By Mesuli Zifo Cassius Baloyi made history when he broke his own record by claiming his sixth world title at Mafikeng University Sports Complex in North West on Saturday night. He dethroned Mzonke Fana to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-lightweight title.
Pro boxing returns to Boston on May 17 when promoter Peter Manfredo, Sr., in association with Let’s Get It On Promotions, presents “Diamonds in the Rough†at Freeport (I.B.E.W.) Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Worcester, MA middleweight prospect Edwin Rodriguez, 4-0 (3), and super middleweight Derek Hinkey, 4-1 (4), are in separate 6-round co-main events. The…
While it has been official for a while that Fawaz Nasir will participate in the KO Boxing World Series in Macao, China on May 10, Risum Boxing can now announce that two more of the Danish-based company’s fighters will join the super middleweight contender in the tournament.
You would think Glen Johnson would be used to this by now – fighting his heart out, doing enough to win, and then seeing judges destroy his hard work with a stroke of their pen. It happened to ‘The Road Warrior’ against Joseph Kiwanuka, Sven Ottke, Omar Sheika, Julio Gonzalez, Daniel Judah, and Clinton Woods…
For years, Shaun George has waited patiently for his chance to rise to the top of his division. His journey comes to a head on May 16, when the Brooklyn native faces former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights in Las Vegas, NV. The fight will be contested at the light-heavyweight…
With only a few days to go before popular south Londoner Gary Woolcombe’s first British light middleweight title defense against former champion Ryan “Spice Boy” Rhodes, the spiritual home of English boxing, York Hall, looks set for another thriller this Friday, April 18, 2008. This highly anticipated light middleweight clash is the classic contrast of…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Antonio Tarver registered a unanimous 12 round decision over defending champion Clinton Woods to capture the IBF light heavyweight crown and WBC 175 pound kingpin Chad Dawson remained undefeated with a thrilling, hard-fought 12 round decision over hard-luck Glen Johnson Saturday on Showtime.
Philadelphian super middle warlord Gee Culmer claimed his fourteenth victory after an epic battle with the Indianapolis hard man Mustafah Johnson at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia on Friday night. However, the James Shuler Memorial Gym fighter didnʼt have everything all his own way this time. Johnson took the fight to Culmer round after…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The biggest night for the light heavyweight division is just one day away. “TNT: Title Night in Tampa,” featuring the Antonio Tarver vs. Clinton Woods IBO/IBF title unification fight and undefeated WBC champion Chad Dawson’s title defense against former world champion and “Fighter of the…
Click for larger image © Javiel Centeno for Fight Wire Images One night before the light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in on Showtime Championship Boxing, ShoBox: The New Generation showcased four legitimate prospects in two close and thrilling match-ups. In the main event, a determined Edgar Santana escaped with a close majority decision over fellow…
Boxing fans will be treated to back-to-back welterweight championship bouts when World Championship Boxing: Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez and Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito is seen live Saturday, April 12 at10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight will be available in HDTV, as well as closed-captioned for the…
Boxing’s quickest and deadliest gunslinger, Joe Calzaghe, is not only boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion, he is also the only active fighter in the top-five of boxing’s all-time list for consecutive successful title defenses. There isn’t a professional fighter — dead or alive — that has ever left the ring from a Joe Calzaghe showdown…