Watching 41 year old American heavyweight Tony Thompson lumber around the ring after Liverpool’s favourite son David Price in their rematch on Saturday night, completely disdainful of Price’s abilities, knowing that he only had to land a few good shots to get the local man out of there, was not …
Read More »Fire Walk: Matthew Macklin Gets Gennady Golovkin Title Test Tonight
Twenty six professional fighters have laced up the gloves against middleweight Gennady Golovkin since the 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist joined the paid ranks and not one of them has defeated the Kazakh phenomenon; tonight at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT, British hardman Matthew Macklin will take the Golovkin test. Matthew …
Read More »Will Miguel Cotto Return Against Cornelius Bundrage September 28?
Rumors have been rife that former light middleweight world champs Miguel Cotto and Cornelius Bundrage will look to comeback from respective losses with a bout between the two on September 28 at Barclays Center in the traditional Cotto stronghold of New York, NY. If the contest comes off, will it …
Read More »Chad Dawson Returns To Canada Against Adonis Stevenson
WBC Light Heavyweight ruler Chad Dawson makes his way to Montreal’s Bell Centre for a third time as the Connecticut resident faces 35 year old Quebec man Adonis Stevenson tonight in a battle of southpaws set for 12 rounds. Dawson has had a mixed bag of results at the Bell …
Read More »Guillermo Jones Dethrones WBA Champ Denis Lebedev In Russia
In a vicious two-way slugfest, Guillermo Jones regained his WBA cruiserweight crown tonight by knocking out reigning champion Denis Lebedev in the 11th round of their contest at Crocus City Hall, Moscow. Having lost his WBA belt due to inactivity, the 41 year old Guillermo Jones, of Panama, came into …
Read More »Donaire, Rigondeaux World Title Unification A Clash Of Styles
This weekend’s big fight has had hardcore fans waiting in earnest ever since it was announced and tonight at New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall, Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux will attempt to unify the WBO and WBA super bantamweight titles. Donaire, 31-1 (20), and Rigondeaux, 11-0 (8), are …
Read More »Remarkable Bernard Hopkins Regains IBF Light Heavyweight Title
Bernard Hopkins is proving to be the man that couldn’t be retired as the Philadelphia veteran once again re-wrote the record books, becoming the oldest fighter to win a legitimate world title at age 48. “The Executioner” swept aside the three year IBF light heavyweight title reign of Tavoris Cloud …
Read More »New IBF Boss Smith Defies Odds To Unseat Bundrage
Last night at the Masonic Temple it was panic in Detroit as hometown hero Cornelius Bundrage lost his IBF light middleweight title to longtime journeyman Ishe Smith in an unexpected result. Smith was awarded two of the scorecards by a margin of 116-111 while Bundrage picked up the third 114-113, …
Read More »Froch, Kessler, Stevenson And The Super Middle Shuffle
An interesting situation exists in the super middleweight division as IBF champion Carl Froch’s attempts to rematch WBA champion Mikkel Kessler have been made more complex by Froch’s mandatory defense obligations. For his next fight, Froch has been ordered by the IBF to face his number one challenger, Adonis Stevenson, …
Read More »Viloria, Gonzalez Win World Title Fights In Los Angeles
There were two world title bouts on tap this past Saturday at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles with WBO flyweight supremo Brian Villoria adding the WBA 112 pound crown to his trophy cabinet while reigning champion Roman Gonzalez kept his WBA light flyweight title intact. Once the bell rang, …
Read More »John Retains WBA Crown Against Piriyapinyo
WBA featherweight super champion Chris John handled a challenge to his eight year title reign on Friday evening, turning back the ambitions of Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo at Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. Piriyapinyo came into the fight with a dazzling 44-0 record, undefeated in his native Thailand, but had …
Read More »WBA King John Meets Piriyapinyo In Neutral Singapore
WBA featherweight “Super” champion Chris John makes his traditional autumn title defense this evening as he meets Thai challenger Chonlatarn Or Piriyapinyo on neutral ground, at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Hotel. You’ll have to go back to 2003 to find the last time that John fought more than twice a …
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