Tag Archives: IBF

Mzonke Fana not only won the IBF super featherweight title for the second time but the 36 year old from Cape Town gained revenge against domestic archrival Cassius Baloyi last night at Carnival City in Brakpan. After having started off slowly in his previous IBF title clash with Baloyi in …

Big show tonight at Carnival City in Brakpan as the much awaited rematch between super feathers Mzonke Fana and Cassius Baloyi headlines with a red hot clash at flyweight between Moruti Mthalane and Zolane Tete as chief support; both contests are for IBF titles. Fana, 29-4 (12), and Baloyi, 37-4-1 …

Middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo captured the interest of the sports media, fans and champion Felix Sturm on Monday afternoon in Cologne, Germany, by appearing at the final press conference wearing the jersey of local underdog soccer team, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lorenzo and Sturm will battle this Saturday night, September 4th at …

The WBO featherweight championship fight between undefeated titlist Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and Rafael Marquez, of México City has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. …

In a massive light flyweight unification bout tonight at Coliseo Mario Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, local legend Ivan Calderon was shocked by opponent Giovanni Segura. At 35, WBO champion Calderon was coming off four straight defenses in which he either could not finish the bout due to head clash …

© Robert Brizel / Saddo Boxing In a cautious cat and mouse war on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek retained the IBF International and WBO NABO Heavyweight titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over challenger Michael Grant. A capacity crowd …

The Grand Sierra Resort and Let’s Get It On Promotions are pleased to present a very special main event for Reno Xtreme Fights VI on Saturday September 25th. Former IBF Jr. middleweight champion, Kassim “The Dream” Ouma (26-7-1, 16 KOs), will take on Reno’s own Joey Gilbert (20-2, 15 KOs) …

On September 11th Cuban featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa will enter the ring for his first championship unification bout when the WBA titlist faces IBF champ Orlando Salido at The Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas. The show will be promoted by Top Rank in association with Arena Sports-Promotion and broadcasted …

Tomasz Adamek won a twelve round decision last night over 38 year old former world title challenger Michael Grant at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. The former light heavy and cruiserweight king outboxed the towering Grant over the first half of the bout, as was expected given the the youth …

WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck was back in action tonight, retaining his title for the fourth time in front of a rabid local fan base at Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany. Huck was facing a less than world class American import for the third straight contest, in this case Matt Godfrey …

By Per Ake Persson P3 Boxing in Finland stages its first show of the season September 4 in Helsinki. Headlining is former European middle champ Amin Asikainen, who take on Argentinian veteran Francisco Antonio Mora. Asikainen, 27-3, is campagning at super middle and is at a stage in his career …

Former IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov (38-3-1, 32 Kos) has dropped back down to cruiser from the heavyweight division and is actively seeking a “name” opponent. A fearsome body puncher seemingly incapable of taking a backward step, Jirov, 36, earned his reputation as a crowd favourite the hard way, by …