Last night at the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas, WBC/WBO Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor made what could be his last appearance at 160 lb as he defended his belts with a points victory over former IBF Light Middleweight titlist Kassim Ouma. In what had clearly been planned as a …
Read More »Boxing Result: Cotto Stops Quintana To Win WBA Welter Title
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Last night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, Miguel Cotto successfully made the transition from light welter to welterweight, battering reigning WBA 147 lb Champion Carlos Quintana over the course of five rounds to the point where the southpaw declined …
Read More »Boxing Result: Margarito Survives Scare To Retain WBO Belt Against Clottey
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing On the Cotto – Quintana undercard in Atlantic City, WBO Welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito was on the way to getting sorely outboxed before a fourth round hand injury curtailed the efforts of challenger Joshua Clottey, who finished the twelve round …
Read More »Boxing Result: Juan Manuel Marquez Guns Down Jimrex Jaca In Texas
Demetrius Hopkins Takes Number One IBF Light Welter Spot On Undercard Juan Manuel Marquez continued his relentless march towards forcing a fight with troubled WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison with a devastating ninth round KO of Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca last night at Dodge Arena in Hildalgo, Texas on a …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Steve Cunningham – Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Undefeated Philadelphian cruiserweight Steve Cunningham will be in Warsaw, Poland tonight, looking to win the vacant IBF title from local man Krzysztof Wlodarczyk. Cunningham, 19-0 (10), has been facing world class competition for the last two years and holds victories over Guillermo Jones, Kelvin Davis and Sebastiann Rothmann over that …
Read More »Boxing Result: Manny Pacquiao Ends Career Of Erik Morales
In a stunningly swift manner, Manny Pacquiao made short work of Erik Morales within three rounds tonight at the Thomas And Mack Arena in Las Vegas during the pair’s third and certainly last fight. After making the super featherweight 130 lb limit the day before, Morales had appearing frail at …
Read More »Boxing Result: Sam Soliman Edges Enrique Ornelas On Showtime
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Irrepressible Australian middleweight Sam “King” Soliman continued his winning ways as he turned back Enrique Ornelas last night at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA via majority decision 95-94 (twice) and 95-95 on a Goosen-Tutor promotion aired by Showtime. …
Read More »Boxing In Thailand: Wonjongkam Retains WBC Flyweight Crown
One of boxing’s longest reigning champions has done it again as Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, 63-2 (31), defended his WBC Flyweight title last night in Korat, Thailand by outpointing challenger Monelisi Myekeni, 21-3 (8), over twelve rounds. Myekeni, handled by top South African trainer Nic Durandt, came into the contest as the …
Read More »Boxing Result: IBF Champ Klitschko Turns Back Brock On HBO Fight
Last night under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden in New York, IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko regained his pre-2003 form and displayed the best boxing skills in the division enroute to stopping an outgunned Calvin Brock in the seventh round. Maybe it came down to Brock not being …
Read More »Boxing Result: Manuel Medina Takes IBF Title Eliminator With Win Over Kevin Kelley
In a battle of aging former world champions, Manuel Medina grabbed the top spot in the IBF super featherweight rankings with a victory over Kevin Kelley on the Klitschko – Brock undercard last night at Madison Square Garden. The long limbed, high volume style of 35 year old Medina, 67-15 …
Read More »Holyfield Continues Improbable Boxing Comeback With Win Over Oquendo
44 year old heavyweight Evander Holyfield continues to defy the odds and took another step on his quest to regain a world title as the living legend topped Fres Oquendo last night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The bout was almost over before it started as Holyfield canvassed …
Read More »Boxing Result: Honorio Prevails In War With Mtagwa
It was 12 rounds of pure, unadulterated fury in the main event of 8 Count Promotion’s Chicago Chill card tonight in Chicago, IL as USBA Featherweight Champion Rogers Mtagwa went to war with Mexican challenger Martin Honorio. This was a spiteful contest from the first bell as both men tore …
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