World Boxing News 2010-2013

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor ‘One Time’ ready to step up title bid After yet another impressive stoppage victory last month, unbeaten contender Keith Thurman is ready to step up his opposition even further following his crushing four round win over seasoned campaigner Carlos Quintana. The 24 year-old, who now has 18 knockouts from a perfect 19-fight record, is looking at facing the top names between 147 and 154lbs and believes his win over the Puerto Rican can be the starting point for bigger and better things. “I rate the Quintana fight a good win for me, but I know I can get better. I’ll say it was 8 out of 10,” Thurman told World Boxing News. " I definitely want some belts in 2013 and whoever has got them I want to fight all of them.” Thurman was mentioned by recent IBF welterweight title holder Randall Bailey as a possible opponent in the near future and the Clearwater puncher expressed to WBN that he would have no problem taking that fight as he is confident i...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor ‘Ghost’ retains interim title in California Multi-weight world champion Robert Guerrero maybe one step closer to securing his dream bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. after retaining his interim WBC title against Andre Berto. The 29 year-old from Gilroy, had Berto in trouble from the off, dropping him with some hard rights hands as the challenger struggled with the ferocious pace in the early stages of the contest. More accurate punches put Berto down for a second time in the next round and left the former belt holder with a closing right eye that seemed to instantly trouble him as it blew up from a straight left. From round three onwards the fight was much more competitive as the two fighters slugged it out on the inside and neither of the two warriors would give any ground for the remaining rounds. Guerrero’s early knockdowns had made the result look more one-sided than it actually was as all three judges agreed with my card of 116-...

Keith Thurman v Carlos Quintana light-middleweight Citizens Business Bank Arena, California, USA 10x3                                                                                                 Thurman                           Quintana              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------                  Round 1                     10 (1)                            8              ------...

Frank Stea Undefeated welterweight star Keith “One Time” Thurman 18-0 (17 KOs) stopped by to talk with the ATG Radio crew just 48 hours after his sixth round TKO win over Orlando Lora 29-3 (19KOs) on HBO this past Saturday night.  In the post-fight interview, Thurman unexpectedly called out the top fighters in the welterweight division. With the win, the 23-year old emerged as a rising star in the world of boxing, and after winding down from a tough training camp, “One Time” touched on a number of topics and explained his reasoning behind calling out boxing’s elite. Below are some quotes from Monday’s night’s interview. On calling out Paulie Malignaggi: “It comes from the desire within my heart to be a champion. If you’re a world champion, you have to be ready to face the world.” “I hear Paulie Malignaggi’s been tweeting about me, saying I shouldn’t be bringing his name up. The problem is, he’s walking around with the belt.” “You gotta understand th...