The world’s top bantamweight was in action last night as Hozumi Hasegawa retained his WBC crown at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. The 29 year old Kobe based southpaw hadn’t got much work in over the last 18 months, having stopped his previous four opponents in a total of six rounds during successive title…
After having lost a controversial clash with Juan Diaz this past August, light welter Paulie Malignaggi got revenge this evening by posting a unanimous decision in the rematch his evening at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. Malignaggi, 27-3 (5), managed to largely control the pace of the bout by avoiding the trench warfare favored by…
Local man Frederic Patrac earned a WBA bantamweight title shot last night on the strength of 12 straight victories but could not overcome reigning champion Anselmo Moreno at Palais Des Sports in Adge, France. Former European titlist Patrac started strong, rushing the Panamanian based champ but the 31 year old Frenchman could not covert his…
Last night at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Marvin Sonsona and Alejandro Hernandez fought to a draw over the vacant WBO super flyweight title. Filipino southpaw Sonsona had won the belt from Jose Lopez in September but lost it on the scales Friday when he was 2.5 pounds over the super fly weight limit. Mexico…
In one of the most shocking upsets of the year thus far, WBA super feather champ Jorge Linares was stopped in the first round by challenger Juan Carlos Salgado today at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo. Both men came into the contest undefeated but Tokyo based Venezuelan Linares was a former WBC feather and current WBA…
The Casino in Montreal was the site of a good show on Saturday as welterweight Antonin Decarie came through his latest WBO NABO title challenge and middleweight David Lemieux once again provided fistic fireworks. Decarie retained his title for the fourth time by dramatically stopping veteran American southpaw Terrance Cauthen with just one second left…
A battle for the WBA super flyweight belt was waged today at The Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Local hero Nobuo Nashiro was making the second title defense of his second WBA reign and faced Mexico’s Hugo Fidel Cazares over twelve rounds. Ex-WBO light flyweight kingpin Cazares was the more experienced man and brought a…
At the Bell Centre in boxing mad Montreal last night, Jean Pascal put his WBC light heavyweight belt at risk for the first time and came away with victory against seasoned warhorse Silvio Branco. A pro since 1988, ex-WBA and European champ Branco went after the much younger Pascal early on but had difficulty with…
© Jan Sanders / Goossen Tutor Promotions As fight night nears for Vitali Klitschko’s WBC heavyweight title defense against challenger Chris Arreola this Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the champion continues to work the pr angle. But is he preparing as hard in the gym? Recent press releases have displayed Klitschko rubbing shoulders…
The hottest ticket in San Juan tonight will be a seat at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot as WBO light fly ruler Ivan Calderon and WBO super feather supremo Roman Martinez put their crowns at risk. Calderon, 32-0-1 (6), hasn’t had a non-title bout in over five years after defending the WBO minimumweight trophy 11 times…
There was a good fight card north of the border last night with a WBO title belt on the line as well as the continuing comeback of Canada’s top boxer, Steve Molitor, at his home base of Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. Longtime flyweight contender Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico finally hit the jackpot in…
The WBA light heavyweight strap is at stake tonight at Daulet Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan as heavily-hyped local prospect Beibut Shumenov attempts to unseat newly minted champion Gabriel Campillo. Spanish southpaw Campillo, 18-2 (6), came into prominence in June by moving up from super middle and toppling WBA titlist Hugo Hernan Garay in his…