THEOPHANE NOW FACES HAMILTON
ASHLEY THEOPHANE will now risk his British light-welterweight title against Darren Hamilton this weekend, after turning down a defence against Adil Anwar.
Hamilton, 33, has stepped in at four days’ notice to challenge Theophane (11-2), who was left without an opponent when Steve Williams pulled out on Monday.
Theophane (31-4-1) will win a Lonsdale belt outright if he defeats Hamilton at Aintree racecourse.
Their fight is the chief support when David Price (12-0) and Sam Sexton (15-2) clash for the vacant British and Commonwealth heavyweight title.
Promoter Frank Maloney wanted to match Theophane against Adil Anwar who boxes on the bill, but the champion refused. Read more »
IS PACQUIAO, ALVAREZ OR MARTINEZ UP NEXT FOR COTTO?
May 5, 2012 will be a date that is remembered for a number of reasons; one being the legendary Cinco de Mayo weekend, another being that pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather extended his perfect professional record to 43-0, and finally the fact that the Ring King’s pay-per-view did 1.5 million buys, making it the second largest non-heavyweight boxing event in history. In the aftermath of all this, what do we know? That Floyd Mayweather is now the WBA super welterweight champion of the world, that Mayweather is about to start a jail sentence, that Mayweather was in the toughest fight of his career, and that once again Mayweather proved to be the PPV king. Also that talk has already started regarding a potential showdown with the other massive draw in boxing in Manny Pacquiao. In the midst of all this, one man who may look at the history making day with mixed feelings is Miguel Cotto. The Puerto Rican warrior is a man of few words and has been silent ever since the pay-per-view, and after emerging from the battle with his biggest career payday, and being recognized and applauded for his effort, it will be of little consolation to Cotto being the proud man that he is representing his beloved nation and coming up short. What could the next path be in the career of Miguel Cotto? I have listed a few options that may appeal to Cotto in the near future… Read more »
DILLIAN’S BLOW TO HAYE AND CHISORA
DILLIAN ‘THE VILLAIN’ WHYTE has delivered a knockout punch to David Haye and Dereck Chisora by refusing to spar with both fighters.BROOK AND JONES DRAW BATTLE LINES IN SHEFFIELD
Brook and Jones draw battle lines in Sheffield
July 7 show set to sizzle after duo clash at press conference
Kell Brook’s IBF welterweight clash with Carson Jones on July 7 at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield promises fireworks after the pair clashed at today’s press conference at the venue.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for the pair as IBF number three ranked Jones travels from his Oklahoma home to Sheffield to face hometown star Brook who is ranked two places below him at five.
With the vacant title to be decided by a June meeting between number one ranked Mike Jones and number two Randall Bailey, the winner of Brook and Jones’ clash is likely to be given mandatory challenger status when the belt is decided, and Brook admitted he was riled by the American who bragged that he would stop the unbeaten Ingle Gym product in front of his home fans. Read more »
QUIGG INSISTS: I AM THE UNDERDOG
SCOTT QUIGG is shocked that bookies’ have made him red hot favourite to beat Rendall Munroe next month.
Quigg challenges Munroe for the vacant interim WBA super-bantamweight crown on Hatton Promotions ‘Road To Glory’ bill at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday 16th June.
Although Quigg is British champion and undefeated in 24 fights, the Leicester southpaw is a former European champion and challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC crown. Read more »
IS PACQUIAO FADING AND DID MAYWEATHER PROVE HIS POINT?
In my UK Mailbag this week, I have been faced with a number of questions surrounding Alex Ariza, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather and the Peterson vs Khan II controversy. Is Pacquiao experiencing problems in camp that could lead to an upset in June? Did Mayweather’s performance against Miguel Cotto prove a point? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Read more »
Emanuel Steward: “If Floyd would have stepped it up I have no doubt in my mind he would have knocked out Miguel!”
Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward praised unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for putting on an great performance in his unanimous decision victory over Former champion Miguel Cotto last May 5 in Las Vegas.
In an interview via East Side Boxing On The Ropes Boxing Radio, Steward said Mayweather’s performance was “a very good fight for boxing.””I was very impressed with Floyd. I thought he fought a very good fight. He did what was necessary, not just in terms of winning the fight strategy-wise, but he also did what was necessary to kind of reinvent his image as an exciting fighter,” Steward said. Check out what else he had to say… Read more »
MAILBAG: WILL AMIR KHAN AND KELL BROOK EVER FIGHT? WHO WILL REPLACE MAYWEATHER AND PACQUAIO?
Was Ali really that good? Has boxing lost credibility due to some of the recent events we have witnessed? Who is next to replace Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao at the top of the sport when they both retire? Will Amir Khan v Kell Brook happen, and after his crushing defeat to Demarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, what is next for Paul McCloskey? Read more »
ROUND BY ROUND AS GALAHAD WINS, WITTER AND EUBANK JR ALSO VICTORIOUS IN SHEFFIELD
Kid Galahad successfully defended his WBC International Super Bantamweight title in his home town of Sheffield with a stoppage victory over Josh Wale. The fight was halted at the end of the 9th round with the ring side doctor ruling that Wale was unable to continue. Check out FightHype.com’s round by round coverage Read more »
AMIR KHAN’S STATEMENT TO FANS
AMIR KHAN HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT TO HIS FANS REGARDING THE MAY 19 BOUT WITH LAMONT PETERSON BEING CANCELLED,
“No one was more shocked and upset by the cancellation of next week’s fight than me. I had been training hard for almost eight weeks and was ready to put on a dazzling performance and win my belts back.”
CHECK OUT WHAT ELSE AMIR KHAN HAD TO SAY Read more »
