It was a good weekend at the fights north of the border and we start with the undercard of the Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt bill last night at Montreal’s Bell Centre. Iron-chinned former Canadian light heavy and super middle title challenger David Whittom, 10-8-1 (6), gave Interim WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Adrian Diaconu, 26-0…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Fists were flying in Montreal as Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt exchanged fierce blows for 12 electrifying rounds to unify the 140 pound WBC and WBO titles on Saturday evening’s Showtime Championship Boxing. In the end, Bradley won a close unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115-111…
The Great White North sees a good evening of boxing with two shows tonight in Montreal, with the primary focus on the light welterweight unification clash between WBC Champion Timothy Bradley and WBO Champion Kendall Holt at the Bell Centre. Bradley, 23-0 (11), is the favorite in this one but given the mercurial nature of…
© John Rivera Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions The American debut of boxing’s top slugger at any weight, Edwin “El Inca” Valero, headlines a big show tonight at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Venezuelan southpaw Valero, 24-0 (24), knocked out his first 18 opponents in the very first round and won the WBA…
There are a few good shows on the continent tonight, with the bill at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany taking centre stage. The card is headlined by a European Union Heavyweight title battle between Germany based Italian southpaw Francesco Pianeta, 18-0 (11), and England based Pole, Albert Sosnowski, 44-2 (27). Pianeta has been on a…
© Kurt Taylor / Saddo Boxing Both Sam Peter and Eddie Chambers are hoping the winner of their bout on March 27 on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights will earn a title shot in the heavyweight division. Peter, 30-2 (23), ranked #5 in the world and a former WBC Heavyweight Champion and Chambers, 33-1 (18), ranked…
Former European Super Bantam titlist Bernard Dunne takes a very big step up tonight in challenging reigning WBA 122 pound Champion Ricardo Cordoba tonight at the 02 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Southpaw Cordoba, 34-1-2 (21), of Panama has enjoyed a stellar career since turning pro in 2000 and holds a win over current IBF Champion…
European super bantam champion Ian Napa will put his title belt at risk tonight at Newham Leisure Centre in London, England a day after voluntarily giving up the British crown. Napa, 18-6 (1), has big plans to improve upon his world ranked status and has moved above taking the domestic level fights needed to retain…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Britain’s Amir Khan, 19-1 (15), takes on Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in a clash for the WBO lightweight eliminator this Saturday night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. The bout is the main event of a stacked card by Frank Warren’s Sports Network, which also features Enzo…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Bad Blood? Yes! Brawling Styles? Yes! An early candidate for Fight of the Year? You bet! There is the very strong possibility of all three of the above happening when Australian based Armenian Vic Darchinyan defends three versions of his super flyweight title against Mexican Jorge Arce at the…
Click for larger image © Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions In a matchup I’m personally looking forward to, Mexico’s Antonio Margarito makes the first defence of his WBA Welterweight Championship against three weight world champion Shane Mosley tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For the 30 year old Margarito, the big fights are…
After unifying the cruiserweight championship with a stunning knockout win over Enzo Maccarinelli, London’s David Haye begins his assault on the heavyweight division when he takes on American Monte Barrett tonight. London’s 02 Arena is the venue and its a location that both men know very well. Back in July 2000, Barrett faced then contender…