For every young fighter trying to make their ascension up the rankings ladder, there is a crafty and hard hitting veteran looking to make their name by knocking him down. This is exactly the stage that is set for the lightweight bout tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, as the highly…
The Interim WBA light welter strap is up for grabs tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as native son Victor Ortiz is in the spotlight against Marcos Renee Maidana. Both guys can bang and aren’t used to losing so the contest should be a superb fight for as long as it lasts. Southpaw…
Saturday night’s alright for fightin’ this evening south of the border as there are two WBA title clashes taking place. WBA super feather champ Jorge Linares is in action at the Plaza de Toros in Nuevo Laredo, meeting the challenge of unheralded opponent Josafat Perez. Linares, 26-0 (17), a former WBC featherweight titlist from Venezuela,…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing All eyes in the boxing world will be on Veltins Arena tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko puts his belts and top standing in the division on the line against WBA champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev. Klitschko, 52-3 (46), comes into the bout after having…
A hotly anticipated local clash takes place tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal and the stakes couldn’t be higher as Adrian Diaconu faces Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title. The fight has garnered massive attention in Quebec and is the biggest fight of the year so far in the province’s largest city….
Fight fans have seen the scenario set up a million times; a young undefeated prospect with a possible world title bout looming on the horizon faces off against a widely unknown opponent trying to make a name for himself with a career boosting victory. What plays out depends largely on the strength and focus of…
With all of the big promotion companies in competition with each other to fill the airwaves with fight cards these days, often we miss out on some quality shows thrown by the promoters who happen to miss out on some national TV time. This of course does not mean that they are not working just…
Unbeaten Andre Berto continues his run as WBC welterweight champion tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida when defends his crown against two-time IBF light welter champion Juan Urango. This is the 3rd defence of the title for the 25 year old American. After distance defences against Steve Forbes and Luis Collazo, Berto…
The heavyweight division kicks back into action tomorrow night in the unlikely city of Helsinki, Finland when giant WBA Champion Nikolay Valuev makes the second defence of his belt against former foe and WBA Champion In Recess Ruslan Chagaev. The two men know each other very well. Back in April, 2007, Chagaev became the only…
Big bill on tonight at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico as reigning WBC super bantam champ Toshiaki Nishioka heads into the lion’s den to face challenger Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico City. Tokyo based southpaw Nishioka, 33-4-3 (20), will be making a rare appearance outside Japan but is coming into this first title defense after having…
The Colosseum in Watford, England tonight sees an interesting bill headlined by Darren Barker’s Commonwealth middleweight title defense against challenger Darren McDermott. Barker, 19-0 (12), had a great amateur career and as a result has been in the spotlight throughout his five years as a professional. “Dazzling Darren” won the Commonwealth in November, 2007 with…
Tonight, super middle prospect Andre Ward steps up to meet former middleweight world title challenger Edison Miranda at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA in a 12 round match up. Ward, who boasts a perfect 18-0 record to go along with his regional NABF and NABO titles, has proven adept at defeating respectable opponents as…