Year: 2013

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By Niall Doran After an impressive points shut out victory at the weekend by Manny Pacquiao, the old question seemed to surface once again with …

By Peter Wells Feeling hard done by may be an understatement for how George Groves must be feeling right now. Having boxed superbly for 8 rounds the …

By Niall Doran Ah yes, the return of one of the sport’s most exciting all time combatants is fast closing in upon us. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao makes …

By Niall Doran For my current and most up to date top 10 P4P rankings check out our page here …

By Niall Doran When I head the words on Facebook last night that – David Haye pulls out of fight with Tyson Fury again, my heart sank to be honest. …

By Peter Wells What can stop Andre Ward? 14 months out of ring seem to have left no lasting effect on the Californian as he boxed his way to a one …

By Niall Doran James Degale is back in action this weekend against American Dyah Davis in Kent on Saturday. “Chunky” is now the silver WBC super …

By Niall Doran Last Saturday night in Reims France marked both a big night for current European and French light-middleweight champion Michel Soro …

By Peter Wells On a night of boxing that was meant to deliver, it did not disappoint, three thrilling fights lived up to and surpassed expectations, …

By Niall Doran What a year its being for boxing in 2013 and for me as a purist, probably my favourite fight of the year so far was Rigo’s silky …

By Niall Doran With the exciting next instalment of Prizefighter coming up that will pit heavyweight protagonists from the USA against Britain, I was …

POWERHOUSE Powerhouse cruiserweight Youri Kalenga (pictured above with a DBB t-shirt) recorded an impressive 2nd round TKO win last Saturday night in …

By Peter Wells  His English may still be hard to understand but what Gennady Golovkin is all about inside the ring with his gloves on is not …

By Niall Doran Big time boxing returns to the Big Apple this weekend when world middleweight crusher Gennady Golovkin puts his WBA and IBO titles on …

By Peter Wells Last weekend Top Rank’s Timothy Bradley came out with the best display of his career beating Mexican sensation Juan Manuel Marquez via …

By Jeremy O’Connell Timothy Bradley finally earned the entire boxing world’s respect at the weekend, with an excellent tactical display, in my view, …

By Glenn Desmond  Heralded as the greatest pound for pound fighter still competing in the amateur ranks, Vasyl Lomachenko of Bilhorod-Dnistroyskyi …

By Peter Wells Miguel Vazquez, Kendall Holt, Lamont Peterson, Luis Carlos Abregu, Devon Alexander, Manny Pacquiao, Ruslan Provodnikov and now Juan …

By Peter Wells While times seem to be growing harder for Top Rank’s Bob Arum, at the age of 81 Arum is in no mood to quit on boxing. Instead the …

By Niall Doran A lot of people lately have been quick to say Manny Pacquiao has seen better days and at this point is past his sell by date. I’m not …

By Jeremy O’Connell Wladimir Klitschko retained his Heavyweight Championship at the weekend, with a dominant, if foul-filled, beatdown of longtime …

By Niall Doran Scott Quigg vs Carl Frampton, this has to be one of the most anticipated fights out there at the moment in Irish and UK boxing. I …

By Peter Wells Whether it’s in the gameplan or not, giving up early rounds rarely ends well on the judges’ cards. Scott Quigg almost paid the …

By Niall Doran This weekend will see a fight finally happen that has actually been scheduled to take place before and has been called upon by fight …

By Niall Doran This Saturday will see Miguel Cotto and Freddie Roach team up for the first time when Cotto takes on Dominican Delvin Rodriguez at the …

By Peter Wells From Kid Chocolate to Jose Napoles to Kid Gavilan and now to the emerging star Guillermo Rigondeaux, it is no wonder Cuba has the …

By Glenn Desmond Magomed Abdusalamov of Dagestan Russia has been putting the heavyweight division on alert since turning pro in 2009. The former two …

By Jeremy O’Connell At the weekend, in a highly controversial decision, the bloated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., coming off a marijuana ban and one year …

By Glenn Desmond Liam Walsh retained his super-featherweight commonwealth title, as well as his hundred percent record against Joe Murray at the …

(Infographic courtesy of https://www.bodyfuel.co.uk/) By Niall Doran We are just over a week on now from a fight that everyone in the UK and Ireland …

By Niall Doran In what has been a great year for the sport of boxing globally overall in 2013, with big fights that fans genuinely want to see …

By Marc Gorman THE GORGEOUS GAEL Born in Cobh (formerly Queenstown) in 1913, Joseph Dempsey, known as Jack was to become one of the biggest …

By Peter Wells Adonis Stevenson’s meteorite landed on the boxing scene with quite a thud and he continues to send shock waves through the Light …

By Marc Gorman In this beautiful sport, there are no certainties, everybody has a ”punchers” chance in a fight. There are mismatches, upsets, jaw …

(Poster given to DBB courtesy of HBO Sports) By Peter Wells It has always been a known fact in the sport of boxing that the higher the weight class …

By Niall Doran This week’s fight stats are as always brought to you by the good folks at BoxStat. They focus on the sweet science behind this …

By Niall Doran It was to my amazement when I heard last week that George Groves and Adam Booth announced that they had split ahead of what will be by …

By Jeremy O’Connell Dereck Chisora continued his career resurgence at the weekend with a dominant 5th round knockout of faltering German-based Kazakh …

By Peter Wells For Billy Joe Saunders the pressure coming into last night’s fight was heavy, and so were the fists of John Ryder as Saunders duly …

By Peter Wells This weekend is sure to be one to savour for British fight fans, BoxNation offer a wide selection of high quality fights, many which …

By Peter Wells As British boxing still mourns the loss of Dean Powell, the legendary trainer, manager and matchmaker leaves fans another reminder of …

By Niall Doran This week’s fight stats focus on the breakdown of a cracking Middleweight contest in the UK that sees two unbeaten middleweight …

By Jeremy O’Connell Floyd Mayweather flaunted his legendary skills at the weekend with a near shutout schooling of the unbeaten Mexican star Saul …

By Peter Wells The lights were set and eyes were peeled, no one blinked, fearing they would miss something spectacular. Yet as boxing sometimes goes, …

By Peter Wells Well there you have it, after all the speculation all the hype, in the end Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr is still ‘The One’; he truly is …

By Peter Wells As the clock ticks down the anticipation grows, its fight week, but not just any old fight week. This Saturday 14th September the …

By Niall Doran Below are some very insightful boxing statistics given to Doran’s Boxing Blog this week to feature in the run up to this weekend’s …

By Peter Wells Standing in the shadows of greatness are two of boxing’s most feared competitors. Between them four hands that can wreck any …

By Niall Doran The biggest fight of the year in the sport is almost upon us, and potentially the biggest of the decade (in monetary terms at least). …

By Niall Doran Moving to Irish boxing this weekend. Although the world of boxing will mostly be talking about Mayweather vs Canelo this Saturday, …

By Jeremy O’Connell Chris Arreola stayed relevant with his one round demolition job of the chinless failed prospect Seth Mitchell on Saturday night.  …

By Peter Wells  On a night that was set for Burns to shine and light up the night in Scotland, instead like a faulty light bulb he flickered all …

Ricky Burns vs Raymundo Beltran By Niall Doran Both fighter’s weighed in with no issues yesterday afternoon in Glasgow, Scotland. The champion Ricky …

By Niall Doran Moving stateside. This Saturday in the Fantasy Springs Casino, California, will see an encounter between two American heavyweight …

By Peter Wells It feels almost a life-time ago now since Ricky Burns’ career was showing cracks when defeats to Alex Arthur and Carl Johanneson …

By Niall Doran It was to my surprise recently when I heard the comments and confessions that Iron Mike came out with to the media, shortly following …

By Niall Doran Below are some fantastic statistics for this weekend’s upcoming contest between Ricky Burns and Ray Beltran for the WBO lightweight …

By Niall Doran It was with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of Tommy “The Duke” Morrison Monday evening Irish time, to hear that Tommy had …

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By Peter Wells With a new season of boxing beginning, I’ll be taking a look at the big fights we can look forward to in the rest of 2013. From the …

By Marc Gorman (Aug 30th, 2013) THE JACKAL “The Jackal”, Carl Frampton of Tigers Bay in Belfast has emerged as one of the genuine world Super …

By Niall Doran THE GREATEST In many people’s eyes the greatest, Muhammad Ali, was known for many poignant and insightful phrases and statements …

Doran’s Boxing Blog have teamed up with NoWhere2Hyde Boxer Management in a fantastic boxing giveaway competition! NoWhere2Hyde, manager’s of WBA and …

By Jeremy O’Connell (August 27th, 2013) PULEV’S RESUME Coming off a long layoff, Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev catapulted himself to the top of the heap of …

By Peter Wells After three late stoppage victories on the trot, Kubrat Pulev tried hard to continue that streak but failed to succeed when gradually …

By Peter Wells While a warrior’s instinct can bring great glory it can also be a fighter’s biggest downfall. So many have walked the tightrope …

This Saturday in Germany sees a clash of Heavyweight fringe contenders when undefeated Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev faces the almost ageless Tony Thompson
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This Saturday promises a mouth watering all Mexican clash when WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares defends his title against Jhonny Gonzalez By …

This Friday on ESPN’s ‘Friday Night Fight Nights’ Mike Tyson puts on his first boxing event at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY. (Official …

New DBB writer Jeremy O’Connell writes his first boxing matchmakers column looking at potential fights between GGG vs Barker and Kovalev vs Stevenson …

DBB has the first pictures of what will be WBO & WBA World super bantamweight Champ Guillermo Rigondeaux’s Boxing Robe for his next fight later in …

(Floyd Mayweather Infographic – Created for Doran’s Boxing Blog all rights reserved. Designed by Richard Good). By Niall Doran Above is a wonderful …

There is an interesting heavyweight boxing bout taking place this weekend between Tomasz Adamek and Dominic Guinn in Connecticut By Niall Doran I’ve …

David Haye vs Tyson Fury – What’s your prediction to how the fight will play out? This fight has not only gotten Irish and British boxing fans …

By Niall Doran In boxing results at the weekend Andre Berto getting KO’d by Karass certainly surprised many observers. Could this be the end for …

By Niall Doran A look ahead to the fascinating all British boxing world title showdown  – Carl Froch vs George Groves, scheduled for late 2013 It was …

“Once that bell rings you’re on your own. It’s just you and the other guy.”
On of the best boxing quotes you will find from one of the toughest men …

By Niall Doran  Behind Enemy Lines Boxing Preview – Boxing fans will be licking their chops this weekend In a bumper bill at the Wembley …

By Niall Doran David Haye vs Tyson Fury – Perhaps the biggest boxing news in recent British & Irish boxing history was announced last week when these …

By Niall Doran Kell Brook vs Carson Jones 2: This Saturday’s rematch with Carson Jones should act as a decent barometer for measuring his improvement …

Haye Fury is ON!! (A wonderful infographic below that I had the privilege to receive recently to be shown on DBB.  Commissioned by Bodyfuel Sports …

By Niall Doran Spike o Sullivan v Saunders: Recently I had the privilege to catch up with Spike O’ Sullivan ahead of his upcoming fight with Billy …

In a clash of two murderous punchers this weekend in Golovkin vs Macklin, the fans are sure to be the real winners in this middle weight title …

After a less than stellar performance at the weekend at welterweight I wonder will Adrien Broner be making swift return to the lightweight division I …

Broner vs Malinaggi :This weekend at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York Paulie Malinaggi puts his WBA Welterweight belt on the line as Adrien …

Although Mikey Garcia was stripped of his world title for not making weight, he certainly put on a show with an excellent display over Juan Manuel …

Garcia vs Lopez this weekend promises fireworks when undefeated WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia puts his belt on the line against Juan Manuel …

By Niall Doran Ah Tyson Fury, the man that takes to Twitter whenever he has something on his mind, gotta love him really. I think he’s fairly comical …

(Image from wikimedia commons) By Niall Doran Starting off in the UK this weekend James DeGale returns to action in Kent when he faces tough Croatian …

A Steve Collins Roy Jones Fight – Will it happen in 2013? Niall Doran takes a look at the current situation further to see is this just a rumour or …

Carl Frampton Leaves Matchroom: Doran’s Boxing Blog takes a look at his decision to leave Eddie Hearn & Matchroom to join Frank Warren at BoxNation …

Mayweather vs Canelo has finally been made, a move that has delighted boxing fans around the globe. Doran’s Boxing Blog takes a look By Niall Doran …

Boxing Quotes of the Day – George Foreman: A great quote from the legend of the ring and boxing personality “Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it …

By Niall Doran Last night is why I love boxing. What a fight. Carl Froch finally got his revenge he so craved over Mikkel Kessler in a brutal contest …

Warriors Call: Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler – Doran’s Boxing Blog’s Official Fight Preview By Niall Doran Oh yes, the fight we boxing fans have all …

By Niall Doran Bellew vs Chilemba is the chief support to Carl Froch vs Mikkel Kessler this Saturday at the O2 in London, they will lock horns for a …

Boxing Polls: Your prediction for Saturday’s Froch and Kessler Rematch? Doran’s Boxing Blog asks for the fans view on this epic part two! Take Our …

Niall Doran Boxing Show on ‘Outside The Box’ – Last Saturday Niall caught up with Gavin Keohane to talk all things boxing Last Saturday I had a …

By Niall Doran Another weekend of boxing is upon us and the pick of the action for me has to be in the light welterweight division when the big …

Boxing Polls: What are your favourite Weight Divisions to watch? Register your vote now and have your say – Doran’s Boxing Blog Take Our Poll The …

(Image courtesy of James Smith of In This Corner TV – www.inthiscornertv.com) By Niall Doran It was with great pleasure on Monday evening Irish time …

Niall Doran Boxing Show on ‘Outside The Box’ – Last Saturday Niall caught up with host Gavin to discuss all things the sweet science …

Fight Preview: Ricky Burns vs Jose Gonzalez – Niall Doran takes a look at this lightweight clash that is sure to deliver value for money for fight …

By Niall Doran JAKE LA MOTTA Boxing Quotes – Some famous words from the legend of the ring that is Jake La Motta, who later went on to have the award …

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“The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It’s the same …

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By Niall Doran Wow what a weekend of fights just gone. Sometimes boxing really surprises you and this weekend certainly provided a few interesting …

By Niall Doran The trend of boxing upsets in recent times continued again this weekend in Germany when Robert Stieglitz made short work of the …

By Niall Doran Ah Friday, it’s that time again which brings another beautiful weekend of the sweet science to us! This weekend the main action I’m …

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By Niall Doran Well folks another weekend of the sweet science is upon us! Starting off Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in California, WBO …

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By Niall Doran What a weekend just gone for the sport of boxing! From Ireland to the UK to the USA action was a plenty with mostly expected results …

By Niall Doran Starting with action in the Emerald Isle this weekend, professional boxing returns to our shores with a great card up in Dundalk, …

By Niall Doran Another weekend for the sweet science has been and gone for another week. From South Africa to the USA, some great action was enjoyed …

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By Niall Doran At the moment the Heavyweight Division seems to be in a bit of a transitional period. With Vitali Klitschko on the verge of retirement …

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By Niall Doran Sometimes boxing can really surprise you, and this weekend was up there for one of the most surprising for me. I have to hold my hands …

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By Niall Doran In the early hours of Sunday morning I woke up to watch what I can only describe as boxing at it’s best. Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner …

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By Niall Doran In a fight that most fans and experts seem to be unanimous in their opinion’s of the outcome, I can’t help but feel a lot of people …

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By Niall Doran Last Saturday I had the pleasure of been in attendance to watch Carl Frampton become the new European Super Bantamweight Champion in …

By Niall Doran I am delighted to say that I will be in attendance for tomorrow night’s fantastic boxing card in Belfast. Starting with the under card …

By Niall Doran RICH BOXING HISTORY When you think back about some of the legendary fighters that have come out of Mexico down through the years and …

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By Niall Doran On Friday night in Dussledorf Germany, 39 year old Ozzie Sam Soliman really upset the apple cart when he scored a unanimous decision …

By Niall Doran In Australia yesterday Daniel Geale retained his IBF Middleweight title with a comprehensive points victory over Anthony Mundine. …

By Niall Doran A little over two years ago a short, stocky & explosive red haired boxer from Belfast came to my attention. I remember seeing Barry …

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By Niall Doran Big Hitting Argentinian Lucas Matthysse moved to 33-2 and made a claim for a title shot with a devastating right hand counter that …

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By Niall Doran Starting with Friday night Frankie Gavin returned to the ring in dominant fashion, stopping Jason Welborn inside the distance. Welborn …

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By Niall Doran The boxing new year is well and truly underway this weekend. In the UK British Welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin (14-0, 10Ko’s) …