Another bout on Golden Boy's Desert Diamond Casino show in Tucson, Arizona was the WBO Bantamweight title fight between reigning champion Ratanachai Sor Vorapin and red hot contender Jhonny Gonzalez. The twenty four year old Mexican challenger came into the bout as the NABA titlist and had won his last sixteen contests. Vorapin was riding a nineteen fight wins streak himself and brought the experience of taking part in seventy four professional matches.
Round One: The fight begins with both fighters feeling each other out for the first thirty seconds without a punch being thrown. It is apparent from the beginning that Gonzalez is significantly taller the Vorapin. Vorapin throws the first punch of the fight thirty seconds in, a jab to the body of Gonzalez that presses Gonzales against the ropes. Gonzalez circles off the ropes quickly, but Vorapin cuts off the ring and connects with a straight right to Gonzalez's nose. Gonzalez doesn't look hurt and comes back with two left uppercuts, the second one connecting directly under Vorapin's chin. Vorapin backs straight up and gets caught with a straight right that sends him stumbling. He smiles, recovers, and finishes the round on his feet. Despite the late charge, Vorapin earns the round. More...
Golden Boy Promotions put on a tremendous bill from the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson Arizona on Saturday night. HBO Latino broadcast the evening's entertainment and the first bout from that bill that we'll present round by round coverage for was waged for the vacant WBO Super Bantamweight title between fellow southpaws Daniel Ponce de Leon and Sod Looknongyangtoy.
Round One: The fight begins with both fighters touching gloves in the center of the ring and De Leon throwing the first punch, swinging wide and above Sod's head with a left hook. De Leon, as expected, has come out with a lot of bounce in his legs and he is throwing the majority of the punches so far, consisting mainly of deflected jabs and hooks thrown too wide. With a minute and half left in the round, Sod is throwing a bit more then during the first part of the round, getting inside of Leon's wide hooks which enables him to attempt to work the body. With about twenty seconds left, De Leon starts throwing the first jabs of the fight, keeping Sod on the outside for the last part of the round. More...
On Saturday in Szentes, Hungary Attila Kovacs kept his European Boxing Association Super Welterweight Crown against former world challenger Mamadou Thiam from France via seventh round stoppage. The contest started very strongly, with Thiam as the aggressor in the early rounds. However by the fifth, Kovacs started to dominate until the beginning of the seventh when
Thiam suffered a knockdown. The Frenchman beat the count but referee Manuel Maritxalar of Spain was forced to stop the title fight later on, at 2:23 of the seventh round. More...
Unbeaten New York State Super Middleweight Champion Jaidon Codrington vs. Undefeated Super Middleweight Contender Allan “Sweetness” Green
Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, At 11 p.m. ET/PT From Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma
In two match-ups that typify the essence of the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation,” four outstanding prospects will face their toughest tests on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, to see if they are ready for major title contention. More...
Promoters Guilty Boxing delivered yet another Friday night of fights at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend and the main event showcased six foot nine inch giant Tye Fields as he tries to maneuver his way into contender status in today’s heavyweight division. Fight fans were hoping this would
be a good test of Field's progress as his opponent was former WBA Heavyweight Champion Bruce Seldon. Unfortunately, there wasn't much to learn of Field's progress, as Seldon appeared to be there simply to pick up a paycheck for about four minutes of work. More...
Two warriors, namely Esham Pickering and Michael Hunter, met in the historic harbour town of Hartlepool on a frenzied Friday night in order to see just who would win bragging rights to be a future world champion and also to decide who would be the British, Commonwealth and European kingpin at super-bantamweight. As we have all seen in many sporting arenas, the extra push for the
home gladiator derives from the support they receive. Just like the famous Kop of Anfield, the home crowd spurred Hunter on to win in heart thumping fashion at the stuffed Borough Hall of Hartlepool, making the Matchroom Promotions event a resounding success for the fans in attendance and those who viewed the bill on ITV.
As the fight started, it was European and Commonwealth Champion Pickering whom looked the stronger physically. He was sharper to the punch and seemed to float around the ring with the confidence of a man with two titles to his name. It was the British Champion Hunter that got caught in the opening round and had to take an eight count, albeit a flash knockdown. More...
If you ever needed proof that boxing is one of the strangest and most bizarre sports in the world then this fight would be the clincher.Look at the facts: on a card celebrating Frank Warren’s twenty five years in the business, he finally secures a match up between one fighter he said he would never work with again and another who he has continually berated in his newspaper column.
In July Danny Williams had all but blown any chance of a meaningful fight under the Frank Warren banner, by pulling out of a British title challenge against Matt Skelton at twenty four hours notice. Harrison, meanwhile, after calling Danny Williams names at every opportunity, relocated to the States after his deal with the BBC had come to a close. So now, in unexpected circumstances, the two finally meet. Who’s going to come out on top? More...
The headlining bout on Telefutura's Solo Boxeo card from the Michael Marr Gymnasium in Las Vegas, New Mexico this past Friday was between super bantams Cuauhtemoc Vargas and Tomas Villa. At stake on the Fresquez Promotions bill was the twenty one year old Vargas' WBC Continental America's bout. Vargas came into the bout with the better record but Villa is the current NABA titlist and had thus far in his career toppled such accomplished foes as Mike Trejo, Edel Ruiz and David Martinez.
Round one: the opening session begins with Villa charging to the center of the ring throwing his jab. For the first minute of the fight, Villa is the aggressor, consistently beating Vargas to the punch and throwing a lot of punches. Vargas has his back to the ropes and is being hit with a barrage of Villa's punches, mainly hooks to the body. Vargas isn't throwing many punches this first round, instead choosing to try to avoid Villa's punches and stay out of too much trouble. Villa threw a lot of punches that round, and threw the majority of the punches, Villa's round. More...
Light middleweights Francisco Villa and Teefo Seetso squared off on the undercard of Telefutura's Solo Boxeo card from Las Vegas, New Mexico on Friday. Both men are novices in the early parts of their career but that didn't stop the fighters from tearing into each other with abandon over the course of their four round contest.
Round one: the first session starts with both fighters meeting in the center of the ring, jabbing. Villa immediately comes in on Seetso, pushing him against the ropes and landing two hooks to Seetso's body. Villa is shorter then Seetso, which, at least in the early going, is allowing him to duck under Seetso's big overhand rights and land his left hook to the body. Villa hasn't thrown anything but a jab to Seetso's head, choosing to do his work downstairs. With a minute left, Seetso has seemed to figure out that he has to keep Villa at bay using the jab, because every time Villa charges in, Seetso jabs and circles the ring. More...
Super bantams Antonio Escalante - Trinidad Mendoza opened up Telefutura's Friday night broadcast of this week's installment of "Solo Boxeo" and it was largely three rounds of one sided action. The twenty year old Escalante, of El Paso, Texas, came into the bout with just one loss in ten contests while Mendoza, a thirty three fight veteran from Tijuana, Mexico, had dropped nine of his last ten outings.
Round one: the first begins with both fighters meeting at the center of the ring. Right away it's apparent that Escalante looks to be much bigger then Mendoza. Escalante comes out with a lead left hook downstairs that Mendoza deflects. Escalante stalks Mendoza and is throwing lead left hooks to the body. Escalante is landing the lead left hook to the body every time he throws it, using it to put Mendoza on the ropes and follow that punch up with a big straight right hand that looks to have cut Mendoza below his right eye. With ten seconds left in the round, Escalante traps Mendoza on the ropes and lands a big overhand right as the bell sounds. I don't think Mendoza landed a blow that round. More...
It was British boxing at it's finest last night when European and Commonwealth Champion Esham Pickering and British Champion Michael Hunter collided on a superb Matchroom Promotions card televised by Sky TV. The clash took place in Hartlepool, England's Borough Hall in front of a packed house of Hunter's rabid hometown fans. It was an action packed fight with Pickering surprisingly going on the attack instantly in round one. "Brown Sugar" dropped Hunter with a great left hook midway in the first, but the British Champion beat the count and made it through the round. Hunter was down again in the second from the very same left hook from the European Champion. Despite the knockdowns, Hunter was still fighting back and landing some great shots of his own but the difference was that he couldn't hurt Pickering. More...
Tonight one of the most anticipated all British clashes of the year takes place at Borough Hall in Hartlepool, England. Matchroom Promotions will preside over the pairing of European and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Champion Esham Pickering against British Champion at that weight, Michael Hunter. It's a match made in heaven for the fans that will pack Borough Hall as well as those who will watch the event from the comfort of their homes on Sky TV, starting at 10PM. While the Pickering - Hunter contest is obviously the focus of the evening, the undercard is jam packed with intriguing matchups such as light welters Oscar Hall and Lenny Daws squaring off as well as the very tough Marc Callaghan facing Spanish import Miguel Mallon at super bantam. Throw in names such as Dale Robinson, Isaac Ward and Francis Jones and you have a very exciting fight card indeed and one that bears further investigating. More...
Two Brawlers, One Ring And A Collision Headed for Stateline, Nevada
In the sport of boxing, fans and writers alike anticipate fights that will have us on the edge of our seats. We savor scheduled bouts that will have us looking forward to fight night. We keep an eye out for those ever elusive world championship title fights that keep us all guessing whether or not we will see a new divisional ruler at the end of the day. Personally, I believe that the scheduled November 5th matchup between IBF/IBO Super Middleweight
Champion Jeff Lacy and rugged contender Scott Pemberton has all the makings of a tremendous, action packed fight. More...
WILLIAMS: AUDLEY VICTORY WILL BE SWEETER THAN TYSON WIN
Danny Williams reckons beating up Audley Harrison will be sweeter than knocking-out Mike Tyson.
The Brixton puncher takes on Harrison at the ExCeL London on Saturday 10 December in the biggest all-British heavyweight clash since Lennox Lewis-Frank Bruno 12 years ago.
Dynamite Dan shocked the world when he flattened former undisputed king Tyson last July in Louisville to earn a shot a WBC king Vitali Klitschko which he lost despite a brave performance. More...
SANTIAGO’S STOCK SOARS AFTER SIZZLING “SHOBOX” SUCCESS
“ShoBox” Telecast to Be Replayed on SHOWTIME TOO
Tonight/Thursday, Oct. 27, at 11 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK (Oct. 27, 2005) – Mario Santiago surprised a lot of people, but not himself, with his impressive fifth-round TKO over International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 15 featherweight Cornelius Lock Friday on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.” More...
Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads U.S. Marines Boxing Team at Foxwoods Veterans' Day Spectacular Nov. 11
Iraqi War veteran Sgt. Eric Manzebo leads the U.S. Marines Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune (NC) on the second annual Great Northeast Tour, promoted by S & L Boxing, and headlined by the November 11th Veterans' Day Spectacular at Foxwoods Resort Casino. More...
Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) announced today at the Hi Hat in Davol Square that it will close out its 2005 boxing season with a major event on Wednesday, November 23rd at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island. More...
Former WBU Light Middle Champion Mehrdud "Takaloo" Takalobigashi has dropped down a weight class and is in training for his next exciting matchup, a highly anticipated pairing against the steel tough Belfastman Eamonn Magee on December 10th for the WBU Welterweight title. The two are scheduled as just one of the undercard attractions for Sports Network's mammoth bill from London's ExCel Centre on that date, headlined by the mouth watering Audley Williams - Danny Williams clash.
SaddoBoxing.com caught up with Takaloo in his home town of Margate, at the Margate Amateur Boxing Club for an exclusive one on one video interview. The popular big punching fighter was being put through his paces by John McCormack under the watchful eye of trainer Jim McDonald. In addition to the exclusive video interview there is also footage of Takaloo's very impressive ropes routine that you dont want to miss and we promise that this has not been speeded up! More...
SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION MEDIA LUNCHEON/PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 2005, AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD TIMES SQUARE UNDEFEATED MIDDLEWEIGHT SECHEW POWELL, IBF No 12 JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT ARCHAK
TER-MELIKSETIAN N.Y. STATE 168-POUND CHAMPION JAIDON CODRINGTON
In two match-ups that typify the essence of the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation,’’ four outstanding prospects will face their toughest tests to date on FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 2005 (11 p.m. ET/PT).
The first explosive pairing features “ShoBox” veteran, Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell (17-0, 11 KOs) in a 10-round junior middleweight war against International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 12 contender Archak “Shark Attack” Ter-Meliksetian (15-1, 12 KOs). The dynamite co-main event will feature an eight-round brawl between undefeated super middleweights Jaidon Codrington (9-0, 9 KOs) and Allan “Sweetness” Green (17-0, 11 KOs). More...
