Brook claimed the title last June by beating Barrie Jones and has defended title for three times. Former champion of British Jennings, 31, stopped in five rounds when he challenged Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title in February. The unbeaten Sheffield boxer, who has 13 KOs from his 20 fights, said he could have moved on to European level but wants to beat Jennings to become no 1.


Having fought Miguel Cotto, he is known in the States, and if I do a job on him I can make a big statement about my ability at world level. I've won each of last three opponents in the first three rounds, and I can do something similar in opposition to Jennings. He is a slow beginner and I know I can get him out there quickly. Jennings lost two of his 37 fights as a expert, with his only other defeat apart from the Cotto turn around coming when he lost his British title to Mutley in 2006.


Brook is a good boxer and he's done well to win a Lonsdale belt outright. People asked me if I was going to retire after fight against cotto, but the thought never crossed my mind.


I want fights for title and I'm pleased that I've got Brook, because this is an break for me to get back into the big time. "Everyone is talk him as the future of British boxing, but I'll take him to school."

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Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s) is ready to give a major upset on 19 of sep in his mega fight with undefeated pound-for boxing star Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Marquez has put weight, gotten much stronger and is hitting harder than ever. Marquez has no secret about but he plans to do against the 32-year Mayweather, intend on attacking him.Mayweather struggled for sometime when facing Luis Castillo, a huge body puncher. Although Castillo lost both of the fights, many of the boxing fans feel that Mayweather lost first fight in 2002 April.

Marquez has training in the mountains for his spell with Mayweather, running hills and lifting large rocks to build up his legs, arms and shoulders. Marquez sees Mayweather is weakness in body shots and intends on working in that area against him. Mayweather recently persistent an injury on his ribs while in training. He won’t say what is the cause of injury, but assumption is that one of his hard-hitting partners hurt him with a big body shot.

Mayweather come back with the goal of fighting Pacquiao. Instead of taking an easy tune-up for the fight, Mayweather decided on Marquez, he points out really beat Pacquiao in both of Marquez’s prior two fights with Manny. Mayweather is obviously older, less youthful he did two years ago and there’s a question whether he still has what it takes. For a boxer to take off much time from the sport, especially a fighter in the lighter weight classes, it’s often difficult, if not impossible, for them to successful comeback. Usually the fighters in the slighter weight are incapable to come back effectively once they retire for any length of time.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. discuss with CBS Sports recently to promote his September 19th attack against Juan Manuel Marquez. During interview, Mayweather Jr.discussed MMA (UFC). And let me tell you... Mayweather Jr. usually held back no punches.Mayweather Jr. believes White people invented something else because they can't rule in boxing like Black and Hispanic fighters do.

Mayweather Jr. tells CBS Sports: I said before, in boxing, we know who's dominating. Black fighters and Hispanic is dominates this sport."Mayweather Jr. went to state that white people can not dominate Boxing, so they had to start something . "Mayweather Jr said that it is not a tribal statement but there is no white fighters in boxing so they had to do something else and start something new.

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The declaration of the Super Six tournament is the best news boxing fans have had all year. In latest months, More number of fights have been postponed owed to injuries and the action has been slow. But something has finally come along that people can really look forward to. Boxing needs for the best to fight the best. The super middleweight division is loaded with endowment and without a definite champion and this tournament will help to set the record straight.

While the fighters in this Super Six tournament are amongst the best at 168 pounds, most of them are not household names (at least in the United States). The winner of the Super Six will appear as a superstar and some of the runners-up will almost certainly gain a lot of appreciation. This is an event that will boost the careers for all of the fighters involved, except for perhaps Jermain Taylor.

Of all the fighters in this tournament, Jermain Taylor is the prevalent name. Since wining the bronze medal in the 2000 Olympic Games, he has enjoyed a lot of fame and profitable success as a professional. Before he ever won a fight of importance, he was already posing in Everlast advertisements and he was featured on HBO as one of the hottest forecast in boxing. Jermain has, in fact, done well for himself in this game, but it is likely that he found a place in this tournament because of his commercial possibility, opposed to his recent accomplishments.

The International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) and the World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF) has globally recognized boxing halls of fame by sport of boxing;with the IBHOF being the more extensively recognized boxing hall of fame.WBHF was established by Everett L. Sanders in 1980. Since its inception the WBHOF has never have had a permanent location or museum, which has permitted the more recent IBHOF to gather more publicity and prestige.

Boxing's International Hall of Fame was motivated by a tribute an American town seized for two local heroes in 1982. The town, Canastota, New York, (which is about 15 miles (24 km) east of Syracuse, via the New York State Thruway), grateful former world welterweight/middleweight champion Carmen Basilio and his nephew, former world welterweight champion Billy Backus. The people of Canastota raised money for the tribute which inspired the idea of creating an official, annual hall of fame for notable boxers.

The International Boxing Hall of Fame opened in Canastota in 1989. The first inductees in 1990 included Jack Johnson, Benny Leonard, Jack Dempsey, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, and Muhammad Ali. Other world-class figures include Roberto Manos de Piedra Duran, Ismael Laguna, Eusebio Pedroza, Carlos Monzon, Azumah Nelson, Rocky Marciano, Pipino Cuevas, and Ken Buchanan. The Hall of Fame's orientation ceremony is held every June as part of a four-day event. The fans who come to Canastota for the Induction Weekend are treated to a number of events and Nevada State Athletic Commission is the one of the most important Governing Body in US,This Commission regulates all contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, including the licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, mixed martial artists, kick boxers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers.

We got to like World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch´s self-belief, so far he might be a slight deluded about himself.Froch 31, would be the first fight as part of Showtime´s six-man tournament that starts in October with Froch taking on top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO´s) on 10th Oct. I´m going to be the last man standing,Froch said with confidence.

Froch figures that Boxing championship will come down to him and World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in the final. We kind of feel sorry for Froch, because we don´t think he´ll make it past the first set of contest. Froch is going to get his back side handed to him by Dirrell, who has blinding speed and about just as much power as Froch. Froch admits that he´s not well-known with Dirrell.

British boxing fans don´t have clue one as to who Dirrell is. Some of them seem to guess because they are not recognizable with him that it means that Froch would beat him. You know, kind of along the similar lines as the stuff many of them were spouting about Enzo Maccarinelli beating Ola Afolabi before their bout a few months ago.

Australias Vic Darchinyan is being extensively tipped to knock out Joseph King Kong Agbeko in a brutal battle between two of boxings biggest punchers in Florida on Sunday.

Agbeko has a nerve-racking knockout record and is the reigning International Boxing Federation bantamweight world champion, but in a boxing poll of writers from the Boston Herald, USA Today and 26 other publications and websites, only six guess a win for the brawler from Ghana.

Sydney-based Darchinyan is the undeniable flyweight champion and is moving up a weight division to take on Agbeko, seeking his third world title belt in a third different weight division.Darchinyan is going to get hit and he is going to get hurt, but not as badly as the other guy,said the Boston Heralds Ron Borges, who predicts a technical knockout win for the Australian in the seventh round.Both fighters are renowned for their punching power.Darchinyan has a 76 per cent KO rate, with 26 of his 32 professional wins resulting in KOs.Agbeko has an 81 per cent KO win rate from downing 22 opponents in his 26 victories.Darchinyans power, according to the poll conducted by the US TV broadcaster of the fight, Showtime, will sway extreme with only three journalists predicting it would not end in a KO.

Amir Khan has been gone to UK on Sunday in order to take an open work out at Manchesters Pyramid centre.The hopefull crowd also gotta see Freddie Roach at work,the trainer went through a few moves with Amir,to the enchantment of the fans in attendance.Khan looked relaxed,there was no sign of jetlag,his tempo looked as good as ever,and he is clearly relishing the idea of relieving Andreas Kotelnik of his WBA light-welterweight title next week, even though he is also fully aware that he is facing a tough task.

Khan says he has addded some extra muscle and Yeah,he is a tough challenger but we are just concluding all the hard work, said Khan.Time difference gotta to used 13 days. at fight night I will be very good fit.got to do some sparring left,I will be able to fight for 12 rounds,as soon as i finished training.I will be complete training untill Boxing gloves get exhausted,I have been sparring up and coming fighters who are doing well in their own careers.Sparring and training has been gone really well, the taming work with Alex Ariza has been vast. I am in the best shape I could ever be in. I am fit and sturdy enough to throw shots all through the fight.

Khan is immovable that he could bring his rate up to the higher weight, as well as confirming that he did battle a little when hot down to the lightweight limit.

David Hayes is going to face one of the two Klitschko brothers in a heavyweight championship fight,it seems to be its his destiny, however The Hayemaker has not exactly earned the right to do so. One of the most expert ticket sellers in the heavyweight division, Haye pretty much talked himself into a shot at IBF and WBO king Wladimir, due to injury on his back ,while he was taking shadow boxing with using Boxing equipments in training camp,if he had used the proper Safety Accessories he would not have injured,then he only have to pull out of the signed fight.

Highly disappointed, as was Wladimir, it looked as nevertheless the 28-year-old puncher, who has brought some pleasure to his weight class although he has had just two fights there,he had lost his huge chance. Now, however, according to a news article that has appeared on Sky Sports as well as a few other boxing web sites, there is a good chance Haye will get his date with a Klitschko this one against older brother and WBC ruler Vitali.Vitali, soon to turn 38 years of age,He has scheduled for September 12th in Germany, and Haye said, there is a great chance he would be in the opposite corner

''The Worlds Greatest Ever Boxer'',Three-day boxing fabulous Oct.2-4 at Paris Las Vegas,Goodthings often comes when we are not expecting,no more obvious than in the Flyweight Division of The Worlds Greatest Ever Boxer endorsement, which has been launched and is representing worldwide attention from boxing fans of all ages.On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.comallows boxing fans from world to select the greatest boxer in each of the original eight weight classes, highlighted by the all-time pound-for-pound ''Greatest Ever''.The eight categories represent the eight unique weight-class divisions: Strawweights are integrated in the Flyweight category; Super Middleweight in the Light Heavyweight division. Most no of fighters had fought and won Boxing awards at number of different weights,and they have been nominated in the division that they made their biggest impact. Fighters have not been nominated on the basis of whether they have a capability to beat others or not. More importantly is their overall record, the bang they made on the boxing world, and indeed the world around them. All nominees are listed in the voting section at www.GreatestEver.com.

Boxing fans attending the revels will be able to celebrate, the achievements of the Worlds Greater Ever Boxers. A three-day boxing spectacular is planned on Oct.2-4 at Paris Las Vegas, swearing in that Friday with an endorsed welcome reception and executive weigh in for the following evenings professional boxing show, presented by Sterling Promotions, and featuring Team USA versus Team Europe, capped by an elite after party. The event culminates on Sunday with The Greater Ever black-tie awards dinner, featuring some of the greatest boxers ever, as well as world-class entertainment, and then an exclusive after party.

Four ticket packages are on sale for the Oct2to4 weekends events through agents at the following numbers: North America The Sports Alliance (914.941.3366) Smart Ticket Solutions (847.917.8497); United Kingdom and Europe Rock Solid Events (UK: 0845 0945 606, Outside UK: +44 845 0945 606); Australasia –Events Worldwide Travel Group (Australia: 1300 788 666, Outside Australia: +61 3 5989 7666).The event-only packages are as follows (all prices USD): Super VIP ($2,500), Platinum ($1,900), VIP ($1,400) and Gold ($1,115).

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Alexis Arguello, world lightweight champion and Mayor of Managua,extreme at 130 pounds,was found dead at his home early on Wednesday.Nicaraguans took to the streets on Wednesday to pay final respects to a national hero,three time world Boxing championship Alexis Arguello,who was immortalized as ''The volatile Thin Man'' and the ''Gentleman of the Ring'',was found dead early on Wednesday morning at his Alexis Arguello home.He shot himself on head,which has been identified by investigators.Alexis Arguello, born-again Sandinista who had been once lived in Miami and became mayor of Managua after controversial 2008 municipal elections, when he was 57.he had been the Nicaragua ever created sports deity ,said that veteran Nicaraguan sportswriter Edgard Tijerino.some people are born as great poets or painters or thinkers, but Arguello was born to box. He was something special.A true Nicaraguan pride.he was attempting to become the first boxer to confine titles in four divisions.More than 20000 fans filled the Orange Bowl to see a brawl that many boxing experts called the best title attack of the decade and in South Florida boxing history.

Managua mayor,eventhough with modest background , He turned in to boxing gym at 14 , In the Boxing ring , the thin kid from Managua originate his calling and with only three years of training,he traveled to Costa Rica and gave out the perfect kid boxing after knocked out the national champ with six rounds.I beat the crap out of him,Arguello said in 2007 interview, delighted with his contagious Yogi Bear giggle. Arguello won first world kick boxing title at 22, and then won two more in different lightweight champion classes.Arguellos elegant talents,Boxing apparel,humble manner and natural charm also made him as a natural target for Nicaragua's rough-and-tumble political class.

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