© Jon Swenson / InPhotography.com Karim Mayfield is not quite your ordinary welterweight, mainly because of the late start he has gotten in the sport. Karim, who did not have his first amateur bout until he was 20 then turned pro at 24, has done his best to make up …
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Last night at Plaza de Toros in Tijuana, Mexico, WBO Super Flyweight Champion Fernando Montiel, 39-2-1 (29), made the successful jump to bantamweight, capturing the interim WBO crown at 118 pounds by knocking out Argentina’s Diego Oscar Silva, 24-2-3 (12), in the third round. Montiel was in control the whole …
Read More »Boxing In America: Weekend Results
WBO Welterweight Champion Paul Williams stepped up to light middle and caged the vacant WBO belt by stopping former three time 154 pound world titlist Verno Phillips in the eighth round at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA in the highest profile bout in America this weekend. Williams overcame a …
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