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Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman” Moses (27-1, 19 KOs) bolstered his chances of another title shot on Saturday by scoring a first-round knockout over Argentine opponent Miguel Lombardo at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Namibia. Moses landed a picture-perfect body shot near the end of the opening …

Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman” Moses (26-1, 18 KOs) will face Miguel Lombardo (15-9-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Moses’ home country of Namibia. Lombardo hails from Argentina. Moses most recent opponent was also an Argentine, Sergio Omar Priotti. Moses scored a …

Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions, Golden Gloves Promotions, Thompson Boxing Promotions and Tony Holden Productions and will present a sensational fight card on Friday, February 25, 2011, at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The main event and other selected fights will be televised live on ESPN at 9:00 …

WBC super flyweight king Tomas Rojas returned to Japan again to retain his belt with a victory last evening over Nobuo Nashiro at Osaka’s Prefectural Gymnasium in a tooth and nail contest. Mexico’s Rojas previously held the Interim version of the title but was KO’d in two by Vic Darchinyan …

From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: World Boxing Council Best Of 2010 Fighter of the Year: Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez: He won the WBC middleweight world title by defeating Kelly Pavlik and dramatically knocked out Paul Williams in his first title defense. Two great fights in the year.

There were two WBA title fights on Sunday at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with the Kameda brothers emerging victoriously. Just 21 years of age, reigning WBA flyweight king Daiki Kameda made the second defense of his title, won in February during a rematch with Denkaosan Kaovichit, but was …

Last night at Osaka’s Prefectural Gymnasium, WBA super flyweight kingpin Hugo Fidel Cazares retained his crown via a 12 round unanimous decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka. Hisataka, coming up from flyweight, started off well, taking the action to the Mexican based champion, who patiently studied the challenger, who was fighting in …

Thursday night at the Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan sees WBA super flyweight champion Hugo Fidel Cazares put his belt at risk against local hero Hiroyuki Hisataka. Cazares, 33-6-2 (24), has defended the WBA crown on two occasions since winning it from Nobuo Nashiro, ironically in the same venue as …

Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman” Moses (26-1, 18 KOs) scored a fifth-round technical knockout on Thursday (Nov. 25) in his hometown of Windhoek, Namibia, defeating Argentine challenger Sergio Omar Priotti (22-8-1, 8 KOs).

Nagoya’s Nihon Gaishi Hall was a hotbed of fisticuffs last night as two WBC title fights resulted in one big victory for Japanese boxing. Seven months after Fernando Montiel ended Hozumi Hasegawa’s 10 defense reign as WBC bantamweight king, the veteran southpaw returned as a featherweight, clashing for the vacant …

Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman” Moses (25-1, 17 KOs) will be back in action on Thursday in his hometown of Windhoek, Namibia, facing Argentine challenger Sergio Omar Priotti (22-7-1, 8 KOs). Moses traveled to Japan in 2008 and defeated then-champion Yusuke Kobori to win the WBA lightweight crown. …

Click the above Image for more Photos of Rendall Munroe Boxing Binman – Rendall Munroe is just 72 hours away from his world title shot against WBC Super-Bantamweight Champion – Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan , and it seems that things could not have gone any better for the likeable Leicester …