Last night at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk Hall, WBA super middleweight king Andre Ward won the Super Six Tournament final with a hard fought win over WBC champ Carl Froch. The bout commenced with both fighters testing the other, each landing jabs.. Froch, of Nottingham, England, misses with a couple of big shots while Ward,…
Last night at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, WBA heavyweight ruler Alexander Povetkin successfully retained his title for the first time with a eighth round KO of 42 year old American challenger Cedric Boswell. The champion stalked Boswell from the start but the challenger used good footwork to keep his younger rival on the outside,…
Making his maiden defense of the WBA heavyweight title, Russia’s Alexander Povetkin will face American veteran Cedric Boswell this evening at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The long matriculation of 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Povetkin, 22-0 (15), finally came to an end this past August when the 32 year old Chekhov based stylist outpointed former…
Scottish spoiler Ricky Burns upset the apple cart against last night at Wembley Arena in London, overcoming the odds to outpoint certified Brit brutalizer Michael Katsidis over 12 rounds to capture the Interim WBO lightweight title. 31 year old Aussie hardman Katsidis had already crushed the hopes of Graham Earl and Kevin Mitchell on previous…
Burgeoning welterweight talent Kell Brook put on a flawless performance this evening in his more important outing to date, halting veteran Rafal Jackiewicz at Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England to win a WBA welterweight title eliminator. From the start, Brook, coming off a solid win over aging but still dangerous former IBF light welter…
IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute and ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson held media workouts in South Florida this week as they prepare for their Nov. 5 showdown, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada. The largest box…
WBC Diamond champion Sergio Martinez retained his title and standing as the world’s top middleweight last night with a KO over challenger Darren Barker but it wasn’t an easy fight at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. European titlist Barker kept composed in the face of the showy, hands down style of his far more experienced southpaw…
In a massive UK clash last night at Wembley Arena in London, towering Tyson Fury took the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from reigning champion Dereck Chisora. Fury started off the contest looking to use his 6’9 height and big reach advantage to keep the much shorter Chisora at bay. That approach lasted until the…
Saturday night sees a massive UK fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, headlined by Ricky Burns’ WBO super feather title defense against a former owner of that belt, Nicky Cook. This fight has an interesting genealogy as Cook, 30-2 (16), lost the crown in 2009 to Puerto Rican bomber Roman Martinez, who was himself shockingly…
Welsh light heavyweight sensation Nathan Cleverly won his first world title bout by stopping late replacement opponent Aleksy Kuziemski last night at London’s 02 Arena, retaining the WBO crown. Cleverly, who was awarded the title before the bout when reigning champ Juergen Brahemer pulled out at the last minute, controlled the first frame handily, using…
WBO super feather beltholder Ricky Burns held onto his title on Saturday night in a victory over challenger Joseph Laryea at Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotsman Burns was making the second defense of the crown he won in impressive fashion from Rocky Martinez last Autumn. Laryea, coming into the contest with a 13-5 CV…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Last night at Las Vegas’ famed Mandalay Bay Casino, WBA light welter champ Amir Khan proved he could hang in there with a big puncher as he fended off the challenge of Marcos Maidana over 12 hard fought rounds. Khan surprised the heavy-handed body-puncher Maidana by…