Middleweight Boxing News

All eyes in the UK are currently on Dmitriy Salita, the Jewish boxer from New York who will fight Amir Khan in Newcastle next month for the WBA light-welterweight title.

Boxing:Matthew MacklinA s quest to become a middleweight world champion continues in Dublin next month with a December 5th bout against Uruguayan Rafael Sosa Pintos at the National Boxing Stadium.

Paul Williams finally has found an opponent for his next bout, choosing Sergio Martinez to replace injured Kelly Pavlik.

Whether or not WBA champion Mikkel Kessler is able to beat Andre Ward on November 21, he has to fight Froch in the first quarter of 2010.

Ringside With Raymundo 11.05.09: 'Bad Chad' is the Future of the Middleweight Division Posted by Raymundo Dioses on 11.05.2009 This week, how Chad can become the top dog by going one division lower, the arroneous WBC ban on heavyweight Chris Arreola, Diaz/Malignaggi II on the way, big talk from Manny Pacquiao about Floyd Mayweather and random ...

Three boxing organizations are holding a fundraiser Sunday to erect a statue of a late world champion a block from his former training facility.

The 25-year old Ward who, in Athens in 2004, was the lone - and most recent -- American to claim Olympic gold, will attempt to wrest the WBA title away from Denmark native Kessler in Ward's own hometown while also preventing the Europeans from shutting out American fighters in the first round of this unique tournament being televised by SHOWTIME.

Nov. 28 Date Set For WBA Super Middleweight Title Bout Posted by A. Shakoor on 11.03.2009 But we though Mikkel Kessler was the WBA super middleweight champ??? On November 28th at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

THE NOV. 14 MEGAFIGHT between WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao is November's must-see event, but there is a wide variety of options for discerning fight fans to choose from this Saturday.

While he waits for his own shot at a top super middleweight contender, Jesse Brinkley can only sit back and watch as the Super Six World Boxing Classic attempts to clear the logjam at the top of the division.

Here Comes the Payne 10.26.09: War of the Roses and More Posted by Michael Payne on 10.26.2009 The main focus this week is on probably the British fight of the year which took place on Friday night.

Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic got off to a great start for Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch, but not so great for Jermaine Taylor and Andre Dirrell.

This week, Matt Knowles, our resident preview master awaits in the red corner to take on Patrick Cassidy of the popular 'Showdown' column.

Big Apple Boxing Thoughts 10.26.09: Pavlik's Conundrum Posted by Jonathan Yaghoubi on 10.26.2009 What's the deal with Kelly Pavlik? Should he be chastised for postponing his fight with Williams once again or should we understand? Plus, thoughts on the Super Six World Boxing Classic's opening round.

Carl Froch's, left, title-defence against Andre Dirrell last week was shown on the Primetime channel.

With a couple of weeks to go before a tantalizing fall lineup gets underway, some random thoughts on everything from last week's opening stage of the "Super Six" Tournament to Kelly Pavlik's scary medical condition.

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik says doctors were concerned he wouldn't survive an allergic reaction to medication used to treat a staph infection.

Trust me, I've had worse debut performances. A few come to mind right away. But that's, ahem, another story.

While they've matched MMA's rise to the height of combat sports, boxing officials have sat on their hands plotting what to do to bring the sport back to prominence.

Let's do it again ... Anthony Mundine and Daniel Geale are set for a rematch. Photo: Steve Christo October 22, 2009 - 12:27AM Anthony Mundine and Daniel Geale comfortably removed South American roadblocks to their boxing rematch with convincing wins at the Silverdome in Launceston on Wednesday.