Lucian Bute successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title in front of 13,682 roaring fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada last night. With 1:22 left in the third round, the Montreal based fighter sent challenger Edison Miranda down face first to the canvas with a powerful uppercut. In his post fight press conference, Bute…
After 12 years as a professional boxer, Sergio Martinez finally got his opportunity to contend for a full world title and made the most of the opportunity, wresting the WBC and WBO belts from top middleweight Kelly Pavlik at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. The 35 year old southpaw showed excellent footwork in the early rounds…
There were a few good fight cards on The Continent last night with the largest taking place at Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany where two world titles were fought over. WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz, 38-2 (23), retained his belt for the second time with a wide 12 round points verdict over previously unbeaten challenger…
We kick things off in America, where heavyweight Tony Thompson, 34-2 (22), and lightweight Hank Lundy, 18-0-1 (10), cruised to victory last night at the Omni New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, having easier than expected bouts. Thompson stopped fellow former world title challenger Owen Beck, 29-5 (20), in the fourth of a scheduled ten rounder…
Undefeated middleweight prospect and hometown favorite Fernando Guerrero earned an impressive second round TKO victory over Chicago’s Michael Walker in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on Showtime from the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md. Unbeaten prospect Shawn Porter dominated Colombian Raul Pinzon, scoring a first round TKO…
In the main event of a fight card held Saturday at the Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, welterweight David Estrada, 24-6 (15), scored a shocking eighth round stoppage of undefeated contender Orlando Lora, 26-1-1 (18), in an outcome which was anything but an upset. Estrada, who emerged unmarked, came forward all night and walked…
Danny Green delighted hometown fans at Perth’s Challenge Stadium earlier today by knocking out former WBA super middleweight champion Manny Siaca. Green, 29-3 (26), successfully made the second defense of his IBO cruiserweight crown by handing seasoned veteran Siaca, 22-7 (19), easily the most devastating loss of his career.
Good weekend on the Continent, highlighted by several big fights including two world title bouts. IBF welterweight champ Jan Zaveck made his first defense a good one, outboxing challenger Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez before stopping the Argentine in the 12th and final round at Tivoli Sports Hall on Friday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Martinez, 36-4-1 (13), had…
There were a few surprises in the ring this past week as several big names suffered unexpected losses. The biggest shocker occurred when former world middleweight title challenger Jamie Pittman was dramatically sent down and out by hard-fisted Ghana born Joseph Kwadjo at Le Montage in Lilyfield on Thursday. At stake was the vacant IBF…
Only two weeks after his comeback-win against Alex Mazikin in Hamburg former cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez returned to the ring with a one-sided unanimous decision win over German contender Alexander Kahl in front of 1,500 fans at the Neue Arena in Schwerin. The Black Panther looked good after losing 13 pounds in the last…
Goossen Tutor Promotions presented a fabulous night of boxing at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, California. In the main event, Jason “The Sensation” Gavern upset Manny “El Toro” Quezada (29-5, 18 KOs) to capture the WBC Cabofe Heavyweight championship. The slugfest started off fast as both fighters were throwing power shots early on. Quezada…
Keisher “Fireâ€Mcleod-Wells (3-1) dominated her over matched opponent Laura Gomez (3-1) on a DiBella Entertainment boxing show Wednesday night at BB King’s Blues club and grill on 42nd street in Times Square, NY on a night which showcased local talent. Gomez, who hails from Sonora Mexico, entered the ring with an undefeated ledger of 3-0….