Irish middleweight sensation John Duddy notched another win last night as the 28 year old stopped Prince Arron in just the second round of a scheduled ten at National Stadium in Dublin. Duddy, 22-0 (17), just had too much for the lanky youngster and pummeled the Englishman until Referee Emile …
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Boxing Result: Sturm Draws With Griffin To Keep WBA strap
WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm had a close call last night at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany as challenger Randy Griffin pushed the popular Hamburg man hard for twelve rounds. Griffin had Sturm on the defensive for much of the bout but in general could not get past the …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Darchinyan Returns Victorious
There were two good cards Down Under last night with bills in suburbs of both Sydney and Melbourne, featuring and IBO championship fight and two Australian title bouts. At the Auburn RSL Club in Auburn, NSW, ex-IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan returned to the ring for the first time since …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Carl Johanneson vs. Michael Gomez
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Frank Maloney Promotions put on a battle of super feathers last night at The Dome in Doncaster, England as reigning British Champion Carl Johanneson met former titlist Michael Gomez in one of the most anticipated domestic clashes of the year. …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Maddalone v Barnett
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Thursday night on a Star Boxing promotion at the Manhattan Center in New York City, heavyweight Vinny Maddalone improved his record to 28-4 (19) with a DQ win over Jason Barnett who drops to 9-6 (4). Although it was a …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: John Fewkes vs. Gary Reid
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing At a packed Doncaster Dome last night, Frank Maloney, in association with John Rushton Promotions, staged the much anticipated fightnight, billed as “Nowhere to Run! Nowhere to Hide’. Michael Gomez and Carl Johanneson were the headliners but first up was …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Juan Carlos Gomez Outpoints Oliver McCall In Berlin
Berlin’s Estrel Convention Centre was the site of a major European boxing card last night with former world cruiserweight champion turned heavyweight Juan Carlos Gomez handling ex-WBC Heavyweight champ Oliver McCall over twelve rounds in the main event. The pair had met two years before in a contest that German …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Lucian Bute Wins IBF Title From Alejandro Berrio
The Montreal boxing fraternity celebrated at that city’s Bell Center last night after challenger Lucian Bute delivered another razor sharp performance to annex the IBF Super Middleweight title from Colombia’s Alejandro Berrio by eleventh round stoppage. It was sheer punching power which had taken the 31 year old Berrio to …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Sturm vs. Griffin In Germany
Tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm puts his belt at risk for the second time when he faces America’s Randy Griffin over twelve scheduled rounds. Sturm, 28-2 (12), is over three years removed from his stellar performance against Oscar De La Hoya in …
Read More »Irish Boxing: Duddy, Macklin And Hatton Tonight In Dublin
Brian Peters puts on a superb bill tonight at National Stadium in Dublin with two middleweights possibly heading for a massive showdown leading the way. Continuing his triumphant return home after a solid career start in America, John Duddy, 21-0 (16), faces a towering 19 year old, 6 foot 3 …
Read More »Chris Sanigar Presents Fight Card At Plymouth Guild Hall November 9
Promoter Chris Sanigar puts on a full night of boxing at Guild Hall in Plymouth, England on Friday, November 9 with light middleweights John Harrison and Gatis Skuja scheduled over ten rounds for the International Masters title. Harrison, 9-13-1 (0), has been away from the ring since September of 2006 …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Tarver vs. Green, Forrest vs. Piccirillo At Foxwoods December 1
Talk about saving the best for last! Showtime Championship Boxing will present a world title tripleheader as its season finale featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver, super welterweight champion Vernon “The Viper” Forrest and flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, on Saturday, December 1. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, the …
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