Archive for March 16th, 2011
Posted by Rick McLean on March 16, 2011 at 22:26 pm
©Photograph and Interview By: Durell Wambolt
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The Boxing Examiner.com recently had the opportunity to sit down at Clancy’s boxing gym in Mississauga, Ontario with 2 time IBF Junior Featherweight world champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor as he finishes the final preparations for his training camp for his big upcoming title defence against mandatory challenger Takalani Ndlovu in South Africa. Molitor has already defeat Ndlovu twice before and once by knockout.
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The Boxing Examiner.com: I am here with the IBF Junior Featherweight World Champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor. Steve how has training camp been so far?
Steve Molitor: This has probably been the most complete training camp that I have had thus far with the addition of Mark Erwin as camp supervisor and Courtney Shand . Everything has really fallen into place and I have had to do less of the technical stuff and focus completely on training.
TBE: The same Courtney Shand that worked with Lennox Lewis throughout his career?
Molitor: Yes, Courtney worked with Lennox Lewis throughout his professional career and in some of the Klitschko camps as well. Read More
Posted by Rick McLean on March 16, 2011 at 20:28 pm
By: Mike Schmidt
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In the next month five of the top rated Female Super-Bantamweight fighters in the world will be matching up against each other with the sixth, champion Ana Maria Torres, moving up in weight to join the super-batamweight party. On March 31 undefeated Las Vegas phenom Melinda Cooper goes up against Ada Velez in Costa Rica for the IBF title. On April 2 Canada’s very own Lisa “Bad News” Brown defends her WBA title against up and coming red hot Panamanian Chantall Martinez, in Panama, and then on April 16 Mexican superstar Champion Ana Maria Torres moves up in weight to fight Jackie Nava for the vacant WBC title in Mexico. When these fights conclude there may be no better time for a major promoter to pick up a female round robin between the victors in a scenario where we have active, top ranked champions ready to take on the challenge and ready to fight worldwide. A cursory review of the various ratings bodies has all of these women in the top end and obviously they are all stepping up this next month to take on the challenge. For the sake of women’s boxing the time could not be better and two thumbs up to all of these fighters for taking up top notch challenges.
Posted by Rick McLean on March 16, 2011 at 19:37 pm
©Photographs By Tom Casino of Showtime
Press Release By Showtime Championship Boxing™
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BUTE FENDS OFF QUESTIONS OF A POSSIBLE FIGHT WITH MIKKEL KESSLER
“I’LL WORRY ABOUT KESSLER AND ANYBODY ELSE AFTER I WIN THIS FIGHT”
MAGEE PLANS TO CELEBRATE WIN OVER BUTE WITH “A PINT OF GUINNESS”
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The Two Super Middleweights Will Battle for Bute’s IBF Title
Live on Saturday, March 12 at 10 p.m. ET
from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada
MONTREAL (March 16, 2011) – Unbeaten International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute (27-0, 22 KOs) and 168-pound contender Brian Magee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) showed each other great respect at Wednesday’s press conference from Boutique Videotron in Montreal, Canada leading up to their title bout on Saturday, March 19 on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The telecast will begin with the rebroadcast of the March 12 action-packed SHOWTIME PPV® fight between World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga. Read More
Posted by Rick McLean on March 16, 2011 at 18:46 pm
©Photograph and Interview By: Durell Wambolt
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The Boxing Examiner.com recently had the opportunity to interview Canadian national amateur champion Colin McFadden at Clancy’s boxing gym about his pro debuting taking place this weekend, March 19th in Montreal on the Bute/Magee undercard.
The Boxing Examiner.com: I am here with Colin (Fish) McFadden, a former Canadian National amateur champion. How many amateur fights did you have Colin?
Colin McFadden: I had 76 fights.
TBE: Only 76?
CM: Yes, only 76 fights as an amateur.
TBE: How many times did you go to nationals?
CM: I went 5 times and won 4 times but I only went to nationals once as a senior and I won. Read More
