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Gilbert-Ouma tickets go on sale on September 4th

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

September 3rd, RENO – Tickets will be on sale Saturday, September 4th for the highly anticipated Reno Xtreme Fight VI, Joey Gilbert (20-2, 15 KOs) vs. Kassim “The Dream” Ouma (26-7-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant NABA middleweight title. The winner will earn a top 15 world ranking. In a fight fan’s dream match, two [...]

Pacquiao calls Mayweather’s racist tirade “An uneducated message”

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By Jason Kim: Rather than responding with anger to Floyd Mayweather"I just heard about that, but I didn't see the video. But it's an uneducated message. I'm not looking for that fight. [...]

Teper vs. Zeller added to Sturm vs. Lorenzo undercard

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

On Saturday night World Boxing Association middleweight champion Felix Sturm will give his comeback after 14 months of ring absence by defending his title against Giovanni Lorenzo in Cologne, Germany. On the undercard ARENA CEO Ahmet Öner will present some of his upcoming German stars such as middleweight Benjamin Simon and super middleweights Dennis Ronert [...]

Boxing Promoters could learn something from Dana White

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By Leo Kapakos: This past weekend, UFC 118 drew a crowd of approximately 15,000 spectators at TD Garden in Boston for a gate of $3 million. The average ticket price was $250. You have to admit that‘s a pretty impressive turnout particularly during a recession. If you then consider that the two biggest draws in [...]

Roy Jones Jr. to fight Danny Santiago on October 7th

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By Matt Stein: Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO's) plans on returning to the ring next month against little known Danny Santiago (31-4-1, 19 KO's) in a fight in Pensacola, Florida. Jones, once considered the best fighter in the world for almost 10 years, has now lost three out of [...]

Klitschko vs. Peter = Another devastating Puritty-type defeat for Wladimir

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By Dave Lahr: It's been 12 years since Wladimir Klitschko had his backside handed to him by Ross Puritty in an 11th round TKO defeat for Wladimir in 2008. It was a case of an unbeaten Klitschko facing a fighter with huge power and a steel chin. Wladimir, after tasting some of Puritty's right hands [...]

Khan’s business manager says Maidana wants too much money

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By William Mackay: Before the fight is even signed there's already trouble brewing in the negotiations between World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KO's) and WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KO's). According to thesun.co.uk, Khan's business manager Asif Vali is complaining that the 27-year-old Maidana want's close [...]

Bob Arum’s son found dead on a Washington state mountainside

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By Jim Dower: John Arum, the son of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, was found dead on Friday on the side of a mountain in Washington state, according to news from ESPN. The 49-year-old John Arum had been attempting a difficult climb of the Storm King mountain at the North Cascades National park. Arum was [...]

Rafael says HBO has offered $2 million for the Khan-Maidana fight if it takes place in the U.S.

Boxing News 24 - 09/04/2010

By William Mackay: HBO has offered $2 million for the WBA light welterweight match-up between champion Amir Khan and WBA interim champion Marcos Maidana if the fight takes place in the United States, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN. HBO will pay $1.75 million if the Khan-Maidana bout takes place in the [...]