Super Featherweight Boxing

Paul Truscott will be looking for revenge on Friday night when he challenges John Simpson for the Commonwealth featherweight title at the Eston Sports Academy in Middlesbrough.Truscott will be fighting in front of his hometown fans once more, as he was when he lost the title to Simpson just over seven months ago. Truscott was stopped in the eighth round last time after a couple of hefty head clashes caused a nasty cut above his right eye. The Middlesbrough man was ahead on two of the judges scorecards at the time but was starting to lose his way in the fight, with Simpson’s marauding ... Read Full Story

Maybe you like your "chasing the white whale"-style quotes to come from the original Moby Dick. I'm no Trekkie, but that Wrath of Khan is a good flick. Either way, the "hell's heart" quote is appropriate for lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez: He will chase rival Manny Pacquiao, the only man who can stake a legitimate claim to being a better boxer than him, until his dying breath and probably after. In going to tremendous lengths to get a third fight, he will provide a ton of drama and rack up wonderful accomplishments, like he did Saturday night en route to knocking out Juan ... Read Full Story

Undefeated Indonesian Chris John will defend his World Boxing Association featherweight title here Saturday, picking a most difficult place to make his American debut. John, 42-0 with one draw and 22 knockouts, will face US hometown hero Rocky Juarez, 28-4 with 20 knockouts, in the 10th defense of the title John won from Japan's Osamu Sato at Tokyo in 2004. After a draw from an early clash of heads with Venezuelan Jose Rojas in his first title defense, John has won eight fights in a row, the most recent last October when he won a unanimous decision over Japan's Hiroyuki Enoki in Tokyo. The ... Read Full Story

Since Manny Pacquiao is fighting one of the more anticipated bouts of the year, we doubt he's being affected by the economic downturn that are making lesser boxers like Zab Judah fight gangs of homeless cats for food. So it's pretty shocking to find out that he owes the WBC 30 large in sanctioning fees. It's actually more shocking to find out they sent him a collection letter saying they'd take away his lightweight title unless he coughs up the feria. According to the WBC president/collections caller Jose Sulaiman he feels hurt that Manny's taking this route, and if Pacquiao doesn't pay up his ... Read Full Story

Eat up, Oscar. In a move designed to poke fun at De La Hoyas need to shed weight for his December 6 face-off with Manny Pacquiao, Team Manny has delivered a cheesecake from New Yorks famous Carnegie Deli to Oscar, just in time for Thanksgiving, complete with a card urging him to dig in. Hey, the Carnegie Deli is certainly famous. But not for cheesecake. Feeling bad that Oscar has been starving himself in training camp to make weight, and even admitting that he would have to forego Thanksgiving dinner, Team Pacquiao has arranged for an 11.25-pound, 12-inch chocolate (rich in antioxidants) cheesecake from ... Read Full Story