It was like 1999 all over again last night at the Events Center in Broomfield, Colorado as Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston turned in a vintage performance to widely outpoint opponent Humberto Toledo and keep the IBA Lightweight belt. The diminutive outclassed his Ecuadorian rival in every round, creating combinations off an accurate jab that…
Slick lightweight Zahir Raheem kept his title hopes alive last night at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK with a wide ten round points decision over Mexico’s Cristobal Cruz. But the Philadelphia born Las Vegas man didn’t have it easy as his Tijuana based rival constantly bored in with a rough and unflattering…
A high stakes clash took place in the light heavyweight division last night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida with former world titlists Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin going at it hammer and tongs in an IBF eliminator. For eleven rounds they battled it out with the short armed, 5 foot 7 inch…
Coming off a loss to England’s Junior Witter for the WBC Light Welter title last September, ex-WBO world titlist DeMarcus Corley went to Casino Pharos in Managua, Nicaragua last night to keep busy against local man Jose Alfaro. But the fight was made at 135 lb and that weight loss coupled with the massive punching…
Peter Manfredo made a succsessful comeback last night at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI as the “Pride of Providence” proved too much for opponent Ted Muller, stopping the Illinois man at 1:19 of round nine. Manfredo moves to 24-7 (13) while Muller drops to 19-11-2 (9). In other action on the bill,…
At the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last night, Floyd Mayweather ended months of speculation by delivering on his pre-fight promises and handing Oscar De La Hoya the Golden Boy’s fifth career loss by way of split decision, 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115. With the victory, Mayweather wins a world title in his fifth weight division…
There were two 12 round WBO title fights last night at Coliseo Universidad Del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia and when the smoke finally cleared, both reigning champions held onto their belts. Longtime WBO Minimumweight king Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, one of Puerto Rico’s most decorated active professional fighters, was involved in an absolute smoker against…
It was prospect night on Friday evening’s 8 Count/Golden Boy shared bill from Cicero Stadium in Chicago with heavyweight Otis Griffin and bantamweight Abner Mares coming through victorious in WBO NABO title contests. Featherweight Johnathon Oquendo was not so lucky as the previously undefeated man from Bayamon, Puerto Rico was disqualified in the sixth round…
Uncrowned world super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao took on unbeaten Mexican Jorge Solis last night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX to head a power packed night of boxing that also included Jorge Arce, Brian Viloria and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in an evening full of triumphs and disappointments. In the main event, Solis…
Zab Judah was involved in yet another boxing debacle last night but this time it had nothing to do with the bad behavior that the former two-weight world champion has become famous for. At Fitzgerald’s Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, the Brooklynite met durable journeyman Ruben Galvan in a scheduled ten round welterweight contest…
There was good action in America on Friday night and we begin with Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez keeping his WBO Bantam crown with a ninth round stoppage over ex-IBF Flyweight Champion Irene Pacheco of Colombia at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tuscon, AZ. On the same bill, journeyman David Lopez shocked hot prospect Rocky Montoya to…
On Saturday night in Cancun, ex-longtime WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Oscar Larios continued his comeback following consecutive losses to Israel Vasquez and Manny Pacquiao with a ten round decision over domestic novice Luis Cid at featherweight. The victory sets up Larios’ challenge to WBC Feather Champ Injin Chi, scheduled for May 26 in Anaheim, CA….