – After a professional career spanning 18 years, highlighted by becoming the first and only Heavyweight World Champion of Latino heritage, two-time world champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz today announced his retirement from the ring. 
This Saturday, top welterweight contender Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will face Jose Cotto (31-1-1, 23 KOs) on the televised undercard of the Mayweather/Mosley pay-per-view in Las Vegas, Nevada.
CHICAGO, IL - Chicagoland fan favorite Andrzej “THE POLISH PRINCE” Fonfara will battle Roger “NEVER CAN TELL” Cantrell in a scheduled ten round light heavyweight battle... 
Highland, CA – The San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino inside The Pines – 
A lot of folks are picking Shane Mosley to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr. Definitely a lot more than I expected. I find this to be very troubling.
SALISBURY, MD – Undefeated middleweight prospect and hometown favorite Fernando Guerrero earned an impressive second round TKO victory over Chicago’s Michael Walker in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on SHOWTIME from the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md.
This Saturday, top MMA middleweight Dan Henderson will face Strikeforce champion Jake Shields (24-4-1, 21 stoppages) in Nashville, Tennessee. 
On Saturday night, on ESPN2, David Estrada dominated previously unbeaten welterweight Orlando Lora, scoring an eighth-round TKO at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. 
Chicago welterweight “King” David Estrada believes a win this Saturday, in the 12-round main event against unbeaten Orlando “Olympico” Lora, could resuscitate his career. Estrada (23-6, 14 KOs) vs. Lora (26-0-1, 18 KOs) headlines a special Saturday show on ESPN2, live from Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California. 
CHICAGO, IL - Tickets are now on sale for 
The month of March could have been highlighted by the megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately, this historical moment never took place. 
This Saturday, top welterweight contender Carlos Quintana will face WBC champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KOs) in Sunrise, Florida. 
YOUNGSTOWN, OH - HOLY MOSES! Despite the fact that World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight champion SERGIO MARTINEZ fights from an unorthodox stance, JACK LOEW, trainer of World Middleweight
This Friday, top super welterweight contender Erislandy Lara will take on Danny Perez (34-6, 17 KOs) in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
On HBO, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Joan Guzman won a split decision over Ali Funeka in a bout that was supposed to be for the vacant IBF lightweight championship. 
Gelsenkirchen/Germany (March 26, 2010) – Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs), of Kiev (Ukraine) and Hamburg (Germany), and Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs), of Warsaw (Poland) and Brentwood (UK), participated yesterday in a press conference at VELTINSArena Gelsenkirchen. 
Three-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will make his 2010 debut during Cinco de Mayo weekend, in a 10-round super welterweight rumble, against Texas toughman Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia, headlining Latin Fury 14. 
After a long, long fifteen month wait, this coming Friday former IBF Cruiserweight
On Sunday, Jon “Bones” Jones stopped Brandon “The Truth” Vera with a hard elbow in the first round of their three-round contest at UFC Live in Broomfield, CO. 
LOS ANGELES, CA — Following three epic battles, three-time World Champion 
Antwerpen, Belgium – New weight class, same result. After 13 years and 46 fights in the junior welterweight
Finally, these two former Ultimate Fighting Championship® light heavyweight champions get a chance to let their fists do the talking. 
Now that Manny Pacquiao has gotten past Joshua Clottey, we look toward the bout between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1st. 
This Saturday, top heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis will take on Carl Drumond (26-2, 20 KOs) in Key West, Florida. The fight will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
Coming up with this top ten list was more difficult than I originally anticipated. Boxing’s popularity has declined so much in the United States, mainstream sports fans barely know the top two names on the list. 
Jersey City, NJ - Lightweight prospect Danny "Little Mac" McDermott will face his toughest test to date when he squares off against unbeaten Brian Miller on Thursday, March 25 at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ. 
On Friday night, at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, CA, and on ESPN2, lightweight Martin Honorio earned a twelve-round unanimous decision over Wilton Hilario. 
Going/Austria – Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KOs), of Kiev (Ukraine) and Hamburg (Germany), participated yesterday in a media work out in his training camp in Austria. 
On Saturday night, at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. won the vacant WBO junior featherweight championship with an impressive fourth round knockout over former WBO super flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona. 
‘The craziest man in boxing” is bringing his unique brand of insanity to MMA.
CHICAGO, IL - Chicagoland fan favorite, heavyweight Mike Mollo headlines 
This Saturday, top welterweight prospect and NABA titleholder Mike Jones will face Henry Bruseles (28-3-1, 15 KOs) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 110, Cain Velasquez knocked out Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira with a three punch combination at the 2:20 mark. 
Los Angeles, CA – Can the renowned Polish warrior withstand the devastating knockout power of “The Nightmare”?
This Friday, top jr. middleweight prospect Shawn “Showtime” Porter will step into the ring against Russell Jordan (15-6, 10 KOs) on ESPN2.
In front of an exuberant crowd of 10,123 predominantly Adamek Fans, Tomasz Adamek defeated Jason Estrada in a 12 Round decision, to retain the IBF Heavyweight International Heavyweight title. 
MONTERREY, Mexico – In a sterling performance, Edwin Valero of Venezuela improved to 27-0 with 27 knockouts and retained the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title 
SANTA YNEZ, CA – With one sudden, dramatic right hand, once-beaten Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez (28-1, 19 KOs) of Lynwood, Calif. broke open an entertaining, dead-even fight to brutally knock out former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley (36-13-1, 21 KOs) of Washington, D.C., 
Only one week ago, featherweights Yuriorkis Gamboa and Juan Manuel Lopez impressively stopped their opponents. With their victories, they took another step closer to a showdown with each other. 
This Saturday, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero will defend his belt against Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) on Showtime. It will be the 2nd defense of Valero’s title. 
Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) made a successful first defence of his IBF Middleweight Title as he stopped Billy Lyell in the tenth round in Neubrandenburg, Germany on Saturday. 
ALBUQUERQUE
Now that we are in 2010, the heavyweight division looks slightly different than it did a year ago. 
Saturday night, on HBO, regular WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa completely dominated Rogers Mtagwa en route to a 2nd round TKO. 
Saturday afternoon, in Manila, Philippines, Carlos Tamara defeated IBF junior flyweight champion Brian Viloria by a 12th round TKO. 
UFC lightweight champ BJ Penn appears to be unstoppable while facing top lightweight challengers. On the other hand, when facing Georges St. Pierre at welterweight, he does not appear to be the same fighter. Then again, no one looks good against St. Pierre nowadays.
Merrillville, IN - In an era of boxing where dream matches are beginning to made on the International Level One In A Million Boxing, Inc. is scheduling the most coveted Middleweight Showdowns since top Middleweights Mike "Choir Boy" Landini and Carlos "The Force" Tite squared off nearly 25 years ago and what a better place to hold this historic Middleweight Title Fight then the same place Landini and Tite met, the Historic Hammond Civic Center.
CHICAGO, IL - Sensational Polish prospects, heavyweight Andrzej Wawrzyk and light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara have been added to "WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 8", an evening of world class professional boxing set for Friday, January 29th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. 
Cestus Management’s welterweight destroyer Rodolfo “LA COBRITA” Gomez impressed the three thousand charged fans in attendance at the Laredo Entertainment Center 
On ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, in an IBF middleweight eliminator, former jr. middleweight champion Roman Karmazin (40-3-1, 26 KOs) knocked out Dionisio Miranda (20-5-2, 18 KOs) at the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California. 
Knockout artists “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5) and Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef (24-6-1) will square off with each other in a middleweight (185 pounds) contest at the STRIKEFORCE: Miami mixed martial arts (MMA) event at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, January 30. 
Members of the staff here at KOnews.net have chosen their top boxing picks of 2009. Below are the results. 
Recently, Floyd Mayweather Jr. demanded that his opponent for March 13th, Manny Pacquiao, agree to Olympic-style drug testing. Not only has Pacquiao refused, but he is now claiming that he will sue Mayweather for making false accusations. There are also rumors swirling that Pacquiao is in talks to face Paulie Malignaggi.
One the eve of Christmas Holiday, IBF World Champion Juan Urango, just back from a visit with family and friends in his Colombia, homeland, had this to say about the Junior Welterweight Division, 
Raymond "LINO" Gatica made his Cestus Management debut an exciting one by knocking out tough and durable Texan Julio Perez in the fifth round of a scheduled six round bout. 
Saturday night, on pay-per-view, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik won by a fifth round TKO over Miguel Espino at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio. 
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA – In a fierce battle of wills between two determined, unbeaten fighters, Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs) retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title with an impressive, one-sided 12-round decision over Lamont Peterson (27-1, 13 KOs) in the main event of a world championship doubleheader Saturday on SHOWTIME®.
SANTA YNEZ, CA – In two contrasting fights, “Kid” Carson Jones dealt Tyrone “The One” Brunson the first loss of his career in the main event 
LINCOLN, R.I. – Otis “Triple OG” Griffin outlasted Joey McCreedy to win a unanimous 8-round decision in the main event on the “Autumn Classic” pro boxing card, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. 
Manny Pacquiao
David Haye is the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after clinching a points victory over Nikolai Valuev. 
LAS VEGAS – In a “Halloween Thrilla” main event that lived up to its billing, undefeated Yonnhy Perez registered an upset 12-round unanimous decision over defending champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko to capture the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title Saturday on SHOWTIME®.
PHILADELPHIA — It will be a sensational night of boxing on Friday night December 11th as Greg Robinson’s Power Productions Boxing Ringside presents a night of boxing featuring some of the best local talent in the area that will be headlined by local return of one of the top heavyweights in the world in Chazz Witherspoon.
HOBOKEN, N.J. – Three-time world cruiserweight champion David “The Haymaker” Haye is excited that his “David vs. Goliath” title fight Nov. 7 against World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “The Russian Giant” Valuev is being broadcast in North America live on Pay-Per-View from Nuremberg, Germany.
Tomasz Adamek knocked out Andrew Golota in the 5th round on Saturday, making a statement that he has what it takes to be a top contender in the heavyweight arena. 
Former world title challenger and current top rated super-middleweight contender, Edison "Pantera" Miranda (33-4, 29 KO's), scored a spectacular 1st round KO over Mexican National Champion, Francisco "Panchito" Sierra (20-3, 19 KO's). 
RYE BROOK
Undefeated, top-ranked International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight contender Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez received the news of his upcoming opponent, Joseph “King Kong” 
NEW YORK
Audley Harrison kept his boxing career alive with victory in Barry Hearn’s Prizefighter Heavyweights III tournament. Harrison, 37, insisted he would retire if he suffered a disappointing evening at London’s ExCel but instead scooped the £32,000 top prize. 
LOS ANGELES – Who would have thought that a six-foot-seven, 252 pound heavyweight champ would outwork and be more aggressive than boxing’s pound-for-pound king? 
ATLANTIC CITY
As the end of September arrives, there is little doubt that the month was filled with complete dominance while analyzing the biggest moments in boxing and the UFC. 
Last night, lightweight Luis Ramos (13-0, 7 KO’s) earned a six-round unanimous decision over Cristian Favela (16-21-6, 9 KO’s) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA. 
This Saturday, former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz will face two-time world champion Jesus Chavez in the ten round main event at “WARRIORS COLLIDE/WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 6″ at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. 
On Saturday night, Vitor Belfort scored a victory over Rich Franklin in the main event of UFC 103 at the American Airlines Center. 
LODZ, POLAND 
Looks might be deceiving but they can't fool everyone. 
Halfway through 2009, we finally have someone who we can call the Heavyweight Champion. 
The month of May had a great start as boxing’s biggest fight of the year featuring Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao took place on the 2nd.