European Champion Michael Hunter gets a shot at the big time tonight in his hometown of Hartelpool, England when the tall, two fisted threshing machine meets unbeaten Canadian stylist Steve Molitor on a Matchroom Promotions bill for the vacant IBF Super Bantam title. Hunter, 26-0-1 (12), hasn’t had a blemish on his record since March…
The Emperor’s Palace Casino in Kempton Park, South Africa was the scene of one of the best fights of the year to date when unheralded domestic featherweight champion Malcolm Klassen shocked those at ringside by outfighting IBF 130lb Champion Gairy St. Claire to take a twelve round decision by comfortable margins. Despite stepping up a…
It was a good evening of fights in England last night with British Super Feather Champion Carl “Ingemar” Johanneson turning back the spirited challenge of Femi Fehintola and ex-WBC Super Middle titlist Glenn Catley making a successful comeback after three years away. At the Metrodome in Barnsley, Johanneson, 25-2 (18), proved too experienced for Fehintola,…
Last night at the historic York Hall in London, former British and Commonwealth Lightweight Champion Graham Earl of Luton had another of his trademark close calls in defeating Spanish based Argentine fighter Angel Hugo Ramirez by decision to annex the vacant WBU title and Essex phenom Kevin Mitchell captured the vacant Commonwealth Super Feather belt…
WBO Light Middle Champ Victorious Saturday, May Face Wayne Alexander Next Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk disposed of Russian opponent Alisultan Nadirbegov last Saturday at the Brandeberge Arena in Halle, Germany via a wide points decision in what amounted to little more than a tune up fight but the German based Ukrainian WBO Champion will certainly have…
Last night in Manchester, England Joe Calzaghe defended his WBO and IBF Super Middleweight titles in a bitterly contested brawl with challenger Sakio Bika. The Welshman couldn’t decide on what role he would play; when Calzaghe boxed, Bika had no answers to the fast handed southpaw who made him look slow and clumsy in comparison…
**MASSIVE RINGSIDE BOXING GALLERY** Click for larger image © Bernard Miller / presquevu.com Maloney Promotions put on another entertaining scrap this evening and if the Commonwealth Bantamweight dustup between champion Tshifhiwa Munyai of South Africa and southpaw challenger Lee Haskins at London’s York Hall didn’t reach the epic proportions of last week’s Maloney sponsored Moore…
Will Audley Finally Step Up? Reports have surfaced concerning former Olympic Gold Medal hero Audley Harrison facing Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Matt Skelton on 9 December in London, England. While the bout has yet to be officially declared, that is expected to come at a press conference tomorrow in the British capital, it’s a matchup that…
Last night at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany Arthur Abraham held onto his IBF Middleweight title during an intensely contested battle with challenger Edison Miranda on a Sauerland Events promotion. The two combatants engaged in what at times was a seething, white hot contest of wills and at other times a no holds barred…
At the Alexandra Palace in London, England, Junior Witter annexed the vacant WBC Light Welterweight title by recording a unanimous decision win over former WBO titlist DeMarcus Corley, joining Joe Calzaghe, Johnny Nelson, Scott Harrison, Ricky Hatton and Clinton Woods as a British based world champion. It wasn’t the most exciting contest in recent memory…
British cruiserweight Mark Hobson finally captured the WBU belt on his third attempt as the Huddersfield, England based battler outpointed his defensive minded opponent, Pavol Polakovic, in the headlining match of Frank Warren’s DeBRA charity show at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night. For Hobson, 26-4-1 (13), the win wasn’t pretty as Polakovic,…
European Light Welter Champion Junior Witter’s long awaited return to a world championship bout nears the boiling point as the Bradford, England based power puncher is set to meet former WBO titlist DeMarcus Corley on 15 September at the Alexandra Palace in London for the vacant WBC title on a Hennessy Sports promotion.