It was a great weekend of boxing Down Under but the most important results actually took place well before the week ever ended as there was a superb fight card this past Wednesday at The Cube in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown. Local man Leonardo “Lenny Zappa” Zappavigna, 18-0 (13), solidified his status as the…
There were a few good cards this weekend in Australasia, with two decent shows Down Under and a bill in Japan. The action last night took place at Rugby Park in Gisborne, New Zealand as Auckland’s “Mountain Warrior”, Shane Cameron, saw off his second straight American opponent, stopping Robert Davis, 32-10 (20), in the 11th…
Big weekend in Oz with a good card in both The Philippines and Japan but we kick things off Down Under on Saturday night at Fonterra Echuca Sports and Entertainment Centre in Echua, Victoria. One of Australia’s top light welters, Lance Gostelow, 18-2 (14), roared back from defeat to former PABA Lightweight kingpin Somachai Nakbalee,…
Anthony Mundine won his 12th straight contest by defeating popular fellow Aussie Shannan Taylor this past Wednesday at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollogong, NSW but more importantly, “The Man” made a successful transition to middleweight, breaking 72.7 kilos for the first time in his career. 33 year old former two-time WBA Super Middle Champion Mundine…
Australia’s top light middleweight was in action earlier today as Daniel “The Rock” Dawson won his fifth straight by knocking out Ariel Gerardo Aparicio in the third round at the WA Italian Club in Perth. The big punching local man’s patient pressure style proved to be too much for Argentina’s Aparicio, 26-10-1 (10), who had…
There were two good fight cards this weekend Down Under and we kick things off on Friday night where two of the country’s best boxers were on display at the Cube in the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown, NSW. Undefeated sensation Leonardo Zappavinga, 17-0 (13), continues to show his amateur success was no fluke as the…
Last night at the RSL Club in Blackburn in suburban Sydney, hard punching local cruiserweight Dominic Vea, 9-1 (7), retained his OPBF crown for the second time with a third round technical decision over 42 year old New Zealand man Bob Gassio, 11-12 (3). Gassio rode an eight bout win streak coming into the contest…
The big news Friday night Down Under was the shocking knockout loss of one of the world’s top prospects, William Kickett, at the Central Coast Leagues Club in Gosford, NSW. At just 21 years of age, “Cool Willie” had stormed out of Balga to win 13 straight contests at lightweight and super feather in just…
Wasn’t too terribly bad a weekend Down Under with the big action taking place on Friday night but there was a good rumble on Saturday as well. We kick things off on Friday at Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre in Shoalhaven Heads in New South Wales where two of the biggest names on the domestic scene were…
WBA Featherweight kingpin Chris John, 44-0-1 (22), went on the road last night for the third time over the course of his nine title defenses and the 29 year old Indonesian stylist outpointed local sensation Hiroyuki Enoki, 27-1-2 (19), after twelve rounds. 29 year old Enoki came into the bout as the OPBF titlist and…
Last night at Sweeney’s in the Sydney suburb of Ingleburn, southpaw Filipino flyweight Danilo Lerio, 14-2-1 (4), won the vacant IBF Australasian belt when the ringside doctor stopped the action against Thai slugger Nuapayak Sakkriprin, 7-3-1 (7). Lerio was ahead on the cards by wide margins when the bout was halted at 0:46 of the…
There was a good card last night at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, as the Australian Heavyweight title changed hands and two of the country’s top prospects forged ahead with victories. Popular heavyweight Bob Mirovic, 29-20-2 (20), lost the domestic crown when his corner threw in the towel at 2:53 of the ninth…