The action last night in Argentina was at Club Unidos in Mar Del Plata, as the IBF light flyweight belt was fought over by reigning champion Luis Alberto Lazarte and former title holder Ulises Solis. Solis came to town looking to recapture the crown he wore from 2006-2009 but Lazarte, who had well over 50…
Tonight at Club Unidos in Mar Del Plata, IBF light flyweight kingpin Luis Alberto Lazarte puts his crown at risk against former titleholder Ulises Solis of Mexico. 39 year old Lazarte, 48-9-1 (18), shocked the 108 pound division by unseating Carlos Tamara by split decision in May to capture the IBF trophy but retained the…
Slovenia got a rare turn on the word stage tonight as favorite son Jan Zaveck returned home from Germany to put his IBF welterweight championship up for grabs against heated rival Rafal Jackiewicz at Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana. These two met before and there was still bad blood on tap from their initial November, 2008…
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…
Former WBC Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo was back in action on Saturday, stopping James Wayka in the second round of a scheduled ten at Palenque del Fex in Mexicali, Mexico. The 35 year old Castillo, 57-9-1 (49), now campaigns as a welterweight and was coming off a loss to Argentina’s Sebastian Andres Lujan in…
On Saturday at Polideportivo Municipal in La Pampa, light welterweight Martin Antonio Coggi took a big step up in class to knock off Carlos Wilfredo Vilches via unanimous decision and capture the South American title. 25 year old Buenos Aires southpaw Coggi, 21-2-1 (11), had largely mixed with a lesser grade of opposition and was…