Last night at The Enterainment Centre in Sydney, Australia, WBA Super Middleweight Champ Anthony Mundine was pushed very hard in a twelve round title defense by former Australian, IBF Pan Pacific and OPBF Light Middle titlist Nader Hamdan before pulling out the unanimous decision win. Hamdan, 40-6 (18), spent the …
Read More »Saturday Night Boxing Results
We start this week’s Saturday night round-up at the Brandberge Arena in Halle an der Saale, Germany where European Light Heavyweight Champion Thomas Ulrich was shockingly knocked out by Ukrainian southpaw Yuri Barashian in the eighth round. Barashian, 25-3 (17), had been fed a steady diet of largely record building …
Read More »Boxing Round By Round: Chris John vs. Roinet Caballero
Last night at the Istora Bung Karno Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia, WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John kept his title when Panama’s Roinet Caballero could not answer the bell for the eighth round. Afterward, John resumed his campaign to lure Manny Pacquiao into the ring. Round one: John coming forward behind …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Darchinyan Returns Victorious
There were two good cards Down Under last night with bills in suburbs of both Sydney and Melbourne, featuring and IBO championship fight and two Australian title bouts. At the Auburn RSL Club in Auburn, NSW, ex-IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan returned to the ring for the first time since …
Read More »Aussie Weekend Boxing Results Roundup
Friday night saw three good cards across Oz, with visitor Isaac Hlatshwayo emerging as the big winner. The 30 year old world class South African traveled to the Panthers Club in Penrith in order to place his IBO Welterweight crown at risk against local hero Robert Medley. Medley went into …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Hlatschwayo Defends IBO 147 lb Title In Penrith
Last night at the Panthers Club in the Sydney, Australia suburb of Penrith, IBO Welterweight kingpin Isaac Hlatschwayo, 27-1 (9), retained his title for the first time with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Oakdale man Robert Medley, 18-1 (12). Hlatschwayo, of Soweto, a former longtime South …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Dawson, Ammann Victorious In New South Wales
It was an eventful Friday night in the Sydney area boxing scene with light middle Daniel “The Rock” Dawson and cruiserweight Daniel Ammann bringing home the victories on two seperate fight cards. At the Croatian Club in Sydney, Dawson, 29-0 (20), retained his PABA title with a devastating first round …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Sherrington, Hussein Brothers Victorious
It was a good evening of boxing in two Australian locations last night as a reigning domestic champion kept his belt and two former world title challengers stayed busy as they kept hopes alive for a return to the top level. At the RSL Club in Southport on the Gold …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Sherrington Retains Aussie Super Middle Crown, Wants Mundine Next
Last night at the Convention Centre in Townsville, Queensland, Australian Super Middleweight Champion Les Sherrington ruthlessly gunned down challenger Shaun Quagliotto in the first round. The crowd was split between supporters of both local men and the action got off to a bang when Sherrington rocked his rival with a …
Read More »Boxing In Japan: Eagle Kyowa Retains WBC Minimumweight Title In Yokohama
One of the world’s top minimumweight fighters was in the ring earlier today in Yokohama, Japan as Tokyo’s Eagle Kyowa retained his WBC crown for the fourth time of his second reign with a wide points decision over local prospect Akira Yaegashi, 119-107 (twice) and 118-108. Despite having very little …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Danny Green, Anthony Mundine, Maselino Masoe
Weekend Results And A Look Ahead There are some big fights coming up Down Under but first we take a look at a fight card that took place this past Friday night at the Knox Netball Centre in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. Former Commonwealth and Nigerian Welterweight Champion Fatai “Kid Dynamite” …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Daniel Dawson Wins Vacant PABA Crown
Last night at Lords Sports Club in Perth, Australia, light middleweight Daniel Dawson regained the PABA Light Middleweight title with a stirring fifth round knockout of visitor Lee Oti. “The Rock” solidified his postition as one of the top men in Oz at 69.9 kg (154 lb) with the pounding …
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