The WBO featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. …
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Boxing In Ireland: Pro Debutant Fitzpatrick Ready To Rock Dublin
Having made the decision to end his own ring career Dublin’s Jim Rock is now lending a helping hand to another Dubliner, Brendan Fitzpatrick as he prepares to make his pro debut on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium on September 11th. The bill features a European …
Read More »Arena Boxing: Sturm vs. Lorenzo Heating Up In Cologne
WBA Super Champion Felix Sturm and Giovanni Lorenzo were face to face for the first time at today’s press conference for their middleweight title fight this Saturday in Cologne, Germany. “There’s no doubt about me winning the fight and becoming champion of the world”, said Lorenzo who showed up in …
Read More »Boxing In Atlantic City: Witherspoon KO’s Castillo
Top American Heavyweight Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon came off his longest lay off and struggled through the first six rounds of his scheduled ten round bout with Livin Castillo only to come out for round seven and score a thrilling knockout. The bout headlined a great night of boxing that …
Read More »CES Boxing: US Marine Turns Pro On “Labor Daze” Fight Card
U.S. Marine Sgt. James Smith has been in the ring at most Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) pro boxing shows at Twin River since 2008 as part of the Honor Guard accompanying the singing of the National Anthem. This Friday night, however, Smith will be out of uniform and …
Read More »KZ Boxing: Shumenov Vows To Unify Light Heavy Titles
WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov took the fast track to become world champion, establishing a weight-class record along the way, and now he wants to accelerate his road to stardom. Shumenov is set on a mission to unify the titles starting with his next bout, hopefully …
Read More »Boxing Ringside Report: Chazz Witherspoon vs. Livin Castillo
© Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing Saturday, August 28 at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino, Chazz Witherspoon, nephew of former world heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon, outlasted a game but poorly conditioned Livin ‘La Maquina’ Castillo by stopping him in the seventh round of a scheduled ten rounder. …
Read More »Boxing Results: Oliver Harrison Promotions
Saturday night, at Fit-City, Salford, England, Oliver Harrison Promotions hosted a fight-night which show-cased four contests. Despite the ‘reduced’ line-up, it’s always a good atmosphere at a ‘Harrison’ event and Saturday was no exception. Results as follows: Lee Gillespie (Swinton) v Robin Deakin (Crawley) 4 Round Super Featherweight Contest Gillespie …
Read More »Boxing Result: Maidana Retains Title In Tough Corley Clash
Argentina’s top boxer had his hands full last night as Marcos Rene Maidana emerged victorious from a fierce firefight with American veteran DeMarcus Corley at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires. The former WBO champ gave Maidana trouble in the opening frame with his faster-handed southpaw stance and by the …
Read More »Boxing Result: Segura Dethrones WBO King Calderon In Puerto Rico
In a massive light flyweight unification bout tonight at Coliseo Mario Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, local legend Ivan Calderon was shocked by opponent Giovanni Segura. At 35, WBO champion Calderon was coming off four straight defenses in which he either could not finish the bout due to head clash …
Read More »Boxing In Argentina: Marcos Maidana vs. DeMarcus Corley
Tonight, Buenos Aires’ famed Luna Park Stadium hosts an Interim WBA light welter championship bout between Marcos Rene Maidana and DeMarcus Corley. Titlist Maidana, 28-1 (27), puts his strap at risk for the third time and the Jose Leon Suarez resident will enjoy a massive hometown advantage over the visiting …
Read More »Boxing In Ireland: McCloskey Running Toward Morrison Defense
European Light Welterweight Champion Paul McCloksey is hard at work preparing for the second defence of his title on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night when he takes on Scotland’s Barry Morrison at The Aura in Letterkenny on Saturday, October 2nd. However the undefeated southpaw has another title defence to take …
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