RAZZ-MCFC Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 BoxingScene.com has confirmed that earlier this morning, undefeated junior middleweight James Kirkland (25-0, 22KOs) was released from Bastrop Federal Prison in Bastrop, Texas, and is now driving to a halfway in Austin. Kirkland is going to spend several months at the halfway house to finish up the remainder of his sentence. Kirkland has been imprisoned since April 2009 after pleading guilty to a charge of gun possession by a convicted felon. BoxingScene was told that Kirkland will begin training immediately for planned ring return on November 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event will be an HBO televised doubleheader with Zab Judah (38-6, 26 KOs) facing Lucas Matthysse in the main event. Kirkland's return will not be televised but HBO is expected to show clips of his non-televised fight. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=31393 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Cotto-Kirkland would be a good fight for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ-MCFC Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 he was due to fight on the Hatton-Pacquiao undercard, was excited because people were saying big things about him and hadn't seen him fight before but then he got banged up, piss take to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Very exciting fighter and rumoured to be having another bout in December. After his prison stint, I'd expect him to have a few 'soft' opponents. I think while he is in the halfway house they will be making sure he's kept busy and focused on fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Ko Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 My favorite fighter in US, very exciting. I dont think his weight is right and he wont fight till December. I think it might be at 168lb but he is best lower than that. Kirkland vs Pavlik 2011!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skav Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I heard from a friend last night that he is meant to be fighting on the Khan bill. I asked him where he got this info and he said from a friend in America but he's been wrong before, admittedly. It's on boxrec that he is fighting on the Khan bill as well, although, as we know, it works off rumours and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 They were shooting for the Judah-Matthyse card at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on November 6th, but this statement from Schaeffer seems to indicate they've decided to go with December instead. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=31397 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I heard from a friend last night that he is meant to be fighting on the Khan bill. I asked him where he got this info and he said from a friend in America but he's been wrong before, admittedly. It's on boxrec that he is fighting on the Khan bill as well, although, as we know, it works off rumours and nothing more. Skav- In fairness to your friend that lives here, some of our websites have REALLY been letting us down. I just quoted Boxingscene with with my last post, but it's had a few false rumors recently, and if your friend reads Bleacher and Mike Marley's Examiner Column, then he might as well just go to a Gypsy Palm Reader as to trust that guy anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 THnkas for the heads up. I've been on Bleacher also and I think I posted an article or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I think a November comeback was abit eager. The guys probably put on abit of weight and the last thing on his mind when coming out of prison is hitting a punchbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I'm sure that he didn't have a nutritionist while he was down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlingsiki Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Nice-some sizzle to the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 THnkas for the heads up. I've been on Bleacher also and I think I posted an article or two. Yeah, just a trend I've noticed of late, most noticeably when they were the only reporting that Angulo Visa Problem and none of the other sites were mentioning anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I think a November comeback was abit eager. The guys probably put on abit of weight and the last thing on his mind when coming out of prison is hitting a punchbag. Rob- Yeah, I thought that was AWFULLY optimistic to be fighting just six weeks after being released from Prison. Like Edsel points out, even the food in Prison was something that probably didn't do him any good, much less all the other things he was missing that go with his regular boxing routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Kirkland v Angulo next year sometime please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edsel77x Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Kirkland vs Daniel Jacobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Jacobs is too chinny ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ-MCFC Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Kirkland would slaughter Jacobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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