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Monday, April 24, 2006
Mayweather Jr. Says No to Margarito
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has turned down an offer to fight WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on August 12th and also opted to buy out the remainder of his contract with promoter Bob Arum, allowing him to seek other promotional opportunities. Leonard Ellerbe, a member of Mayweather Jr.‘s camp stated that Mayweather is simply rejecting the fight because of lingering injuries.
Luis Collazo: Hatton Picked the Wrong Guy
BOSTON — World Boxing Association welterweight champion Luis Collazo, like heavyweight champions Lennox Lewis, John Ruiz and many other world champions before him, has returned to the Pocono Mountains in the state of Pennsylvania to train to fight Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston on May 13.
Collazo (26-1, 12 KOs), from Brooklyn, N.Y., likes training in the seclusion of the Poconos because it allows for little else than focusing on boxing. Focus is important when preparing to face The Ring magazine and Boxing Writers Association of America recipient of the Fighter of the Year designation in 2005.
The undefeated Hatton (40-0, 30 KOs), from Manchester, England, has set aside his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association junior welterweight titles won in his last two appearances to move up to 147 pounds to face Collazo, who thinks “The Hitman” made a miscalculation when he signed the contract.
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Friday, April 21, 2006
de La Hoya Camp Notes
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico —‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya is rigorously preparing for his May 6 WBC super welterweight championship against Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga at the Wilfredo Gomez Gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
De La Hoya is using an extreme and “back to the basics” training regime to prepare for the unpredictable Mayorga. The extreme training drills include intense speed mitt drills, exhausting speed bag interval training, inverted gravity boot sit ups and abdominal strengthening exercises. He is already on weight for the fight and has demonstrated superb conditioning and focus symbolically represented by his nearly shaven head and serious demeanor. The Golden Boy is back!
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
Now it’s Judah’s Turn
The Nevada State Athletic Comission has filed a complaint against Zab Judah and his camp for their roles in the melee that took place during Judah’s title fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. earlier this month. Both Judah and his father, Yoel are facing fines and possible suspensions that will be handed out in a May 8th meeting.
Cintron TKO’s Estrada in 10th
Kermit Cintron once again became a contender in the welterweight division with a 10th round TKO victory over David Estrada. With the win, Cintron becomes the No. 2 contender for the IBF welterweight belt.
Video from ESPN Motion: Kermit Cintron Quiets His Critics on Wednesday Night Fights
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Rome’s Correspondent Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes you through a workout session at Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas before his fight against Zab Judah.
Video from ESPN Motion: Watch as Mayweather prepared for what would be a victory vs Zab Judah.
The Rebirth of Kermit Cintron
Kermit Cintron examines last year’s loss to Antonio Margarito, the reasons why he wasn’t prepared for the fight and how switching trainers was a smart business and personal decision for him to make. Cintron steps into the ring tonight against David Estrada on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights.
Video from ESPN Motion: How the Margarito Aftermath affected the welterweight.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Mayorga Camp Notes
MIAMI — World Boxing Council super welterweight champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga will be fighting one of the most popular boxers in history on May 6, “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya, and his training regimen is evidence that he is taking this fight seriously.
Mayorga started his training here on Feb. 23 at the new Fight Club gym. The first interval of training began with a 3-mile morning jog each day at 7 a.m. After his jog, El Matador eats breakfast and takes a nap.
Gym training begins at 1 p.m. His work consists of stretching, skipping rope, exercises and strength and conditioning for an hour. Then it’s into the ring where his coaches are stressing technique with pads for 30 minutes. The workout concludes with warm-down exercises.
During the second week of March the training schedule changed to include 30 minutes per day of sparring. The adjusted training schedule starts at the gym beginning at 1 p.m. Road work was increased to four-to-five miles per day beginning around 7 p.m.
Mayorga and his co-trainer Stacy McKinley were interviewed during today’s media workout in Miami.
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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Gatti’s New Source of Determination
Arturo Gatti now has another reason to fight hard - his newborn daughter. Gatti and his girlfriend Erika gave birth to a girl - Sophia Bella Gatti, about two weeks ago. Gatti has said that fans will get to see how hard he is going to fight for his daughter in his July 22nd bout against Carlos Baldomir in Atlantic City.
Video from ESPN Motion: Arturo Gatti Looks for Another Title
Thursday, April 13, 2006
The Petersons Fight on Showtime April 28, 2006
NEW YORK – Brothers Lamont and Anthony Peterson of Washington, D.C., grew up homeless, but they feel right at home in the ring. The up-and-coming, unbeaten junior welterweights are a combined 32-0 with 20 knockouts.
Lamont, who at 22 is 14 months older than Anthony, is 16-0 with seven KOs. Anthony is 16-0 with 13 KOs. In their Showtime debuts, the talented three-year pros will co-headline an excellent fight card Friday, April 28, 2006, on “ShoBox: The New Generation” (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The bouts will represent the 11th time that the Petersons have appeared on the same fight card.
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