After taking almost the entire month of August off, the sport of boxing got back into full swing this weekend and there some decent shows to report upon. Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster returned to the ring for the first time in more than a year as the 35 …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Molitor Defends IBF Title In Rama
Last night at the Casino in Rama, Ontario, IBF Super Bantam titlist Steve Molitor retained his crown for the fifth time when he stopped WBC Latino titlist Ceferino Dario Labarda in the tenth round. In a battle of southpaws, Molitor proved to have more in the tank as he pulled …
Read More »Boxing Info: Oscar De La Hoya To Make Major Announcement Today
Multi-weight former world champion Oscar De La Hoya is scheduled to make a major announcement today regarding his immediate future in the sport. The 35 year old boxer has become one of the world’s top promoters over the last five years and had previously said that he will not fight …
Read More »Olympic Boxing: Canada’s Only Boxer In Beijing Defeated
The sole hope of Canada’s Olympic boxing program was overwhelmingly defeated today in Beijing as Adam Trupish absorbed a 20-1 loss at the hands of Kazkhstan’s Bakhyt Sarsekbayev at welterweight. The 29 year old from Tecumseh, Ontario came into the contest as an eight time Canadian champion and had reached …
Read More »Boxing Result: Joshua Clottey vs. Zab Judah
The vacant IBF Welterweight title was up for grabs last night at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada between determined combatants Zab Judah, a former owner of the belt, and Joshua Clottey. Clottey came into the scrap the far less experienced man but had only lost to world champions Antonio …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Zab Judah vs. Joshua Clottey
Tonight at The Palms in Las Vegas, ex-two weight world champion Zab Judah will attempt to recapture one of his former title belts but must overcome one of the most avoided fighters in the welterweight division, Johsua Clottey, in order to do so. While Judah, 36-5 (25), is coming off …
Read More »Boxing Result: Antonio Margarito Shocks Miguel Cotto In Las Vegas
In one of the most anticipated showdowns of the year, the battle of supremacy in the welterweight division took place last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Mexico’s Antonio Margarito made the most of his WBA title challenge to reigning champion Miguel Cotto by stopping the Puerto …
Read More »Boxing In America: Friday Night Results
Leading up to tonight’s big showdown between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, there were a few good cards across the states last night and we start this report with the amazing comeback of Antonio Diaz, 43-5-1 (29), who came off a three year hiatus to overcome Felix Flores, 22-7 (16), …
Read More »Boxing In America: Friday Night Results
There were a few good cards across America last night, with Cuban superstar in waiting, Yuriorkis Gamboa, winning his first fight at featherweight in thrilling fashion at Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena in Primm, Nevada. Former WBO Super Bantam title challenger Al Seeger, 27-4 (21), was put into the ring with …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Daniel Santos Ends World Title Reign Of Joachim Alcine In Montreal
It was a big night at the fights last evening at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal but one of the favorite sons of this boxing-mad metropolis went down in defeat as WBA Light Middleweight Champion Joachim Alcine was KO’d in the sixth by cagey longtime former WBO Light Middle/Welterweight Champion Daniel …
Read More »Boxing In America: Friday Night Results
There were a few good bills last night in the USA and we start off in Chicago where ex-WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Tomasz Adamek, 35-1 (24), stayed on track for an upcoming cruiserweight title challenge to IBF Champion Steve Cunningham by forcing a seventh round stoppage of Utah man Gary …
Read More »Boxing Result: Holt Wins Rematch With Torres In A Whirlwind Thriller
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing In a torrid, 61 second affair last night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt engaged in a vicious rematch that ended in shocking fashion. The pair started the bout with …
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