Heavyweights Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola go at it again, this time for the vacant WBC title, held this evening at USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA. When the pair met in April, 2013, Haitian born Canadian Stiverne defended his WBC Silver crown by outworking Arreola after dropping the Californian in the third round,…
IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins produced an masterpiece last night at Washington DC’s Armory, painting IBF titlist Beibut Shumenov with an array of right hand brushstrokes that made an impression on two of the three judges. Shumenov’s lack of experience against top level opponents mixed with the Hopkins’ surplus of the same produced some…
It’s not hard to believe that Bernard Hopkins will turn 50 years of age this coming January, but it almost requires a suspension of belief to realize that he is still winning and defending world title belts. The question of how much longer can “The Alien” continue his otherworldly accomplishments is really what makes his…
Heavyweight Steve Cunningham and middleweight Curtis Stevens both survived rocky situations in their bouts last night at Philadelphia’s Liacouras Center, pulling out victories on last round heroics. Two-time former IBF cruiserweight champion Cunningham, 27-6 (12), largely outboxed previously undefeated USBA titlist Amir Mansour, 20-1 (15), for the first four rounds until he was floored by…
Washington D.C.’s top boxer makes his way back to the ring tonight as IBF champion Lamont Peterson puts his light welter crown on the line against the latest product of the Montreal fighter factory, Dierry Jean, at the D.C. Armory in Peterson’s hometown. Peterson, 31-2-1 (16), has had more career ups, downs and twists than…
The Bell Centre in Montreal will host the biggest all-Canadian fight in years as light heavyweights Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal clash for Bute’s NABF title tonight on a fight card that also includes one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world, Mike Perez. Bute vs. Pascal was originally scheduled to take place in…
Super featherweight Rances Barthelemy knocked out reigning IBF titlist Argenis Mendez on Friday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, but the victory was not without controversy. Both fighters are towering for the weight, and at 5’11, Barthelemy is an inch taller than Mendez but also has the greater reach, and perhaps this convinced…
In the much hyped “Battle of Brooklyn” that took place last night at New York’s Barclays Center, Paulie Malignaggi pulled away from Zab Judah over 12 rounds, winning a wide decision in a bout for the NABF welter strap to headline a big show. Judah, 42-9 (29), dropped Malignaggi, 33-5 (7), in the second but…
The top super bantamweight in the world returns to the ring tonight as WBA/WBO champion Guillermo Rigondeaux puts his titles on the line at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City when he faces the challenge of Joseph Agbeko. This will be the fifth world title bout of Rigondeaux’s career, which is amazing given the fact that…
10 years after his reign as IBF lightweight champion, Paul Spadafora finally got to within spittin’ distance of the world stage again but was thwarted in his attempt to capture the Interim WBA light welter strap by Venezuela’s Johan Perez at Mountaineer Casino in Chester, West Virginia on Saturday night. Spadafora’s lightweight title run featured…
One of Boxing’s most exciting fighters was back in action last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden as middleweight Gennady Golovkin retained his WBA and IBO belts with an eight round throttling of local man Curtis Stevens. But it wasn’t all Golovkin all the time as the challenger proved to have quicker hands and…
IBF light heavy champion Bernard Hopkins continued his assault against the aging effects of time, once again turning back the clock to post a victory over a much younger opponent, in this case Karo Murat, last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. In contrast to the somewhat defensive and reserved nature of most of the…