14,000 boxing fans packed the Bell Centre in Montreal last night to witness what had been called the biggest fight in Canadian history as WBC light heavyweight champ Adrian Diaconu put his belt at risk against local crosstown rival Jean Pascal.

Challenger Pascal was coming up from super middle and it was unknown whether or not he'd be able to mix with a full fledged light heavy.

With a round it became clear that Pascal's fight plan was to avoid just such close quarters combat as he employed his height, reach and quickness advantages to keep Diaconu at the end of the jab.

Unable to cut off the ring and corner the fleet-footed challenger, Diaconu ate a lot of leather from the quick shots of Pascal. More...

Only 7 days left before the bell rings in a fight that will make history in Quebec. WBC Light Heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (26-0-0, 15KO) and contender Jean Pascal (22-1-0, 15KO) both respect the 7 days weigh-in, a regulation from the WBC.

Diaconu and Pascal have to weight less than 184 pounds. More...

Only 9 days left before the bell rings in a fight that will make history in Quebec. WBC World Light Heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (26-0-0, 15KO) and contender Jean Pascal (22-1-0, 15KO) are at the final stages of their preparation in their respective camps.

“The Shark” is adding the finishing touches in Montreal, and Pascal in Florida. The Montrealer by way of Romania took offence to comments made by his opponent yesterday on Radio Energie, a local radio station. More...

With only 10 short days to go before fight night, tension is starting to mount in the camps of WBC World Light Heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (25-0, 15KO) and Jean Pascal (22-1,15KO) from Laval.

Both local boxers will meet at the Montreal Bell Centre on June 19th 2009 to dispute the crown of new King of the Light Heavies in Canada. More...

The only genuine action this past weekend took place in Asia and we crack open the first results report of 2009 with a quick trip to the Pacifico in Yokahama, Japan where there were two world title fights on Saturday night.

Yusuke Kobori put his WBA Lightweight crown at risk for the first time since winning the belt with a third round stoppage of Jose Alfaro in May, but the Tokyo man wasn't ready for what challenger Paulus Moses brought to the table.

The 30 year old Namibian earned his stripes by winning the WBA Pan African and Intercontinental titles in 2006 but truly earned his "Hitman" nickname on Saturday by generally beating the champion to the punch over twelve tough rounds.

When the dust had settled, Moses took the WBA title by scores of 119-109 and 115-113 twice, keeping his perfect record intact to climb to 24-0 (17).

Former Japanese and OPBF Super Feather kingpin Kobori saw a 15 fight no loss streak go up in flames and the 27 year old sees his record drop to 23-3-1 (12).

In other action on the bill, another Tokyo resident fared better as Toshiaki Nishioka saw his status as WBC Interim Super Bantam Champ improve to the full WBC Champion with a dramatic 12th and final round stoppage of Mexico's Genaro Garcia. More...

WBA champion Alexander “El Explosivio” Munoz is fighting in WBC title-holder Cristian Mijares’ hometown this Saturday night, May 17, in the first super flyweight unification title bout in nearly a decade, headlining the “Noche de Campeones” pay-per-view event live from the Auditorio Centenario in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. More...