This past weekend featured some excellent world title action with three major belts changing hands on three different continents. We kick off this report in North America, where Saul “Canelo” Alvarez was back in action Saturday night as a light middle after two fights at middleweight. The 26 year old Mexican superstar headlined the huge…
This past Friday night in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Mesquite, Juan Carlos Payano won the WBA Bantamweight Super Crown from longtime champion Anselmo Moreno via sixth round technical decision. Boxing legend and Payano promoter Mike Tyson of Iron Mike Productions was thrilled with Payano’s performance.
There were a handful of interesting contests that occurred over the weekend so let’s get started with the biggest name that saw action, Arthur Abraham. The WBO super middle weight king was surprised by a strong second half rally from two-time British titlist Paul Smith at Sparkassen Arena in Kiel, Germany on Saturday. Former IBF…
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has summoned Purse Bids for the fight between the Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno, 118-pound super world champion, and Juan Carlos Payano, mandatory challenger of the division. The event will take place on May 23 at 11:00 am at the Headquarters of the World Boxing Association, located at Avenida Aquilino…
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion, Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito†Moreno, announced several changes for his 12th defense against Javier “Chispita†Chacón from Argentina. In a press conference held at Fantastic Casino in Panama City, Panama, Moreno´s team confirmed the date of March 22 at the Arena Roberto Duran with a totally modified undercard now under the promotion…
WBA bantam king Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno made his 11th successful title defense last night as the local man handily outpointing challenger William Urina at Megapolis Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. Urina, 24-3 (20), had won seven in a row following his failed bid to unseat WBO super flyweight champ Omar Andres Narvaez two years…
On August 10, will take place the boxing event “Las Vegas In Panama II” at the hard Rock Café Megapolis Convention Center of Panama. The organizers of the event, Sampson Lewkowicz, Carlos González, Juan Carlos Tapia offered detailed information at today’s press conference, which was attended by the Executive Vice President of the World Boxing…
With seven title defenses during his nearly three year reign as WBA Bantamweight Super Champion, Panama’s Anselmo Moreno is unquestionably one of boxing’s premier fighters. Now, as “Chemito” looks to propel himself into the biggest fights possible at 118 pounds, he has signed an exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions.
WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin faces his toughest test to date in the form of ex-IBF light middle Kassim Ouma as the two tangle tonight at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City. The Kazakhstan puncher is 20-0 (17) as a professional after capping off an exceptional amateur career by winning a Silver medal in the…
In a hotly anticipated rematch, Anselmo Moreno once again retained his WBA bantamweight title via split decision against challenger Nehomar Cermeno last night at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama. Just five months after posting the same result in Cermeno’s homeland of Venezuela, Moreno pulled it out again via scores of 117-112 and 115-113…
Tonight in Panama, WBA bantam champ Anselmo Moreno puts his world title in danger as he faces the challenge of Nehomar Cermeno in a rematch at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City. Moreno, 29-1-1 (10), won the initial contest between the pair back in March, posting a hard fought split decision in Cermeno’s homeland of…
As widely expected, WBA bantam champ Anselmo Moreno had a tough time holding onto his title last night but managed to do so in front of 5,000 spectators at Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas in the Caracas suburb of La Guaira, Venezuela. Facing the Panamanian champion Moreno was local upset specialist Nehomar Cermeno, who had roared…