Lucas Ketelle
54 articles · Tha Boxing Voice
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Roach: ?Everything Mayweather Wanted We Said Yes To?
?We have done everything possible to make that happen.? expressed Freddie Roach Thursday in New York City for the Pacquiao-Algieri press tour. ?It?s not our choice anymore, we have done all we…
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Donaire Takes Risky Fight with Walters October 18 on Golovkin-Rubio Undercard
Nonito Donaire is set to return to face Nicholas Walters on October 18th at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA in a WBA Super Featherweight unification bout. The match will also serve…
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Will Kovalev Be Another Victim of the Hopkins Curse?
It was announced recently that Bernard Hopkins will fight Sergey Kovalev on November 8th in Atlantic City, NJ on HBO. Now we could talk about how Hopkins is in fact breaking the…
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The Lukie Report: Pleasanton, CA
Squarevision Entertainment held its initial show in Pleasanton, CA at the Alameda Fairgrounds on August 2nd. The card was headlined by Drian Francisco getting back to his winning ways by scoring a…
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Drian Francisco To Headline August 2nd Card
ThaBoxingVoice.com received notification of hard hitting Filipino former super bantamweight contender Drian Francisco (29-2-1 19KOs) making his debut at 118 lbs. August 2nd at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. Francisco will…
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Paul Mendez, Golovkin?s Sparring Partner Says GGG Stops Geale in 7
?I think Gennady [Golvokin] is going to destroy Danny Geale within seven rounds.? Paul Mendez (16-2-2 7KOs) said via text message upon reflecting upon his friend he worked with in Big Bear,…
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The Lukie Report San Francisco: Gesta Closer To Title Shot
At seven feet, a mammoth of a man, Chinese heavyweight Taishan Dong (1-0 1KO) made an impressive debut to open the Fox Sports 1 portion of the card as he stopped Alex…
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Bruno Escalante: Still Two Months Away from Being Cleared
Bruno Escalante (13-1-1 6KOs) broke some unpleasant news to ThaBoxingVoice.com as he explained that he talked to a doctor two days ago and was told that he will not be medically cleared…
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A ?Quiet Storm? Approaches San Francisco on Friday With The Debut of Filipino American Joel Siapno
Joel ?The Quiet Storm?Siapno makes his professional debut on Friday, July 18th at Longshoreman?s hall on the undercard of Fox Sports 1 card. For Siapno, the debut is coming just at the…
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The Difficulty of a Boxing Fan
Being a boxing fan sucks! Not just do we sacrifice time, energy and prime moments of our weekend to the sport we love, but more often than not now a days we…
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Mercito Gesta Looks To Start Fresh
Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta (27-1-1 15KOs) headlines Golden Boy Live! Friday, July 18th at Longshoreman?s Hall in San Francisco, CA. Gesta, who will be making his television debut under his new promoter,…
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The Return of Filipino Drian Francisco
Pleasanton, CA (August 2nd, 2014) -Squarevision Entertainment in association with United Combat Association present A Night Of Glory: The Battle of the Golden State at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA…
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Bradley Too Good of a Person To Play The Bad Guy Role
Tim Bradley stood at the podium at the weigh in of Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Mike Alvarado to a mixed reception. It was just last October that Marquez lost a decision to…
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Golovkin vs. Who?
Gennady Golovkin confirmed that he will be returning to the ring in Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY on July 26th for a HBO telecast. According to Golovkin his opponent…
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The Conversational Third Rail: Floyd Mayweather
Mellody Hobson spoken recently as a TED fellow about ?the conversational third rail?. Hobson?s context was in terms of racial bravery, but we can shift the context easily for boxing. Floyd Mayweather,…
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Broner in a No Win Situation
Brash, cocky and arrogant are words often used to describe Adrien Broner, the former ?Mr.HBO? who has been relatively silent since his first loss last December to Marcos Maidana. Broner who now…
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Shawn Poter: From Underdog To World Title Defense
Shawn Porter came in as an underdog last December against champ, Devon Alexander and left the IBF champion. Prior to the fight Porter explained ??[Alexander] is going to be 0-2 in tough,…
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The Lukie Report: Redwood City Undercard Preview
As many boxing pundits have written about Bruno Escalante will hit the main stage of the Fox Theatre on February 28th at approximately 8:00 facing Lorenzo Trejo, but before that happens let?s…
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Kaliesha West Lashes Out on Floyd Mayweather, Sam Watson, and the State of Female Boxing
?The promoters in [North] America don?t know what they are doing,? said an angered Kaliesha West. What prompted this response was a simple question, why hasn?t the biggest fight in women?s boxing…
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Andre Ward, Nonito Donaire, Bruno Escalante, and Other Northern California Fighters to Watch for in 2014
The Stars Andre Ward (27-0 14KOs, 1-0 in 2013) ? Andre Ward is the definition of consistency. Though Ward may not have an aesthetically pleasing style of going about his business in…