Cruiserweight Boxing News

BLACKPOOL boxer Matty Askin will square up to a different opponent in Wigan tomorrow night.

Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao accompanied by his wife Jinkee and mother Dionesia waves to supporters during a victory motorcade in his hometown of Alabel, Sarangani province, yesterday as he returned home after claiming his seventh career boxing title.

Andre Ward claimed the WBA 168-pound title with a unanimous technical decision over Denmark's Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night in Oakland, adding his first world championship belt to his Olympic gold medal with a stunning upset victory in his hometown.

Zsolt Erdei of Hungary won the WBC cruiserweight title with a majority decision over Giacobbe Fragomeni on Saturday night.

November's ratings from the Canadian Boxing Federation underline that the time has come for three of Edmonton's six nationally ranked contenders to stop dancing and start fighting.

Comment by Paul Upham: As Nikolay Valuev walked to the ring at Arena NA1 4rnberger in Germany on Saturday night to defend his WBA heavyweight boxing world title against David Haye, the live band playing him in sang the chorus, "Not Again, Not Again". Millions of British fans were probably thinking the same thing when ring announcer Michael Buffer ...

Haye D v Ruiz J Exact Method of Victory: Haye D wins by KO 5/1 Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news Ring legend Oscar de la Hoya believes this is the beginning of a new era for the heavyweight division following David Haye's ascendancy to the WBA world title.

While fight fans in the U.S. were focused on both boxing and MMA telecasts on HBO and CBS this past Saturday night, Europeans were tuned into a heavyweight title match featuring David Haye and Nikolay Valuev .

The comparatively tiny British fighter ran rings around his 7ft opponent and claimed the WBA heavyweight crown, in a contest of strength and agility.

DAVID HAYE made British boxing history last night in Germany, de-throning the WBA heavyweight champion Nicolay Valuev on points with a thrilling display in Nuremburg.

Haye broke a bone in his right hand in the early stages of his points victory over Russian giant Nikolai Valuev on Saturday when he captured the WBA title in Nuremberg.

Valuev Unfazed by Haye's Trashtalk Posted by Patrick Cassidy on 11.03.2009 The Russian Giant speaks out on David Haye... Current WBA heavyweight champion, Nikolai Valuev isn't letting the the trash talking of former Cruiserweight king David Haye affect him, or so he says.

It has been 347 days since David Haye stepped into a ring, but on Saturday night, as the clich goes, the talking stops.

Ricky Hatton has backed David Haye to succeed him as the standard-bearer of British boxing by knocking Nikolai Valuev out "in sensational fashion" on Saturday night.

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DAVID versus Goliath. The mythical battle of a small man taking on a giant. On Saturday, there will be no myths with several such battles taking place.

Haye D v Valuev N Group Round Betting: Haye D Rnds 1-3 17/2 Click here to bet on boxing with Sky Bet! Click here for more boxing news David Haye has vowed to "walk the walk" when the talking stops and the fighting starts against Nikolai Valuev on Saturday.

The Way I See It 11.04.09: An Important Title Fight Posted by Joe Roche on 11.04.2009 This week we're talking about an important title fight that will happen this weekend, and it's not the one you're thinking about.

Making Haye: Freddie Roach says David Hatye will 'flatten' Nikolai Valuev in their WBA heavyweight title fight on Saturday Photo: AP Haye, the former three-belt world cruiserweight champion, meets the 7ft Russian in Nuremberg on Saturday, with the prize the World Boxing Association heavyweight title at stake.

David Haye Excited to be Seen in the U.S. Posted by Joe Roche on 10.28.2009 "The Hayemaker" keeps talking about his WBA world heavyweight title shot next Saturday.