A big light heavyweight showdown took place tonight at London’s York Hall with Nathan Cleverly emerging as the new British champion after defeating Danny McIntosh. Already the Commonwealth titlist, Cleverly had one last obstacle to clear in the form of English belt holder McIntosh in order to begin the long …
Read More »Boxing In America: Friday Night Results
Last night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV lightweight contender Breidis Prescott picked up his first pro loss at the hands of Mexican veteran Miguel Vazquez, who pounded out a split decision victory. Colombian bomb thrower Prescott, 21-1 (18), came into the bout best known for crushing Britain’s heavily …
Read More »Goossen Turor Boxing: Quezada KO’s Walker In First Round
Securing his WBC Cabofe title and streaking up the heavyweight rankings, Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (28-4, 18 KO’s) triumphed in spectacular fashion with a one-punch KO over Travis “Freight Train” Walker (31-3-1, 25 KO’s). When the opening bell rang, both fighters felt each other out, with Walker trying to land …
Read More »Star Boxing: Telesco, Robinson, Riley Win At Hilton Rye Town
Last night, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing brought boxing back to Westchester County with a six-fight card at the beautiful Hilton Rye Town Hotel in Rye Brook, NY. n the main event bout of the evening former light heavyweight title challenger, the Pride of Port Chester, David Telesco (30-6-1, 25KO) made …
Read More »Boxing Result: Sturm Squeeks Past Gevor In Close WBA Title Fight
WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm once again had a subpar performance in a title defense and was lucky to walk out of Nuerburgring Race Track with his world title still intact after a clash with Khoren Gevor. Gevor worked his strength advantage over the taller Sturm as soon as the …
Read More »Boxing Result: Adamek Stopps Gunn To Retain IBF Crown
IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek handled the challenge of opponent Bobby Gunn with little difficulty last night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, as expected. 35 year old former light middleweight Gunn had no shortage of heart going into the bout but had only ever competed against lower level …
Read More »Boxing In Australia: Billy “The Kid” Dib KO’s Yamaguchi In Sydney
In a fantastic opening night of ‘SuperBoxer’, the feature event finished with a spectacular 1st Round KO victory by Billy ‘The Kid’ Dib over Kenichi Yamaguchi. With an entertaining, yet unorthodox style, Yamaguchi from Japan,rushed and charged at the ‘The Kid’ and at one point tackled Dib.
Read More »Final Forum Boxing: Rossy Wins Regional Crown In Orlando
This past Friday at Club Destiny in Orlando, Florida heavyweight contender, Derric “El Leon” Rossy (21-2, 12 KO’s) scored a third round TKO over Moises Droz (13-8, 10 KO’s) to capture the WBC Fecarbox Heavyweight title. Rossy, a former Boston College football player took charge from the opening round, landing …
Read More »Optimum Boxing: Lightweight Prospect Veto Stops Lauricella In Germany
The eight round bout with Enrico Lauricella in Elzach, Germany this past Saturday presented lightweight prospect Gabor Veto with a new test. The 20-year-old Veto boxed smartly against an opponent who often switched from orthodox to southpaw. The Optimum Sports Agency’s Hungarian prospect constantly connected to the head and body …
Read More »Moreno Hangs On To WBA Title Against Monshipour In France
Former WBA super bantam champ Mahyar Monshipour dropped down to bantamweight to challenge reigning 118 pound WBA kingpin Anselmo Moreno at Parc des Expositions in Pointiers, France. Local hero Monshipour took the fight to the champion in the early rounds but felt the sting of hard southpaw counters for his …
Read More »Boxing Result: Kentikian, Graf Retain World Titles, Chambers Wins Eliminator
Last night at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, American heavyweight Eddie Chambers outboxed previously undefeated Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko to win a WBO title eliminator. Also on the card were two world title fights featuring reigning world champs Susi Kentikian and Alesia Graf. After losing to Alexander Povetkin during …
Read More »Boxing In France: Mezaache, M’baye Win European Title Fights
The action in France last night was at Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan in Levallois-Perrett in Hauts-de-Seine with two European title bouts and a French title clash on tap. Former WBA light welter champ Souleymane M’baye, 38-3-1 (28), pulled out a narrow split decision victory against ex-European, IBO and British …
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