Mexico’s Hugo Fidel Cazares painted a masterpiece today in his rematch with Nobuo Nashiro at Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan, ripping the WBA super flyweight title from the local hero by unanimous decision. Nashiro, who had won the WBA crown iust his eighth pro bout in 2006 before losing and then recapturing the title in…
One of the best fights to grace an English ring took place tonight at Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes as British lightweight champion John Murray captured the vacant European crown against big-hearted but outgunned opponent Gary Buckland. The pair set a fast pace from the off as 23 year old Welshman Buckland surprisingly took the…
Andrea Sarritzu dazzled an adoring local audience tonight at Palasport di Via D’Azeglio in Caligari on the Italian island of Sardinia as he outpointed former European Union beltholder Alain Bonnel to retain the European flyweight crown by unanimous decision. This was the third time Sarritzu met seasoned French operator Bonnel as the pair clashed in…
Thursday at Halle Georges Carpentier in Paris, ex-WBC/WBA cruiserweight champ Jean Marc Mormeck took a big step at heavyweight by defeating perennial contender Fres Oquendo via a narrow points verdict. As expected, the shorter Mormeck tried to make it a fight, pressing the taller and heavier Oquendo but getting outboxed during the early rounds for…
Despite coming down from heavyweight to challenger WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck last night at Weser Ems Halle in Oldenburg last night, Brian Minto was not up to the task of lifting the German hero’s belt. The American was unable to use his strength advantage due to the superior skills enjoyed by Huck, who was…
Last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Floyd Mayweather racked up another big win as the welterweight turned back the aspirations of fellow mult-weight champion Shane Mosley over the course of twelve rounds. The contest peaked early as Mosley struck paydirt with big right hands in the second round which had Mayweather in…
Three of America’s top super middleweight prospects dazzled Friday evening on a spectacular ShoBox: The New Generation card from the Windy City. Marcus Johnson kept his undefeated record intact with a workman-like performance over Derek Edwards, handing him the first loss of his career. In the co-feature hometown hero Don George stole the show with…
In a shocking upset, Mexico’s Fernando Montiel unseated reigning WBC bantamweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa today at Nihon Budokan in Tokyo. Montiel, who had previously held the WBO flyweight and super fly titles, moved up to 118 pounds in 2008, capturing the WBO bantam strap in February by defeating Cisco Morales in Las Vegas, NV. But…
One of Australia’s top super middles was back in action on Thursday as Les Sherrington won the biggest fight of his eight year pro career. 27 year old local man Sherrington was all business against America’s Rubin Williams, mounting a surging attack from the first bell that put the visitor on the defensive. Williams could…
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli’s massive one punch power gained the Welshman the European title in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday. Maccarinelli, 32-4 (24), needed less than a minute to stamp out the aspirations of local hero Alexander Kotlobay, 18-2-1 (12), and capture the Continental crown via first round stoppage. It was a night…
Tomasz Adamek’s Cinderella run through the heavyweight division continued last night at Citizen’s Bank Arena in Ontario, CA as the IBF International strapholder found a way to beat former world title challenger Chris Arreola via majority decision. Ex-cruiserweight and light heavy champion Adamek was, as expected, the quicker man of both hand and foot but…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The Super Six Tournament finally produced a thrilling clash as Mikkel Kessler dethroned super middle titlist WBC Carl Froch last night at MCH Center in Herning, Denmark. Despite coming off a WBA title loss to Andre Ward in his most recent outing, Kessler came into the bout confident and…