BOXING

The scheduled September 6th Heavyweight title defense between long time, dominating titleholder Wladimir Klitschko and upstart Bulgarian heavyweight Kubrat Pulev has been postponed due to an injury to the bicep sustained by Klitschko.  The match is going to be re-scheduled for sometime in the November time-frame if Klitschko heals according to schedule. At the books, […] More

Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will face his latest challenge on September 6th in Germany when he faces undefeated Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev.  Right, now, Klitschko is a strong (-745) favorite, with Pulev returning (+475).   More

The talk of a welterweight clash between top flight pugilists Ruslan Provodnikov and Brandon Rios has reached the advanced stages, with the fight likely going down late in 2014. Both are sluggers who don’t like to move much in the ring.  It would be a big surprise if this one doesn’t eventually deteriorate into both […] More

Last Saturday at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, British fighter Kell Brook won a majority decision over IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter to take the belt back with him to the UK.  Brook paid off as the underdog, and now he is looking to fight at home for his first title defense. The date […] More

A meaningful heavyweight boxing clash has been signed for Moscow, Russia on October 25th as Alexander Povetkin (27-1) faces Cameroonian boxer Carlos Takam (30-1-1).  Both men hold regional or lesser WBC titles and are considered to be jockeying for position for a shot at Wladimir Klitschko.  Look for Povetkin to open a strong favorite for […] More

Super Middleweight boxer Andre Ward is one of the top pound for pound fighters in the world today, though he is currently without a fight on his schedule.  Unfortunately for Ward, who is undefeated as a professional and was the last American to win an Olympic Gold Medal in boxing, he is now embroiled in […] More

Long time WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck (37-2-1) returns to the ring on August 30th in Germany to take on undefeated Mirko Larghetti (21-0).  Look for the books to favor Huck big time when the line gets released at the sportbooks. For Huck, this will be the 13th defense of the WBO Cruiserweight title he […] More

Undefeated Nicaraguan fighter Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (39-0) goes for a world title in a 3rd weight class as he takes on WBC Flyweight Champion Akira Yaegashi (20-3) in Tokyo, Japan on September 5th.  Yaegashi is a two weight class world champion as well, and he will be making the fourth defense of his WBC belt.  […] More

The August 16th boxing card scheduled for Thuringen, Germany feature’s IBF Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez as a heavy favorite for his title defense against Firat Arslan.  Some of the books have Hernandez favored by as much as (-750), and the 28-1 Cuban prospect has been dominating the weight class.  Could a move to Heavyweight […] More

This coming Saturday night, August 16th, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California IBF Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter defends his title against the United Kingdom’s Kell Brook.  Both men bring undefeated records to the table and are considered young guns in a crowded weight class that includes the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez […] More

When last we saw Argentinian middleweight Sergio Martinez, he was limping, bruised and bloodied, and most of all thoroughly beaten at the hands of Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto in New York’s Madison Square Garden back in June.   That 10th round RTD was believed by many to have sent ‘Maravilla’ into retirement, but now there is […] More

WBA World Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch is looking to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Las Vegas, preferably before the end of the year.  Froch, now 37 years old but still considered the best pound for pound fighter in England right now, is looking for one last big fight before he retires.   And […] More