The European Union Super Middleweight title changed hands on Sunday as Spanish southpaw Gabriel Campillo pulled off an upset of reigning champion Lolenga Mock at the Holmegaardsskolen in Kokkedal, Denmark. 30 year old Campillo, 17-2 (6), was coming off a narrow loss to European Champion Karo Murat by majority decision last September but the man…
There was a good card at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England last night that saw a big upset on the domestic heavyweight scene along with a Commonwealth title fight, an English title scrap and the professional debut of three Olympic boxers. At the rather advanced age of 42 years, Bedford brawler Matt Skelton,…
The WBC Super Middleweight title fight between undefeated title holder Carl Froch, 24-0 (19), and ex-Middleweight World Champion Jermain Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), has been set for April 25 with the clash possibly taking place at Foxwoods at Mashantucket, CT. Showtime will present the bout as Nottingham man Froch makes his American TV debut following the…
Aside from the boxing bills we’ve already run down this weekend, there were a few good Continental shows and we kick off this report at Salle des Fetes in Carouge, Switzerland where South Africa’s Vincent Vuma ruled the spotlight. The 33 year old light middleweight bounced back from losing his WBC International belt to Ryan…
Despite an eight month hiatus from the ring following the loss of his IBF Light Heavyweight title to Antonio Tarver last year, Clinton Woods came roaring back to life last night at Hotel de France in Jersey on the Channel Islands, handling opponent Elvir Muriqi over 12 one sided rounds. With the victory, Woods becomes…
Dennis Hobson puts on a boxing bill tonight in Jersey on the Channel Islands, a British Crown Dependency 14 miles off the coast of northern France. Headlining is former IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Clinton Woods, who meets America’s Elvir Muriqi in a 12 rounder. 36 year old Woods, 41-4-1 (24), of Sheffield, England is coming…
Last night at Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England, two of the top light heavyweights in the UK saw action but had very different results. Commonwealth kingpin Nathan Cleverly, 15-0 (5), continued to show excellent form while destroying big puncher Samson Onyango, 18-4 (12), of Kenya in a single round. Onyango, nicknamed “The Hammer” came…
David Haye successfully moved into the heavyweight division with a fifth round KO of aging American Monte Barrett in November and looks to have annoyed divisional kingpin Wladimir Klitschko so much that the Ukrainian giant is willing to give Haye a title shot, possibly on June 20 at Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge Stadium in…
Last night at the York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green, British Welterweight Champion Kell Brook put on a dazzling display of skill over the course of stopping challenger Stuart Elwell in just two rounds. Overmatched from the start, 31 year old southpaw Elwell caught a lot of leather from the champion over a short period…
European Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck continued to crush the opposition as the heavy-handed 24 year old spent his Saturday night handling the challenge posed by Belgium’s undefeated Geoffrey Battelo at Edrgas Arena in Riesa, Germany. Battelo took the fight to Huck and wanted a close quarters brawl but the champion patiently kept his distance, scoring…
On Friday at Pabellon As Travesas in Vigo, Spain, Ivan Pozo recaptured the European Flyweight title with a ninth round technical decision over iron-chinned Christophe Rodrigues during a closely contested bout in front of 3,000 fans. Rodrigues came into the bout as the flyweight champion of France and the far shorter southpaw from Beziers put…
Certified spoiler John Simpson pulled off another upset last night after defeating Commonwealth Featherweight Champion Paul Truscott at Eston Sports Academy in Truscott’s hometown of Middlesbrough, England on a Barry Hearn promotion. Simpson, a former British Feather Champion, was tagged in the early rounds as he tried to come in on the sharper skilled Truscott…