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Manfredo Loses His 'Contender' Status

The Contender by Tom Donelson
Manfredo was one of those fighters that display charisma both in and out of the ring and with a home town base; he could deliver full seats in his local arena. His opponent was the most recent The Contender champion Sakio Bika.
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GlovesTaylor lays claim as a Super Middleweight
by Tom Donelson -- Nov 18, 2008 - 9:50:00 PM
The victory gave Taylor his cred back as a fighter; he is now in position to take on bigger fights. The first fight that team Jermain Taylor wants is Joe Calzaghe but that fight would have to be at least 170 pounds for Calzaghe is no anxious to come back down to Super Middleweights.


David Hayes vs. Monte BarrettMonday's BASN Boxing Notebook
by Francis Walker -- Nov 17, 2008 - 9:59:00 PM
David Haye, having bulked up to 215 pounds, answered a lot of questions as to whether he could carry his speed and punching power into the heavyweight division. He looked impressive, knocking Monte Barrett (34-7, 20 KOs) down five times en route to a TKO stoppage at 1:28 seconds of the fifth round at the O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday.


Calzaghe vs Jones, Jr.More Than Just A Fight
by Tom Donelson -- Nov 12, 2008 - 9:56:00 PM
Calzaghe survived a knockdown in his two big profile fights and found a way to win. The really big story is not so much the fight itself, but how the fight came together.


Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Joe CalzagheTuesday's Boxing News & Notes
by Francis Walker -- Nov 11, 2008 - 9:59:00 PM
In front of 14,192 spectators at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) survived a first-round knockdown to abuse a bloody and battered Roy Jones, Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) through 12 rounds to win a unanimous decision.


Darchinyan defeats MijaresDarchinyan KO's Mijares In Cali
by Francis Walker -- Nov 3, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
Darchinyan’s knockout of Mijares was bigger than the night he halted an unbeaten Irene Pacheco (TKO 11) to capture the IBF 112-pound title four years ago. It was also bigger than than any of Darchinyan’s previous eight world title victories that included a dominant five-round KO of Dimitri Kirilov to become a two-division world champion.


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