After his tremendous victory against Chris Arreola, WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko steps into the ring again in 2009. His opponent will be Kevin Johnson at PostFinance-Arena in Bern, Switzerland, on December 12th. Bernd Bönte, Managing Director of the Klitschko Management Group: “Vitali`s performance against Chris Arreola in Los Angeles showed his extra class. With Kevin Johnson, Vitali will again face a very strong contender. Johnson is undefeated, self-conscious and k ... Read more »

WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch saw no controversy with his recent split decision win over Andre Dirrell in Nottingham, England. The fight was close and so were the scores. European judges Massimo Barrovecchio and Daniel Van de Wiele scored it 115-112 for Froch, and Mexican judge Alejandro Rochin favored Dirrell, 114-113.

Froch said Dirrell refused to fight so he went the extra mile and roughed the challenger up when the two of them got close.

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In a little while, super middleweights Jermain Taylor (28-3, 17KOs) and Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24KOs) will battle it out at the O2 World Arena in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany. The fight will be televised on a "delayed basis" on Showtime later tonight. For those who are unable to watch tonight's event, the result will posted right here at the conclusion of the fight. Taylor and Abraham do battle in ... Read more »

During a recent appearance in Germany to promote the dvd release of "Tyson," the former undisputed heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was asked for his opinion on the upcoming Vitali Klitschko-Chris Arreola clash. Tyson told RTL reporters that he predicts a knockout win for the defending champion.

Klitschko defends his crown against Arreola on September 26 at Staples Center in California. Arreola is a heavy underdog in the fight. He plans to come out swinging in the first round and few anticipate the fight going the distance. There are questions marks about Arreola's stamina and ability to last in a tough fight for twelve rounds. Arreola has never gone past the eight round in his pro career.

Klitschko has never been seriously hurt or dr ... Read more »

Former cruiserweight champion and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Vassiliy “The Tiger” Jirov (37-3-1, 31 KOs) will face Dominique Alexander (18-7-1, 9 KOs) when he returns to the ring for the first time in two years on October 17 at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. “We are committed to keeping top-level shows like this one coming to Arizona, where the fans are enthusiastic supporters of world-class action,” said Jirov’s manager Ivaylo Gotzev. “Vassiliy is the perfect fighter to help us bring boxing back to the area. He moved to Phoenix after the 1996 Olympics and has lived here ever since. He trains in downtown Phoenix at Central Gym and Joe Diaz’s Gym.” Ironically, Jirov’s last Phoenix appearance was his sold-out 12-round IBF cruiserweight title defense against ... Read more »

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer announced today that the September 19 Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez will be available on HD closed circuit in 170 movie theaters across the nation. The event will be distributed by NCM Fathom. Tickets will be approximately $12.50-$15 each. The entire PPV event will be shown on big screens.
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Police have reportedly searched the home of Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. today after Floyd’s Rolls-Royce was allegedly on the scene during a shooting incident outside a local ice skating rink on Sunday night. It is not known whether Floyd was actually at the scene. Floyd Mayweather, Sr. told TMZ that his son had nothing to do with the shooting and that police ransacked his son’s home looking for a gun.
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After the fight with Juan Diaz was over at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Paulie Malignaggi was furious with the decision. He was very upset with the 118-110 score of Gale Van Hoy. The other two judges had it 115-113 and 116-112 for Diaz. A few days ago on BoxingScene.com, Malignaggi complained about the possible screwjob by Van Hoy. He knew some home cooking was coming his way from Van Hoy.

Malignaggi didn't want to take the Diaz fight in Texas. His back was against the wall after the poor performance against Ricky Hatton.

"I thought I won the fight. I made an issue about the judges before [the fight]. I wasn't making sh*t up. I felt very ready for the fight. For nine months I was waiting for an opportunity since the Hatton fight. I felt t ... Read more »

In a junior welterweight fight (138.5 contract weight) former unified lightweight champ Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KOs) won a controversial twelve round unanimous decision over former IBF 140lb champ Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Malignaggi got off to a good start, but Diaz cut Malignaggi over the left eye with a punch near the end of round one. Diaz volume punching began to work in round two, however he was cut over the left eye in round two from what was ruled a punch. Diaz suffered a second cut over the same eye from an accidental headbutt in round five. Maglignaggi boxed well from long range over the last six rounds, however it was hometown hero Diaz coming away with a 116-112, 115-113, ... Read more »