It was a night of furious fisticuffs at the Sindicato de Taxistas in Cancun, Mexico last night as reigning WBC Light Flyweight titlist Edgar Sosa went to grips with fiery Argentine challenger Luis Alberto Lazarte for a scheduled 12 round championship bout. Sosa, fresh off a majority decision win over …
Read More »Boxing Result: Steve Molitor – Takalani Ndlovu
Canada’s top fighter was in action last night as Steve Molitor retained his IBF Super Bantam crown with an impressive ninth round stoppage of IBO titlist Takalani Ndlovu in front of 5,000 fans at Casino Rama in Orilla, Canada. Ndlovu made the trip from his native South Africa full of …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Molitor Puts IBF Title At Risk For First Time
After years of slugging it out in relative obscurity, Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor rose to prominence with a comprehensive fifth round KO over previously undefeated former British, Commonwealth and European titlist Michael Hunter last November in the Englishman’s hometown to annex the vacant IBF Super Bantam belt. Tonight, Molitor, …
Read More »Boxing Result: WBA Champion Felix Sturm Leads The Way In Stuttgart
The Universum house fighters were all victorious last night at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany with headliner Felix Sturm retaining his WBA Middleweight crown with a twelve round points decision over the far less experienced Uruguayan import Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba. Alcoba fought like a man who was well …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Sturm Places WBA Title At Risk Tonight In Stuttgart
WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm, 27-2 (12), places his title on the line tonight for the first time since winning the crown in a rematch with Javier Castillejo in April. The opponent for Sturm at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart is little known Uruguayan Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba, 14-0 (7). …
Read More »Boxing In Ireland: Bernard Dunne Defeats Reidar Walstad In European Defense
In 1998, Norway’s top fighter Reidar Walstad defeated European Super Bantam Champion Bernard Dunne in the amateurs but last night found the tables turned at the 8,000 seat Dublin venue The Point in front of a screaming pro Dunne audience. Walstad pressed the action from the start as he tried …
Read More »Boxing Result: Antonio Tarver, Chad Dawson Win In Hartford
At the Convention Center in Hartford on Saturday, two of the top light heavies in the world were in action. Ex-WBC,WBA and IBF Champion Antonio Tarver had his hands full with a fired up Elvir Muriqi enroute to a twelve round majority decision to take the vacant IBO belt while …
Read More »Boxing Result: Arthur Abraham Crushes Sebastian Demers To Retain IBF Crown
In a riveting return to form last night at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham showed no ill effects from a badly broken jaw suffered in his previous bout with Edison Miranda and went right through Canadian visitor Sebastian Demers in three rounds. Previously unbeaten …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Arthur Abraham – Sebastien Demers
Arthur Abraham puts his IBF Middleweight title at risk by facing Sebastien Demers tonight in at the Jako Arena in Bamberg, Germany. This will be Abraham’s first time back in the ring following his tremendous firefight with Edison Miranda last September, in which the IBF Champion was victorious but suffered …
Read More »Boxing Result: Jermain Taylor Retains Middleweight Title Against Cory Spinks
The minute it had been announced that Cory Spinks would be the next opponent to challenge WBC/WBO Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor, many predicted that the resulting bout would be a sleeper in the worst sense of the word. And critics of the matchup were right; the fight last night at …
Read More »Boxing Result: John Duddy Remains Undefeated In Last US Fight
Last night John Duddy brought back boxing to New York’s famed Beacon Theatre and the transplanted Irishman may not have had a spectacular send off for his last fight in the US before his upcoming Irish tour but it was a win nonetheless as the 27 year old blanked opponent …
Read More »Boxing In South Africa: Hlatshwayo, Mabuza, Motau And Sanders Win In Kempton Park
Golden Gloves put on a great show last night at the Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park with some of the biggest names in the country on the bill. In the headlining bout, ex-IBO Lightweight Champion Isaac Hlatshwayo went up another weight class and won the vacant IBO Welter crown …
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