http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/diosbelys_hurtado/73975 Recent articles about Diosbelys Hurtado en-us 38-year-old Randall Bailey will be defending his IBF Welterweight Title for the first time on Oct. 20 in Brooklyn, New York when he meets 25-year-old Devon Alexander, the former WBC and IBF junior welterweight belt holder. Bailey, who hails from Miami, Florida, won his title back in June when knocked out Mike Jones in the 11th round. It was Jones first loss as a pro and he was well ahead on the scorecards when the fight was stopped. Bailey has a record of 43-7 with 37 knockouts while Alexander of St. Louis, Missouri is 23-1 and has 13 knockouts. As you can see by their records there’s quite a big difference in knockout power with Bailey being one of the hardest hitters in boxing and Alexander having average power at best. The key to this fight will be Alexander’s ability to take a punch. He’s fought some big hitters before and stood up to them pretty well. This includes winning a unanimous decision over power-punching Marco Maidana and a split decision over another hard-hitting Argentinean in Lucas Matt Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:45:20 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/randall_bailey_to_take_on_devon_alexander_on_october_20/11998255 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/randall_bailey_to_take_on_devon_alexander_on_october_20/11998255 Randall Bailey To Take On Devon Alexander On October 20 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/randall_bailey_to_take_on_devon_alexander_on_october_20/11998255 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/c/5ce61095c955a46a9c29c91d1762c6a94b525419/mini/Devon_Alexander_v_48f5.jpg Two-time world champion Randall "The Knock-out King" Bailey, arguably the biggest pound-for-pound single puncher in boxing, finally gets an opportunity to exorcise years of demon-like frustrations on June 9, when he takes on unbeaten Mike Jones for the vacant International Boxing Federation ("IBF") Welterweight Championship, in the 12-round co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley pay-per-view card, live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Credit: Sumio Yamada For years, Bailey (42-7, 36 KOs) has been considered too much of a risk for some of today's brightest stars. Awesome, one-punch knockout ability will do just that to a fighter's reputation like Bailey's.  Ask Jackson Isei Bonsu and Frankie Figueroa, two of Bailey's 36 knockout victims, who were literally out cold before they hit the mat, after getting chin-checked by a powerful Randall right. "Randall Bailey has been frustrated most of his career," his longtime manager Si ... Wed, 02 May 2012 13:11:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/randall_bailey_ready_to_take_out_years_of_frustration_on_mike_jones/10703723 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/randall_bailey_ready_to_take_out_years_of_frustration_on_mike_jones/10703723 Randall Bailey ready to take out years of frustration on Mike Jones http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/randall_bailey_ready_to_take_out_years_of_frustration_on_mike_jones/10703723 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Professional boxing returns to Lowell, Massachusetts - home of "Irish" Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund - for the first time in seven years, on Wednesday night, May 9 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Local fan favorites "Irish" Joe McCreedy and Sean Eklund, whose uncles are Micky and Dicky, will fight in front of their hometown fans for the first time as pros on the "Homecoming" card, and former world champion "Vicious" Vivian Harris will be making his Bay State debut. "Homecoming" is presented by Chicago Fight Clubs Promotion ("CFC Promotion"). Credit: Bob Whitaker / Lowell Sun "We signed Joey and Sean and they both fought on our last show in Burbank, Illinois (Oct. 7)," CFC Promotion president Cynthia Tolaymat explained why a Chicago promoter is doing a show in Massachusetts. "The two fighters and Dicky Eklund spoke to me and my husband, Wasfi Tolaymat, who now manages Joey and Sean, about the possibility of do... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:54:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_returns_to_lowell_mass_home_of_micky_ward_on_may_9th/10661585 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxing_returns_to_lowell_mass_home_of_micky_ward_on_may_9th/10661585 Boxing returns to Lowell, Mass, home of Micky Ward, on May 9th http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxing_returns_to_lowell_mass_home_of_micky_ward_on_may_9th/10661585 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png I can’t say I really enjoyed HBO’s latest edition of World Championship Boxing. Carlos Molina’s style, while clinically effective, essentially threw a wet blanket on James Kirkland and any hope of an action-packed fight. Referee John Schorle’s indecisive, confusing and ultimately treacherous disqualification ruling was more of the same boxing nonsense that always seems to benefit the house fighter, in this case Kirkland, one of Golden Boy Promotion’s rising stars in the junior middleweight division. The latest testament to judge Gale Van Hoy’s awfulness, a downright impossible scorecard that showed Kirkland ahead after nine rounds, merely added insult to injury. And while I respect Danny Garcia and his hard-fought win over Erik Morales, there was a note of bitterness watching the old wizard get badly hurt and unable to fight fire with fire, as has been his trademark, in the final two rounds. It’s tough to root for a young, supposedly top 10 contender against a once-great l... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:07:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxings_best_smirks/10433404 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boxings_best_smirks/10433404 Boxing's Best Smirks http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boxings_best_smirks/10433404 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Ten Greatest Junior Welterweights in Boxing History While a “tweener” division, the 140-pound class is one of the older junior classes and one that has perhaps enjoyed more great fighters and fights than any other of the divisions not in the “original 8.” Nevertheless, it has been a division that has seen rocky times since its creation in the 1920’s. By the 1930’s. some of the best fighters in the world were staking their claim at 140. But by the 40’s, the division had fallen into disarray. In the 1960’s, the framework was being laid for what would eventually give way to one of the sport’s hottest divisions, and by the 1970’s, junior welterweight began to pick up more steam, with top fighters coming into the fray. In the 1980’s, super-fights were being contested at this weight, and the junior welterweights ceased being a mere stopover for growing lightweights, with many superstar fighters making 140 their home. That doesn’t make compiling a top ten an easy endeavor. You’ll notice th Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:34:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 Top 10 Best Junior Welterweights of All-Time http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png