Latest news and headlines from FightFranchise.com! http://fightfranchise.com/index.html en-gb Boxing pugilist@fightfranchise.com fightfranchise.com The always exciting Australian fighter Michael “The Great” Katsidis 26-2 (21) is claiming that WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan 22-1 (16) has personally declined the opportunity to fight him.. http://fightfranchise.com/katsidis_-_khan_doesnt_want_to_fight_me_124.html 16 Feb 2010 15:19:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com On tonight's big Frank Warren card from Wembley Arena, London, undefeated Nathan Cleverly 19-0-0 (9) won his thrid title as a pro as he picked up the European light-heavyweight title, stopping Italian Antonio Brancalion 32-8-2 (8) in five rounds.. http://fightfranchise.com/cleverly_and_mitchell_win_in_style_123.html 13 Feb 2010 23:59:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Tonight Top Rank present Latin Fury 13/Pinoy Power 3 from the classy Hilton in Las Vegas although for once, unusually, the glamorous surroundings aren't matched by the glamour of the bill. Headlining the card is Filipino Nonito Donaire who is set to face decent Mexican Manuel Vargas.. http://fightfranchise.com/latin_fury_pinoy_power_preview_122.html 13 Feb 2010 13:46:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Tonights main event was an excellent contest as British light welterweight champion Lenny Daws 20-1-2 (8) looked a shade unlucky to only draw with Jason Cook 26-3-1 (13) at the York Hall, London.. http://fightfranchise.com/daws_and_cook_draw_in_excellent_battle_121.html 13 Feb 2010 00:57:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Saturday night Frank Warren promotes a card from Wembley Arena, London featuring some of the hottest talent in British boxing right now. Headlining is Wales' undefeated Nathan Cleverly, 18-0-0 (8), fighting for the vacant European light heavyweight title against Italy's Antonio Brancalion, 32-7-2 (8).. http://fightfranchise.com/cleverly_and_mitchell_have_chance_to_impress_120.html 13 Feb 2010 00:28:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com There is an interesting battle tonight in front of the Sky tv cameras when British light welterweight champion Lenny Daws 20-1-1 (8) puts his title on the line against former European lightweight champion and power punching veteran Jason Cook.. http://fightfranchise.com/daws_cook_sky_sports_preview_119.html 12 Feb 2010 09:51:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com WBA light welterweight World champion Amir Khan 22-1 (16) is looking to make his first bout on American soil against former champion Paulie Malignaggi 27-3 (5).. http://fightfranchise.com/khan_malignaggi_edging_nearer_118.html 12 Feb 2010 08:02:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Nonito Donaire 22-1 (14) is looking for a new opponent for his defence of his interim (again!) WBA super flyweight title. His scheduled opponent Gerson Guerrero 34-8 (26) failed his pre-fight eye exam and has been diagnosed with a detached retina.. http://fightfranchise.com/guerrero_out_of_donaire_fight_117.html 11 Feb 2010 12:38:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com With the WBA deciding on what to do over the fallout from the decision in the Campillo- Shumenov rematch, it has been decided that Hugo Hernan Garay and Shaun George will meet for the “Interim” version of the title. The date has been set at 27th February and will be held at Cancun in Mexico.. http://fightfranchise.com/henry-garay_another_stupid_interim_title_116.html 10 Feb 2010 23:56:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com On April 17th, there is possibly the most exciting super middleweight clash outside of the super six tournament. IBF champion Lucian Bute 25-0 (20) takes on Edison Miranda 33-4 (29) , who we know is very rarely in a bad fight. The two met today at an official press conference in Montreal.. http://fightfranchise.com/bute_miranda_first_press_conference_115.html 10 Feb 2010 23:34:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Edwin Valero 27-0 (27) looked as good as he ever has when dismantling the game Antonio DeMarco 23-2-1 at the weekend to retain his WBC lightweight title. Now it seems like Valero wants to try his hand at the light welterweight division albeit possibly temporarily.. http://fightfranchise.com/valero_wants_bradley_or_diaz_at_140lb_114.html 10 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Former World light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek 40-1 (27) continued on his run to win a World championship in three weight divisions by out pointing tough American Jason Estrada 16-3 (4) in New Jersey.. http://fightfranchise.com/adamek_beats_estrada_113.html 8 Feb 2010 11:05:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Daiki Kameda 16-2 (11) lost his first title shot last October but bad boy brother Koki won the WBC flyweight title in November. Tonight Daiki won his rematch with Kaovichit and in doing so won the WBA flyweight title and ensured that he and his brother hold the WBC and WBA flyweight titles.. http://fightfranchise.com/brothers_in_arms_-_daiki_kameda_world_champ_too_112.html 8 Feb 2010 10:18:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com - Monterrey Arena, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero 27-0 (27KOs) retained his title Saturday night with a hard fought ninth round stoppage of the WBC interim-champion, Antonio DeMarco... http://fightfranchise.com/valero_retains_title_111.html 7 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 7th February 2010 - Gabriel Campillo, 19-3 (6), won a wafer thin decision against Beibut Shumenov 9-1 (6) last August in Shumenov’s home country of Kazakhstan. This fight was certainly open to debate so a rematch was signed.. http://fightfranchise.com/campillo_makes_protest_to_wba_110.html 7 Feb 2010 9:49:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Like a soldier pounding through the trenches, Glen Johnson never lets up. He's the Road Warrior. He's the consumate veteran. He's worked for and earned every inch he's gained in the boxing world. And he's back baby! http://fightfranchise.com/glen_johnson_goes_to_war_109.html 6 Feb 2010 13:33:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Jason Booth 35-5 (15) retained his title tonight with an eleventh round cut eye stoppage win over Matthew Marsh 13-2 (1). The result however does not tell the whole story of an engaging battle.. http://fightfranchise.com/booth_no_cut_above_108.html 6 Feb 2010 1:52:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com The average man on the street has not a clue who Edwin Valero 26-0 (26) is. However to boxing fans, he is an important fighter. A devastating puncher, his fights have been watched by hardcore fans on grainy/ foreign clips up to now.. http://fightfranchise.com/valeros_coming_out_party_is_a_toughie_107.html 6 Feb 2010 1:15:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Vitali Klitschko’s promoter Bernd Boente has gone on record today to say that Klitschko 39-2 (37) wants to take on giant Nikolay Valuev 50-2 (34). The plan is for Vitali to take on Valuev on May 29th .. http://fightfranchise.com/vitali_wants_valuev_106.html 5 Feb 2010 23:59:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Guillermo Rigondeaux, 4-0 (3), is donating his entire purse from his bout on Friday to the Children of Haiti fund. The 28 year old Rigondeaux faces Adolfo Landeros 20-12-1 (9) tonight on the undercard of Yusaf Mack-Glenn Johnson in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.. http://fightfranchise.com/rigondeaux_giving_his_purse_to_haiti_105.html 5 Feb 2010 10:33:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Tomorrow night Sky sports will be hoping that the main event is better than some of the recent ones that have been on show. As a safeguard there is stacks of talent on the undercard. The main event is between the holder Jason “2 smooth” Booth 34-5 (14) and Matthew Marsh 13-1 (1) for the British super bantamweight title.. http://fightfranchise.com/booth_vs_marsh_and_undercard_preview_104.html 5 Feb 2010 10:13:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Tonight, ESPN Friday Night Fights will be aired from the campus of Nova Southeastern University. The Road Warrior" Glen Johnson will face Yusaf Mack in a light-heavyweight bout. Johnson and Mack were scheduled to fight on the undercard of the Mosley-Berto welterweight title bout last Saturday night in Las Vegas.. http://fightfranchise.com/the_road_warrior_faces_mack_attack_on_fnf_103.html 5 Feb 2010 9:50:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 4th February 2010 - Lee Beard, who took over training duties for Ricky Hatton when the Manchester Hitman ended his long term relationship with Billy 'The Preacher' Graham is leaving the team Hatton camp.. http://fightfranchise.com/lee_beard_ends_association_with_hattons_102.html 4 Feb 2010 9:49:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 3rd February 2010 - As previously reported on Fight Franchise, once Danny Williams had pulled out of their scheduled British heavyweight title clash, it was going to be difficult to match Derek Chisora 11-0 (6) with a tough opponent.. http://fightfranchise.com/chisora_will_face_the_fridge_101.html 3 Feb 2010 10:12:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com After 17 years Bernard Hopkins gets his chance at redemption as he takes on Roy Jones Jr on April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The bout will be broadcast live on Pay-Per-View.. http://fightfranchise.com/hopkins_jones_rematch_april_3rd_101.html 2 Feb 2010 15:26:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com The exceedingly popular Sky Prizefighter tournament once again returns to our screens on February 26th. The weight division for the first time in prizefighter history will be the light middleweight division.. http://fightfranchise.com/prizefighter-light_middleweights_feb_26th_100.html 1 Feb 2010 23:57:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Jesse Brinkley boxed better than ever before when clearly outpointing favourite Curtis Stevens this past Friday night. The fight was an eliminator for the IBF super middleweight number 2 spot but it seems like Brinkley’s win may jump him straight into a bout with IBF champion Lucian Bute. In a blatant bit of one upmanship it is also reported that WBC/WBO middleweight Kelly Pavlik is looking to take on Sergio Martinez.. http://fightfranchise.com/brinkley-bute_pavlik-martinez_coming_soon_099.html 1 Feb 2010 23:27:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is avoiding his mandatory defense against the hard hitting Marcos Maidana and instead opting to take on the smaller and older Juan Manuel Marquez according to Golden Boy Promotions' Richard Schaefer.. http://fightfranchise.com/khan_to_fight_marquez_in_may_avoids_maidana_098.html 1 Feb 2010 14:52:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Here's a round-up of all the best fights from the weekend, including Jorge Arce, Brian Magee, Lolenga Mock and Hector David Saldivia who all got victories.. http://fightfranchise.com/world_round_up_arce_magee_mock_097.html 31 Jan 2010 16:10:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Sebastian Sylvester 33-3 (16) successfully retained his IBF middleweight crown with a 10th round stoppage of tough but limited substitute Billy Lyell 21-8 (4). Lyell came in as a late subsitute for Pablo Vavascues who failed a drugs test.. http://fightfranchise.com/sylvester_retains_ibf_title_with_ease_096.html 31 Jan 2010 9:05:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Former WBO heavyweight champion Lamon “Relentless” Brewster 35-6 (30) has reached the end of the road at top level. Brewster who once stopped Wladimir Klitschko went to Germany to rebuild his career but has now lost two on the trot. Tonight he went in against prospect Robert Helenius 11-0 (7).. http://fightfranchise.com/veteran_heavyweights_careers_over_095.html 30 Jan 2010 23:14:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com Beibut Shumenov 9-1 (6) last night won the WBA light heavyweight title and set the record for the least fights fought before winning a light heavyweight title with a split decision win over Spaniard Beibut Shumenov19-3 (6) in a rematch.. http://fightfranchise.com/shumenov_gets_revenge_and_record_094.html 30 Jan 2010 22:53:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com For Jesse Brinkley it was the night of the underdog. He was picked by Curtis Stevens' camp as a fall guy, an easy night for Curtis to shine. And Curtis was certainly looking past his opponent. But oh, how the arrogant may fall! Before the fight, Curtis Stevens (21-2) claimed that he would knock out Jesse in just the first round. And he tried. He tried but then he failed.. http://fightfranchise.com/brinkley_batters_curtis_stevens_093.html 30 Jan 2010 13:43:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com It only took four rounds and the main event of ShoBox's first telecast of the year ended in a resounding knockout. It was a bantamweight battle pitting the undefeated hard hitting prospect Chris Avalos against Jose Nieves.. http://fightfranchise.com/new_bantam_phenom_stays_undefeated_impressive_avalos_092.html 30 Jan 2010 13:15:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 30th January 2010 - Lee McAllister 31-2 (7) last night retained his Commonwealth lightweight with a truly forgettable win on points over Ghanaian Sam Amoako 6-1 (2) (or 20-1 (10) according to Sky TV).. http://fightfranchise.com/mcallister_wins_snooze_fest_but_savage_goes_to_war_091.html 30 Jan 2010 8:35:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 29th January 2010 - Since the mega fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather got called off criticism has been hurled at Floyd Mayweather Jr left right and center. Rather than blaming both fighters for the fight falling through it appears that Mayweather is taking the brunt of it from the critics.. http://fightfranchise.com/mayweather_to_fight_mosley_official_announcement_coming_soon_090.html 29 Jan 2010 17:52:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 29th January 2010 - Lee McAllister 30-2 (7) makes the second defence of his Commonwealth lightweight title tomorrow against Ghanaian Sam Amoalo 6-0 (2). McAllister won the crown last March when stopping Godfriend Sowah in three before stopping Charlie King in seven last October.. http://fightfranchise.com/mcallister_steps_into_the_unknown_089.html 29 Jan 2010 11:10:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 29th January 2010 - British heavyweight champion Danny Williams 41-8 (31) has withdrawn from what he promised would be his last fight. Williams who was originally scheduled to meet Sam Sexton 13-1 (6) until Sexton withdrew himself with a hand injury, was scheduled to defend against Derek “Del Boy” Chisora 11-0 (6) on February 13th’s night of champions.. http://fightfranchise.com/williams_out_of_february_13_show_088.html 29 Jan 2010 10:49:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 27th January 2010 - Former WBO super featherweight champion 'La Hiena' Jorge Rodrigo Barrios is in major trouble with the law in his homeland of Argentina. Barrios stands accused of killing a 20 year old woman named Yamil Gonzalez in a car accident in a city called Mar Del Plata sometime on Sunday.. http://fightfranchise.com/jorge_barrios_in_major_trouble_087.html 27 Jan 2010 7:02:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 27th January 2010 - WBA champion David Haye 23-1 (21) will make the first defence as expected against mandatory contender John Ruiz 44-8-1 (30). However the venue will not be in London, as widely thought but in Manchester at the Manchester Evening News arena.. http://fightfranchise.com/haye_vs_ruis_april_3rd_in_manchester_086.html 27 Jan 2010 6:18:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 26th January 2010 - The Bedford Bear Matt Skelton 22-4 (19) was scheduled to fight Derek Chisora on February 13th. However Chisora will now fight Danny Williams for the British heavyweight title on that date leaving the 43 year old Skelton seemingly kicking his heels.. http://fightfranchise.com/skelton_finds_new_opponent_085.html 26 Jan 2010 12:11:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 25th January 2010 - Not exactly world breaking news but today it was officially announced that Wladimir Klitschko 53-3 (47) will defend his IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against WBO number 1 contender Eddie Chambers 35-1 (18).. http://fightfranchise.com/klitschko_vs_chambers_officially_announced_084.html 25 Jan 2010 23:33:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 24th January 2010 - After lots of rumours over the past week, it is seeming almost certain that Allan Green 29-1 (20) will take the place of Jermain Taylor in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament.. http://fightfranchise.com/will_allan_green_enter_super_six_083.html 24 Jan 2010 22:58:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 24th January 2010 - In a battle of average European level heavyweights, Konstantin Airich 13-2-2 (10) was seemingly battered for 8 rounds by Alexey Mazikin 13-4-2 (3) but somehow escaped with a draw. However in my opinion this was as bad a decision as I have seen for a long time.. http://fightfranchise.com/german_round_up_worst_judging_of_2010_082.html 24 Jan 2010 13:01:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 24th January 2010 - Saturday night was a cold night in New York, but there was plenty of heat in the ring, inside Madison Square Garden, as two of the hottest featherweights in the world displayed their talents and power in seperate bouts.. http://fightfranchise.com/lopez_and_gamboa_both_impressive_081.html 24 Jan 2010 10:11:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 23rd January 2010 - Ashley Sexton 9-0 (5) won the English flyweight title with a very spectacular knockout of former British title challenger Usman Ahmed 6-3-1 (0) inside a round. Ahmed is tough but completely lacking in technique and Sexton pretty much bossed him around for the first minute and a half before detonating a massive arching right hook which sent Ahmed down face first and bringing in the referee’s intervention. Only January but a more destructive knockout will be hard to find this year.. http://fightfranchise.com/sexton_ko_of_2010_sky_sports_undercard_report_080.html 23 Jan 2010 1:45:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 23rd January 2010 - Jamie McDonnell 13-2-1 (5) tonight won the British and vacant Commonwealth bantamweight titles with a split decision win over veteran Ian Napa 19-8 (1). In this writers opinion though, the wrong man had his hand raised.. http://fightfranchise.com/mcdonnell_gets_split_decision_napa_unlucky_079.html 23 Jan 2010 1:13:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 22nd January 2010 - Zsolt Erdei 31-0 (17) has vacated his WBC cruiserweight title that he won in November. Erdei’s promoters Universum informed the WBC by way of letter.. http://fightfranchise.com/erdei_vacates_wbc_title_078.html 22 Jan 2010 22:46:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 22nd January 2010 - Tomorrow night sees an excellent card of World championship boxing at Madison Square Garden with co-main events for differing versions of the featherweight crown. Excellent WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano 37-1-1 (15) put his crown on the line again super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez 27-0 (24).. http://fightfranchise.com/featherweight_four_way_preview_077.html 22 Jan 2010 22:15:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 22nd January 2010 - Saturday night sees an enthralling double header at Madison Square Garden. Juan Manuel Lopez who is the WBO super bantamweight world champion moves up to featherweight to taken on excellent WBO feather champion Steven Luevano.. http://fightfranchise.com/no_gamboa_at_press_conference_076.html 22 Jan 2010 1:02:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 22nd January 2010 - Ian “Dappa” Napa 19-7 (1) looks to retain his British and earn the Commonwealth bantamweight championship tomorrow night as the main event on Sky Sports. His opponent will be the tough Jamie McDonnell 12-2-1 (5).. http://fightfranchise.com/napa_mcdonnell_preview_075.html 22 Jan 2010 12:34:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 20th January 2010 - Unfortunately there will has been yet another cancellation of a big fight. Sam Sexton 13-1 (6), the Commonwealth heavyweight champion has had to withdraw from his challenge to Danny Williams 41-8 (31) on 13th February. Sexton who according to gym reports was in the fighting shape of his life, has cited a hand injury for the postponement of the bout.. http://fightfranchise.com/sexton_williams_off_as_well_074.html 20 Jan 2010 13:43:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 20th January 2010 - Word has spread in the boxing world that the entire show scheduled for January 30th has been cancelled. Fight Franchise yesterday reported on the fact that Andre Berto has had to pull out of his blockbuster against Shane Mosley due to family bereavements in his native Haiti. However, despite some solid fights on the undercard it appears that the promoters have called off the entire card due to the pullout of US television giant HBO.. http://fightfranchise.com/january_30th_card_off_no_mack_johnson_mora_or_harris_073.html 20 Jan 2010 9:40:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 20th January 2010 - After months of speculation (some from within Khan's own camp) that WBA World light welterweight champion Amir Khan 22-1 (16) would vacate his crown rather than defend against mandatory and interim champion Marcos Maidana 27-1 (26), it seems like the bout will now go ahead.. http://fightfranchise.com/khan_maidana_is_tentatively_on_072.html 20 Jan 2010 9:16:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 19th January 2010 - The eagerly awaited clash between Andre Berto and “Sugar” Shane Mosley set for January 30th is off. Berto 25-0 (19) who fought for his native Haiti in the 2004 Olympic games, is seemingly distraught on losing several family members after the recent earthquake there.. http://fightfranchise.com/berto_out_of_mosley_clash_gbp_look_to_floyd_071.html 19 Jan 2010 6:54:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 18th January 2010 - Smooth boxing Ian “Dappa” Napa 19-7 (1) has an added incentive to retain his British bantamweight championship this coming Friday. Napa’s promoter Frank Maloney revealed that if Napa beats Jamie McDonnell 12-2-1 (5) he gets another shot at the European bantamweight crown.. http://fightfranchise.com/napa_gets_big_incentive_to_win_friday_071.html 18 Jan 2010 22:56:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 18th January 2010 - 42 (43 by fight time) year old Johnny Tapia 56-5-2 (28) returns to the ring on March 6th against an opponent yet to be named. The former world super flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight champion will fight at the Ohkay Casino in Tapia’s home state of New Mexico.. http://fightfranchise.com/mi_vida_loca_is_coming_back_070.html 18 Jan 2010 22:38:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 18th January 2010 - Fox Sports Network debuted a new Top Rank Promotions series on Saturday night. The series, dubbed “Top Rank Live”, featured three exciting bouts. The main event featured a super welterweight (154 lbs) bout between Vanes Martirosyan (27-0, 17 KO’s) and former world champion Kassim Ouma (26-7-1, 16 KO’s).. http://fightfranchise.com/top_rank_live_review_069.html 18 Jan 2010 22:17:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 17th January 2010 - For the last weeks and months German boxing fans have been wondering about the future plans of promoter Ahmet Öner. This Tuesday (January 19th) the cooperation between ARENA and major TV network Sat.1 will officially be announced at a press conference in Hamburg.. http://fightfranchise.com/arena_signs_major_tv_deal_in_germany_068.html 17 Jan 2010 15:52:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 17th January 2010 - Keith Kizer, the director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission has stated that both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr have been found negative of any illegal substances or performance enhancing drugs after undergoing urine tests.. http://fightfranchise.com/mayweather_and_pacquiao_both_pass_nevada_drug_tests_067.html 17 Jan 2010 14:37:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 17th January 2010 - In a battle of Juan Carlos versus Juan Carlos, it was the Burgos version that walked away with a win this Friday night, January 15th. JC Burgos ruled the Featherweight action all night long, utilizing his superior reach and stamina to soundly pummel the body of JC Martinez.. http://fightfranchise.com/burgos_vs_martinez_juan_carlos_wins_066.html 17 Jan 2010 14:11:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 17th January 2010 - Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO's) Britain's biggest current star is set to leave his previous promoter Frank Warren and join Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. In his pursuit to make a name for himself in the United States Khan Promotions has joined forces with Golden Boy and Khan could make his debut for them on May 1st against Paulie Malignaggi.. http://fightfranchise.com/khan_leaves_warren_and_joins_golden_boy_065.html 17 Jan 2010 13:44:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 16th January 2009 - Paul Samuels 21-7-2 (12) once again came out on top over Cello Renda 18-9-1 (11) tonight. Although the bout was never going to be as good as their first epic encounter, this fight was still a thriller.. http://fightfranchise.com/samuels_beats_renda_again_064.html 16 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 16th January 2010 - Friday night on Sky Sports' first show of 2010 was a rematch between Commonwealth and British cruiserweight champion Rob Norton 32-4-2 (19) and David Dolan 13-2-1 (5). The first bout was an excellent if scrappy bout in which 5 knockdowns occurred but tonights rematch was much poorer.. http://fightfranchise.com/dolan_and_norton_battle_to_draw_063.html 16 Jan 2010 10:58:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 15th January 2010 - This writer loves fights that can be regarded as closet classics. Great fights that generally escape media attention and become cult bouts to hardcore boxing fans.. http://fightfranchise.com/renda_samuels_preview_062.html 15 Jan 2010 12:17:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 15th January 2010 - Jose Benavidez is a man you may not have heard of…….Yet. Benavidez however was an outstanding amateur talent. He compiled an outstanding amateur record of 120-5 and was the 2009 National jnr welterweight Golden Gloves champion.. http://fightfranchise.com/amateur_star_signs_with_top_rank_061.html 15 Jan 2010 11:44:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 13th January 2010 - German boxing badboy and current WBO light heavyweight champion Juergen Brahmer 35-2 (28) today received a 16 month jail term. This latest term behind bars may well signal the end of his career near the top level.. http://fightfranchise.com/brahmer_goes_to_jail_again_059.html 13 Jan 2010 10:47:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor is pulling out of the super middleweight super six tournament and taking a break from boxing. Taylor, who has suffered back to back last round stoppages against Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham, made the statement on his website, jermaintaylor.com.. http://fightfranchise.com/taylor_out_of_super_six_058.html 12 Jan 2010 22:20:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Contrary to stories in the press put about by Sturm’s team in the last few weeks, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm remains under exclusive contract to Universum.. http://fightfranchise.com/universum_sturm_is_our_fighter_057.html 12 Jan 2010 17:55:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Floyd Mayweather will come up against Manny Pacquiao on March 13th but unfortunately only in a battle for TV rankings as once again boxing fans will be forced to choose which match they want to watch.. http://fightfranchise.com/mayweather_to_fight_march_13_as_well_056.html 12 Jan 2010 17:24:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym 40-1 (28) from Thailand made a first successful defence of the WBA super bantamweight crown. Japan did have a winner on the night when Takashi Uchiyama 14-0 (11) took the WBA super featherweight crown from Mexican Juan Carlos Salgado.. http://fightfranchise.com/kratingdaenggym_and_uchiyama_win_in_tokyo_055.html 12 Jan 2010 2:04:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Anthony Mundine 38-3 (23) beat yet another Australian today when out pointing Robert Medley 27-3 (17) for the pretty much unheard of WBA International middleweight title in Sydney.. http://fightfranchise.com/mundine_beats_medley_054.html 12 Jan 2010 1:44:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - As rumoured last week, Joshua Clottey will be lining up in the opposing corner to Manny Pacquiao on March 13th. The venue of the bout was scheduled to be in Las Vegas but now will take place in Dallas.. http://fightfranchise.com/pacquiao_clottey_at_dallas_cowboys_stadium_053.html 12 Jan 2010 1:11:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 12th January 2010 - Rising heavyweight and Commonwealth champion Sam Sexton 13-1 (6) is using the snow to his advantage in getting in the best possible shape for his big bout against British champion Danny Williams 41-8 (13) on February 13th.. http://fightfranchise.com/sextons_gone_to_the_dogs_052.html 12 Jan 2010 12:53:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 19th December 2009 - Saturday night marks the return of WBC and WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s). Pavlik last fought ten months ago in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio, where he forced Marco Antonio Rubio to quit on his stool after the ninth round. Since then, Pavlik has been battling a staph infection in his left hand and an allergic reaction to antibiotics that left him nearly dead.. http://fightfranchise.com/pavlik_espino_preview_027.html 19 Dec 2009 10:24:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 13th December 2009 - Vitali Klitschko 39-2 (37) easily turned back the challenge of survival minded Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson 22-1-1 (9) tonight in 12 one sided rounds.. http://fightfranchise.com/klitschko_dominates_johnson_014.html 13 Dec 2009 1:00:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 11th December 2009 - Tomorrow we see a fight for the WBC Heavyweight crown in the bizarre venue of Berne, Switzerland. The champion Vitali Klitschko 38-2 (37) takes on unbeaten American challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson 22-0-1 (9)... http://fightfranchise.com/klitschko_johnson_preview_008.html 11 Dec 2009 19:10:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 11th December 2009 - Saturday night in California marks the return of WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (24-0-0, 11KO's), as he faces undefeated Lamont Peterson (27-0-0, 13KO's) in what looks to be a solid card televised live in the States by Showtime.. http://fightfranchise.com/peterson_bradley_preview_007.html 11 Dec 2009 12:31:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 11th December 2009 - Boxing returns to Chicago on Saturday night, when Paul Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s) of Brooklyn, New York takes on Juan Diaz (35-2, 17 KO’s) of Houston, Texas in their much anticipated rematch. The first fight which took place in Diaz’s hometown of Houston ended in a controversial decision.. http://fightfranchise.com/diaz_malignaggi_rematch_preview_006.html 11 Dec 2009 11:15:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 6th December 2009 - WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck 27-1 (20) tonight outpointed interim champion Ola Afolabi 14-2-3 (6) at Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany. This writer found the fight to be a compelling battle but not a classic... http://fightfranchise.com/huck_outpoints_afolabi.html 6 Dec 2009 12:50:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 5th December 2009 - Tonight in Newcastle, England, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan needed just 76 seconds to see off Dmitriy Salita, knocking the New York based Ukrainian down three times in the process.. http://fightfranchise.com/khan_blows_away_salita_inside_round.html 5 Dec 2009 23:41:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 5th December 2009 - Paul 'The Punisher' Williams (37-1-0, 27KO's) returns tomorrow night to headline a card at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, in an intriguing bout against Argentinian Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24KO's), televised live in the US on HBO.. http://fightfranchise.com/williams_martinez_preview.html 5 Dec 2009 1:10:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 4th December 2009 - Tomorrow night at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, former 2004 Olympic silver medalist and new WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1-0, 15KO's) makes the first defence of his title against relatively unknown undefeated Ukrainian/New Yorker Dmitriy Salita (30-0-1, 16KO's).. http://fightfranchise.com/can_salita_dethrone_khan.html 4 Dec 2009 18:11:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 4th December 2009 - The London Olympia tomorrow night will host the next series of the ever popular Prizefighter series. It will be the 8th time Barry Hearn’s matchroom sport has organised the event of such where 8 contestants fight all on one night to try and with the Prizefighter trophy.. http://fightfranchise.com/prizefighter_returns_with_top_lineup.html 4 Dec 2009 10:53:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 4th December 2009 - FightFranchise's Dan Cotter caught up with former European light welterweight champion Ted Bami ahead of this weeks Prizefighter tournament.. http://fightfranchise.com/bami_speaks_ahead_of_prizefighter.html 4 Dec 2009 8:40:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 4th December 2009 - Fight Franchise’s Dan Cotter caught up with former WBA light welterweight world champion Gavin Rees, who is super confident ahead of his campaign in this Friday’s Prizefighter light-welterweight series.. http://fightfranchise.com/rees_speaks_ahead_of_prizefighter.html 4 Dec 2009 8:13:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 2nd December 2009 - In a huge shock to world boxing, today in Australia Roy Jones Jr, now 54-6-0 (40), was blown away by Australian Danny Green in less than a round. Green, the IBO cruiserweight champion, was considered the underdog by many but made no mistake, knocking Jones down with a chopping right hand and then pummeling the faded legend with a non-stop barrage of punches until the referee stepped in and saved Jones from further punishment.. http://fightfranchise.com/green_stuns_jones_inside_a_round.html 2 Dec 2009 14:57:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 1st December 2009 - Tomorrow night, former middleweight and light-heavyweight kingpin Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins returns to Philadelphia for his first fight in his hometown in over six years. In the other corner will be Mexican Enrique Ornelas, facing what most would consider to be an impossible task.. http://fightfranchise.com/executioner_lines_up_another_victim.html 1 Dec 2009 21:34:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 30th November 2009 - On the unusual fighting day of Wednesday, 40 year old multi-weight champion Roy Jones 54-5 (40) fights in Sydney, Australia against Australian Danny Green 27-3 (24). Green’s IBO cruiserweight title is at stake. It is an interesting match up, especially considering Jones has already signed up for a (10-15 years too late) rematch with Bernard Hopkins in March 2010.. http://fightfranchise.com/will_jones_be_wizard_of_oz.html 30 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com 20th November 2009 - The boxing bin man from Leicester returns this weekend for his 6th defence of his European super bantamweight title and WBC final eliminator. Yes this can only mean Rendall Munroe is back in action this week. Munroe, who has high hopes of becoming a world champion, first has to face Simone “Boom Boom” Maludrottu at the Harvey Hadden Centre in Nottingham.. http://fightfranchise.com/munroe_maludrottu_preview.html 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 GMT News admin@fightfranchise.com