After losing to Juan Manuel Marquez last year, Juan Diaz changed his style in hopes of reversing the outcome in last nights rematch at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV but despite boxing smarter, Diaz was again handed defeat in a battle for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles. Diaz largely abandoned his aggressive…
Click the above Image for more Photos by Jim Everett 17 months after Juan Manuel Marquez defeated Juan Diaz for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles, the pair go at it once again as they square off tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. Both boxers are coming off losses in which they went…
Last night at Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA, light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov retained his WBA title for the first time with a unanimous decision victory over little known opponent Viacheslav Uzelkov. Despite the undefeated record coming into the bout, Uzelkov had never faced world class competition, however the 31 year old Ukrainian was the…
There were a few decent fight cards in the states aside from the big Bradley vs. Abregu bill and we kick things off on Friday with the return of former two-weight world champion Zab Judah to the light welter division. 32 year old southpaw Judah, 39-6 (27), a full five years removed from his last…
Ex-WBO/WBC light welter champ Timothy Bradley successfully moved up to welter last night at Augua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA, handing Argentine slugger Luis Carlos Abregu his first career defeat. Bradley, 26-0 (11), pressured the visitor relentlessly, putting the pressure on from the start and simply outworked his South American foe. Although Bradley was…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr continued his campaign at middleweight last night, turning back John Duddy at the famed Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Chavez was coming off his only previous appearance at the weight, a ten round points verdict over Troy Rowland that was later declared a no contest due to illegal substance use and…
Tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and John Duddy face off in a WBC title eliminator that also will deliver the WBC silver crown to the winner. Both Duddy, 29-1 (18), and Chavez Jr, 40-0-1 (30), have attractive records and both boxers sell loads of tickets to massive…
Despite the media buildup to last night’s Andre Ward vs. Allan Green WBA super middle title clash at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, the bout came off exactly as it appeared on paper beforehand; a fight between two very different class of fighters. Green had only once tested the waters at world level and had…
Showtime’s much talked about Super Six Tournament goes front and center under the spotlight tonight at Oakland, CA’s Oracle Arena with hometown hero Andre Ward putting his WBA super middle title belt on the line for the very first time. 26 year odl Ward, 21-0 (13), is a newcomer to the world stage, having unseated…
It was another dramatic title defense last night by Ivan Calderon as the WBO light fly ruler kept his title against Jesus Iribe at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. But it wasn’t a walk in the park but at least this one went the distance with no cuts forcing technical decisions as had occurred…
Puerto Rican superstar Ivan Calderon headlines New York’s famed Madison Square Garden for the first time as the southpaw WBO light flyweight champion puts his crown at risk against hard-nosed former two-time world title challenger Jesus Iribe of Mexico. At 33-0-1 (6), Calderon has never lost a professional fight and during his reigns as WBO…
Yuri Foreman’s luck ran out last night at New York’s fabled baseball venue Yankee Stadium in The Bronx as the WBA light middleweight titlist was stopped by ex-two weight world champ Miguel Cotto. As expected, the taller Foreman looked to keep Cotto, making his first appearance as a light middleweight, at arm’s length and the…