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Latest Boxing News in Brief for: Huck Talks About his fight with Rossi, Povetkin to defend against Boswell, Roy Jones Jr. vs. Max Alexander, George Groves, Ustinov defeats Bakhtov, Light welterweight contender Breidis Prescott and Lopez returns next week

• Huck Talks About his fight with Rossi – “It was a tough fight,” said WBO light heavyweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs) after knocking out Rogelio Rossi with a big right to the head in the sixth round on Saturday night in Ludwigsburg, Germany. “I had twelve rounds to break him down and I needed six. I’m happy with the victory.” Rossi was down four times in the fight, plus one additional knockdown after a shot coming after the bell in round four, for which Huck was deducted two points. “In the heat of the moment I didn’t hear the bell,” Huck explained. Rossi was down and out for several minutes after the knockout, “I couldn’t enjoy the victory until I knew he was fine,” Huck said. “He went down hard and I was relieved when he got back up.”

• Povetkin to defend against Boswell – Unbeaten WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KOs) will make a first defence of his title on December 3 when he takes on Cedric “The Boz” Boswell (35-1, 26 KOs), rather than former champion Evander Holyfield who was said to be on the short list. The bout will take place at Helsinki’s Hartwall Areena. In the co-featured main event, WBA/WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) will face an opponent to be announced.

• Roy Jones Jr. vs. Max Alexander – Former four-division world champion, and one of the greatest boxers of all time, Roy Jones Jr. (54-8, 40 KOs) will take on Max Alexander (14-5-2, 4 KOs) for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization (UBO) Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title on December 10 in Atlanta, Georgia.

• George Groves 13-0 (10 KO’s) is fully focused on his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight title match-up with rival Paul Smith 31-2 (17). Groves did not rule out a rematch to his bitter rival James DeGale in the future but his attentions were firmly on his November 5 clash against former British champion Smith at the Wembley Arena LIVE and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch.456). The British and Commonwealth champion will return to the ring for the first time after that impressive-narrow victory over DeGale in May. His opponent ‘Smigga’ lost to DeGale last December and will be aiming to take back his British title.

• Ustinov defeats Bakhtov – EBU heavyweight champion Alexander Ustinov (25-0, 19 KO’s) defeated 31-year-old challenger Denis Bakhtov (33-7, 23 KO’s) by an unimpressive 12 round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Budivelnik, in Cherkasy, Ukraine. The final judge’s scores were 117-111, 118-110

• Light welterweight contender Breidis Prescott (24-3, 19 KO’s) is in a crucial fight for him on November 12th against unbeaten IBF light welterweight Latino champion Mike Alvarado (31-0, 22 KO’s) on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prescott, 28, just finished losing a controversial 12 unanimous decision to home fighter Paul McCloskey in Belfast, Northern Ireland last September. Prescott has to beat Alvarado on November 12th if he wants to stay relevant in the light welterweight division.

• Lopez returns next week – World ranked super welterweight David “The Destroyer” Lopez will see action on October 29, on the undercard of the rematch between WBA flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez and former champ Luis “Nica” Conception at the Centro de Usos Múltiples (CUM) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Lopez (40-12-0, 23 KOs), who lost in a world title shot against WBA champion Austin Trout in June, will face TBA. He is now promoted by Zanfer.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Friday 14, October – for: Kimbo Slice, aka Kevin Ferguson, Paulie Malignaggi, Dewey Bozella, Mikkel Kessler forced to postpone, Airtight Boxing Promotions,Antonio Margarito and Fury vs. Pajkic

• Kimbo Slice, aka Kevin Ferguson, will return to the ring when he takes on Omaha native and newcomer Tay Bledsoe (2-3, 2 KOs) in a 4 round heavyweight bout on Saturday night at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. The well-known and popular internet street–fighting sensation and former MMA combatant will be making his second appearance in the boxing ring. Kimbo is coached by renowned trainer John David Jackson and co-promoted by Gary Shaw and Tony Holden.

• Former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi is picking IBF/WBA light heavyweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) to beat challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) on December 10th at the Convention Center, Washington, DC. – Malignaggi said this to esnewsreporting.com “I favor Amir [to beat Peterson]. Amir’s a tough style to win rounds against. He knows what he’s doing; he knows how to win rounds, especially the first time you see him. I think he beats Peterson.”

• Dewey Bozella will fight on the undercard of Hopkins vs Dawson this weekend on HBO PPV. – Bozella is a man who never gave up in what he believed. He spent 26 years in a New York State prison for murder he didn’t commit. – He was exonerated two years ago, and on October 15th, he makes his PRO debut on the undercard at Staples Center in Los Angeles. What’s more, Dewey is 52 years old. esnewsreporting.com reports

• Mikkel Kessler forced to postpone – Sauerland Event announced that super middleweight contender Mikkel Kessler has been forced to postpone his scheduled November 5 fight WBO titlist Robert Stieglitz due to a hand injury suffered in training camp. “This is a major disappointment for me,” Kessler said. “We´ve had a great preparation and I was in fantastic shape when I injured my right hand during a routine training session. The doctors advised me that it needs a rest and I can´t fight on November 5. I am very sorry to keep my fans waiting. The good news is that the injury should heal quickly after a little break. I will rest my hand and then get back to training to be fit for Stieglitz early next year.”

• Airtight Boxing Promotions - returns tonight at the Red and Jerry’s Sports Complex in Sheridan, Colorado. Cameron Dunkin-managed fighter and undefeated prospect Raul “El Chino” Carrillo (8-0, 6 KOs) will headline the main event against rugged Tyler Pogline (5-8, 4 KOs) in a scheduled six round welterweight bout. In the co-main event, Denver native and world ranked Robert “Red Hot” Frankel (28-11, 5 KOs) squares off against late replacement Carlos Sanchez (5-2, 2 KOs) in a scheduled six round light middleweight clash. Also, popular and female boxing sensation, Madeline Ortega (3-1, 1 KO) returns against TBA in a scheduled four round female flyweight bout.

• Former three time world champion, - Antonio Margarito opened up camp last week in Temoaya, Mexico. The city of Temoaya offers both the solitude, as well as the altitude that Antonio believes he needs for his December 3rd, bout against Miguel Cotto. Antonio is currently doing a morning run at the Otomi Ceremonial Center and training in the afternoon at The Temoaya Municipial Gym.

• Fury vs. Pajkic – A bitter, ongoing feud for the past year promises to finally erupt November 12 when a pair of 16-0 heavyweights, massive Tyson Fury and menacing Neven “No Surrender” Pajkic, put their perfect records on the line, as well as their immense pride, in a 12-round take-no-prisoners title fight at EventCity, Trafford Park (next to Trafford Centre) in Manchester, England. It will mark Fury’s first pro fight in his birthplace of Manchester.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – July 27^th for: Mike Alvarado vs Gabriel Martinez this Saturday - Frankie Gomez vs Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados - Saul Alvarez -Alfonso Gomez – The Klitschko brothers - Matthew Hatton – Yuri Arbachakov - Manny Pacquiao returns to HBO -Shumenov-Santiago on Friday - Balzsay-Kashtanov for vacant WBA belt

• Mike Alvarado – Gabriel Martinez this Saturday – Denver’s MIKE ALVARADO will risk his World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas super lightweight title, his undefeated record and his Top-10 world rating when he takes on GABRIEL MARTINEZ in a homecoming rumble — his first in over two years — This Saturday! July 30, at Softball Country (2101 West 64th Ave., Denver, CO 80221.) The vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) Latino junior welterweight title will also be at stake. Alvarado and Martinez have a combined professional record of 57-2-1 (36 KOs) – a winning percentage of 95% and a victory by knockout ratio of 63%.

• Frankie Gomez vs Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados – Undefeated junior welterweight rising stars; Frankie Gomez (10-0, 8 KOs) of East Los Angeles, California and Chicago’s Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados (6-0-1, 4 KOs) will clash in the eight round main event on Friday, August 26th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Just 19 years old, the heavy-handed former amateur standout Gomez has impressively won his first ten professional bouts, eight by knockout since turning professional in April of 2010. Granados, who has trained with legendary boxing brothers Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez and their Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain, has previously drawn huge crowds at the UIC Pavilion. The bout will be televised on Telefutura.

• Saul Alvarez -Alfonso Gomez on 9/17, along with Mayweather-Ortiz on HBO – Mayweather vs. Ortiz” just got propelled into another galaxy, as it was announced today that rising Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC super welterweight championship against Alfonso Gomez on the televised undercard of the September 17 pay-per-view extravaganza featuring the WBC welterweight world championship mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz.

• The Klitschko brothers «K2 Promotions» will be promoting a boxing show in Russia on July 30^th at the Odessa Sports Palace. ». The main event of the evening will be a fight for the vacant interim WBO junior middleweight between Russian, Zaurbek Baysangurov (25-1-0, 19 KOs) and Brazilian, Mike Miranda (34-3-0, 31 KOs). Both fighters are in the top five WBO rankings.

• Matthew Hatton will start his campaign – towards another world title assault in Blackpool next month when he faces unbeaten Andre Abramenka. The former European welterweight champion will be in action at the world famous Tower Circus on Friday 19th August. It will be Hatton’s first fight since going down on points in a WBC light-middleweight title challenge against Saul Alvarez in March. ‘Magic’ Matthew has returned to the 147lb welterweight division and hopeful of another world championship chance in the next few months. The vacant IBF intercontinental title will be on the line in the seaside town when he faces the Belarusian over 12 rounds.

• Yuri Arbachakov the first ever Russian champion in professional boxing, who held the WBC Flyweight title from – 1992 Jun 23 to 1997 Nov 12 – has been unanimously elected as the first President of the newly founded, “Russian Professional Boxing Association” which is based in St. Petersburg. The new organization, which will be engaged in authorizing and carrying out of competitions for professional boxing in Russia, has set itself ambitious targets, such as the training of potential Russian world champions, increasing the output of Russian professional at the international level, cooperation with all public authorities, participation in charity events and a series of professional boxing tournaments with the best Russian boxers and promoters.

• Manny Pacquiao returns to HBO – According to BoxingScene.com, ex-world champion in seven weight categories and the reigning champion WBO welterweight champion, Filipino Manny Pacquiao will return to the HBO channel. Beginning with his first fight on American soil in 2001, Pacquiao’s fights were broadcast on this channel. However, his bout against former world champion in three weight divisions American, Shane Mosley had been featured on the Showtime channel.

• Balzsay-Kashtanov for vacant WBA belt – On the 26th of August, former WBO super middleweight champion Karoly Balzsay is attempting to become a champion again, clashing with Ukrainian talent Stanyslav Kashtanov to battle it out for the vacant WBA super middleweight title. Actually this title belongs to Balzsay’s Universum BoxPromotion stable mate Dimitri Sartison but he suffered a bad knee injury in preparation of his originally planned unification bout with WBO king Robert Stieglitz which is going to see him not stepping in the ring for a long time. Therefore, the WBA decided to make its world title vacant, having their #1 and #2 in the rankings, Kashtanov and Balzsay, fighting for it on August 26 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

• Shumenov-Santiago on Friday – Professional boxing’s most driven world champion is World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”)light heavyweight king, Beibut Shumenov, who takes the next step on his mercurial rise in the sweet science Friday night (July 29), headlining “Fire & Fury” against two-time world title challenger Danny “The Bronx Bomber” Santiago, on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast live from South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – July 1^st – for: Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye, “The Nightmare” Martirosyan, Marquez / Marquez Presser, Pavlik to Face Darryl Cunningham, Kingpin accepts Perez challenge, July 9 Panama show may be canceled, Ramos vs. Shimoda on Lara vs. Williams undercard on 7/9

• Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye

Are set to meet in Hamburg, Germany this Saturday night in one the most eagerly anticipated heavyweight contests in years. In fact, in terms of its significance it is no exaggeration to place this fight up there with the epic contest that took place between Wladimir’s older brother Vitali Klitschko and Britain’s Lennox Lewis back in 2003, when Lewis managed to open up a nasty cut above the giant Ukrainian’s left eye that led to the referee stopping the fight at the start of the seventh round.

• “The Nightmare” Martirosyan

Undefeated junior middleweight Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (30-0, 19KO’s) is looking to secure a major fight this fall. The WBC’s top rated 154-pounder had his sights set on a Mexican Independence Day show down with Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez but that might not come to fruition any time soon. “Canelo and I would be a big fight at STAPLES Center. The place would be full of Mexican and Armenian fans. His style and my style go together perfectly and would give the fans the fight that they want to see,” said Martirosyan. Indications are that Alvarez will not face the Glendale, California, based fighter this year. With that news, Team Martirosyan is moving on and there are plenty of options in the loaded junior middleweight division.

• Marquez / Marquez Presser

In the VIP room of Cinemex Antara in Polanco, Mexico City, Mexican stars Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez, accompanied by their trainers Nacho Beristain and Daniel Zaragoza, respectively, made the official announcement of their return to the ring on July 16th in the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Quintana Roo. WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel (52-1, 38 KOs) will face Likar Ramos (24-3, 18 KOs), while Rafael (39-6, 35 KOs) faces a fighter to be named. Juan Manuel is preparing for a November 12 clash with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, while Rafael is getting ready for WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka.

• Pavlik to Face Darryl Cunningham

Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik could be taking no chances of getting beaten in his next fight by taking on 2nd tier fighter Darryl Cunningham (23-2, 10 KO’s) for a tune-up fight on August 6th, according to the latest boxing news. Pavlik was recently almost beaten by Alfonso Lopez in a truly awful fight for Pavlik. He appeared to lose the fight in the minds of many boxing fans, and looked no better than he had in losing to Sergio Martinez last year. Pavlik is hoping to fight International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian Bute later this year in a big money fight.

• Kingpin accepts Perez challange

“Congrats on winning the Prizefighter tourney. I was impressed. And, I am going to do you a favor and step up and accept your challenge if you are serious about stepping it up in competition. You and your team know how to get in touch with me. We’ve sparred plenty of rounds so you know what I can do and I know what you can do. And since nobody seems to want to fight over here in the US, I will come to you in the UK to get it done. I’m ready willing and able to meet you halfway. My phone lines are open and my bags are packed. You can even hit me on Facebook or Twitter. Let me know what’s up.”

• Ramos vs. Shimoda on Lara vs. Williams undercard on 7/9

As the Co-Feature to the Paul “The Punisher” Williams-Erislandy Lara 12-Round Main Event Bout, the Ramos-Shimoda Championship Bout Will  Pit The WBA #1-ranked Rico Ramos (19-0, 10 KOs) challenging World Champion, Akifumi Shimoda (23-2-1, 10 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the Tokyo native’s World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Bantamweight Championship.

• July 9 Panama show may be canceled

The boxing card billed as “La Revancha” scheduled on July 9 in the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City with seven French fighters including WIBA female world champion Anne Sophie Mathis (24-1, 21 KOs) may be cancelled said a confident source. “We’re supposed to fight but due to a problem with the promoter and no financial guarrantee for the French fighters, they won’t go in Panama,” said international French manager Christel Aujoux – Panamanian fighters include former WBA world champion Ricardo Cordoba, Joao Powell, Loel Barrantes, Julio Canastuj, Julio Garcia and former WIBA world champion Ana Pascal who would face French opponents.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – 28^th June 2011 – for: DeGale assaulted in Spain, Tarver vs. Green, Mitchell warns Murray camp, Sabaupan returns July 9, WBC on Chavez Jr. vs Martinez, Julio Cesar Chavez Junior – Peter Manfredo, Alvarado returns July 30, Edgar Sosa risks it all, Wladimir: wants to punish Haye for the good of boxing

• DeGale assaulted in Spain

Former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and British super middleweight champion James DeGale (10-1, 8 Ko’s) was reportedly struck in the mouth while at a pool party in Spain by a youth, according to livefight.com. The punch was thrown by a youth and landed hard enough to knock out DeGale’s false tooth. DeGale didn’t fire back on the youth, as the hotel security took control of the situation.

• Tarver vs. Green

IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green (31-3, 27 KO’s) will be making his 5th defense of his International Boxing Organization title on July 20th against 42-year-old former IBF/WBA/WBC light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19 KO’s) at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

• Mitchell warns Murray camp

Lightweight Kevin Mitchell has warned John Murray and Joe Gallagher that he will inflict a second defeat on their gym next weekend. Mitchell takes on Murray for the Vacant WBO Intercontinental title on July 9 at London’s ExCeL Arena. The Mancunian comes into the fight off the back of trainer Joe Gallagher’s 49-fight winning streak finally coming to an end as Matt Macklin couldn’t deliver victory number 50 for Gallagher in Germany at the weekend when he took on Felix Sturm. And Mitchell has promised to heap more misery on Gallagher and Murray.

• Sabaupan returns July 9

IBF #9 lightweight Al Sabaupan (16-0-1, 11 KOs) will be back in action on July 9 in Manila when he will clash over twelve rounds with fellow Filipino Ricky Sismundo (18-6, 7 KOs) with the IBF Pan pacific title up for grabs at the General Trias Sports Complex, General Trias, Cavite, Manila, Philippines.

• WBC on Chavez Jr. vs Martinez

WBC President Jose Sulaiman said today that Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Sergio Martinez will be allowed voluntary fights. “As per the WBC Rules and Regulations, a voluntary defense has been granted to the new champion [Chavez] to then proceed to fight the WBC Diamond champion Sergio Martinez, who will also make a voluntary defense on October the 15th. The WBC is very proud of both great champions and we wish them the best of luck.”

• Julio Cesar Chavez Junior – Peter Manfredo

New WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez will make the first defence of his belt in his homeland of Mexico. Though there has been no official announcement yet, Boxrec.com and a couple of other web sites have Chavez Junior down as meeting Peter Manfredo on November 19th in Toluca, Mexico. In what will be a voluntary defense by Chavez (ahead of planned fights with mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio and genuine middleweight king Sergio Gabriel Martinez next year), the November 19th fight promises to be a great battle.

• Alvarado returns July 30

Denver’s Mike Alvarado (30-0, 22 KOs) will risk his WBC Continental Americas super lightweight belt, undefeated record and top ten world rating when he takes on Gabriel Martinez (27-2-1, 14 KOs) in his first hometown clash in over two years on July 30 at Softball Country in Denver, Colorado. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Poor Boys Boxing and Delgado Promotions, remaining tickets to Alvarado vs. Martinez, priced at $75, $65, $50, $35 and $25, can be purchased at by calling (303) 450-9763. The fight will be televised live nationally as the main event on Top Rank Live on Fox Sports Net, beginning at 10PM ET. Alvarado is currently world-rated WBO #6 and WBC #8. The vacant IBF Latino junior welterweight title will also be at stake.

• Edgar Sosa risks it all

In his fight this Saturday against Julio Paz (12-1, 4 KOs), former WBC light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa (42-6, 25 KOs) risks not only his WBC International title, but also his mandated challenge against long time WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (80-3-1, 44 KOs). Pongsaklek, who now has 17 world title defenses, will also defend his world championship this week against Japan’s Takuya Kogawa (17-1, 10 KOs) in Thailand. If both win, 30 days of free negotiation will begin. If no agreement is reached, the WBC will proceed with a purse bid.

• Wladimir: wants to punish Haye for the good of boxing

IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) wants to give WBA heavyweight champion a beating and a lesson on humility this Saturday night in their mega fight at the Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany. According to the dailymail.co.uk – At yesterdays’ press conference in Germany, Wladimir said “I will punish him (Haye) for the good of boxing. I have been angry with him for two years but I channeled that anger into my motivation.”

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