The heir apparent to the Puerto Rican boxing throne was in top form last night, headlining a big show at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as Juan Manuel Lopez kept his WBO super bantam title against opponent Olivier Lontchi.

Lopez was the definite favorite to retain going into the clash as Montreal based Cameroon native Lontchi had yet to rise above his regional status as NABA titlist and was in over his head.

A champion who can punch like Lopez, particularly a southpaw, presents a very difficult entry test onto the world stage and Lontchi wisely chose to stick and move in the early rounds, catching the oncoming champion with jabs before escaping.

But Lopez began to close distance and force the bout to the inside and along the ropes, where his strength advantage was evident. More...

Tonight, on Saturday June 27th, Star Boxing's jr. middleweight contender Andrey Tsurkan (26- 4, 17KO) takes on 23-year-old up and coming prospect, and 2004 U.S. Olympian,Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan (24-0, 15KO).

The pair clash on the undercard of Latin Fury 9, headlined by WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez defending his title against Olivier Lontchi. More...

Miguel Angel Cotto
32-0 welterweight champ Cotto backed away from Margarito when the punishment became severe.

Amir Khan
Popular but overhyped Khan’s 18-0 lightweight record fell to Breidis Prescott in only 54 seconds. Britain had to relive Jerry Quarry vs. Jack Bodell all over again.

Marcos Ramirez
Ramirez blew a 25-0 record against Yuriorkis Gamboa and was knocked down twice in the second round and appeared to have been ‘quick counted’ out at nine by the Germans.

Andrey Tsurkan
Tsurkan could not get out of the twelfth round in his light middleweight ‘step up’ bout against unbeaten Alfredo Angulo and took a good pasting along the way.

First Arslan
Beaten in his native Germany, Arslan lost his WBA Cruiserweight title to veteran Guillermo Jones, getting stopped in the tenth round. More...

Undefeated junior middleweight Alfredo "Perro" Angulo scored his tenth consecutive knockout victory tonight, recording a 10th round TKO over Andrey Tsurkan in a battle of top 10 contenders.

The fight was the star attraction of "Night of the Rising Stars II," the tripleheader broadcast live from Pechanga Resort & Casino on HBO Boxing After Dark. More...

Light middleweight Andrey Tsurkan, who is known for his intense conditioning, looked to be in excellent shape and was very calm and confident following the weigh-in for his bout against undefeated slugger Alfredo Angulo tonight at the Pechanga Casino in Temecula, CA. More...

In preparation for the HBO Boxing After Dark bill tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, all participants weighed in yesterday. HBO will televise the contest live at 10:05PM ET/PT, delayed on West Coast.

WBC Interim Super Welterweight Championship: 12 rounds
Alex Bunema: 152.5 lb
Sergio Martinez: 154 lb More...

Undefeated junior middleweight contender Alfredo “Perro” Angulo, 13-0 (10), from Mexico, can’t wait to sink his teeth into his next victim, Andrey Tsurkan, 26-3 (17), of Ukraine, in a battle of top 10 contenders highlighting “Night of the Rising Stars II.”

Angulo, whose Spanish ring name “Perro” translates to dog in English, has promised to lay Tsurkan out on all fours. More...

On Saturday October 4, Andrey Tsurkan, 26- 3 (17), will go to battle against undefeated prospect Alfredo Angulo, 13-0 (10). The Tsurkan vs. Angulo bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in the junior middleweight division and will be part of that evenings HBO Boxing After Dark's special edition triple header. More...

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The ninth installment of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing series “Punchin’ at the Paradise” could have been renamed “Knockouts at the Paradise” as Andrey Tsurkan stopped Jesse Feliciano inside the distance, a trend all the fighters on the ESPN Friday Night Fights telecast followed in the Bronx , NY on Friday night.

Tsurkan, 26-3 (17), put on a strong performance against Feliciano, 15-7-3 (9), dropping him in the first round and landing heavy blows through the rest of the fight. Tsurkan dominated every round utilizing his jab and landing accurate power punches at will.

The tough Feliciano absorbed the blows in stride but was never able to get the better of the exchanges. He seemed unable to get out the way of the crisp head shots being delivered at will by Tsurkan.

Although the fight was one-sided in the favor of Tsurkan, Feliciano was also able to land some good shots through the fight. More...

It wasn't the busiest of Friday nights across the globe but there were a few good fights on tap and we begin in America where former IBF Lightweight Champion Paul Spadafora, 41-0-1 (16), started another comeback by winning every frame of an eight rounder against Shad Howard, 13-11-3 (6), at the Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA.

32 year old Spadafora was appearing in just his fifth contest since WBA titlist Leonard Dorin held him to a draw in their unification bout of 2003, which was coincidentally the last world title bout that "The Pittsburgh Kid" has taken part in.

At the Utopia Theatre in The Bronx, NY, light middle Andrey Tsurkan, 26-3 (17), bounced back from losing his NABF title via split decision to Yuri Foreman in December to stop ex-IBF welterweight title challenger Jessie Feliciano, 15-7-3 (9), in the eighth of a scheduled ten rounder.

The Bronx based 30 year old Russian fighter has now gone 7-1 over his last eight bouts and is steadily climbing the ladder towards a world title opportunity.

Also on the bill, well-traveled Polish heavyweight Albert Sosnowski, 43-1 (26), continued to build his resume with a fifth round finishing of Terrell Nelson, 8-5 (5). More...

Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has put together an exciting co-feature and yet another interesting undercard to complement the ESPN2 April 25 explosive main event featuring Andrey Tsurkan, 25-3 (16), vs. Jesse Feliciano, 15-6-3 (9), scheduled for ten rounds, live from the Utopia Paradise Theater in the Bronx. More...